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Despite the "international" in its name the IHRA was for years based solely in the United States. However, in recent years the organization has made significant inroads north of the border. However, in recent years the organization has made significant inroads north of the border.
The Biloxi Dragway was a NHRA/AHRA-sanctioned Quarter-Mile Drag Strip located in Biloxi, Mississippi, United States and operated from August 18, 1957 to July 1, 1967. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] History
The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) is a governing body which sets rules in drag racing and hosts events all over the United States and Canada.With over 40,000 drivers in its rosters, the NHRA claims to be the largest motorsport sanctioning body in the world.
An invasion is a military offensive in which sizable number of combatants of one geopolitical entity aggressively enter territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objectives of establishing or re-establishing control, retaliation for real or perceived actions, liberation of previously lost territory, forcing the partition of a country, gaining concessions or access to ...
The first Summernationals was held near York, Pennsylvania in July 1970, at the York U.S. 30 Dragway. [1] Subsequent events began to be hosted at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park outside Englishtown, New Jersey. "Dyno" Don Nicholson secured Ford's first pro stock win in his Maverick at the 1971 Summernationals. [2]
Shirley Muldowney (born June 19, 1940), also known professionally as "Cha Cha" and the "First Lady of Drag Racing", is an American auto racer.She was the first woman to receive a license from the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) to drive a Top Fuel dragster.
Puerto Rico also has a history of pioneering import drag racing in the mid-'70s and -'80s, and it is still a popular hobby on the island. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Japanese vehicles, mostly early smaller Hondas ( Civic , Prelude ), Toyotas ( Celica , Corolla , Supra ), Nissans ( Datsun 510 ) and Mazdas ( RX-2 , RX-3 ) gained popularity ...
The NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series is a drag racing series organized by the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA). It is the top competition series of the NHRA, comprising competition in four classes, including Top Fuel Dragster, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle.