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Rupert Continues IHRA Rampage!
Following an extremely successful racing weekend in Western Michigan, the reigning IHRA Funny Car World Champion Jason Rupert has scratched his way back to the top of the points standings within the IHRA's AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car (presented by Aeromotive) category.
Rupert in fact won two titles during the IHRA's Northern Nationals event held at US 131 Dragway and also clocked ...
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Some Big Initial Waves!
The very much anticipated public debut of the all new Western Canadian-based Troy Lee Designs Funny Car has looked and felt very business like so far.
The revolutionary new car, a 1969 Victory Race Cars built Camaro, which is the final product of a three way racing consortium between visionaries Ron Hodgson, Harold Parfett and Bob Papirnick has now seen action ...
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Rocky Mountain Funny Car Roundup
The IHRA's Mopar Rocky Mountain Nationals presented by Good Vibrations attracted a good field of Nostalgia-bodied Funny Cars last weekend at Edmonton Alberta -- and in the end a familiar face stood tall.
Rupert, the IHRA's defending World Champ, went up against points leader Mike McIntire Jr. in the final round for the AMSOIL Funny Car division and landed in the winner's circle ...
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First Look – Hodgson Racing Fuel Flopper!
Some very big news from Western Canada has the all new Alberta-based Troy Lee Designs Camaro Nitro Funny Car on the verge of it's debut.
The dynamic new Nitro Funny Car project, which features the melding of minds and finance of long time and influencial drag racing proponents, Ron Hodgson, Harold Parfett and Bob Papirnick, is about to hit the drag ...
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It’s “Back to the Future” for Boychuk
For über popular Canadian Nostalgia Funny Car racer Tim Boychuk there will be some reverting back to his roots with a new but nostalgic look for the IHRA's Nitro Jam Funny Car racing series - beginning next weekend.
The Edmonton-based driver has re-skined his Pontiac Firebird back to the look from his earlier racing days including the re-introduction of the name "Happy ...
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4th Win (and counting) for IHRA’s McAttack Camaro
Mike McIntire scored his fourth win of the 2015 season in the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car Presented By Aeromotive class during the IHRA's Summer Nationals. It was an all-Ohio Nitro Funny Car final as McIntire (from Mentor, Ohio) faced Wayne Mellinger (North Ridgeville, Ohio) in the final round. McIntire ran 5.765 sec./253.99 mph to Mellinger's effort of 7.464 sec./126.29 mph.
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Repeat Performance for IHRA’s McIntire
For the 2nd week in a row -- Ohio's Mike McIntire Jr scored an impressive IHRA Nitro Jam circuit victory.
Driving his popular "McAttack" 1970 model Camaro, the race duplicated his winning efforts from the week before by placing first in the IHRA Nitro Jam Palm Beach Nationals Presented By Sunoco Race Fuels held a Palm Beach International Raceway in Jupiter, ...
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IHRA Record Setting Win for McIntire
The IHRA Nitro Jam Southern Nationals Presented By Crower at Bradenton Motorsports Park - featured a record setting victory for Ohio's Mike McIntire Jr.
McIntire won the AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car Presented By Aeromotive final over Baton Rouge winner Tim Boychuk. In the process, he also broke IHRA Nitro Funny Car top speed and elapsed time records. One record he broke ...
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Mardi Gras Party Time! (for Boychuk)
Edmonton’s Tim Boychuk emerged victorious after the IHRA’s Nitro Jam Mardi Gras Nationals held at State Capitol Dragway in Louisiana.
Driving his all new Hawaiian-themed Pontiac Firebird, the popular Canadian driver faced defending IHRA AMSOIL Nitro Funny Car champion Jason Rupert in the final round of eliminations. Boychuk outran Rupert to the finish line, 5.867 secs 235.72 mph to 5.993 secs ...
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2nd Generation Densham Wins Bakersfield
Steven Densham - who is son to legendary NHRA Funny Car drag racer Gary Densham -- was the big winner in the Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car class during the infamous annual "March Meet"…...
