Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
Jim Murphy Wins Top Fuel At NHRA Holley Hot Rod Reunion And Takes Points Lead!
(Photos by Bryan McTaggart – Words courtesy of NHRA Communications) Regional rain couldn’t dampen the enthusiasm of the 2017 NHRA Holley National Hot Rod Reunion at Beech Bend Raceway...
Crawling With Bugs – HOT VW’s At Irwindale Drag Day!
The yearly gathering of Volkswagens is a southern California tradition for VW Bug junkies and it’s been going on for decades, dating back to the long gone Orange County International Raceway way...
NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Features Tough Nitro Funny Car Field And A First Timer
The oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener returns to Boise, Idaho this weekend, May 5-7. This year’s Ignitor commemorates 50 years of racing at Firebird...
Event Photos: NMCA WEST-West Coast Spring Nationals at Auto Club Dragway
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) The NMCA WEST kicked off their West Coast Spring Nationals over the weekend at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California. The pits were full with all kinds of...
Three-Time Top Fuel Champion Larry Dixon Returns To NHRA Competiton With IHRA Backing!
Two of drag racing’s marquee events will come together with one of the sport’s most decorated champions this weekend at Gainesville (Fla.) Raceway Three-time NHRA world champion and IHRA...
IHRA Prez Mike Dunn Adds Three Nitro Drivers To New Professional Competition Advisory Board!
For 2017, the International Hot Rod Association has morphed into a Sportsman racing series, shelving their Nitro Funny Car, Nitro Harley, Mountain Motored Pro Stock and Jet show for now. The vacuum...
Strong 8-Car Field Of Top Fuel Dragsters Vie For Good Vibrations March Meet Title!
(Words by All American Fuel Dragsters – Photos by Chris & Tera Graves and Darr Hawthorne) Mendy Fry and High Speed Motorsports Run Career Best Quickest Elapsed Times in Top Fuel Victory....
Hodgson Takes Home March Meet Wally With Aeromotive!
The legendary 59th Good Vibrations March Meet is in the books and Aeromotive Fuel Systems once again fueled Canadian Ryan Hodgson to a nitro funny car win at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield,...
Weather Delays Final Rounds Of Good Vibrations March Meet, BangShift Is Still Here!
(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) After a Sunday morning rain delay of about five hours, the track crew at Auto Club Famoso Raceway worked their asses off to complete the 59th Good Vibrations...
Nitro Funny Car Gypsy Lays Out Odds For The ’17 Good Vibrations March Meet!
(Photos by Mike Burghardt, Jeff Burghardt, Big Bob Snyder, Zane McNary, Zak Hawthorne and Darr Hawthorne) – The legendary March Meet, now presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports, has...
NHRA Heritage Series Champ Krabill Debuts New Car & Sponsorship For Good Vibrations March Meet
It was a long time coming for the Austin & O’Brien team and driver Kris Krabill in winning the 2016 NHRA Heritage Series Nitro Funny Car Championship. A winning season, starting out the...
Pritchett, Hagen, & Line Win Pomona Wallys From #1 Spots, Sportsman Winners Too!
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) – Leah Pritchett, who grew up in nearby Redlands, California grabbed the second Top Fuel Wally of her career at the 57th annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals on...
335 MPH Funny Cars Pace Pomona Winternationals Track Records In Final Qualifying!
After local weather forecasters warned of a rainy Friday and Saturday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the storm clouds moved away providing amazing performance, with track records and a great start...
