{"id":99332,"date":"2014-04-11T01:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-04-11T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bangshift.com\/?p=99332"},"modified":"2015-06-25T14:12:38","modified_gmt":"2015-06-25T21:12:38","slug":"action-gallery-painless-performance-outlaw-fuel-altereds-shra-racing-north-star-dragway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangshift.com\/bangshift1320\/action-gallery-painless-performance-outlaw-fuel-altereds-shra-racing-north-star-dragway\/","title":{"rendered":"Action Gallery: Painless Performance Outlaw Fuel Altereds And SHRA Racing From North Star Dragway"},"content":{"rendered":"

(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BRAD KLAASSEN) – So, what do you do the first weekend in April if you live in the south? Well, if that state is Texas, you go drag racing. And that\u2019s just what happened April 5th at North Star Dragway just outside Denton, TX.\u00a0We\u2019re not talking about your everyday drag racing either, we\u2019re talking the PainlessPerformance Products Outlaw Fuel Altereds along with a full complement of nostalgia cars of all types running with the MalloryPrint.com Southwest Heritage Racing Association to round out the show.<\/p>\n

I knew I\u2019d have to cover this race as soon as I laid eyes on the OFAA\u2019s 2014 Race Scheduled. You see it\u2019s sort of an anniversary for me. April 10, 2013, was my first time to both cover the OFAA at Thunder Valley Raceway Park near Noble, Oklahoma, and also have my story and shots published by Brian and Chad at Bangshift.com. So, it\u2019s been one year since I became a contributor for the knuckleheads at Bangshift.com and what a ride it\u2019s been!<\/p>\n

Okay so my wife Phyllis (Bad PK) and I ambled down south and tip toed across the Red River, you never know what those dang Texans are going to try and pull on a couple of Okies. Luckily, were given free passage into the state without any trouble to take in our first race ever at North Star Dragway. This 1\/8th mile track was built a little over 20 years ago is a very nice facility that sets right off of I-35 S for easy access. We\u2019ve driven by it several times in our travels and this time we stopped. And man we sure are glad we did! Talk about Texans rolling out the Red Carpet for their Red River Rivals from Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

Track owner Gene Nicodemus, who spends all his time on track making sure the show is moving along nicely came over to the wall and gave me a warm Texas welcome. Then, retired top fuel racer Paul Castor and his crew fed us smokedribs with all the fixings and Steve Scott threw in a perfectly smoked pork butt to make this a Texas sized feast on the Castor designed \u201cTail Gator,\u201d on it\u2019s madden voyage, and it didn\u2019t disappoint either. I was also able to meet a lot of fellow racers, crew, and fans that follow my work and it\u2019s always awesome to finally meet them in person!<\/p>\n

I know, I know, get to the racing part. Well, what\u2019s not to love about an afternoon and evening\u2019s worth of huffing nitro and alcohol fumes in April for goodness sakes and the racing was incredible too. Nicodemus and his track crew at North Star, including Head Starter Clint Dobbs, had the track prepped to the max and wheel standing launches were more of the norm that not on a very cool track surface. The air temp after dark was in the low 40s, burr. The season opener for both the OFAA and the SHRA was packed with stellar runs too.\u00a0We\u2019re talking three second Outlaw Fuel Altereds runs and the SHRA\u2019s NE1, NE2, and NE3 classes blazing the track as well. Hey, we were even able to rifle off shots of fellow shooters Chris and Tera Graves from MaxCackle Photos in their blown front engine dragsters. Heck Yeah! I hope I did them proud.<\/p>\n

Anyway, enough of my rambling. The Painless Performance Products Outlaw Fuel Altereds and the MalloryPrint.com Southwest Heritage Racing Association are both excellent shows and you should go check them out if you\u2019re ever in Texas and in need of a fix of outstanding drag racing action.<\/p>\n

Oh, and North Star Dragway gets a big two thumbs up from both Bad PK and yours truly. Matter of fact I\u2019m heading back down south to Denton in a couple of weeks for their big $10K to win Pro Mod Race. So, fair warning Texans, Bad Brad will be coming in peace once again. No shootin’ irons needed.<\/p>\n

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