Over the years HH has been very fortunate to have been be able to work with some fabulous musicians who have helped make our production videos so successful. Here are links to those who have web sites, please visit them to see and hear some great stuff, and while you're at it feel free to thank them via e-mail for their contributions to the HH video collection.

Salem's Wych

lancereegandiehl.com

paulspeer.com

Casey Binz

 

John Heida Memorial

Rob Ranta Memorial

Bob Shapel Memorial

Don Rhyne Memorial

Rod Hoerner Memorial

Bill Phillips Memorial

Bruce McNicol Memorial

 

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-Theodore Roosevelt

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"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt

 

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"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
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"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
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-Theodore Roosevelt

 

 

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"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt

 

 

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"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
-Theodore Roosevelt

Pre-order personal Horsepower Heaven videos and/or photographs of your race car NOW!

 

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MAJOR Races HH will cover in 2008:
Video and photo sponsorships available now

PHOTO Sample Page
Video sponsorships may be online or DVD depending on a number of factors, please inquire if interested.

- Aug. 2/3 Medicine Hat National Open new!
 sponsored by the MHDRA

- Aug. 9/10 CMDRA Bike Drags (videos only)

- Aug. 23/24 Smoke, Fire & Thunder at MRP

- Aug. 30/31 Calgary Nostalgia & AA/FAs new!

- Sept. 13/14 Mega Ford Weekend

- Sept. 26/27 Medford Lucas*

- Sept. 18/19 PSCA Vegas*

- Nov. 3-6 SEMA*

- Nov. 6-9 Vegas Lucas*

- Nov. 20-23 Street Car Super Nats Vegas*

HH Videos. Your Videos!

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2008 Eagle Motorplex Video package:
Available at the Track Banquet Sat. Oct. 4 will be a DVD of the two July races above plus the National Open!
The first Eagle-only video EVER!
Ask what it' ll take to make this groundbreaking product YOUR company video!

THANKS TO THE Eagle Racing Association for their photo sponsorship of both their major races in July!

- July 12/13 - 12th Annual Aurora Electronics Night Drags
- July 19/20 - 1st Annual Lucas Oil Nostalgic Drags

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Wednesday July 30, 2008

LP heads to Hat
I'm outta here tomorrow till Tuesday on a road trip to the NHRA National Open in Medicine Hat Alberta. I'm really looking forward to this one and want to thank Mike Williams personally along with all the other Alberta folks of the MHDRA who made this trip possible.

Bad news is I didn't get half the stuff done I needed to, so next week will be another stress-filled week leading up to the CMDRA Bike Drags at MRP. Yes friends it's a little out-of-control around here right now, but it was expected when I saw the schedule many months ago, as in my business ya gotta do it when it comes along...

A reminder to you all that I won't have e-mail or phone access when I'm away, so hold off till next Wed.

Good luck and safe racing to all the ole Loafers at Mission this weekend!

Rumors and sad news
There's a fairly solid rumor out there right now that involves a major staffing change at a certain Washington state racing facility, we hear it's a done deal, but until we get something official, we'll leave it at that. Looks like we'll know for sure in about ten days or less. Update: Seems this wasn't such a 'secret' after all as we received a number of e-mails and a call telling what this was all about, so I guess it's ok to post that General Manager Doug Greenfield is leaving Pacific Raceways in the next couple of weeks.

Track builders pass
Dee Adams who built Renegade Raceway in Yakima passed away recently.

And James McMahon builder of Shepard Dragway in Calgary also just passed on.

Mark Wolfe Turbo T-Bird update
It's been a long few weeks for us, we went to Woodburn and broke the crank in half on the first run at the div race. Headed home and started thrashing to get ready for the Seattle national and made it to the track at 11:00pm thurs night with the car and the motor in a million pices.We missed the first qual ,ran poorly the second one and qualifyed at the bottom. Lost first round when I forgot to turn on the c/02 bottle and had no boost, so then we headed home and got ready for Sonoma.

We got the new turbos on at the Sonoma national and went 6.51, 6.55 and 6.46 @221.89 in qualifying. I made it through the first round then lost the second when I got out of shape and then the guy I was racing hit the wall hard at the finish.

We are going to race the div race at Sonoma this weekend and see if we can reset the record.

Also, we are trying to come up with the travel money needed to go to Vegas for the PSCA race at the end of Aug...Somebody needs to stop Mihovets..Hahahaha...I did sign up for the big street car race at the end of Nov at Vegas, looks like there will be some killer cars there.

Just wanted to let you know what we are up to, see ya at Mission in Sept for the Mega Ford race.

PEPSI NIGHTFIRE NATIONALS SET TO ROCK FIREBIRD

Boise, Idaho…It's hard to stay calm in anticipation of the biggest race of the season at Firebird Raceway. The Pepsi Nightfire Nationals returns August 7th-10th to the site of Idaho's premiere racing facility. The Nightfire is quickly shaping up to be one of the all-time great Professional and Sportsman events in Gem State history. Many new improvements have been in the works for several months at the facility and will be unveiled at Firebird's "signature weekend".

SPORTSMAN RACING: The oldest bracket tournament in the land has attracted entries from all over the western United States and Canada. Expanded for 2008, the sportsman purse will offer a guaranteed $75,000 in payouts. Packed into four amazing days and nights, the nightly winner of the Bracketeers will take home $5,000 to win Thursday, $5,000 to win Friday, $5,000 to win Saturday and $5,000 to win on Sunday night, along with a $1,000 cash bonus payout to the overall four-night point's champion. In Pro, the winners will pocket $2,000 on Thursday, $2,000 on Friday, $2,000 on Saturday and $2,000 on Sunday, plus $400 to point's victor. New for this year, Heavy (11.50 to 14.99) will be contested each day, along with Snow/Bike, both of which will vie for points and a championship, too. Meridian Automotive & Machine will again present the overall four-night series, which includes NHRA Wally National Dragster trophies to the overall point's winners.

The Top Fire class returns to the Nightfire during the weekend. This special "race within a race" will pit the quickest 12 full-bodied rides on one side of the ladder against the quickest 12 open wheelers. Qualifying will take place on Thursday and Friday evening, followed by the opening round of Top Fire beginning on Saturday and the final rounds concluding on Sunday.

And for those who might be new to the Bracketeers, this will mark the thirty-third year Firebird has hosted one of the west's biggest bracket tournaments.

PROFESSIONAL RACING: The BIG THREE in major Professional Nostalgia Races in the west includes the: March Meet and NHRA Hot Rod Reunion in Bakersfield, along with the Nightfire at Firebird. And for those who aspire to win one of the BIG THREE, the Nightfire is unquestionably one of the most sought after titles in all of Drag Racing, especially when you consider the nearly $90,000 in cash prize money on the line in the Professional classes. The Pro fields include: AA/Funny Cars presented by Carl's Jr., AA/Fuel Dragster presented by Valvoline, AA/Fuel Altered presented by Western States/CAT, and the West Coast Pro Modifieds presented by Larry Miller Sundance Dodge.

Points and records will be on the line both AA/Funny Car and AA/Fuel Dragster in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series.

In nostalgia AA/Funny Car, a fleet of fiberglass fantastics will be gunning for the Nightfire crown. Recent Mission winner Mike Grekul will wheel the Plueger & Gyger Mustang against many of the premiere teams in the western United States. Offering a full 16-car field, the qualifying alone should be totally off-the-charts under the lights. No doubt, the pits may very well resemble a fiberglass forest, which certainly traces to the roots of the original Nightfire 500's back to the early 70's.

The line-up for the AA/Fuel Dragster eliminator is shaping up to be a dandy, too. All the heavy hitters are coming, including Oklahoma's Troy Green who currently leads the Heritage Series point's standings and his nearest challenge Brad Green with his Bowling Green winning "Agent Orange" Fueler.

Fuel Altereds will be headed up by none other than Lisa Coil, yes, the wife of the famed John Force crew chief Austin Coil, who will be behind the wheel of Tom Motry's "Drastic Plastic" sedan from Chicago.

A dramatic fields of West Coast Pro Modifieds will compete this August in western Idaho, too. Trying to avenge his runner-up finish from one year ago, Dennis Radford with his zoomy AAR `70 Plymouth Cuda, team-mate Billy Harper from Kentucky, and a pit full of other teams will be racing at the annual doorslammer shootout.

Reserved tickets are currently on sale by contacting the Firebird hotline at 208 938-8986 or by email at race@firebirdonline.com. Firebird's website is: www.firebirdonline.com.

Tuesday July 29, 2008

$1,000-to-win fastest street-legal car in Las Vegas competition Friday night during Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS at The Strip at LVMS

LAS VEGAS - Drivers of street-legal cars finally will have the opportunity to determine - once and for all - who is the "Top Dog" in Las Vegas.

Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS - The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway's popular street-legal drag racing program - will present an exciting new competition on Friday, Aug. 1. The inaugural Dog Days Street Showdown will pair the fastest street-legal cars in Las Vegas. Friday night, during Midnight Mayhem Presented By MetroPCS, the fastest cars in Las Vegas will shoot it out in four thrilling rounds of drag racing action. The winner will receive $1,000 cash, a trophy and a jacket.

Qualifying: Midnight Mayhem participants whose cars ran faster than 115 mph during events on either June 13 or June 20 earned an invitation to compete on Aug. 1. As soon as the car posts a top speed of 115 mph or faster in the quarter mile, it was inspected to ensure it has DOT-approved tires and a street-legal exhaust system.

Eligibility: Open to any eligible Midnight Mayhem participant driving a street-legal car. Car must have DOT-approved treaded tires (no slicks) and a muffled exhaust system (no open headers). Car must be driven to the track on the night it qualifies as well as the night of Aug. 1. Car cannot be unloaded in the parking lot - it must enter the LVMS property under its own power. Program is not open to motorcycles. All other rules are off the table - and the use of nitrous oxide is encouraged.

Race format: All racers earning an invitation to the event will receive free admission and a line pass for early entry on Friday night. Friday's Midnight Mayhem program will begin with one round of Top Dog qualifying at 8:30 p.m. The 16 cars with the best elapsed times (ETs) during qualifying will be placed on a ladder for eliminations.
Elimination rounds will take place during Midnight Mayhem with the first round (16 cars) at 9:30 p.m. Quarterfinals will take place at 10:15 p.m., semi-finals at 11:30 p.m. and finals at 12:15 a.m. The race will use a heads-up start on a .4 pro tree with the first-to-the-finish-line winning.

For more information, please call The Strip's office at (702) 632-8213 or visit www.LVMS.com.

Mission Open full results and links to other awesome coverage

Man, what a few days...whew. I can't complain though as I knew going in that July and August would have no breaks and be a total bear to deal with. Half way through and I'm almost toast...almost. A partial day off yesterday and I'm ready for another month solid of nonstop drag racing online and off.

For all those waiting and wondering, this week will include finalizing of the Yakima video and all the individual work from that race, along with a video feature on the Mission Open. I'm outta here Thursday to Medicine Hat so will be out of phone and e-mail range the entire time. Don't worry about coverage as bunch of local shooters will be out there, and we'll link to all their posts.

Next week I'll get into Medicine Hat online coverage and Ashcroft and Mission Open individual videos. There's also the many daily e-mails of various requests, etc. that I'll get to asap, but always miss a few so please feel free to remind me as you wish.

LP steps down as MRP Media Director
After a few years in this position I informed track management a few weeks ago that I would be stepping down as Media Director after the Open. The reasons are many, but there is no problem with the track or any of the people I work with there. I've been backed all the way by everyone at MRP, so please don't make this a 'Mission problem'.

First of all I tried to clean up the MRP photographer situation that is, in my opinion, the worst of any track I have ever seen. When I say worst, I mean there are too many people out there extending more effort on selling than actual 'media' work.

This is something few other tracks allow, as they call it a 'Media Pass' for a reason. After a few months of going gung ho, it basically got worse instead of better so my work there failed. The complaints came from all directions from shooters to racers. As a result look for all kinds of newbies out there over the next year or so shooting and selling - something that MRP has basically always allowed since the day it opened. You'll all find out just how many shooters I didn't let in over the past couple of years who wanted to come out, make some quick cash, not give a crap about the sport, get in people's way and generally just make it a bad scene. Then again I could be totally wrong. More selling shooters at MRP could be an advantage to the racers and the track.

A second, and more pressing reason, was the safety aspect. Being partly responsible for who goes out there with cameras, I implemented what were some of the strictest safety rules of any strip anywhere. Again it was a failure because I didn't get any backup in enforcing these rules, in fact most just ignored them or called me down on them. Whether the track will stay with these rules, change them or trash them is now their decision not mine.

After witnessing a very scary incident on the line just this weekend and learning of another where a person was hit (but fortunately not badly injured) by a car at another D6 track, I just won't be put in a position of possible legal action when some shooter or crew person gets hurt (or worse) out there. I say "when" because I know it will happen again unless the rules are changed by NHRA & IHRA - not just some small time track media guy. The chances of which are slim and none.

I'm sick and tired of policing the starting line, I'm sick of seeing people care more about their shots and their egos than their safety. I constantly heard "I can do this at all the other tracks", along with many others doing stuff when I was not there they wouldn't do when I was - which I actually have on video/audio thanks to YouTube. About my only lasting legacy in this regard is the new closer position on the outside of the walls so that crew people, friends and family can get better, closer shots from a relatively safe position.

I ended up spending more effort dealing with people than doing what I really should be doing - media work.

There are a number of other reasons that I won't bore you with, but I'm done with this job and have no idea if MRP will give it to somebody else or leave it blank. I'll continue to help them in my capacity of Webmaster (a position I have no intention of leaving) and still do much of what the 'Media Director' did behind the scenes, but out there on race day, I'm just another shooter again, and have no problem with that at all.

Have fun folks, you don't have that asshole starting line policeman at MRP to deal with any more. Do what you want, when you want, where you want, I no longer give a shit. If I happen to get a shot of you flying ten feet in the air breathing your last breath, I assure you the only people who will ever see it will be those who work for track safety. A harsh analogy, but one I have little doubt may well come to pass someday as more people come out with still and video cameras. Safety rules such as those I tried to put in place don't even exist at most other drag strips.

My dream of making my home strip the safest of them all, and a model for others to copy, remains just that.

Saturday July 26, 2008

MISSION AMAZING!!! LANE 6.47! (more)

Friday July 25, 2008

All the news. links etc to this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA National Open

Newest Nasty Fish

It seems the new owner of the above Dart B/SA car from D7 has been a bit of a mystery of late. Consider the mystery solved as the Investors Group/Nasty Fish team will be out testing today at MRP.

Thursday July 24, 2008

Mission National Open results and photos ZEIGLER PIZZA HAVEN PHOTOS!

Happy anniversary to Darlene & John Evans!!

Help HH do Calgary cackle
Hey Alberta, we've got another opportunity to come out, this time to the huge Nitro Nostalgia event August 30/31. All we need is a travel sponsor (air fare & hotel) to get us there. This event has the potential to be the biggest and best Alberta nostalgia drag race ever with nitro funny cars, fuel altereds, a big cacklefest, and old Albertans such as 'Double A' Dale Armstrong to be in attendance, 240 Gordie too!! HH has been invited to be the exclusive videographer to record this one-of-a-kind event, but need a bit of help. If you're interested in sponsoring this trip please email Larry now for complete details.

Calgary update: We've just had a bunch of great info come our way, but are currently wrapped up on work for this weekend's National Open at MRP. Stay tuned next week as HH brings your exclusive news of the biggest nostalgia happening in Alberta (and maybe all of western Canada) next week!

West Nile Nationals reminder
The good news is, the cloudy cool temperatures forecast for this weekend will make MRP very quick, the bad news is the skeeters are out in force. The track is looking into some free spray stations, but you may want to take your own 'stuff'. We've got a really cool, net jacket/hood from Canada Tire that works great, and there's a new Off spray that is non-sticky. Be prepared and don't let the little buggers spoil what will be an otherwise awesome weekend!

Natl Open Nitro update: Jay Mageau does not have all the tin work complete on his new Corvette body, so they'll be testing in Edmonton tomorrow and if all goes well will be at MRP with a NITRO '57 SHOEBOX this weekend!

Wednesday July 23, 2008

From the Dept. of OOPS
I was sitting there in the middle of the night typing up the MRP Open preview, in the middle of the Pro Street stuff, and I knew there was something I was forgetting, but ya think I could get it...

A major oops for not including perhaps the most underrated, seldom discussed, but most traveled PS dude in the northwest - Jay Syvertsen.

From the day we saw him go off the end of Eagle in a twin turbo Nova coming to a rest a couple of feet away from a rock the size of the car many years ago, to winning this race in 2007, we have seen Jay Syvertsen grow into an experienced and very entertaining driver. There are no smaller feet in these cars on the west coast. He drives like the California guys. He shows off like the California guys. I mean nobody in the northwest has a heavier foot than Jay.

Everybody talks alot about the Mustang guys...DD...TPR...Lane...etc. but seldom do we spend much time jawin about Jay Syvertsen, and that's a shame cause he's been to more Pro Street races on the west coast over the past couple of years than anybody else north of California. Has done pretty well too, but has yet to make a major mark in the sport the way Mozniks and Sangha did last year in Las Vegas...the TPR record speed run at Seattle earlier this year...the sheer legacy of Don Murray...along with the reign of Rash Dhaliwal the past couple of seasons...and most recently Brian Lane's near legal 6.49 at this very drag strip just a few weeks ago. Jay has yet to really have his 'moment' and that's maybe why we 'forget' him on occasion.

One of these days that team's gonna put a pass or two together and make everybody stand up and take notice. Maybe this weekend, for he is the defending race champion after all.

The ole Chevy'll be there, blower screaming, Jay drivin the wheels offn it.

Just one more reason why this weekend at MRP will be 'the race'. The quickest and fastest street car bash the northwest has ever seen. You'll see the quickest and fastest ever in a very rare appearance where all the fast guys, are all here at the same time, all in conditions to allow some serious, serious horsepower to be put on the ground.

This is gonna be epic, an Big Jay's gonna be right there defending his National Open title.

Today we welcome our newest advertiser Progas Engineering 14333-55A Ave, Surrey, BC. We've personally seen owner Danny Beaudry do a lot of work on a lot of cars over the years, so he knows his stuff. Have a look at his site, and check out the many photos, some of cool rides yet to be seen outside his shop. Here is a brief rundown from the Progas site:

Drag racing fabrication and components is our specialty. Progas Engineering was started in 1984 by Dan Beaudry as a part-time hobby and has evolved over the years into a full-time business.

This company's goal is to provide quality fabrication in the drag race chassis construction and design. We are always staying on the cutting edge of design and development of our many different products. We test everything at the race track to make sure our customer is getting the finest product available. If it doesn't work, we figure out why or discontinue using that design. We are very adept at all fabrication as related to the building of a race car chassis with degrees in engineering, fabrication, welding, machining and mechanics. Only the finest equipment available is used to create all products meticulously in their design and appearance. Progas offers only top quality work because we know our customers expect the best.

Progas services include complete door car chassis you can take to the track. Just bolt your engine and transmission to the minor jobs of roll bars and frame connectors. Progas treats each customer with respect. Whether you spend $100,000 or just require a simple tech question answered, you can expect nothing but top service and professionalism from us. Our reputation speaks for itself.

We are now offering full machine shop capabilities with 3axis cnc. Examples of some of the services are axle resplining custom aluminum billet part machining with using a cad cam 3d modeling or bring us a drawing or a sample part and we can reproduce it no problem other eg are custom exhaust port plates engine plates trans adapter plates, eg. Ford to Chevy or Mopar to Chevy as always we try to stay on the cutting edge or what our customer wants and needs are.

Thanks to Danny for making HH his choice to help promote his business, there's plenty of space still available here, we've got a couple more coming on line over the next little while, so if you want to have a great spot on the hottest drag racing web site in the northwest E-Mail Larry to reserve your spot now!

Ashcroft National Open rain out to run 4:00 p.m. this Friday at MRP
Racing in Stock/Super Stock, Top Comp, Super Comp, Super Gas, Super Street from the rained out Sunday, June 1 Ashcroft National Open will begin at 4 pm at Mission. Everyone gets one time run then they finish the race. Only open to those who were entered originally.

Both this weekend's Mission National Open competitors and/or those running the Ashcroft race can also enter the Mission Test & Tune ($50 fee approx. 10am - 3pm).

Tuesday July 22, 2008

Eagle Motorplex Nostalgic Highlights Video

Don Murray sortin it out for this coming weekend

Larry: Last week I visited the spectacular new facility that our parent company, Speedway Motorsports, Inc., is building in Concord, North Carolina. I've attached a photo from Friday that shows this amazing facility that will be the sister track to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Zmax Dragway is located just across the street from Lowe's Motor Speedway and immediately next door to The Dirt Track.

Construction is going great and everyone is excited about the first Carolina Nationals that will be held there on September 11-14, 2008. It's a magnificient track that has to be seen to believed. I wanted to share this photo with you so you can see it for yourself.

Chris Blair
Vice President - Racing Operations
Las Vegas Motor Speedway

HH note: From some of the other detailed views we have seen it appears the 'four lane' strip is in place and is roughly two sets of two lanes with two walls each (4 total) and a narrow gap between the tracks. The sand trap is HUGE.

Lyle Newton takes CMDRA Top Fuel Harley win at Fort St. John

Bike racer injured

Seattle Cackle video

Mission Open shaping up to be AWESOME!!
This weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA National Open is coming together to the point where this could be one of the best races we've ever seen here. The weather is cooperating, and the entry list is simply stellar.

Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car should take up right where it left off last year when Terry Capp quite simply destroyed the record books. With a night session this time around look for those marks to fall again. You can bet Bucky Austin will have something more to say this year than last as The Northwest Hitter has gone on to become the dominant car in the category. Toss in a dozen or so more including some new pieces such as Twig Zeigler's Plymouth and the pits are gonna be turned into a nitro fiberglass forest!

More nitro in the form of the two wheel variety will also make for an amazing show. Lead by perennial champion Ron Houneit and the new sensation Damian Cownden of Victoria, winner of the Edmonton national event earlier this month and the potential of seeing the Top Fuel Harleys in the low six second zone at possibly 220 mph is high indeed! A full field of eight bikes will make this more than just a warm up for the big CMDRA race here August 9/10.

The alky cars always put on a show here, racing families like the Sitkos of Edmonton, the Parkers of Oregon, and a bunch more locals layin down some great runs. Of note the IHBA nostalgia alky floppers will not be here this year.

Then there is Pro Street, which for 2008 has record-breaking potential like never before. Not since the days of Braid and Murray has a street car race been more anticipated than this one. The quickest and fastest street cars the northwest has ever known are all coming out for the first time in a long time.

Garrett Richards and the gang from TPR will be here in the world's fastest pickup truck, Brian Lane who laid down an unofficial 6.49 here just one month ago, Draggin Don Murray in his stout new turbo Corvette, Trevor Wilms in a new 706 inch nitrous '04 Corvette, Rash Dhaliwal looks to have the new alky system in his Mustang sorted out with some six second passes a few weeks ago, and we hear rumors that Dal Sangha's newly skinned Ford may also show. Will the new Moznik Camino be here? Will Dale Pedersen bring that awesome Buick down from the great white north? Will any of the other US cars make an appearance? Whatever happens this will be the BIG ONE for street cars in the northwest for 2008.

Toss in all the door cars and dragsters in Top Comp, Stock/SS combo and a bunch more NHRA and bracket troops and you have the makings of a classic summer weekend at MRP. Bring your sunscreen, bring your deet, bring your cooler and have some fun at the biggest National Open in Mission history!

HH Hint - Friday only may well have a wheelie cool surprise for those on hand...

Official pre-event page here

Monday July 21, 2008

Ashcroft results Photos now posted here, video coming soon

Friday July 20, 2008

Midnight update A long trip home tonight after getting almost to Boston Bar before finding out I had to go back to Spencers Bridge and across to Merritt. There had been a very bad crash in one of the tunnels, it opened about 11:00 pm tonight for those who waited, so if your guys aren't home just yet, they are still up in no-cell-phone- land, and on the way now.

Before a quick Ashcroft report a bunch of really cool notes from Seattle We'll begin with a first ever National Event win for Stock Eliminator Mike Lewis! A Super Comp runner-up to the guy they got my golf cart from almost three years ago, Dennis Kooker. He bulbed, but ya know Dennis will be smilin tonight like he always is. Curt Geise in Super Gas and Jeff Jackson Jr. in Super Street makes it one of the best showings ever for D6 racers. Mark Faul takes out Brad Plourd in an all-northwest Super Stock final, and Igor came out second best in Comp with an runner up effort for Harrison, Lougheed and the crew from North Van. Top if off with Brian Hough winning TAFC and it was a brilliant Sunday in Kent! So many other locals did well - a strong performance by Shawn Cowie all weekend long, Evanchuck, Nemeth, Hugh Ridley's ride goin into the 6.40s this weekend! (official final round results)

Ashcroft Results (partial)

RJ Enterprises/VP Fuels Blown Alky Summer Series #1 (of 3)

W - Steve Kendall, Penticton, .125/7.009/193.75
RU - Dan Paterson, Chestermere AB, 23T, broke, lost fire after burnout.

Cutting Edge Performance Outlaw Doorslammer

W - Rick McLeod Jr., Kelowna, '71 Cuda, .048/8.71/8.733/155.62
RU - Zak Clarke, Mission, '94 Baretta, .087/8.69/8.716/157.83

Friday July 18, 2008

Home page upgrade to assist your marketing
Something new with this page which is now 200 pixels wider than before. This makes space for a new banner on the left, and a reworked one on the right. Both areas are now available to place your ad, company spot, club logo, event, or even a race track or race team logo. Show your support for your favorite northwest drag racing site for as little as $50 a month!

Note that the ad/logos are situated so that they are not only always beside the very latest updates, but they are duplicated all the way down the page so the ad is constantly in the viewers line of sight. As the page grows, so does your ad coverage, and your ads stay on the archived page for the life of this site! There's not a site anywhere that offers that! This is a new concept and unique to HH...until others copy the idea.

We'll constantly work on this so that the ads are always in the best position possible. Please note it's first-come-first-serve with the first ads going above the following ads. The current placement is temporary and will be adjusted as more ads come in.

After much research and testing we have found this to be our best solution, but if you're a potential advertiser and have a suggestion, please let us know anytime. We want to work with you in an effort to not only give the local component of this sport a professional venue, but help you market your products and services as only HH can.

In related news we're currently working with a great company in Nova Scotia to develop an new online video component of the HH brand. We're pretty excited about it, as we're also dealing with a major online streaming video company in another venture.

Bottom line is that HH is working towards being not just the premiere northwest drag race site, but the premiere online drag race video site period. We need all the support we can get to attain these ambitious goals, so here's your chance to get on board and show the world that your company supports the positive direction this web site is going in.

We have ad packages for one, six or 12 months as well as a $100 off limited time introductory offer for our 12 month package. Book it now and save!

-Larry Pfister

Thursday July 17, 2008

Vegas Street Car Supernats totally unofficial entry list...
... ps we're still seeking sponsors to attend this race. Sure, there's live, sure there's a few pics n vids posted...now think of what HH could do with some resources to play with! How bout the best coverage anywhere of the biggest race on the left coast - with your company name all over it! E-mail Larry now for sponsorship details.

PRO STREET PRE-ENTRIES 23 with four months to go!

OUTLAW 10.5 PRE-ENTRIES 19 with four months to go!

Seattle for some, Ashcroft for HH
Ah yes, once again the big race comes to the area and HH stays home...well not exactly, as this year there's actually another drag race to go to locally. Bucking the trend where most every other track close to Seattle takes the big weekend off so people can attend the Nationals, the ERA makes a bold move that we must applaud.

They're debuting their new blown outlaw class, bringing back their own outlaw doorslammer series as well as a full bracket race and to top it off a group dubbed CANADA'S MOST POPULAR CLUB BAND March Hare will play when the race is over in the evening.

Of course we'll be shooting for the upcoming Eagle feature video, so if you want something of your car (read the link below) then contact us right away.

PS: We stayed at the Good Knight Inn this time around and can recommend it highly.

HH schedule change now includes Medicine Hat National Open
It was only after a LOT of thought that HH has decided to miss the Mission Old-time Drags to be able to take in the National Open in Medicine Hat Alberta the weekend of August 2/3.

It all came down to basically a business decision as the Mission race has never been one where HH does much business at all. The Medicine Hat people have been wanting HH to come out for a number of years now, and when they asked again, we decided to take them up on it.

Plans are to make an event video that will be for sale later in 2008 plus offer our video services to all the racers attending what is the biggest NHRA race in the province. We're really looking forward to our first trip to the track, and our first journey to Alberta in many years. Hopefully it'll be the start of something big, but will depend a lot on how many racers want videos of their rides. If you would like to get some, please e-mail Larry asap, for details, prices, etc.

Don't worry about coverage of the MRP Loafer race as there will be a zillion photographers out there shooting pics, posting online and selling. So many in fact that it was a major reason why we're going east where we don't have to compete with so many others for the racer dollar. Something that is becoming more and more of a factor on which races we go to.

Mission National Open Nitro Nostalgia Funny Car Field first confirmed entry list includes TWIG ZEIGLER!
If any of the other class entries such as the alky cars, Pro Street etc. can be confirmed please let us know.

National Open TV ad

Thank you Bill Kondolay
It's not very often that we thank a racer for thanking us, but simply have to recognize what was posted on the Team Mission forum earlier this week. His words speak for themselves, and HH appreciates them very, very much.

Oil or crash?
After a major oil down recently at MRP, a few people spoke of why the racer didn't pull off to the side and not oil down the entire center of the lane. There's another posting on the Team Mission forum regarding this, and we listened to a number of racers last weekend at Eagle discussing this very thing. More than a few with direct experience said that trying to turn a car going fast with oil all over the tires, even just to pull over a few feet, is often easier said than done. One mentioned when he tried it once he almost lost it and went on to say "sorry about the mess, but if it ever happens again I'll keep going straight. A mess on the track is better than a mess on the guardrail".

It's just something we all need to be aware of when chastising a racer who doesn't pull over. There's plenty of talk of diapers as well, which is all over the map, so who knows what may happen in that regard, but it's worth discussing.

NOPI NO MORE
The series that featured racing as filler between quasi sex-shows is done. Bad news for everything sport compact as NHRA makes room in Comp for those with no place to race.

Rupert Woodburn crash video

Wednesday July 16, 2008

A Burnout With Attitude...DUTCH ATTITUDE! video here

We told ya we were gonna try it, and here it iz. 'Interesting' camera location gives this on-board ride a whole new 'attitude'. Thanks to Klaas Reitsma for basically doing this just for fun, just for our camera. Thanks as well to the ERA for allowing us a few minutes during dinner break to lay one down. A slight glitch in the sound amid a VERY windy day, so it's not perfect technically, but what it lacks there is certainly made up for in the 'fun factor'. FU Al Gore!

Tuesday July 15, 2008

Ashcroft photos now posted

Monday July 14, 2008

Weekend Ashcroft results here, photos video coming soon

Bremerton weekend results

Sunday July 13, 2008

Jirka Kaplan of Calgary shows up at the Woodburn points race with maybe the baddest gasser ever built. Traditionalists may take offense to that claim, but even they stand up and take notice when the former Comp roadster record holder is here with fellow Albertans Les Davenport and Roger Bateman.

The gorgeous winged '63 Stingray topped qualifying in Top Sportsman running 6.720/207.56 mph. All on it's first time out on a very hot Woodburn surface. Kinda doubt it, but would be kinda kool to see Kaplan at the Mission Loafers race eh?


Van Isle 'Legend' Mel Butler
The Vancouver Island drag racing community has lost a piece of history with the passing of Melvin Butler. Mel was the owner/driver of "The Judge" Shelby Mustang which dominated Van Isle Dragways in the mid 60's.

Mel will be remembered as one of the most colorful, friendly and hard charging racers at Van Isle Dragways. He is survived by his wife Cheryl. A celebration of his life will be announced at a later date.

Submitted by Rick Gonder on behalf of the surviving members of Island Dragway Promotors.

Ashcroft National Open winners
Bracket winners from the rained out June 1 NHRA National Open at the Eagle Motorplex this past Saturday include Peter Bereditsch in Super Pro, Chris Stone Pro, Tyler Tingle in Snow Bike, Kayla Allen Jr Lightning, Justin Gibson Jr Thunder and Gerald Patzer in Sport Compact.


Lane Wooley (photo above) won the Canada West Doorslammers race (and Wally) today over Zak Clarke who broke just off the line, while Will Zoric (photo below) swept the Super Shifter double header (and basically taking the season title already) with wins over Jamie Roth today and Eric Rowlett Saturday night.

More Ashcroft results coming tomorrow

Woodburn Lucas Funny Car Finals ends in spectacular crash.

Jason Rupert walked away from one of the most violent accidents ever seen at this Oregon drag strip, but from viewing this sequence here, the luckiest person may well, have been DD Jonathan Adams (note this image of Adams running on the return road)

BAYER, HOUGH MAKE FIRST FORAY INTO WINNER’S CIRCLE IN 2008 AT WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP’S LUCAS OIL SERIES EVENT

WOODBURN, Ore. – NHRA Northwest division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series competitors tackled the quarter-mile at Woodburn Dragstrip this weekend in the 31st Les Schwab Challenge. In the end, defending division champions Thomas Bayer in Top Alcohol Dragster and Brian Hough in Top Alcohol Funny Car logged their first wins of 2008.

Fontana, Calif., resident Bayer, who is wheeling the rail owned and tuned by former division champ Steve Federlin of Oregon City, Ore., qualified in the No. 1 spot and had a bye run in the first round due to an odd number of entries for the TAD class. In the semis he beat Justin Davis of Murietta, Calif., before taking on another former division champ in Joey Severance of Spanaway, Wash. Bayer laid down a 5.556-second, 258.24 mph pass that was more than enough to cover Severance’s abbreviated 9.478-second run.

Hough, who hails from Junction City, Ore., started the day from the No. 4 qualifying spot. In the first round he beat Klamath Falls, Ore., racer Clint Thompson and in the semifinals Hough got the win over No. 1 qualifier Sean O’Bannon of Fontana, Calif. In the final, Hough made a 6.015-second, 245.83 mph pass against Jason Rupert of Yorba Linda, Calif. Rupert’s run got out of control about mid-way through and resulted in a crash. Rupert was unhurt in the incident but he handed the win to Hough.

Glendale, Ariz., resident Dean Carter earned the win in Comp Eliminator, beating out Doug Lambeck of Corona Del Mar, Calif. Super Stock racer Tony Mandella, Upland, Calif., wheeled his ’90 Camaro to the win over Art Congdon, Calgary, Alb., in his ’91 Calais. Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., drove his ’81 Malibu to the win in Stock Eliminator, ousting Hal Sorensen, Vancouver, Wash., in the final. In Super Comp, John Young, Vancouver, Wash., bested Bob Woodruff, Maple Valley, Wash. Buckley, Wash., racer Mike Ferderer earned the win in Super Gas, taking out John Whitmore, Myrtle Creek, Ore. The Super Street winner was Thomas Golden, Aloha, Ore., over Tony Hernandez of Buckley, Wash. Top Sportsman winner, Seattle’s Barry Hobson, beat Daryl Hemley of Burley, Wash., while in Top Dragster, Bill Maness, Vancouver, Wash., took home the hardware over Mike Henderson, Tacoma, Wash. Eric Johns, Milwaukie, Ore., rode his ’05 Kawasaki to the winner’s circle in Sportsman Motorcycle, beating out Al Omond of Surry, B.C.

Northwest division Lucas Oil Series racers head to Acton, Mont., for the next race. Yellowstone Drag Strip will host the event Aug. 15-17.

The following are the final results from the 31st Les Schwab Challenge, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Woodburn Dragstrip:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER Round 1

1) Thomas Bayer, Fontana, Calif., 5.541 seconds, 258.10 mph def. Bye

2) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 6.453, 184.31 def. 7) Doug Hegge, Vancouver, Wash., 7.723, 105.64

3) Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., 5.769, 248.27 def. 6) Gregg Lawrence, Salem, Ore., 5.748, 246.23

4) Justin Davis, Murrieta, Calif., 5.614, 255.24 def. 5) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 6.015, 242.84

Semifinals Bayer, 5.569, 260.55 def. Davis, 5.617, 256.55

Severance, 5.592, 255.31 def. Cowie, 5.671, 256.33

Final Bayer, 5.556, 258.24 def. Severance, 9.478, 79.05

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

Round 1
1) Sean O'Bannon, Fontana, Calif., '08 Monte Carlo, 5.940 seconds, 246.98 mph def. 8) Larry Miner, Lodi, Calif., '06 Monte Carlo, 10.396, 81.82

2) Jason Rupert, Yorba Linda, Calif., '03 Firebird, 6.074, 240.77 def. 7) Jeff Ashwell, Keizer, Ore., '99 Firebird, 6.065, 239.74

3) John Evanchuk, Edmonton, Alb., '02 Firebird, 5.919, 242.78 def. 10) Alexis De Joria, Venice, Calif., 80.65, 133.05

4) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '06 Monte Carlo, 5.909, 249.16 def. 5) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '06 Monte Carlo, 11.403, 77.06

Semifinals
Hough, 5.954, 247.93 def. O’Bannon, 5.961, 242.65

Rupert, 6.002, 239.68 def. Evanchuk, 5.993, 241.93

Final Hough, 6.015, 245.83 def. Rupert, 16.966, no speed

COMP ELIMINATOR
Dean Carter, Glendale, Ariz., dragster, A/ND, 7.021, 168.13 def. Doug Lambeck, Corona Del Mar, Calif., '06 Sunfire, D/SMA, 8.620, 161.92

SUPER STOCK
Tony Mandella, Upland, Calif., '90 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.575, 138.22 def. Art Congdon, Calgary, Alb., '91 Calais, GT/CA, 9.674, 135.72

STOCK ELIMINATOR
Jody Lang, Puyallup, Wash., '81 Malibu, M/SA, 12.537, 91.90 def. Hal Sorensen, Vancouver, Wash., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 10.848, 108.43

SUPER COMP
John Young, Vancouver, Wash., dragster, 8.894, 161.05 def. Bob Woodruff, Maple Valley, Wash., dragster, 8.886, 182.48

SUPER GAS
Mike Ferderer, Buckley, Wash., '05 Grand Am, 9.904, 171.13 def. John Whitmore, Mrytle Creek, Ore., '34 Roadster, 9.899, 149.97.

SUPER STREET
Thomas Golden, Aloha, Ore., '57 Chevy, 10.907, 123.00 def. Tony Hernandez, Buckley, Wash., '66 Nova, 10.939, 146.48

TOP SPORTSMAN
Barry Hobson, Seattle, Wash., '06 Grand Am, 7.233, 182.88 def. Daryl Hemley, Burley, Wash., '02 Cavalier, 7.654, 179.67

TOP DRAGSTER
Bill Maness, Vancover, Wash., dragster, 7.933, 153.92 def. Mike Henderson, Tacoma, Wash., dragster, 7.168, 182.85

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE
Eric Johns, Milwaukie, Ore., '05 Kawasaki, 9.525, 135.19 def. Al Omond, Surry, B.C., '94 ZX9, 8.325, 165.31

Friday July 11, 2008

HH to Ashcroft this weekend and next
The HH camcorder is all set to head north tomorrow for the 12th Annual Aurora Electronics Night Drags and completion of the National Open race with Wallys going to the winners. Throw in the Canada West Doorslammers and Xmas in July and it's gonna be a great weekend at the Plex. Hope to see you all there!

In fact this is the first of two weekends in-a-row we'll be up the valley as The ERA will host HH once again next weekend when the all new Outlaw Blown Series comes to town to run at the all new Nostalgia Drags. We understand a ton of big, bad blown rides are coming from all over including Alberta, Washington and there's even a rumor Don Murray will be there in his Pro Street Turbo Corvette.


A belated get well soon message to Bob Behnke who came down with a number of frustrating ailments that all ganged up on him after the Pro Mod race at Mission. He's home resting and hopes to be up and about real soon.

Racers rant on Team Mission Forum regarding oil downs and class reps puts out some thoughtful info in a pretty decent manner. Good use of a forum imo.

All Fords, NPSA , Brackets, Trucks and More at Bremerton Raceway this weekend

Saturday, July 12th, we will be having our 26th Annual All Ford Drags & Car Show, Sponsored by Freeway Trailer and Blood Enterprises. All cars participating in this race must be Ford Bodied or Powered, no other vehicle will be allowed to enter in the Ford race. Turbo Thunder will be holding a race at our facility this weekend. There are 2 classes for this event, they are Top Turbo (11.49 and faster) and Turbo Pro (11.50 and slower). Car Club Challenge will also be returning to Bremerton Raceway this weekend as well as the NW Truckin' Drags and the Northwest Pro Street Association Meet #4. Truck Town's junior Dragster Series #8 will start at noon. The gates open at 8 am, racing starts at 9 am. Tech cards are $35.00, car and driver. Gate admission is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for active duty military and children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult.

Sunday the gates open at 7 am for the Summit ET Series sponsored by K&N Filters. This is our normal Team Bremerton bracket points race. Land of the Leaders Challenge #3 will also be held today. Tech cards are $25.00, car and driver for High School bracket, $35.00 for Sportsman and Pro and Super Pro and Motorcycle fees are $40.00 per car and driver. Gate admission is $10.00 for adults, $8.00 for Active Duty Military and children under 12 are admitted free if they are accompanied by an adult.

Word from the crew at Freeway Trailer tells HH that Bucky Austin has tossed in $500 cash for awards this weekend including $200 for the fastest Fomoco, and $100 each for winners Sunday in Super Pro, pro and Sportsman. Hitter is also said to be bringing out some nostalgia cars to run, and Freeway and Blood Enterprises have a ton of cool door prizes to give away all weekend long.

BAYER, EVENCHUK HEAD QAULIFIERS AT WOODBURN DRAGSTRIP

WOODBURN, Ore. – The 31st Annual Les Schwab Challenge, a round of the NHRA Northwest division Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, kicked off today at Woodburn Dragstrip. Racers are vying for points leading to divisional and national championships. Reigning division Top Alcohol Dragster champ Thomas Bayer leads the qualifiers in his class while John Evanchuk set the pace in Top Alcohol Funny Car.

Bayer, a resident of Fontana, Calif., who is wheeling the entry owned and tuned by former division champ Steve Federlin of Oregon City, Ore., laid down a 5.486-second, 262.16 mph pass for the No. 1 spot. Delta, B.C., racer Shawn Cowie is the No. 2 qualifier with a 5.632-second, 258.84 mph effort.

Evanchuk hails from Edmonton, Alb. His 5.933-second, 240.00 mph run was more than enough to cover second-place qualifier Russ Parker of Salem, Ore. Parker ran 6.004 seconds at 241.35 mph.

J.D. Zink, Chico, Calif., heads the Comp Eliminator field while Don Little, Westley, Calif., is atop the Super Stock contingent in his ’70 Charger. In Stock Eliminator, Steven Swenson, Castaic, Calif., wheeled his ’72 Mustang to the No. 1 spot and Tom Koenen, North Bend, Ore., is the top qualifier in Top Dragster. The leader in Sportsman Motorcycle is Jeff Haven of Yakima, Wash.

Racing continues Saturday and Sunday at Woodburn Dragstrip. Gates open at 8 a.m. both days. Final qualifying and time trials start at 9 a.m. Saturday and eliminations start Sunday morning at 9. Top Alcohol Dragster and Top Alcohol Funny Car will have two more qualifying passes on Saturday, at noon and 4 p.m., and begin eliminations Sunday at noon.

Tickets for the 31st Annual Les Schwab Challenge are $20 Saturday and $25 Sunday. Children 6 to 14 years old are $5 each day and kids 5 and under are admitted free.

Woodburn Dragstrip is located at 7730 Highway 219, 1½ miles off I-5 at Woodburn exit 271. For more information call the track, (503) 982-4461, or visit www.WoodburnDragstrip.com.

The following are Friday’s qualifying results from the 31st Annual Les Schwab Challenge, a round of the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, at Woodburn Dragstrip:

TOP ALCOHOL DRAGSTER

1) Thomas Bayer, Fontana, Calif., 5.486 seconds, 262.16 mph

2) Shawn Cowie, Delta, B.C., 5.632, 258.84

3) Brandon Johnson, Shelton, Wash., 5.753, 255.39

4) Gregg Lawrence, Salem, Ore., 5.811, 241.93

5) Doug Hegge, Vancouver, Wash., 6.558, 231.24

6) Justin Davis, Murrieta, Calif., 7.384, 119.95

7) Joey Severance, Spanaway, Wash., 9.785, 78.28

TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR

1) John Evanchuk, Edmonton, Alb., '02 Firebird, 5.933 seconds, 240.00 mph

2) Russ Parker, Salem, Ore., '04 Firebird, 6.004, 241.35

3) Sean O'Bannon, Fontana, Calif., '08 Monte Carlo, 6.053, 248.00

4) Larry Miner, Lodi, Calif., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.053, 240.64

5) Jeff Ashwell, Keizer, Ore., '99 Firebird, 6.069, 241.22

6) Alexis De Joria, Venice, Calif., '08 Charger, 6.094, 234.49

7) Clint Thompson, Klamath Falls, Ore., '06 Monte Carlo, 6.710, 165.56

8) Brian Hough, Junction City, Ore., '06 Monte Carlo, 8.790, 86.21

Not Qualified

9) Jim Peters, Molalla, Ore., '08 Impala, 11.759, 64.99

COMP ELIMINATOR

1) J.D. Zink, Chico, Calif., dragster, A/ND, 6.838 seconds, -0.662 (under index)

2) Dan Barton, Post Falls, Idaho, '05 Cavalier, G/SMA, 8.736, -0.624

3) Randy Jones, Monarch Beach, Calif., '05 Cavalier, H/SM, 8.960, -0.600

4) Jim Warter, Olalla, Wash., '92 Camaro, F/SM, 8.730, -0.590

5) Rob Harrison, N. Vancouver, B.C., '05 Cavalier, J/A, 7.815, -0.585

6) Pat Byron, Hoquiam, Wash., dragster, C/D, 6.985, -0.525

7) Adam Bowdish, Oregon City, Ore., '89 Trans Am, H/SM, 9.087, -0.473

8) Mark Stewart, Medford, Ore., '98 Achieva, G/SMA, 8.889, -0.471

9) Skip Dunn, Orem, Utah, '02 Grand Am, B/AA, 7.172, -0.468

10) Aaron Strong, Milton, Wash., '05 Cavalier, F/A, 8.213, -0.467

SUPER STOCK

1) Don Little, Westley, Calif., '70 Challenger, SS/JA, 10.041 seconds, -1.259 (under index)

2) Alan Falcone, Seattle, '91 Calais, GT/CA, 9.504, -1.196

3) Jimmy Defrank, Thousand Oaks, Calif., '08 Cobalt, SS/BS, 8.764, -1.186

4) Chuck Stubeck, Chatsworth, Calif., '69 Roadrunner, SS/FA, 9.626, -1.124

5) John Borden, Redlands, Calif., '66 Nova, SS/HA, 9.781, -1.119

6) Jack Bystrom, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., '68 Camaro, SS/FA, 9.714, -1.036

7) Kevin Cour, Portland, Ore., '04 Cavalier, GT/DA, 9.801, -0.999

8) Tony Mandella, Upland, Calif., '90 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.704, -0.996

9) Gary Howe, Gig Harbor, Wash., '55 Chevy, GT/L, 10.606, -0.994

10) Art Congdon, Calgary, Alb., '91 Calais, GT/CA, 9.708, -0.992

STOCK ELIMINATOR

1) Steven Swenson, Castaic, Calif., '72 Mustang, E/SA, 9.822 seconds, -2.178 (under index)

2) Jim Waldo, Richland, Wash., '02 Firebird, B/S, 10.102, -1.398

3) Hal Sorensen, Vancouver, Wash., '69 Camaro, A/SA, 9.978, -1.322

4) Jeff Lane, North Bend, Wash., '96 Corvette, C/SA, 10.386, -1.314

5) Jimmy DeFrank, Chatsworth, Calif., '67 Pontiac, D/SA, 10.546, -1.304

6) John Hill, Fairbanks, Alaska, '86 Camaro, H/SA, 11.148, -1.302

7) Bill Edgeworth, Tacoma, Wash., '77 Firebird, K/SA, 11.655, -1.295

8) Bill Kost, Renton, Wash., '77 Cutlass, K/SA, 11.680, -1.270

9) Tom Gaynor, Vancouver, Wash., '96 Firebird, C/SA, 10.480, -1.220

10) Bob Gullett, Calgary, Alb., '68 Nova, G/S, 11.035, -1.165

TOP SPORTSMAN

1) Jirka Kaplan, AA/GS Corvette (5th run ever), 6.720 seconds, 207.56 mph

2) Todd Hoerner, Deer Park, Wash., '07 Stratus, 6.867, 204.54

3) Barry Hobson, Seattle, '06 Grand Am, 7.136, 193.50

4) Roger Hall, Las Vegas, '63 Corvette, 7.476, 188.24

5) Gary Zellner, Scio, Ore., '53 Corvette, 7.502, 185.56

6) Randy Johnson, Bothell, Wash., '04 Cavalier, 7.561, 182.37

7) Robert Matthews, Gig Harbor, Wash., '67 Nova, 7.592, 181.01

8) Daryl Hemley, Burley, Wash., '02 Cavalier, 7.617, 183.63

9) Steve Downs, Edgewood, Wash., '01 S-10, 7.645, 180.10

10) Ronnie Lahn, Norwalk, Calif., '04 Cavalier, 7.671, 180.03

TOP DRAGSTER

1) Tom Koenen, North Bend, Ore., dragster, 6.855 seconds, 197.10 mph

2) Paul Gladden, Tracy, Calif., dragster, 6.861, 204.45

3) Eddie Wells, Eugene, Ore., dragster, 6.945, 195.05

4) Mike Peck, Woodinville, Wash., dragster, 6.952, 195.22

5) John Propp, Granite Bay, Calif., dragster, 6.958, 196.72

6) Glen Hultberg, Medical Lake, Wash., dragster, 7.006, 193.75

7) Todd Miller, Fairview, Ore., '23 roadster, 7.026, 187.77

8) Chuck Glanz, Myrtle Creek, Ore., dragster, 7.043, 193.29

9) Shane Molinari, Battle Ground, Wash., dragster, 7.048, 190.75

10) Mike Henderson, Tacoma, Wash., dragster, 7.071, 189.79

SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE

1) Jeff Havens, Yakima, Wash., '95 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.000 seconds reaction time

2) Doug Rathbun, Oak Harbor, Wash., '74 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.004

3) Terry Giese, Milwaukee, Ore., '83 Suzuki, ETMX, 0.005

4) Eric Johns, Milwaukie, Ore., '79 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.011

5) Brett Hordemann, Otis Orchard, Wash., '95 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.011

6) Travis Patridge, Kennewick, Wash., '82 Suzuki, SMC, 0.012

7) Leeland King, Shelton, Wash., '99 Ninja, ETMX, 0.016

8) Jim Shellenberger, Salem, Ore., '76 Kawasaki, ETMX, 0.016

9) Van Smith, Portland, Ore., '81 Kawasaki, , 0.017

10) Buff Kobs, Coeur D'lene, Idaho, '95 Kawasaki, SMC, 0.019

 

Thursday July 10, 2008

Photo Video sponsorships now available
We've finally put together a number of options for sponsors to join the HH team in a unique and exciting way. You already know this site covers local drag racing like no other. We don't inflate our numbers, we don't create a site that makes for bogus page counts, we don't post junk.

If drag racers in the northwest are your customers there is simply no better place to showcase your business than HH.

Be it photos or videos HH is ready to work with you now, so please contact Larry Pfister and get on board to not only major local drag races, but some of the biggest events on the west coast.

Please note at this time we are not offering banner ads or such as this page is where everybody wants to be and we need to rework it to allow that. Look for the rework to come in 2009.

More Yakima photos

Wednesday July 9, 2008

Teaser clip from our new video 'Nitro Nights at Renegade' now ready to view here. Video will be available to order next week.

Tuesday July 8, 2008

Yakima Nitro Nights GIANT photo essay now posted here - all photos are for sale, check the event homepage for details here.

Event video available for sale this week, details & trailer coming soon!

Eagle Motorplex Blown Alcohol Summer Series Rules

Three race series - July 19/20, August 16/17, September 13/14

  • Supercharged or Turbocharged on Methanol or Nitro methane only.
  • Quick 8 format, eight car fields, 3 rounds of racing.
  • 7.99 or quicker dial in.
  • Saturday qualifying @ 1:00 pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm.
  • Sunday racing @ 12:30 pm 2:00 pm 3:30 pm
    Laddered as #1 races #5 #2races #6 #3 races # 7 #4 races #8
  • Trans brake allowed
  • Throttle control by right foot only. No electronic or air or Co2 aids allowed.
  • 4/10ths Pro tree. No delay boxes allowed.
  • # 9 and # 10 non-qualifiers may be used to fill out 8 car field - must dial 7.99 or quicker and race for a payout.
  • Break rule: to eliminate single passes in competition #9 and #10 non-qualifiers may be used as fill ins. Must dial 7.99 or quicker and race for a payout.
  • Qualified cars and round winners who are broken must notify race director ASAP.
  • Must pass NHRA Tech.
  • Race Directors word is final on any disputes.


Payouts, Points and Trophies

  • Qualified cars #1 through #8 shall receive $100 first round loss. (4 cars)
  • Semifinal loss shall receive $200 (2 cars)
  • Runner up shall receive $350
  • Winner shall receive $ 750
  • Best package shall receive $100
  • Car, driver & 3 crew allowed free entry & preferred parking
  • Points will be kept. Qualifiers #1 through #8 one point per race, 3 points maximum.
  • 1 point per round won, 3 points maximum per race, 9 points maximum for the series, total of 12 points maximum for qualifying & rounds won points, provided you won every race.
  • Trophies will be presented at the yearend banquet.

The sponsors who make this series possible are:

RJ Enterprises VP Fuels

Eagle Racing Association

Monday July 7, 2008

Complete Yakima results, final round & winner photos. MUCH more to come tomorrow

Edmonton weekend ends this morning...crazy flopper final, Mike Shannon and Chad Barclay among champions. Cownden wins nitro bike!

Sunday July 6, 2008

Howland and Tamez big winners at Yakima Full results, photos and videos soon


Pro Comp runner-up Don Harter puttin on a show!


Greg Howland's 'Zeus' blown alky roadster won the class that saw both finalists from Wenatchee WA.


Hometown driver Frank Tamez won the Pro Mod/Pro Street heads-up Chicago Style program over Todd Fricke.


Shane Thompson came all the way from Las Vegas to double up winning Outlaw Top Sportsman both Friday and Saturday nights.


Yakima's Bob Weimer brought out this too cool 427 '64 Galaxie stick car, ran like this all weekend long, and won the wheelstand award.


Ruth wowed 'em large with a midnight cackle! Kurtis Tamez hurt stunning new all steel 10.5 Nova.

Edmonton will finish tomorrow after more rain tonight.

Damien Cownden of Victoria will meet Sultan Washington's John Breckenridge in tomorrow's Nitro Bike final, the Victoria rider laying down low ET with a 6.666 Hell of a run DAMIEN....Delehay lost in the Pro Mod semis while Spiering goes to Monday's bash against Thomas Patterson...most of the sportsman classes appear to be in rounds one or two. Weather report is good.

Mission results Sunday July 6

Am home from two days and nights of wild action in sunny...SUNNY (he he) Yakima and even managed to stop in and catch today's racing at sunny (rub it in eh) MRP. It's been a long three days, but rest assured however, we'll have some really, really cool stuff for ya as we were treated to over two dozen bitchin nitro cars, doorslammers, blown roadsters, dragsters an floppers at Renegade Raceway.

Meanwhile in sunny Alberta...

It's raining, it's pouring, but ole Bob is no longer snoring...welcome back Mr. Wilson

Friday July 4, 2008

Happy 4th of July to all our Amercan friends!

Am in Yakima this weekend for the big nitro flopper, Pro Mod, Pro Street, Top Comp, Doorslammer, burnout contest, wheelstand contest weekend...Carlson, Murdoch, Jeffry & Bob Wilson in Edmonton where I hear there is but one Pro Stock on site as of last nite. All kinds of goofy stuff goin on in this sport right now with no signs of let up. Am hoping I can make it back early enuf Sunday to get out to MRP to see the finals and pick up results.

Please don't call or e-mail, as I won't be around to reply till Monday.

Tuesday July 1, 2008

SPECIAL MRP Canada Day Video
Clips from this past weekend at Mission features some Pro Mod runs along with the final between Delehay and Vogt, Pro Street clips including spectacular in-car (remember all the original footage is in HD) of those TPR boyz and Draggin Don's first six second 200mph run. You'll also witness Jim Schellenberg's 200mph hit under seven seconds, Mark Mr Explosive, Sander's best ever nitro nostalgia lap and some long, smoky burnouts with what many are saying was the best one we've ever seen here. Unfortunately track management informed that Dutch Dude Klaas Reitsma to shorten them up, so we're setting up something for Ashcroft in a few weeks that will see the HH camcorder at the finish line in an attempt to film maybe the longest tire toaster ever, so if you like smoke, we're gonna show ya some smoke! Should be fun.

Happy Canada Day everybody!
On June 20, 1868, a proclamation signed by the Governor General, Lord Monck, called upon all Her Majesty's loving subjects throughout Canada to join in the celebration of the anniversary of the formation of the union of the British North America provinces in a federation under the name of Canada on July 1st. (more)

CANADA ROCKS

Of upcoming videos, sponsor thoughts, last weekend's results, etc etc etc
Guess I can blame it on the heat, but in my haste to get the Pro Mod results Sunday, I left all the bracket results in the tower, so it may be a bit before I can post them on the MRP site...Still no word on the Pro Mod weight thing, but at least two people have said even if Delehay was light, it wasn't enough to make a difference. It's frustrating though as a number of reporters are having to sit on to-be-published stories for some major sites wondering what the heck to post...I had major still camera issues last weekend, but got a bunch of cool pics from Bill Jeffery and Paul Grant for the Mission site, which together with what I did shoot will take hours and hours to be web ready... together with my video work (which is still behind back to the Seattle and Mission Lucas races) am thinking I should maybe just put the still cam down and concentrate on video (again)...Got some great video last weekend, so I should have something generic up soon...I'm still weighing this weekend's Yakima race now that my still cam is kinda messed up. Since that race is almost all under the lights, which my HD vid cams hates, and with a wonky still cam (fine at night), wonder if it's worth me to go and 'hope' I can get good stuff. Together with money and border concerns (it's July 4) along with a possible wet forecast for MRP this coming weekend, there are just too many damn variables and I don't know what the heck to do.

Last night I tried the long-planned ad reworking of this page and failed. It just won't work, so am now faced with going in another direction, so I'm putting out a request for ideas on how to sponsor our online videos. Putting advertising directly on them is chancy as all the YouTube and Streetfire-type sites do not allow this...ya I know people do it anyway, but if somebody is paying me I don't want to chance it. Hosting them myself is out of the question due to costs and bandwidth issues. If any of you potential sponsors have any ideas how I can monetize all the freebee videos I've been doing lately please let me know for as my paying work increases, the free online stuff (That I've actually been using to show potential sponsors just what we can do) may well come to a screeching halt.

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TO ORDER VIDEOS & view trailers

CLICK HERE to see all our most recent online videos.

The exclusive WA state
HH video dealer!

 

 

 

 

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Garlits has his very own site

 

 

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -
"Wow! What a ride!"

 

E-mail Webmaster Larry Pfister


HH Photos, videos, event
features and coverage

 

Links/Tracks/
Contacts /Groups

 

NHRA DIV6.com

 

Indivdual racer HH/MRP
photo/video price list

 

 

CLICK HERE
TO ORDER VIDEOS & view trailers

CLICK HERE to see all our most recent online videos.

The exclusive WA state
HH video dealer!

 

 

 

 

YOUR AD and/or LOGO HERE, please e-mail for price & info

 

Drag Race Video Sites

Your Way Network

1320TV

SpeedSceneLive

 

 


Garlits has his very own site

 

 

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -
"Wow! What a ride!"

 

 

E-mail Webmaster Larry Pfister


HH Photos, videos, event
features and coverage

 

Links/Tracks/
Contacts /Groups

 

NHRA DIV6.com

 

Indivdual racer HH/MRP
photo/video price list

 

 

CLICK HERE
TO ORDER VIDEOS & view trailers

CLICK HERE to see all our most recent online videos.

The exclusive WA state
HH video dealer!

 

 

 

 

YOUR AD and/or LOGO HERE, please e-mail for price & info

 

Drag Race Video Sites

Your Way Network

1320TV

SpeedSceneLive

 

 


Garlits has his very own site

 

 

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -
"Wow! What a ride!"

 

 

E-mail Webmaster Larry Pfister


HH Photos, videos, event
features and coverage

 

Links/Tracks/
Contacts /Groups

 

NHRA DIV6.com

 

Indivdual racer HH/MRP
photo/video price list

 

 

CLICK HERE
TO ORDER VIDEOS & view trailers

CLICK HERE to see all our most recent online videos.

The exclusive WA state
HH video dealer!

 

 

 

 

YOUR AD and/or LOGO HERE, please e-mail for price & info

 

Drag Race Video Sites

Your Way Network

1320TV

SpeedSceneLive

 

 


Garlits has his very own site

 

 

Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming -
"Wow! What a ride!"

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