PIT AREA UPGRADE KEEPS US 131 ON THE CUTTING EDGE
PIT AREA UPGRADE KEEPS US 131 ON THE CUTTING EDGE [...]
IHRA, SUMMIT RACING EQUIPMENT ANNOUNCE MULTI-YEAR EXTENSION
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) and Summit Racing Equipment announce a multi-year partnership extension of the IHRA Summit SuperSeries and IHRA Summit Team Finals programs. The IHRA Summit SuperSeries, the largest and most prestigious bracket racing program in drag racing, will return for an 18th consecutive year in 2019. [...]
No-Prep Triple Crown is now the Motor State KnockOut!
After two successful years hosting this "must attend" race, a new event name was needed to ensure the continued growth of the event. Moving forward, the No-Prep Triple Crown presented by Lane Automotive will be known as the Motor State KnockOut. The event will continue to be supported by some of the more well-known aftermarket parts manufacturers [...]
US 131 SHOWCASES SUPER FAST SNOWMOBILES AND CYCLES
Snowmobiles, Motorcycles and Live Band at 29th AMSNOW Super Sled Shootout MARTIN, Mich. – Gowen’s Jeff Kerridge, last year’s undisputed King of the Outlaws, shares center stage this weekend with NHRA Pro Stock Snowmobile standouts Glenn Hall of Gordon, Wis., Scotty Hagen of Oxford and Tina Duncanson of Acton, Ont., in the 29th renewal of [...]
KRAUS, LAGANA, JET TRUCK SHINE AT FUNNY CAR NATIONALS
Freels, Boles, Rasler and Mullin Prevail in NDRL; Six, Vanderploeg in Brackets Dom Lagana raced to a near-record speed in his “Nitro Ninja” Top Fuel dragster, Greg Kraus recorded the fastest ever speed for a fuel altered and the Mark McElwee-driven “Buzzy’s Bomber” 1962 Chevy II was the quickest of the Funny Cars during the [...]
‘THE ORIGINAL JET TRUCK’ BACK FOR FUNNY CAR NATIONALS
One-of-a-Kind Kenworth Again Will Close the Show at US 131 Motorsports Park MARTIN, Mich. – Call Bob Motz the “King of Quake.” Call him the “Jedi Master of the Jet Truck.” Call him crazy, if you want. Just don’t call him late to the starting line. After a couple of failed attempts, the seemingly ageless [...]
NITRO AND NOSTALGIA AT 15TH ANNUAL FUNNY CAR NATIONALS
NITRO AND NOSTALGIA AT 15TH ANNUAL FUNNY CAR NATIONALS ‘Original Jet Truck,’ ‘Nitro Ninja,’ Studebaker Wheelstander Also on US 131 Program MARTIN, Mich. – Recalling a golden era in which race cars had both names and personalities, US 131 Motorsports Park’s 15th annual Funny Car Nationals promises a large helping of nostalgia served up with [...]
DIXON JOINS LINEUP FOR US 131’S NORTHERN NATIONALS
MARTIN, Mich. – When a headliner withdraws from an event at the eleventh hour, whether it’s a rock concert, a tennis tournament or a major drag race, the replacement invariably lacks the street cred of the original performer. Nevertheless, when Canadian Top Fuel driver Todd Paton was forced to pull out of the Aug. 11-12 [...]
FISHER, WILSON ALL-HARLEY AMRA MICHIGAN NATIONALS WINNERS
Douglass Doubles Up as Michigan Riders Doherty, Price, Steensma Also Prevail Dennis Fisher of Dayton, Ohio, and Tyler Wilson of Walnut Grove, NC, won their respective classes Sunday in the Perry Harley-Davidson AMRA All-Harley Michigan Nationals at US 131 Motorsports Park. Fisher turned back point leader and former champion Rich Vreeland of Bloomsburg, PA, to [...]
GARY HUNT’S US 131 RACER OF THE WEEK PRESENTED BY AEROQUIP
IN A SEA OF DRAGSTERS, MARKINI’S CHEVY SHINES .016 Average Reaction Time Including a Pair of .000s During Super Chevy Weekend Dave Markini prefers the road less traveled. However, that doesn’t mean the Grand Rapids auto tech doesn’t get there on time. Racing his venerable 1969 Chevy Camaro in a Top ET class chock full [...]