At the annual EMPA convention outside Philadelphia on Saturday, January 27, East Coast
drag racing photographers earned numerous awards during the EMPA/ Chad Sinon
Motorsports photography contest. Those earning honors were:

The Ohio Valley Region of the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) recently
presented a check in the amount of $4,000 to
Troy, Mike, and Jeg Coughlin Jr.
with the proceeds earmarked for JEGS Foundation Racing for Cancer Research
program. The privately-funded entity of the JEGS Foundation for Cancer Research
benefits the James
Cancer
Hospital and Solove Research
Institute, the Columbus Children's Hospital, and the
University
Hospitals Health
System Ireland
Cancer
Center.

Lowdown Hot Rods will be posting awards at each
Pro Modified Racing Association race for 2007.

“We are very
excited to be involved with the PMRA series,” said Tom VanDerGeld, owner of
Lowdown Hot Rods. “We will present a special low
qualifier award at each of the PMRA events this year and reward
the teams that outperform their competitors.”

Whether you're into hot rods,
racecars, street machines or trucks, Lowdown Hot Rods has you covered. They’re
hot rodders and racers ourselves, and can talk your language and convert your
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Don’t fret if you missed last weekend’s U.S. Street Nationals in Bradenton,
Florida. Top notch photographers Bryan Epps of BME
Photography and Chris Simmons recorded all the photos in a special photo
gallery for Torco’s CompetitionPlus.com

CLICK HERE for the Photo
Gallery.

While some things are
understandably different when it comes to tuning for the monostrut car of David
Powers, others remain painfully the same. The parachute still works better at
the finish line as Hot Rod Fuller found out in Monday’s testing at Phoenix. He has recorded a best 4.530, 326.40.

The fourth day of testing
during the NHRA National Time Trials at Firebird Raceway produced good results
for some and continued frustration for others.

Fram-sponsored superstar
Cory McClenathan was the quickest at the Monday Phoenix session with a 4.473, 331.45.
Tony Schumacher remained atop the Top Fuel pecking order with an early-lifting 4.442
at only 326.08.

There has been a major battle going on for the last few weeks at South Georgia Motorsports Park
and it hasn’t been for the winner’s circle. It’s the track record that several
of the leading NHRA Pro Stock racers are grappling for.

The WEST COAST HOT ROD ASSOCIATION recently announced the debut of their new
association, formed to give West Coast “Heads Up” doorslammers another place to
race. The plans high payouts and a variety of heads-up classes for 2007. 

 “As racers
gear up for the 2007 season, they now have a choice in where they race,” Series
Director Don Chavez said. “The WCHRA has not been formed in opposition to the
PSCA, like some think, we have deliberately avoided any date conflict to allow
racers participate with both sanctioning bodies. Our plan is to radically
promote the way the West Coast racers are perceived in the drag racing
world.  This association was formed ‘For Racers,
By Racers’.

Team owner and driver Mike Ashley confirmed that Dean Skuza will be
also be driving his Torco Race Fuels-sponsored Dodge Charger in Las
Vegas as well as other testing opportunities. According to Ashley, Dean
may be taking off the month of March because they are expecting a child.

The F Troop 1933 Willys, owned by
Stephen Timoszyk of Belleville, Michigan, has been selected by the Michigan
Hot Rod Association to receive the Meguiar's preservation award at this years
Detroit Autorama.

The award, started in 2001 at the
events 50^th anniversary, is received by the best example of a
preserved vintage Hot Rod.