ADRL'S DRAGSTOCK DELIVERS DIVERSITY
Wed, 2008-09-03 09:00
The largest collection of outlaw doorslammers and motorcycles ever assembled is expected this weekend (Sep. 12-13),
when
the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the
National Guard stages its oldest and most prestigious event of the
year, Hushpower Dragstock V, at Rockingham Dragway.
Professional race teams from as far away as Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Florida and all points in between will vie for supremacy on the venerable Rockingham strip, along with a couple of Canadians and at least one crew from Puerto Rico. Cars will range from turbocharged, six-cylinder imports to front-wheel-drive domestics to 900-cubic-inch classics—with all capable of covering the eighth-mile distance in 3.7 to 4.5 seconds at speeds reaching over 200 miles per hour. There will also be wild, nitrous-fed motorcycles laying down 4.2-second passes at more than 170 mph—over just 660 feet from a standing start. The largest collection of outlaw doorslammers and motorcycles ever assembled is expected this weekend (Sep. 12-13),
when the Flowmaster American Drag Racing League (ADRL) presented by the National Guard stages its oldest and most prestigious event of the year, Hushpower Dragstock V, at Rockingham Dragway.
Professional race teams from as far away as Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Florida and all points in between will vie for supremacy on the venerable Rockingham strip, along with a couple of Canadians and at least one crew from Puerto Rico. Cars will range from turbocharged, six-cylinder imports to front-wheel-drive domestics to 900-cubic-inch classics—with all capable of covering the eighth-mile distance in 3.7 to 4.5 seconds at speeds reaching over 200 miles per hour. There will also be wild, nitrous-fed motorcycles laying down 4.2-second passes at more than 170 mph—over just 660 feet from a standing start.
Dragstock V begins Friday with open testing and a single qualifying round for the ADRL’s all-pro show that includes Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous and Extreme 10.5 cars, along with Pro Extreme Motorcycles. As a bonus, the second leg of the two-race Sonny’s Extreme Pro Stock Challenge presented by Purvis Ford also will practice and qualify, with Saturday’s schedule including two more qualifying sessions followed by eliminations in all five classes.
In addition to the race itself, Dragstock V also presents the final opportunity for ADRL drivers to earn points toward qualifying for the ADRL’s unique, championship-deciding Battle for the Belts competitions. The top eight points-earners in each class at the conclusion of Dragstock V will go head-to-head at the ADRL World Finals Oct. 24, in Ennis, Texas, to determine the ADRL’s four 2008 professional champions.
So far, only Pro Extreme points leader Joshua Hernandez and Pro Nitrous leader Billy Harper have mathematically clinched positions in their respective Battles for the Belts, so the final tallies are far from known. Even those drivers who are on the verge of clinching a spot will be racing for higher seeding in the points, thus gaining all-important lane choice once the Battle for the Belts begins.
The inaugural Dragstock in October 2004 was intended as a once-a-year event, but its success led directly to the creation of the ADRL, now the fastest-growing motorsports sanctioning body in the world. Since 2004, Dragstock has remained the ADRL's marquee event, hosting huge fields and drawing record crowds and record performances from its teams and drivers each year.
The
2007 Scion of New Market, FL’s Gary White carries a turbocharged,
183-cubic-inch engine, while Steve Kirk Jr.’s 1963 Corvette from
Monroe, GA, is motivated by a multi-stage, nitrous-injected, 800-plus
cubic incher—yet both remain Hushpower Dragstock V title contenders in
the ADRL’s hyper-competitive Extreme 10.5 class.
Professional race teams from as far away as Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Florida and all points in between will vie for supremacy on the venerable Rockingham strip, along with a couple of Canadians and at least one crew from Puerto Rico. Cars will range from turbocharged, six-cylinder imports to front-wheel-drive domestics to 900-cubic-inch classics—with all capable of covering the eighth-mile distance in 3.7 to 4.5 seconds at speeds reaching over 200 miles per hour. There will also be wild, nitrous-fed motorcycles laying down 4.2-second passes at more than 170 mph—over just 660 feet from a standing start. The largest collection of outlaw doorslammers and motorcycles ever assembled is expected this weekend (Sep. 12-13),
The 2007 Scion of New Market, FL’s Gary White carries a turbocharged, 183-cubic-inch engine, while Steve Kirk Jr.’s 1963 Corvette from Monroe, GA, is motivated by a multi-stage, nitrous-injected, 800-plus cubic incher—yet both remain Hushpower Dragstock V title contenders in the ADRL’s hyper-competitive Extreme 10.5 class.
Professional race teams from as far away as Oregon, California, Massachusetts, Florida and all points in between will vie for supremacy on the venerable Rockingham strip, along with a couple of Canadians and at least one crew from Puerto Rico. Cars will range from turbocharged, six-cylinder imports to front-wheel-drive domestics to 900-cubic-inch classics—with all capable of covering the eighth-mile distance in 3.7 to 4.5 seconds at speeds reaching over 200 miles per hour. There will also be wild, nitrous-fed motorcycles laying down 4.2-second passes at more than 170 mph—over just 660 feet from a standing start.
Dragstock V begins Friday with open testing and a single qualifying round for the ADRL’s all-pro show that includes Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous and Extreme 10.5 cars, along with Pro Extreme Motorcycles. As a bonus, the second leg of the two-race Sonny’s Extreme Pro Stock Challenge presented by Purvis Ford also will practice and qualify, with Saturday’s schedule including two more qualifying sessions followed by eliminations in all five classes.
In addition to the race itself, Dragstock V also presents the final opportunity for ADRL drivers to earn points toward qualifying for the ADRL’s unique, championship-deciding Battle for the Belts competitions. The top eight points-earners in each class at the conclusion of Dragstock V will go head-to-head at the ADRL World Finals Oct. 24, in Ennis, Texas, to determine the ADRL’s four 2008 professional champions.
So far, only Pro Extreme points leader Joshua Hernandez and Pro Nitrous leader Billy Harper have mathematically clinched positions in their respective Battles for the Belts, so the final tallies are far from known. Even those drivers who are on the verge of clinching a spot will be racing for higher seeding in the points, thus gaining all-important lane choice once the Battle for the Belts begins.
The inaugural Dragstock in October 2004 was intended as a once-a-year event, but its success led directly to the creation of the ADRL, now the fastest-growing motorsports sanctioning body in the world. Since 2004, Dragstock has remained the ADRL's marquee event, hosting huge fields and drawing record crowds and record performances from its teams and drivers each year.
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