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2010 REUNION TOUR
2010 SPORTSMEN SERIES
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December 8th, 2009 10:00 A.M. PST
The American Hot Rod Association is pleased to announce that it has entered into a multi-year agreement, effective January 1, 2010, to take over all operations of Thunder Road Raceway Park. Thunder Road is located in Gilliam Louisiana, 18 miles north of Shreveport. “This will be the mother ship of re-establishing the AHRA in the South; once known as strong AHRA country for many decades” stated Troy Moe, Chief Executive Officer of AHRA. Moe said AHRA will be redesigning the Sportsmen programs as well as hosting multiple major spectator events at the facility. AHRA will be making an announcement shortly as to the appointment of its new General Manager of the facility. “We look forward to developing our Sportsmen friendly programs by sanctioning additional tracks in the Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Oklahoma markets” stated Moe. AHRA will be announcing a “Reunion Tour” date for the facility in the
coming days. AHRA class rules will be posted on its web-site the week of December 13, 2009. “We are extremely excited to have Thunder Road on board in this capacity. This long term agreement will allow us to develop a strong relationship with the sportsmen racers, which is one of the primary objectives of our company” Moe stated. Please direct any questions to info@ahradragracing.com.
AHRA PRESIDENT ROD SAINT FLIES AHRA BANNER AT THUNDER ROAD
December 15th, 2009 11:30 A.M. PST
The American Hot Rod Association would like to welcome Marion County International Raceway to the growing list of tracks for 2010. Owned and operated by Mark and Kelly Primavera, MCIR is located in central Ohio just...
December 16th, 2009 11:15 A.M. PST
We are pleased to announce that the AHRA Reunion Tour will make a stop at Quaker City Raceway in Salem, Ohio on July 30th, 31st 2010. “We’re extremely excited to bring this race to QCR and the state of Ohio.” Stated Troy Moe, AHRA C.E.O. Last week it was announced that QCR sanctioned with AHRA for 2010.
January 12th, 2010 3:00 P.M. PST
AHRA is pleased to announce the addition of Desert Thunder Raceway, located in Midland, Texas, to its family of sanctioned tracks. New track operator Jimmy Farmer stated he’s “tickled to death to be an AHRA track”. Mr. Farmer raced at several AHRA events in the past. Mr. Farmer, along with his son Tony Farmer, are aggressively working at the track now in preparation for a grand re-opening of the facility the first weekend of March. “We’re very pleased to be working with the Farmer family to include their track in the AHRA expansion of the south” , stated Troy Moe, C.E.O. For information about Desert Thunder Raceway please contact Jimmy Farmer @ 830-743-0190.
REUNION TOUR DATE SET FOR MARION COUNTY
January 12th, 2010 3:00 P.M. PST
AHRA and Marion County Intl. Raceway, located in LaRue, Ohio, have set a “Reunion Tour” date for June 4-5th, 2010. “We’re very pleased to be having a race of this caliber back at Marion County, once a stop for AHRA national events in the 1970’s” stated Troy Moe, C.E.O.
REUNION TOUR DATE SET FOR RACE CITY IN CANADA
January 12th, 2010 3:00 P.M. PST
AHRA and Race City, located in beautiful Calgary, Alberta, Canada, have announced a “Reunion Tour” date set for June 19-20th, 2010. Race City recently became sanctioned by AHRA and will participate in the upcoming 2010 Sportsmen Tour program to be announced in coming days.
January 18th, 2010 12:15 P.M. PST
Effective Feb. 1st, 2010, San Antonio Raceway will become sanctioned by the American Hot Rod Association. An original date for an AHRA “Reunion Tour” date has been rescheduled for May 21-22nd. “We’re very pleased that San Antonio has chosen to join AHRA as a member track in Texas” , stated Troy Moe, C.E.O. of the AHRA.
“San Antonio is a major step to further the expansion of AHRA member tracks in the south” , stated Moe.
January 18th, 2010 2:00 P.M. PST
AHRA will be hosting the U.S. Funny Car Championships September 10-11th, 2010 at Thunder Road Raceway Park in Shreveport, LA. Featured at this race will be a Nostalgia 16 car open qualified field. Top Nostalgia Funny Cars are pre-entered already from the East & West coasts, as well as Canada. “We’re very excited about being able to host this race this year. Nostalgia Funny Car racing is quickly becoming one of the most entertaining and popular classes in the sport.” , stated Troy Moe, C.E.O. of AHRA. “AHRA owes a lot of gratitude to Cory Lee, long time Funny Car driver, for bringing this race to Louisiana.” , stated Moe.
January 18th, 2010 2:00 P.M. PST
The AHRA has set April 30-May 1st for the debut of the AHRA “Reunion Tour” series at Thunder Road Raceway Park, located in Shreveport, Louisiana. On the preliminary schedule to run will be an open Nitro Funny Car program, as well as Fuel Altereds, Junior Fuel and Blown Fuel cars at this event. AHRA will be adding more feature classes to this event in the very near future. Look for all AHRA Sportsmen classes to be run with a “Big Buck” Sportsmen race over this two day event. Keep checking www.ahradragracing.com for up to date information.
January 21st, 2010 2:15 P.M. PST
The American Hot Rod Association has named Max Cackle Photography as the Official Photographer of the 2010 AHRA Series and Reunion Tour. Max Cackle is a creation of Chris Graves and has provided photography service for the Outlaw Fuel Altered Association, as well as the South West Junior Fuel Association for the past decade along with being a regular contributor to numerous drag racing print and online media outlets.
Max Cackle Photography will be attending numerous AHRA events including the National Reunion Tour. Located in Dallas, Texas, Max Cackle is also just a short drive away from the AHRA hub of the southwest, Thunder Road Raceway in Shreveport, Louisiana where the AHRA Reunion Tour will make it’s debut April 30th/May 1st.
Max Cackle Photography will not only cover all AHRA events, but offer photos to each and every competitor participating in AHRA events. Max Cackle can produce everything from posters, hero cards to media photos and more.
Chris Graves brings a well rounded drag racing background to the AHRA series with years of experience as a crew member for Dale Creasy Jr, Mitch King and Tony Pedregon. A business graduate from the University of North Texas, Graves is also a staff member of the Texas Blown Fuel Association, a newly formed association that will entertain at two AHRA reunion tour dates in 2010, Shreveport and San Antonio.
“I started shooting photos when the big boys came to Texas for national events, using the same fully manual 35mm camera my father used when he was a teenager. Before I could drive a car, I was on the road with Troy Green’s Nostalgia Top Fuel team following the nitro trail everywhere I could, from Bakersfield to Indy. I used that same 35mm camera until 2002, before joining the digital bandwagon. I am very excited about the return of the AHRA series and want to thank Troy Moe specifically for the chance to be a part of such a special series. We are greatly anticipating the season opener in Shreveport,” said Graves.
“AHRA is very pleased in having the opportunity to engage Max Cackle and Chris Graves to handle our photography needs for our upcoming Reunion Tour events. The quality of Chris’s products are second to none. We are proud to offer his services to our member tracks and participants.” Stated Troy Moe CEO of AHRA.
AHRA TAKES OVER LOUISIANA TRACK
MARION COUNTY OHIO SIGNS WITH AHRA
REUNION TOUR DATE SET FOR QUAKER CITY
AHRA SANCTIONS DESERT THUNDER RACEWAY IN TEXAS
SAN ANTONIO RACEWAY SWITCHES TO AHRA
REUNION TOUR MAKES DEBUT AT THUNDER ROAD
AHRA U.S. FUNNY CAR CHAMPIONSHIPS SEPT. 10-11TH
OFFICIAL AHRA PHOTOGRAPHER ANNOUNCED
AHRA MEMBERSHIPS NOW ON SALE
January 22nd, 2010 11:30 A.M. PST
AHRA is now selling its memberships for the 2010 season. Driver, Crew, Jr. Dragster and Fan Memberships are available. Drivers are required to have a “Full Membership” to participate at AHRA member tracks and AHRA events. AHRA will accept current and valid chassis certifications and licenses issued by IHRA and NHRA for the 2010 season. CLICK HERE TO JOIN!
TORONTO MOTORSPORTS PARK: NOW AHRA SANCTIONED
January 29nd, 2010 2:45 P.M. PST
AHRA is pleased to announce that Toronto Motorsports Park is now sanctioned by the American Hot Rod Association. Toronto Motorsports Park, located in Cayuga, Ontario, Canada, is hosting the AHRA “Reunion Tour” event scheduled for July 2-3rd, 2010.
“We’re pleased to bring this caliber of a national event back to T.M.P. It’s exciting to be working with an open-minded and friendly sanctioning body such as AHRA to bring back the favorite classes that our fans and participants want to see”, stated Neale Armstrong, track manager.
T.M.P. , one of the finest facilities in Canada, will be one of the key stops for AHRA and Nitro Funny Cars this summer.
“I can’t say enough good about the excitement we’ve been receiving in anticipation of this race this summer” , stated Troy Moe, AHRA C.E.O.
“AHRA is very fortunate to be able to sanction T.M.P. to further its development of Eastern Canada as well as establishing its racer friendly sportsman programs further” , stated Moe.
For more information, visit T.M.P.’s website at www.torontomotorsportspark.com.
AHRA “REUNION TOUR” TO BE HELD AT EAGLE MOTORPLEX
February 5th, 2010 2:15 P.M. PST
The American Hot Rod Association is extremely pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached to utilize the Eagle Motorplex facility to host an AHRA Reunion Tour event in Western Canada on August 14-15. Eagle Motorplex is a ¼ mile dragstrip that is located in Ashcroft, British Columbia and has been in operation for 23 years.
“ We’re very excited to have the opportunity to include Eagle Motorplex in the Tour for 2010. With major improvements being completed at the facility at this time, it has become an attractive opportunity for us to capture this market and bring Nitro Fuel cars to the area. The track is adding 6000 seats as well as resurfacing the dragstrip,” stated Troy Moe AHRA CEO.
“On behalf of our racers and spectators, we are honored to have our track chosen to host one of the most exciting races in British Columbia for years. The Reunion Tour Event featuring the nitro funny cars has the making to be one of the best events ever to be held at Eagle,” stated Joe Sye Track Manager.
AHRA ANNOUNCES THE “SPORTSMEN TOUR SERIES OF CANADA”
February 5th, 2010 2:15 P.M. PST
AHRA is pleased to announce the first ever organized Sportsmen series in Canada by a sanctioning body. This six race series will be held on an alternate basis between Eagle Motorplex , located in Ashcroft BC and Race City located in Calgary, Alberta. This will be a designated national point series with a “Big Buck” Sportsmen payout, at each race. The following dates will be run at Eagle Motorplex, Ashcroft BC, July 10-11, August 14-15 and September 25-26. The remaining three races will be held at Race City, Calgary, Alberta on June 19-20, August 28-29 and September 11-12.
