by admin | Aug 31, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
The final race for positions on the 2019 Division One Bracket Finals Island Dragway team was a fitting ending to a great season. A huge difference in number of events completed from just one year ago, the hunt for the ROC seeds mostly went down to the final two...
by admin | Aug 27, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
With only two more races in the points season to follow, this weekend saw some interesting movements in all the brackets, not only for a spot on the finals team but for the number one qualifying position. While last year had some of the smallest separations to...
by admin | Aug 24, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
The next to last opportunity for points generated great action this weekend as many racers vied not only for a team berth but the number one spot on the roster. Just one week down the road and the 2019 Island Dragway Finals team will be set and we’ll all know...
by admin | Aug 10, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
08/10/19 KUMKA, CASSIDY, PICONE AND FERGUSON – WINNERS, NOT A LAW FIRM The four money bracket winners this weekend would make a great law firm except for the fact that they are not attorneys, they are racers. Walt Kumka shone through in Super while Chris...
by admin | Aug 10, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
An absolutely gorgeous day for racing brought out a huge number of entrants all with the ultimate goal of capturing an eliminator title and perhaps improving on their points standings. With moderate temperatures, light humidity and a little breeze, this had to...
by admin | Aug 10, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
The year was 1960. Everybody liked Ike. The Corvair was new and not yet “unsafe at any speed”. Vietnam was not in the general public’s conscience. Phones were attached to wires and complex math problems were done with a slide rule. Then...
by admin | Aug 10, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
It seemed an eternity since the last points race when Saturday dawned with great weather and it was time to see who could get back into the swing of things most quickly. What with weather issues and special events creating a mid-summer moratorium on the bracket...
by admin | Aug 10, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
Each July Island Dragway hosts the Nostalgia Nationals, one of several such “Old Timer” days throughout the season. These programs give us an opportunity to return to the way drag racing used to be, at least to a certain extent, although modern safety...
by admin | Jun 21, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
There has probably never been a more active time in the sport where female drivers are competing at all levels than right now. From the professional; categories to every sportsman bracket, women are carving out a spot that says they can run with the best of the...
by admin | Jun 15, 2019 | COMPETITION COPYRIGHT
The annual running of the King of the Track always brings out the best ion racers all vying for the coveted Wally and bragging rights that go along with winning the four class runoff. Run over a course of 1000 feet because that is the distance the Super Pro cars...
