NEW KIDS IN TOWN >> Professional Drag Racers Association offers solid change for serious drag racers & fans
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SMOKIN’ ’STANG, SMOKIN’ STANDS Capturing the essence of Pro Mod style is the Pro Nitrous Purvis Ford “Super Snake” of Robert Patrick. Filled with mega cubes of fuel-injected real FORD power, this car is amazing! It almost makes you want to go out and buy the real thing as it looks so close, but we’re guessing it wouldn’t run 3.81 @ 196mph in 660ft. Virginia Motorsports Park provided a fantastic venue for the event, and while fans felt the heat of the action and the blistering sun, most were locked on the incredible racing at hand.
he overwhelming amount of Leagues, Associations, and such that have come and gone in drag racing over the past five years could literally leave your head spinning. Controversy and money not making it to the racers’ pockets left teams struggling to rely on the series to stay solvent—the thought was that there was an end coming fast for their “class specific” purpose-built race machines. The now defunct ADRL and XDRL left many racers in complete limbo until the emergence of the PDRA “Professional Drag Racers Association” this year. Regardless of this new organization though, many were asking, “why should this be any different?” Personally, I was privy to some information as the PDRA was beginning to take shape through a confidential source, so I was confident that this would indeed be different and that the new PDRA was going to be the one organization we’d all been waiting for.
OWNERSHIP
In the early stages, the disenfranchised racers themselves decided it was time to put forth a serious effort from within, the type of effort needed to keep everyone on the track and fill stands with fans for each show, but to do so with longevity in mind.
Empowered by the failure of previous organizations that did not put their customer first, new owners Jason and Mitchell Scruggs, Gene Hector, Roger Henson, and Tommy Franklin set out to create the Professional Drag Racers Association. For me, all it took was to hear the familiar names involved to understand that this definitely had the makings of a winning combination, right from its very roots. Add to this an expert series promoter in the form of Bob Harris and now we have the ultimate eighth-mile doorslammer racing organization. The year began with the release of the PDRA eight race schedule, a new website, and high expectations from the fans for this exciting form of outlaw drag racing. The PDRA brings nine classes, all of which are just a bit more over-the-top than others you might compare them to. To top it off, spectator tickets can be printed for FREE for every event (just visit www.PDRA660. com and explore all the great features and imagery).
PDRA VIRGINIA
As expected, the season began strong and only gained momentum with each event. We received a special invite to the fifth race of the season but the cat was already out of the bag on the momentum
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www.rpm-mag.com | NOVEMBER 2014
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