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Posted Oct 29 2009, 04:15 PM by Mike Garrett with 29 comment(s)

DRIVERS BLOG: "TV" TOMMY IVO>>DRAG RACING'S MASTER SHOWMAN
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It was the Winter Nationals at Pomona California in 1974. We were down to the last round of qualifying, with no success of making the field yet because I’d had ignition problems all weekend. But when I warming up the car in the pits, it sounded so sharp. I knew I’d found the problem. But little did I know I was about to take the “E ticket” ride of my life on the next run....
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Posted Jul 31 2009, 04:57 PM by Rod Chong with 20 comment(s)

GUEST BLOG: TONY THACKER>> TOMMY IVO'S 4 ENGINE AWD DRAG-MONSTER
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I grew up in England where, in the early Sixties I had a paper route. Somebody on that route subscribed to Hot Rod Magazine and I'd sit on the kerb under grey skies surrounded by grey cars and read about red and yellow cars under blue, California skies. I so wanted that life. In 1963, two American dragsters owned by Dean Moon and Mickey Thompson, visited England. My dad took me and my friends to see them and I was hooked on "Americarna." It took a long time to figure out how to make...
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Posted Oct 31 2008, 05:00 PM by Rod Chong with 4 comment(s)

MUSEUMS>> NHRA WALLY PARKS MOTORSPORTS MUSEUM
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Wow, where exactly has the time gone? It seems like it was only a moment ago that we were announcing Porsche month for September and then SoCal month for October and now... November has arrived! So this is my last SoCal-themed story. I'm very busy right now prepping for SEMA, Super Street Super Lap Battle, the Red Bull World Drifting Championship and our upcoming Nissan Month. I’m also working on two other big projects which are taking up a lot of my time and energy. We’ll be taking...
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