The Raceshop at Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center (SDPC) along with Chevrolet Performance will be the NHRA South Central Division 4 Top Dragster and Top Sportsman class sponsor for 2017, NHRA announced. Scoggin-Dickey Parts Center is located in Lubbock, TX.

The two classes will be contested at all six of the South Central Division 4 Lucas Oil Championship events in 2017 with racers earning points toward the yearend championship.  The SDPC Raceshop Top Dragster and Top Sportsman season championship purse will award $1500 to the season champion, $1000 to second place, and $500 to the third-place finisher.

The 2017 Lucas Oil Divisional events in Division 4 are:

March 24-26: Royal Purple Raceway

April 7-9: No Problem Raceway

April 28-30: Texas Motorplex

June 23-25: Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park

Sept. 15-17: Thunder Road Raceway Park

Oct. 6-8: Thunder Valley Raceway Park [03/30/17]

The Holley National Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance and California Hot Rod Reunion presented by Automobile Club of Southern California are returning to their traditional formats for the 2017 season.

After causing much consternation and condemnation last year by down-sizing the activities at CHRR, the popular Cacklefest®, which originated with the 2000 California Hot Rod Reunion, will continue to feature the crowd-pleasing push starts and display of dozens of nitro-burning machines of the past. Adding to the excitement, the California event will include the popular exhibition push starts throughout each day that were part of the 25th Anniversary program.

For those who restore and maintain these magnificent machines, the Reunions will also be allocating more pit space to allow an even greater number of spectators to see and hear the cars up close as they are readied for their Cacklefest appearances.

The Hot Rod Reunions are produced by the NHRA Motorsports Museum and benefit the facility located in Pomona, Calif. [03/30/17]

In addition to over 40 Thursday night “Test and Tune” evenings, California’s Irwindale Dragstrip schedules six Sunday’s of pro-quality NHRA drag racing.

This Track Championship series is sponsored by Summit Racing Equipment. It features Super Pro, Pro, Pro Bike, and Sportsman classes running on the eighth mile.

The 2017 NHRA-sanctioned series will run on these Sundays: April 9, May 5, June 25, July 23, Aug. 6, and Aug. 27. [03/30/17]

Australia’s quickest man on two wheels, Chris Matheson, has been working behind the scenes with his team to perfect his Nitro Voodoo Top Fuel Motorcycle.

They will see if all the work has paid off as the race at Santo’s Super Thunder event April 14 at Willowback Raceway.

It is a short format with one qualifying pass and then eliminations.

“We have run some good numbers in the past at Willowbank – 6.04 at 241 mph – and it has been the scene of a number of championship wins for our team,” Matheson said. “Our best ET result in the last 12 months has been a 6.14-sec, a tenth off our current national record.”

Matheson added, “We have improved the bike out of sight in the last few years, however, its real potential hasn’t been unlocked as yet, but it will.” (Jon Van Daal photo) [03/30/17]

When you’re working on your race car at a hot track this year, this new product from Ergodyne may give some relief. Chill-Its®6690 Cooling Arm Sleeves activate instantly when wet, using evaporation for extended cooling and protection from the sun’s harmful UV rays. Made of an advanced cooling material, the 6690 Cooling Arm Sleeves activate by first being saturated with water and then exposed to air. The combination of water and air flow help the arm sleeves wick moisture away from the body to create an evaporative cooling effect. Machine-washable and reusable, the sleeves also cool key pulse points, shield skin from the sun with UPF 50+ protection, and even guard against light levels of abrasion. Even when dry, they absorb sweat and wick away moisture. [03/30/17]