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Announcement !

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                            More great articles coming soon !               If you want to submit your ride, send me some pictures and info about yourself and your car.  Pre-1985 cars at this time.  Photos must be outside on a sunny day. I would need a few engine shots, an interior photo and a few outside body shots, like a front 3/4 view and rear 3/4 view and a side view. I will give you you or the photographer credit for the photos. Please no people in the photos unless it is you the owner.   If your article reaches 150 views you will receive a Shop Tour door prize !     If you want to advertise your company with me, monthly rates start at $25.00 per month... with a four month minimum. Wow what a deal !   Email me at : shoptourracing@yahoo.com Thank you !     

Women of Drag Racing , Past & Present

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    Drag Racing is a great sport because Men and Women can compete as equals . Both lanes are the same & they are both 1320 feet long . When the lights come down it is just human and machine , not Man or Woman in the other lane .  In my opinion , as a Drag Racing Fan I think Women have proven themselves in the sport and they need to be respected and honored . That's why I'm asking Women to participate in my page.  And I decided to do a history flashback on some great women in Drag Racing.   Without them there would be no Women  racing today.   Della Woods   is a professional AA/FC driver in the NHRA.  She was the first female driver in the five-second zone in the Funny Car class, and the first female driver to go to the semifinals at an NHRA national event. She held that record for almost 22 years. Della Woods was inducted into the Michigan Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1999, and the East Coast Drag Times Hall of Fame in 2015. In 2016, she was inducted into the Mopar Hall