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December 15, 2008

ADRL Winners Celebrated in Gala Event

Billy Glidden led the parade of champions at the Flowmaster Racer Appreciation and Awards Gala on Saturday night in Orlando, FL. Glidden, the 2008 ADRL Extreme 10.5 World Champion, also picked up Driver of the Year honors, with two-time Pro Extreme champ Jason Scruggs, Pro Nitrous champion Billy Harper and back-to-back Pro Extreme Motorcycle champion Billy Vose joining him on stage at the Embassy Suites Hotel.

Other winners included:

Rookie of the Year: Matt Prophit (PXM)

Track of the Year: Texas Motorplex

Jim Oddy Sportsmanship Award: Frankie Taylor

Walter W. Henry Memorial Award: Flowmaster

Watch for a Beyond the Guardwall photo gallery coming soon!

(ADRL/Tocher photo)

December 13, 2008

Powertrain Pumps Up Prophits

The Prophit Brothers, Matt (left) and Charlie, had their Pro Extreme Motorcycles on display all weekend at the PRI show in the ADRL/Flowmaster booth.

Team owner Charlie shared some good news with your Agent this morning, saying longtime friend and backer Terry Durrence with Powertrain is stepping up his sponsorship with them in 2009.

"He dropped the bomb and offered us a great deal. We had no idea it was coming," Charlie said. "But it's going to help us a lot next season and we really appreciate Powertrain and Terry stepping up like this."

(ADRL/Tocher photo)

December 13, 2008

Personett Plans on Pro Extreme Return

While wandering the seemingly endless aisles of the PRI show, your Agent came across this gorgeous '68 Camaro in the Precision Turbos booth that's destined for ADRL Pro Extreme action in the hands of former Extreme 10.5 winner Brad Personett, who last entered an ADRL event in June.

The car, built by RJ Race Cars and completed only a couple of weeks ago, is clad by a Hairy Glass body and carries a 520 c.i. Hemi boosted by a pair of Precision Pro Mod turbos of unspecified dimensions. 

Precision's Harry Hrudska said the team is heading straight to the track for initial testing once the trade show is over tonight and depending on the results, he expects Personett will attend several ADRL events in 2009.

(ADRL/Tocher photo)

December 13, 2008

Special-Edition Glidden Mustang

Check out ADRL Extreme 10.5 World Champion Billy Glidden and the new special-edition Mustang named for him by JDM Engineering out of Freehold, NJ. Yes, that says 525 HP on the shaker scoop courtesy of a Saleen roots-style supercharger.

JDM owner James D'Amore actually handed the keys to this beauty to your Agent, who can attest to plenty of grunt under the hood. Fifty 2009 models will soon be produced D'Amore said, with each personalized with a plaque commemorating one of BG's many racing accomplishments.

Hmmmmmmm, your Agent wonders how much of a trade-in he can get for the Pinto.

(ADRL/Tocher photo)

December 12, 2008

National Guard ADRL 2009 Tour Schedule

Your Agent joined ADRL prez Kenny Nowling (left) and National Guard SFC John Metzler, along with two- or three-hundred other interested souls this afternoon, as the ADRL released (most of) its 2009 national-event schedule.

Bookended by visits to the Lone Star state, it looks like your Agent also will be making appearances at new venues in Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Ohio and Virginia next year, with return trips to Michigan, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

Makes your Agent want to fire up the Pinto and hit the road already!

Mar. 6-7; ADRL Dragpalooza V; Baytown, TX

Apr. 10-11; Inaugural ADRL Florida Drags; TBD

May 22-23; ADRL Hardee's Georgia Drags V; TBD

June 5-6; ADRL Pizza Hut Summer Drags V; Martin, MI

June 19-20; ADRL Gateway Drags II; TBD

July 3-4; ADRL Shelor Motor Mile Independence Drags III; Radford, VA

July 24-25; ADRL 1-800-GO-GUARD.com U.S. Drags II; Dinwiddie, VA

Aug. 21-22; ADRL Ohio Drags III; Hebron, OH

Sep. 11-12; ADRL Flowmaster Dragstock VI; Rockingham, NC

Oct. 23-24; ADRL LenMar Motorsports World Finals V; Ennis, TX

Check out all the press releases from the ADRL at PRI here.

December 12, 2008

Jensen’s Pro Extreme Camaro

Spotted in the Turbonetics booth at the PRI show: Andy Jensen's single-turboed, 427-powered '68 Camaro with new Pro Extreme designations on its windows.

At Dragstock V earlier this year, Jensen lowered the official Pro Nitrous E.T. record to 3.873 seconds, a feat that signaled the end of turbos' welcome in the PN ranks.

Pennsylvania-based Jensen told your Agent he welcomes the PX challenge, however, and says he plans to be at the ADRL season opener at Houston next March, as long as he can get a little testing in beforehand.

(ADRL/Tocher photo)

December 12, 2008

Hancock Plans Return to ADRL Action

Your Agent ran into 2007 ADRL Pro Nitrous world champ Jamie Hancock (2nd from left) at the PRI trade show in Orlando and the young star said he plans on returning to ADRL competition at the 2009 season opener in Houston next March.

Hancock will bring out his trusty, championship-winning '04 Corvette after severely crashing his brand-new Precision Racecraft-built '68 Firebird this summer. He said Precision is busy building a new '68 'Bird for him, but it won't be ready until the middle of next year.

With Hancock was his father/crew chief James (left), Chris Patrick of Automated Race Technologies and Patrick's crew chief on his '41 Willys Pro nitrous entry, Ron Martin (far right).

December 10, 2008

First Look at New ‘Lil Evil’

Your Agent received this exclusive first look at the paint job planned for Pro Extreme racer Brandon Snider's new '68 Camaro, courtesy of Rod Burke at Burke Designs.

Lookin' good, guys!