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The IPG Racing Team traveled to Englishtown, New Jersey this past weekend for the 2011 Fall Nationals and more specifically to compete in the All Motor Shootout with the newly finished car. The IPG All Motor Civic Reincarnation is still freshly completed and with only a handfull of passes the trip was sure to be one filled with a steep learning curve. In testing the best the team could net were several 11.0 @ 125 mph passes at the local 1/4 mile track in Orlando, Florida. Not changing one thing on the car for the first round qualifier in Englishtown,...

In my ongoing look into what is making and breaking Sport Compact Drag Racing I am pulling on my first hand experience this past weekend at the 2011 Fall Nationals in Englishtown, New Jersey. What makes the sport compact drag racing events are the people that attend and race in them. The hardest part about actually racing is getting to the events in my opinion. There is a lot that goes into traveling to an event to compete. Trucks, trailers, diesel, food, and hotel are just some of the obstacles to overcome when trying to compete in an event. Then...

I just got done watching the Gary Gardella Nyce1s interview as he prepares for the 2011 Fall Nationals at Englishtown Raceway Park. He got me thinking. He mentioned what the Sport Compact Drag Racing scene may be today if it had continued the path it was on during the 2002-2006 seasons. That was the height of the Sport Compact Drag Racing scene. Everyone wanted to be a part of it whether it was to have fun drag racing, to grow their businesses, or to try and make a quick buck. This goes throughout the entire Sport Compact industry from the...

We are very excited to travel up to the 2011 Sport Compact Fall Nationals in Englishtown, NJ this weekend (October 1st and 2nd, 2011). We will be bringing our newly finished Street All Motor car to run in the All Motor Shootout. This event is comprised of some of the top racers in the industry and always is a wonderful show for the fans. Don't miss one of the biggest Sport Compact Drag racing events of the year !!!! Classes include: $10k Borg Warner Outlaw FWD Shootout $5k All Motor Outlaw Shootout Pro Stock All Motor Showdown ...and more !!!...