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Press Clippings - 1998


  • Harbinger Press  -  Newsletter
       Second edition of Ken Lowe's Australian drag racing newsletter
       ©  Ken Lowe  -  December, 1998

  • Division Six adds new bracket
       New Top Comp bracket will debut in the Northwest in 1999
       ©   National Hot Rod Association  -  November 30, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       Winning Friends (in high places) and Influencing People
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  November 20, 1998

  • Money Marketing & Nitro
       Bob Wilson's submission to NHRA is published in Australia
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  November 20, 1998

  • Settlement won't end sponsorship
       U.S. Tobacco agreement might limit tobacco involvement
       ©  Indianapolis Star News  -  November 17, 1998

  • Willowbank Raceway Receives Honour
       Willowbank Raceway receives Ipswich Region "President's Award"
       ©  Oberg Motorsport Marketing  -  November 13, 1998

  • New Top Alcohol Series Announced
       Great news for Top Alcohol racers and spectators at Willowbank
       ©  Oberg Motorsport Marketing  -  November 11, 1998

  • Willowbank Raceway - November Bulletin
       Fireworks, ANDRA Changes, New Year Series and "Super Tracks"
       ©  Willowbank Raceway  -  November 10, 1998

  • Drag Racing a Winner For Blacktown
       Government support is building for a NEW drag strip in Sydney
       ©  RPS Promotions  -  November 9, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       David Cook writes about the NEW Sydney-area dragstrip project
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  November 6, 1998

  • Wreckers Hotline Back for 1999
       Wreckers Hotline to continue sponsorship of televised drag racing
       ©  Oberg Motorsport Marketing  -  November 6, 1998

  • Drag Racing Attracts Big TV Audiences
       Wreckers Hotline '98 is a TV success for Willowbank Raceway
       ©  Oberg Motorsport Marketing  -  October 28, 1998

  • DRAGSTER Mail - Letter to the Editor
       Wilson Writes Again - Dashed Dreams and New Schemes
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  October 23, 1998

  • Entry Fees Skyrocket - Events Cancelled
       The cost of going fast keeps going up at Calder and Adelaide
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  October 23, 1998

  • ANDRA At The Crossroads
       ANDRA facing a major crisis as the 98-99 season opens
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  October 9, 1998

  • We Will Not Let This Happen
       Dennis Syrmis' views on the crisis facing Australian drag racing
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  October 9, 1998

  • Palmyra Club Crisis Meeting
       Palmyra Dragway faces serious financial trouble and deals with it
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  October 9, 1998

  • It's Official - New Perth Track On The Way
       Good News from Western Australia as relocation confirmed
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  October 9, 1998

  • New Sydney Track Proceeds
       Motorplex proposal presented to NSW Government
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  October 9, 1998

  • Harbinger Press  -  Newsletter
       First edition of Ken Lowe's newsletter about Australian drag racing
       ©  Ken Lowe  -  October, 1998

  • Pork and Beans (Glendora-style)
       Jim Harvey's views on what's gone wrong with the sport
       ©  Jim Harvey  -  October, 1998

  • Drag Race School - Sponsor Report
       Ken Lowe's Drag Race School presents its first Sponsor Report
       ©  Ken Lowe  -  October, 1998

  • Northern Thunder downunder
       Canadian Alcohol Dragster racer Bob Wilson "invades" Australia
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  September 25, 1998

  • Willowbank Raceway - September Bulletin
       Drag Racing on TV, Junior Dragsters, Bracket Blast and more
       ©  Willowbank Raceway  -  September 24, 1998

  • TV's Hidden Costs
       Drag racing is becoming hooked to TV -- but at a cost
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  September 11, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       Drag racing goes after television -- and the big corporate players
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  September 11, 1998

  • The Long and Winding Road
       The DRAGSTER Australia story - Twenty years and 500 issues
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  August 28, 1998

  • Time For Change
       Report on ANDRA's 1998 Annual General Meeting
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  August 28, 1998

  • Drag Racing Crowds Plummet
       The figures are in - and the numbers are not good news
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  August 28, 1998

  • School's IN
       Queensland's Ken Lowe launches his Drag Racing School
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  August 14, 1998

  • Destined For Greater Things
       from zero to hero . . . Aussie Dave and the Roo Rocket
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  August 14, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       Looking back in history and seeing the parallels
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  August 14, 1998

  • Young Drivers Need Better Access to Tracks
       RCMP officer promotes " Street Legal Program " for youth
       ©  Vancouver Sun  -  August 11, 1998

  • Money, Marketing and Nitro
       What's wrong with the Top Alcohol classes ?
       ©   Wilson Motorsport Marketing  -  August, 1998

  • Sydney Alternatives
       Alternatives to Eastern Creek Raceway surface in western Syndey
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  July 31, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       The economic impact of drag racing
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  July 31, 1998

  • Top Fuel Drivers Meet
       Syndey gathering forms new association to promote own racing
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  July 31, 1998

  • On The Run
       with Dennis Taylor - Alcohol Funny Car
       ©   National DRAGSTER  -  July 31, 1998

  • Street racing is not a drag ?!?
       Bob Wilson writes another Letter to the Editor
       ©  North Shore News  -  July 22, 1998

  • ANDRA Rejects Premier State Lease
       Premier State Nationals off for 1998
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  July 17, 1998

  • New V-P of Marketing at NHRA
       Gary Darcy named new vice-president of marketing
       ©   National Hot Rod Association  -  July 8, 1998

  • "Dangerous" Dave and The Dark Lady
       David Hawke hits the wall at the Winternationals
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  July 3, 1998

  • NHRA Announces Streamlining Plans
       Two versions of the same story - with different "spins"
       ©   NHRA Online  -  June 24, 1998

  • Willowbank Raceway - June Bulletin
       Late entries, burnout rules, "The Magic Pudding" and more
       ©  Willowbank Raceway  -  June 19, 1998

  • Can't Live Without It
       Scott Ferguson tells us about his big drag racing adventure
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  June 19, 1998

  • Aussie Rules
       Is Australian Dave Grubnic the sport's next Top Fuel star ?
       ©   National DRAGSTER  -  June 19, 1998

  • Top Fuel Planners and Schemers
       The Sainty Speed Works team looks ahead to next season
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  June 5, 1998

  • Racing in the Next Millennium
       Dennis Syrmis' views on needed changes for ANDRA drag racing
       ©   Elapsed Times  -  June, 1998

  • NHRA's future rides on educating fans
       Fred Noer examines the theories put forth by Dallas Gardner
       ©   Inside Motorsports  -  June, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       United we stand - divided we fall
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  May 22, 1998

  • Suggestions for Competition Eliminator
       Ken Lowe's suggestions for improving Competition Eliminator
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  May 22, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       The revolution is cancelled . . . at least temporarily
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  May 8, 1998

  • Eastern Creek News
       ARDC press release ignites a firestorm of protest
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  May 8, 1998

  • Raceway Park Finished
       Steve Bettes' Raceway Park forced into liquidation
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  May 8, 1998

  • This Guy Lets The Car Do The Talking
       Rick Santos  -  Top Alcohol Dragster World Champion
       ©  Drag Racer Magazine  -  May, 1998

  • Willowbank Raceway - April Bulletin
       Future planning, TV Interview techniques, Payout rules and more
       ©  Willowbank Raceway  -  April 22, 1998

  • Support for ANDRA Stand at FIA
       ANDRA makes its case for the Sainty 3-Valve at FIA meeting
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  April 10, 1998

  • Nitro trucks, Twin-engine Top Fuel test runs
       Secret test session story, complete with photos
       ©   National Hot Rod Association  -  April 1, 1998

  • The "Pedaler"
       Bobby Taylor talks about his career in Top Alcohol racing
       ©   Drag Racing Monthly  -  April, 1998

  • Last call for (Top) Alcohol ?
       Dennis Syrmis' views on ANDRA's Top Alcohol eliminator
       ©   Elapsed Times  -  April, 1998

  • Nitro Championships Gone
       ARDC financial chaos condemns drag racing in short term
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  March 27, 1998

  • ANDRA Meets North Queensland Racers
       Open forum at Townsville allows grievances to be heard
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  March 27, 1998

  • Gatts add Sainty Engine
       The Gatt brothers put a Sainty engine in their Top Doorslammer
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  March 13, 1998

  • "MADMAN"  -  Bill Phillips
       The story behind British Columbia's favourite drag racer
       ©   Street and Strip  -  March, 1998

  • ARDC fails to calm drag racers
       Nitro champs probably off; NSW drag racing future bleak
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  February 27, 1998

  • Eastern Creek troubles "mound" up
       EPA investigates the Eastern Creek spectator mounds
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  February 27, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       More on the continuing tragedy of Eastern Creek Raceway
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  - Feburary 13, 1998

  • Sainty-McGee engines in NHRA Limbo
       NHRA temporarily reinstates "Multi-Valve" engines in Top Fuel
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  February 13, 1998

  • Pay-Per-View programming on hold
       NHRA VP of Broadcasting Brian Tracy makes an announcement
       ©   National Hot Rod Association  -  February 5, 1998

  • "I hear drag racing's in trouble"
       An Editorial by ANDRA CEO Tony Thornton
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  February, 1998

  • Scott Ferguson Thanks You
       Scott Ferguson thanks everyone who helped him win his first race
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  January 30, 1998

  • DIAL - IN   (An Editorial)
       Looking back at the roots of ANDRA's current troubles
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  January 16, 1998

  • The "Fan-Atic" Mailbag
       Larry Pfister's letter to the sports editor
       ©   Vancouver Province  -  January 12, 1998

  • Management and the Big Picture
       Ravenswood Raceway's Gary Miocevich looks at the future
       ©  DRAGSTER Australia  -  January 2, 1998

  • ARDC Board Turmoil
       Australian Racing Drivers Club troubles continue
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  January 2, 1998

  • Dragster Mail
       Northern Thunder himself (Bob Wilson) writes to the editor
       ©   DRAGSTER Australia  -  January 2, 1998

  • ANDRA Newsletter
       ANDRA CEO Tony Thornton's January Newsletter
       ©   Australian National Drag Racing Association  -  January 2, 1998
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