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Learn about drag & car racing with expert tips and advice on imports and different motors and engines in this free car-racing video series on NHRA and IHRA racing events.
There are 28 videos in this series:
Learn about the pros and cons of car-racing sponsorship with expert tips and advice on car racing in this free car-racing video on import and street engines.
Learn the responsibilities and obligations of dealing with sponsors at the track using the expert tips and advice on car racing in this free car-racing video.
Show off the sponsor through television, print ads and other avenues; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Get your name out there using your driver's card, photographs and press attention; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Find the right car-racing sponsor that matches your ideals, from philanthropy to marketing; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Advertising standards for a driver means tracking air time and sponsorship promotion; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
The obligations of car racing include managing a budget to support the sponsorship; learn more with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Racing commitments means time away from home, both racing and committing to advertisements for the sponsor; learn more with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Having a car-racing sponsor means making appearances on their behalf for exposure of the driver and the sponsor; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Enjoy being a race car driver by attracting sponsors, talking to businesses and fans, and have a good time; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Stay rested before a car race or a run, getting about eight hours of sleep the night before the car race; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
During car racing, deal with adrenaline bursts and nervousness, particularly for new drivers; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Before a car race, eat right, since drivers will be running four or five rounds a day; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Focus for car racing, knowing where you're at and where you equipment is, from the pit to the staging area; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Double check the car-racing equipment, tire pressure and fuel before you leave a pit, without relying solely on the crew chief; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Keep a consistent car-racing routine, having confidence in the car, buckling your arm restraints and belts and putting on your helmet and gloves ; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Calm down before a car race, removing distractions from the cage of the car and concentrate on the strategy in the staging lane; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
During a car race, breathe correctly rather than letting the tension of the car, race and staging lane get to you; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Car-racing school is a good way to get started in racing, offering racing time in a car and licensing; learn more from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Learn where to look for accredited car racing schools to give you a dragster license with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Car-racing classes are important, whether you want to race a door car or a rail dragster; learn more with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Manage your car-racing budget for racing, appearances and sponsors ; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Car-racing sponsors can help you, but you have to help them at races, as well; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
The NHRA fan guide should remain with you at the track to keep tabs on radio frequencies, race times and more; learn more from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Get car-racing replacement parts from NHRA-approved manufacturers at races and other events; learn how with tips from our professional driver in this free car-racing video.
Coming from the back roads of America after the second world war, drag racing's roots were planted on dry lake beds like those found in the Mojave Desert, where hot rodders had come since the early 1930s to satisfy their need...their need for speed! One could even argue that drag racing was born with Wally Parks, who nearly four decades after his birth in 1913 would found drag racing's most successful and influential sanctioning body. But ultimately the heart and soul of racing lies within the the daredevil spirit of the human heart.
In this free video series, our expert Tina Stull will teach you the basics of drag racing. Tina will go over the pros and cons of racing, the responsibilities of being a race car driver, and how to show off your sponsor and get your name out into the public domain. Tina will also show you how to find the right car, enjoy your job, be rested, eat right, keep a constant routine, focus, double check your equipment, calm down, breathe, and prepare for a run. Tina will even tell you about advertising standards, racing classes, schools, and sponsors, and what to expect at the track and from your car parts.
Tina Stull Tina Stull's father was her initial inspiration for getting into car racing. She has been racing full-time for the past three years and currently drives a Top Dragster in the NHRA and IHRA. She has raced several Super Comp cars, a super modified Cavalier (Competition Eliminatory), and now a Top Dragster. Personally, she is most comfortable behind the wheel of the Rail dragster.dkdk
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