GDRA at the 5th Annual Race and Performance Expo !!!

The Gamblers Drag Racing Association will once again be taking part in the 5th Annual Race and Performance Expo along with Official Marketing Partners Powermaster Performance and Automotive Racing Products ARP. This will mark the second year the GDRA has taken part in the expo involving all things racing and will do so once again along side Powermater Performance taking to racers. The GDRA will be answering questions regarding the races, handing out schedules for the upcoming 2012 racing season, payout information, sign up sheets, merchandise, and all information regarding the GDRA will be available at booth 530/532 right next to Powermaster. Come on out talk to some of the racers, staff, and of course our good friends at Powermaster Performance and see what they have to offer you and your ride. Also while your there be sure to check out Automotive Racing Products (ARP) in both 418. We all know you need new hardware to make sure that horsepower stays right where it supposed and in one piece so stop by and chat with the folks at ARP.

Show dates and hours are February 25th from 9am to 5pm and February 26th with show hours from 9am to 4pm. Admission is $10 for all and parking is free. After the show on Saturday feel free to stick around resort and grab a bite to eat, take in a show, or just hang out with people from all over the motorsports industry. Hope to see a lot of new faces this season and this is the perfect oppertunity for you to come on out and introduce yourself. See you there!!!

GDRA Race #8 Presented by VFN Fiberglass - Winners

Jim Pydo --- GDRA 8.60 Winner September 17, 2011



Dave Wells --- GDRA 8.60 Runner Up September 17, 2011



Rocket Ron Boechenck --- GDRA 8.60 Semi Finalist September 17, 2011



Mike Murray --- GDRA 7.80 Winner September 17, 2011



Kevin Deaton --- GDRA 7.80 Runner Up September 17, 2011

GDRA All-In Showdown Presented by Unlimited Building Services, Inc.

Well it’s been another great season of drag racing with the Gamblers Drag Racing Association and there is only one way to end it all... with the largest CASH payout race of the season!!! On Saturday October 15th, the GDRA will host its annual All-In Showdown presented by Unlimited Building Services, Inc. as part of the Nitrous Street Car Brawl taking place at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. This race will have the largest cash payout of the season and will also have tons of prizes available to all the racers. Special entry applies to the 8.60 class for this event. Entry will be invitation only and is open to 8.60 racers that have qualified by competing in at least 5 of the regular season events during the 2011 season. The 7.80 and 6.90 classes will remain open to any and all entries so if you have what it takes, please come on out and race the hottest heads up program in the Midwest. So, all three classes will be putting on an amazing show and will not disappoint. Last season this event saw total cash and prizes of over $7500 for just a one day event with only one class. This year with three classes of racing, that amount is certain to climb. Total payout information will be forth coming as we are in negotiations with current, potential 2012, and single race Marketing Partners working out packages that will benefit the racers, fans, and Marketing Partners. If you are interested in becoming involved, please contact us immediately. We have packages for any budget!!! Deadline for entry into the event is Saturday, October 1st Midnight (Central Standard Time) so if you are eligible to participate, make sure you get your entry in as soon as possible. If you are not eligible, come on out and enjoy the wildest show on 4 wheels in the Midwest!!! You won’t be disappointed.

At this time we would like to send a big thank you to all that have supported the GDRA during the 2011 season... fans, racers, and of course, all of our great Marketing Partners. Powermaster Performance, Zimmerman Ford, ARP Racing Products, Device Tech Inc, Undercover Innovations, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers, VFN Fiberglass, Victory Driveline Components, RacingJunk.com, Lawson Products, Automatic Transmission Design, Inc., Harrison Metals, UBS Construction / UBS Snow & Ice, Angry Beaver Racing, Biltmore Refrigeration, Outlaw Graphic Designs, Suburban Accents, Servic Network, Inc., MC Photography, Ores Action Photography, Gearhead News, 10 Wide Racing, ARS Promotions, Durty Nellies in Palatine, IL, and Great Lakes Dragaway. Additionally the GDRA would like to thank the following individuals for their dedication to the association and help throughout the season overseeing that the programs run smoothly: CJ Williams, Kevin Deaton, Lori Deaton, Dani Deaton, Jeff Morroco, Mike Carney, Jeanette DesJardins, Al Tucci, Dominic Blasco, Randy Henning, Marcel Kruper, Mike Angeli, and anyone else that has lended a hand during the 2011 season. It takes a lot of people to run these events safely and to ensure the fans get their money’s worth. We could not do it without the involvement of everyone mentioned here. Thank you all so much.

Stay tuned... payout information will be forth coming as Marketing Partner deals are worked out!!!

Be sure to grab your official GDRA apparel for the 2011 racing season. Check us out on Facebook and make sure you click the "Like" tab to keep up to date with all the happenings, news, and race dates. The season action has been some of the best racing found anywhere. Gamblers Drag Racing Association... No drama, no bounced checks, no BS... just action packed, close, fast paced door slammer action as only the GDRA could bring you.

GDRA Race #8 Presented by VFN Fiberglass

With only 1 race left before the 2nd Annual All-In Showdown, the action on the track is going to heat up as drivers and crews start to prepare for the highest payout of the season. The next event on the schedule will take place this Saturday September 17th presented by VFN Fiberglass at Great Lakes Dragaway as part of the Nitrous Street Car Brawl and is the teams last chance to qualify for the All-In Showdown in October. To do this teams must have attended at least 5 regularly sanctioned GDRA events during the 2011 season and we can tell you that its going to come down to this last race for few. The GDRA will be running its normal programs this weekend with 3 classes of high octane door slammer action, 8.60, 7.80, and 6.90 competing door handle to door handle at speeds of 160 miles an hour plus. Our 8.60 class seen some of the largest 8 second index door slammer fields anywhere and its anticipated that this class will live up to its stellar car counts once again. Interested in coming to race with an association that means business? We still have spots for you and would love to see some more new faces taking getting their chance at the largest all cash payout in the Midwest. For all 3 classes of racing the breakdown is like this, qualified fields run on a Pro Qualifying ladder using a .400 Heads up Pro-Tree. 100% all cash payouts totaling up to $4250 to win in each class based on that 32 car field!!! No one pays out more for this type of racing... and that's a fact! No checks to worry about here... nothing but Benjamin's baby!!!

What makes this all possible? The support of all our great Marketing Partners... Companies like Powermaster Performance, Zimmerman Ford, ARP Racing Products, Device Tech Inc, Undercover Innovations, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers, VFN Fiberglass, Victory Driveline Components, RacingJunk.com, Lawson Products, Automatic Transmission Design, Inc., Harrison Metals, UBS Construction, Angry Beaver Racing, Biltmore Refrigeration, Outlaw Graphic Designs, Suburban Accents, and Gearhead News stand behind one of the greatest racing programs anywhere. Additional media will be provided by MC Photography and Ores Action Photography as well as 10 Wide Racing and ARS Promotions. Be sure to look for articles as found in Gearhead News magazine as well.

Head over to the website to download you entry forms if you think you have what it takes to race with the GDRA. Just a reminder that there are only 3 races left prior to the last race of the season. And lets not forget that drivers need a total of 5 races to be eligible to compete in the season ending �All-in Showdown,� our largest payout race of the season in October with rumors buzzing that this could be the largest single race payout anywhere. While your checking out our site, be sure to grab your official GDRA appeal for the 2011 racing season. Check us out on Facebook and make sure you click the "Like" tab to keep up to date with all the happenings, news, and race dates. You wouldn't see action like thise anywhere else and what a way to wind the season down. So spend it with your friends at the GDRA and see some of the closest and best racing in the Midwest for serious CASH!!! Gamblers Drag Racing Association... CASH ONLY DRAG RACING, THE WAY IT SHOULD BE!!!

GDRA Race #7 Presented by Automatic Transmission Desgin, Inc.

Time to get some racing in ladies and gentlemen. Its that time of the year for the Gamblers Drag Racing Season... and the action is going to come at you fast with 3 races in 6 weeks. Race # 7 presented by Automatic Transmission Design, Inc. will be on Labor Day weekend September 3rd, 2011 at Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, WI as part of largest annual show of the season, the Time Machine Nationals!!! Its the time of the year where we celebrate the unofficial end of summer and once again salute our great country and the men and women who work hard to make it the greatest country in the world. The GDRA will be doing its part to put on the greatest show in the world for those men and women on that weekend and are holding nothing back on this weekend of celebration. Their normal 3 classes of high octane door slammer action, 8.60, 7.80, and 6.90 are getting set to thunder down the two lane blacktop at speeds of 160 miles an hour plus. Our 8.60 class saw 18 cars at the last race making it the largest 8 second index door slammer field around and its anticipated that this class will grow to over 24 entries for this event. Interested in coming to race with an association that means business? We still have spots for you and would love to see some more new faces taking getting their chance at the largest all cash payout in the Midwest. Deadline for entry into the next race is Saturday, August 27th. For all 3 classes of racing the breakdown is like this, 32 car qualified fields run on a Pro Qualifying ladder using a .400 Heads up Pro-Tree. 100% all cash payouts totaling up to $4250 to win in each class based on that 32 car field!!! No one pays out more for this type of racing... I mean no one!!!

What makes this all possible? The support of all our great Marketing Partners... Companies like Powermaster Performance, Zimmerman Ford, ARP Racing Products, Device Tech Inc, Undercover Innovations, United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers, and Allied Workers, VFN Fiberglass, Victory Driveline Components, RacingJunk.com, Lawson Products, Automatic Transmission Design, Inc., Harrison Metals, UBS Construction, Angry Beaver Racing, Biltmore Refrigeration, Outlaw Graphic Designs, Suburban Accents, and Gearhead News stand behind one of the greatest racing programs anywhere. Additional media will be provided by MC Photography and Ores Action Photography as well as 10 Wide Racing and ARS Promotions. Be sure to look for articles as found in Gearhead News magazine as well.

Head over to the website to download you entry forms if you think you have what it takes to race with the GDRA. Just a reminder that there are only 3 races left prior to the last race of the season. And lets not forget that drivers need a total of 5 races to be eligible to compete in the season ending “All-in Showdown,” our largest payout race of the season in October with rumors buzzing that this could be the largest single race payout anywhere. While your checking out our site, be sure to grab your official GDRA appeal for the 2011 racing season. Check us out on Facebook and make sure you click the "Like" tab to keep up to date with all the happenings, news, and race dates. Fast and furious racing action over the next couple of weekends and a great way to end the season... spend it with your friends at the GDRA and see some of the best wild and insane ground shaking action anywhere where its cold hard cash every driver has his sights set on. Gamblers Drag Racing Association... not messin around in 2011!!!