2007 NHRA NATIONAL EVENT SCHEDULE
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| ALL HARLEY DRAG RACING RETURNS TO
FUEL THE EXCITEMENT OF ARIZONA BIKE WEEK WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., March 19, 2007 – The All Harley Drag Racing Association (AHDRA) will make its first Western appearance of the 2007 season on March 31st and April 1st at Firebird International Raceway in conjunction with Arizona Bike Week. The Screamin’ Eagle Arizona Bike Week Nationals Presented By Chandler Harley-Davidson and Arrowhead Harley-Davidson will host sixteen classes of competition, including a monster field of Screamin’ Eagle Nitro Harleys that reach speeds up to 220 miles per hour. Racing gets under way on Saturday, March 31st, with qualifying at 9:00 a.m.; on Sunday, eliminations begin with sportsman classes at 9:00a.m. and the Pros take the track at 12:30 p.m. The Screamin’ Eagle Arizona Bike Week Nationals is proud to host an Official H.O.G. Pit Stop at Firebird International Raceway. H.O.G. members will receive a free pin and refreshments with paid admission. Admission is $50 for both days and $30 for single-day passes. Children 11 and under are admitted free, and H.O.G. members receive a $5 discount at the gate. AHDRA offers free admission for active and reserve military personnel. In addition to the racing and H.O.G. PitStop, there will be vendors, and a manufacturers midway. Fans can also meet custom bike builder, Kendall Johnson and local racer, Valerie Thompson. Thompson, of Scottsdale, AZ is rapidly gaining fame as a “GoDaddy.com girl” and was featured in 2007 Super Bowl commercials. Valerie will be campaign a racebike for GoDaddy.com during the 2007 race season. She will be signing autographs all weekend at Firebird Int’l Raceway. Also attending the event will be Willie G. Davidson- better known as Willie G, he is the grandson of one of the original founders of Harley-Davidson. Davidson will be signing autographs on Sunday at the H.O.G. Pit Stop at Firebird Raceway. AHDRA welcomes Chandler and Arrowhead Harley-Davidson dealers as returning presenting sponsors of the event along with Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts returning as the title sponsor. Chandler Harley-Davidson will kick off the racing weekend at the AHDRA Nitro Party on Thursday, March 29th from 4:00-7:00pm. In addition to food, there will be contest raffles, and discount race tickets. AHDRA riders also will be on hand to present a nitro preview as they fire up their machines on site at the dealership. Chandler Harley-Davidson is located at 56th Street and Chandler Blvd in Chandler, AZ. Discount race tickets are also available at Arrowhead Harley-Davidson which is located between 83rd Ave and the 101 Fwy- just south of Bell Rd. in Peoria, AZ. For more information on the pre-race activities, visit the dealer websites at www.chandlerharley.com or www.arrowheadharley.com or call (602) 923-4360. For more information on the Screamin’ Eagle Arizona Bike Week Nationals Presented By Chandler and Arrowhead Harley-Davidson, or the 2007 Screamin’ Eagle-AHDRA Championship Series, please call 336-924-2095 or visit www.ahdra.com. FIREBIRD RACEWAY is home to more than 25 events each year including; NHRA Checker Schuck’s Kragen National Drag Races, IHBA Coors Light World Finals Speed Boat Races, All Harley Drag Races and Santa’s World. Located in Chandler off of I-10 and Wild Horse Pass, Firebird Raceway first opened in 1983 and is a proud member of the Gila River Indian Community. For more information call 602.268.0200 or online at www.firebirdraceway.com. |
