ADRL Opens 2010 Season this Weekend in Houston

Dear Media Colleagues,

For more information, high-resolution photography or to request 
credentials to cover the ADRL Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza 
VI presented by Safety-Kleen Mar. 19-20, at Houston Raceway Park, please 
reply via e-mail or by calling (404) 375-4895.

Thank you for your time and story consideration.

Ian Tocher, ADRL





  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

American Drag Racing League
Contact: ADRL Communications
(404) 375-4895 or (636) 272-2375
www.ADRL.us <http://www.adrl.us/>

 


  *ADRL Opens 2010 Season this Weekend in Houston *


  O'FALLON, MO (Mar. 15, 2010) -- Houston Raceway Park hosts its first
  major drag race of the year this weekend (Mar. 19-20), as the American
  Drag Racing League (ADRL) arrives for its 2010 season-opening ADRL
  Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza VI presented by Safety-Kleen.



  ADRL teams in five professional classes---Pro Extreme Motorcycle,
  Extreme Pro Stock, Flowmaster Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous and Pro
  Extreme, the quickest and fastest eighth-mile "door cars" in the
  world---will converge on the Baytown, Texas, track from all across the
  country, bringing with them race vehicles equally at home in a car
  show as they are on the track. From a standing start they will cover
  the ADRL's 660-foot race distance in as little as 3.6 seconds at
  speeds up to nearly 210 miles per hour.



  Several new teams, drivers, cars and motorcycles will be making their
  ADRL national-event debuts at Dragpalooza VI, which actually
  represents the second of nine points-paying events toward the 2010
  championship-deciding Speedtech Battle for the Belts due to the ADRL's
  unique points system that applies the final race of each calendar year
  toward qualifying for the next season's championship playoff.



  So, when competitors hit the Houston Raceway Park pavement for
  Dragpalooza VI qualifying on Friday, Alex Hossler (Pro Extreme),
  Khalid Al-Balooshi (Pro Nitrous), Chuck Ulsch (Flowmaster Extreme
  10.5), Scott Gray (Pro Extreme Motorcycle) and Cary Goforth (Extreme
  Pro Stock) will already be defending points leads established last
  October when they won at the Texas Motorplex.



  Nearly all tickets to ADRL national events are distributed free of
  charge in the communities surrounding each race venue, courtesy of
  ADRL series and event sponsors, making ADRL events an exciting and
  affordable entertainment option for families, business associates and
  large gatherings of friends.



  Spectator gates to the ADRL Universal Technical Institute Dragpalooza
  VI presented by Safety-Kleen at Houston Raceway Park will open Friday,
  Mar. 19, at 9 a.m. local time for three scheduled rounds of qualifying
  for all professional classes, followed by jet car and monster truck
  drag racing exhibitions. Saturday's spectator gates will open at 8
  a.m. Central for a fourth and final round of qualifying at 9 a.m.,
  with elimination rounds for all classes beginning at 1 p.m., followed
  again by jet car and monster truck exhibitions and fan-friendly ADRL
  winner's circle celebration.


   



  PHOTO CUTLINE


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  Fresh off two event wins in the affiliated Arabian Drag Racing League,
  Canton, Illinois' Alex Hossler heads into the 2010 American Drag
  Racing League's season-opening Universal Technical Institute
  Dragpalooza VI presented by Safety-Kleen at Houston Raceway Park
  defending his Pro Extreme points lead after winning last year's final
  ADRL race at Ennis, Texas.



  **


  *ABOUT UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE*

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. , the leading provider of 
technical education training for students seeking careers as 
professional automotive, diesel, collision repair, motorcycle and marine 
technicians, offers undergraduate degree, diploma and certificate
programs at 10 campuses across the United States, and 
manufacturer-specific training programs that are sponsored by the 
manufacturer or dealer at dedicated training centers. Through its
campus-based school system, Universal Technical Institute, Inc. offers 
specialized technical education programs through several well-known 
brands, including Universal Technical Institute (UTI), Motorcycle 
Mechanics Institute and Marine Mechanics Institute (MMI) and NASCAR
Technical Institute (NASCAR Tech). For more information, visit 
www.uti.edu <http://www.uti.edu/>.

 

*ABOUT THE ADRL*
Based in O'Fallon, Missouri, the American Drag Racing League is the 
nation's premier sanctioning body for the sport of eighth-mile drag 
racing. The professional categories featured in the ADRL are Extreme Pro 
Stock, Pro Extreme Motorcycle, Extreme 10.5, Pro Nitrous, and Pro 
Extreme, the quickest doorslammer class in all of drag racing. The 2010 
ADRL series consists of nine national events run throughout the United 
States. For more information on the ADRL, visit www.ADRL.us 
<http://www.adrl.us/>. 

 

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