April Bryant gets her own column in FFW Tire Tracks Magazine

Be advised, April Bryant is to have her own column in Fun Ford Weekend’s “Tire Tracks” magazine.  Oh, brother!

This is either really good news or bad news, depending on whether April knows any “secret information” about you.  There is no question that April “knows all”, and will probably tell everybody about it in her column, too.  As the saying goes, “You can run but you cannot hide.” 

April has been relaying race results to hardcore50.com readers since the summer of 2002.  Her first FFW event was at Richmond, VA in 2002, after which, she started attending other FFW events, relaying results on-line and doing photography.  In 2003, April became the FFW representative for hardcore50.com.

April’s column will be tentatively titled “The Burn-Down”, and will commence with the Jan/Feb issue of “Tire Tracks”.  Anybody that might have any “tid-bits” about what is going on in Mustang drag racing, or who’s doing what (or to whom), is encouraged to send your info to April at april@hardcore50.com.
 

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Early Model Ford Vehicles Approved for FFW Showdown Classes

Thursday, November 18, 2004

Because of continued requests, Fun Ford Weekend has decided to allow "approved" early Ford vehicles to compete in the 2005 FFW series. This includes 1965 and later Mustangs as well as other Ford vehicles that meet the class rules and requirements. The earlier vehicles had been permitted during 2004 in both the Pro and Street Outlaw classes, and now will be permitted in Drag Radial, Street Renegade, Street Bandit, Street Warrior, and Street Stang. The individual Class Rules have been updated to reflect the minor changes required for vehicles that may have been factory equipped with leaf springs. Racers with Ford vehicles built prior to the FOX Mustangs (already 25 years old) will now have the opportunity to race in the largest all-Ford drag race series in the country. The 2005 Fun Ford Weekend season should be very interesting.

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2005 Fun Ford Weekend Schedule Released

Friday, October 22, 2004

Fun Ford Weekend is excited to offer two new events with our 15th Anniversary Season in 2005. The first is the 1st Annual Cajun FFW Nationals, April 1, 2 & 3, at No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, LA. The second new event will be the 1st Annual Heartland FFW Nationals, Heartland Park Raceway, Topeka, KS. Both of these are excellent NHRA facilities.

Fun Ford Weekend is the only sportsman racing series that offers our participants, spectators, and sponsors true coast-to-coast exposure and 2005 looks like it will be bigger and better than ever. Exactly what you would expect from the Major League of Ford Racing.

2005 Fun Ford Weekend Calendar

15th Annual Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords FFW Spring Break Shootout
Orlando Speed World Dragway, Orlando, Florida
March 5, & 6

1st Annual Cajun FFW Nationals
No Problem Raceway, Belle Rose, Louisiana
April 1, 2, & 3

15th Annual Peach State FFW Nationals
NHRA's Atlanta Dragway, Commerce, Georgia
April 14, 15, 16, & 17

15th Annual Texas Thunder FFW Nationals
Houston Raceway Park, Baytown, Texas
April 29, 30 & May 1

2nd Annual Garden State FFW Nationals
Old Bridge Township Raceway Park, Englishtown, New Jersey
May 21, & 22

8th Annual Midwest FFW Nationals
Cordova Dragway Park, Cordova, Illinois
June 3, 4, & 5

7th Annual Old Dominion FFW Nationals
Virginia Motorsports Park, Richmond, Virginia
June 24, 25, & 26

15th Annual Buckeye State FFW Nationals
Norwalk Raceway Park, Norwalk, Ohio
July 8, 9, & 10

14th Annual Thunder Valley FFW Nationals
Bristol Dragway, Bristol, Tennessee
August 5, 6, & 7

10th Annual New England FFW Nationals
New England Dragway, Epping, New Hampshire
August 20, & 21

1st Annual Heartland FFW Nationals
Heartland Park Raceway, Topeka, Kansas
September 9, 10, 11

15th Annual Ford Mustang World Finals
The Texas Motorplex, Ennis, Texas
September 16, 17, 18

3rd Annual Pacific FFW Nationals
California Speedway, Fontana, California
October 1 & 2

3rd Annual Valley of The Sun FFW Nationals
Firebird International Raceway, Chandler, Arizona
October 29 & 30

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New Open Comp Class for FFW 2005 Season

Wednesday, October 13, 2004

A new Open Comp Class will be contested at all FFW events during the 2005 season. The class will run for Championship Points and will use the time-tested format (.500 Pro Tree) used in the Modular Motor class. This new FFW class will be open to any Ford powered, Ford passenger car (2-door or 4-door), of any year.

Open Comp will kick-off at the FFW season opener at the 15th Annual Muscle Mustang & Fast Fords Spring Break Shootout, in Orlando, FL, March 6 and 7, 2005.