Staging Light

Harvey, Jr. Dominates Revived Thanksgiving $20,000 Footbrake Tradition

2011-11-30T21:02:00.000-05:00

Harvey, Jr. Dominates Revived Thanksgiving $20,000 Footbrake Tradition Wideman and Powell Pocket $5K Wins November 29, 2011 Jacksonville, NC Thanksgiving weekend in North Carolina became the home of $20,000 Footbrake racing in 2003, enjoying seven years history-making battles on the eighth-mile. Management changes saw the $20K event fade into memory in 2010, however, prompting footbrake racers

Lee Sherman S/SS Combo & Farmington Footbrake

2011-11-17T20:58:00.000-05:00

Racing recaps.... --------------- Lee Sherman Memorial Stock/Super Stock Combo November 5-6, 2011Mason-Dixon Dragway - Hagerstown, MD Terry Knott - Dart Sport Saturday - Round 2 Sunday - Round 1 --------------- Footbrake Nationals & Footbrake Champions Showdown November 12-13 Farmington Dragway - Farmington, NC Michael Beard - Volare Champions Showdown - Round 1 Saturday - Round 1

A Final and Two Semi's at IHRA World Finals

2011-10-18T20:53:00.000-04:00

IHRA World Finals Virginia Motorsports Park, Petersburg, VA October 7-9, 2011 Summit Racing Equipment Sportsman Spectacular (Fri-Sat) Super Stock (Volare) - Semi-Finals! Stock (Dart Sport) - Runner-Up! IHRA Summit Tournament of Champions (Sat-Sun) Stock (Dart Sport) - Semi-Finals! Team Duck Tape finishes #3 in the World in Stock Eliminator for the second straight year. MEDIA: Sportsman

Carolina Bracket Series

2011-09-15T20:50:00.000-04:00

Carolina Bracket Series Coastal Plains Dragway, Jacksonville, NC September 10-11, 2011 Duck Tape Volare SAT: Quarter-Finals (down to final 8 cars remaining) SUN: Round 1 MEDIA Drag Review Magazine - Sept 9, 2011 - Issue 17 - pg 16 photo - Tournament of Champions Qualifiers - Stock - pg 28-29 photos and story - Northern Nitro Jam Stock win coverage - pg 44 photo - H/CM Class Runoffs Winner

Rockingham Super Stock Final!

2011-08-22T20:47:00.000-04:00

IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, NC August 19-21, 2011 Vehicles: Duck Tape Volare, competing in Super Stock The Duck Tape Turismo was sidelined this weekend with fuel system or carburetor problems. Friday: Test n' Tune Saturday: Qualified 13th in Super Stock for Sunday's main event. Saturday night Stock/Super Stock Combo race, lost in round 1. Sunday: Advanced to the

Beard Teams Up with Knott for Michigan Stock Win

2011-08-16T20:45:00.000-04:00

IHRA Northern Nitro Jam US 131 Motorsports Park, Martin, MI August 12-14, 2011 Vehicles: Dart Sport -- Moser Axle Mania Shootout: Lost 1st Round -- Stock Eliminator: WON EVENT! (2-page event coverage with story and photos will be featured in an upcoming issue of Drag Review Magazine) Volare -- Super Stock: Lost 1st Round by .006 seconds Duck Tape Racing's Michael Beard qualified for the

Richmond and Pittsburgh Double-Headers

2011-08-10T20:42:00.000-04:00

IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour and TOC Qualifier Richmond Dragway, Sandston, VA July 29-31, 2011 Vehicle: Duck Tape Volare Friday: Test n' Tune Saturday: Round 1 Saturday Night Stock/Super Stock Combo: Rained out in the Semifinals (still in competition at 4 cars) Sunday: Round 1 While the main events did not go well as we continued to struggle with traction issues, things settled down long enough

Bottom Bulb Extravaganza

2011-07-27T20:40:00.000-04:00

Bottom Bulb Extravaganza Pacemakers Dragway, Mt. Vernon, OH July 22-24, 2011 Vehicle: Duck Tape Volare Friday: Round 3 Saturday: Round 3 Sunday: Semi-Finals Logged 990 miles of highway exposure. At one fuel stop in WV, a kid yells out the window of a passing car, "I like your car!" Always puts a smile on your face. MEDIA: Videos of Saturday's 1000' Shootout at the World Footbrake Challenge:

World Footbrake Challenge V

2011-07-20T20:36:00.000-04:00

World Footbrake Challenge V Bristol Dragway, Bristol, TN July 15-17, 2011 Vehicle: Duck Tape Volare Friday: Made it to the 5th Round (down to 27 cars out of 284). Winner of the JEGS Best Losing Package award for that round with a .005 light. Saturday: -.001 red light first round. Rain set in before the completion of first round, so the slate was wiped clean and we raced for $20K on Sunday

IHRA Summit Sportsman Spectacular

2011-07-11T20:34:00.000-04:00

IHRA Summit Sportsman Spectacular Maryland Int'l Raceway Budds Creek, MD (Washington, DC market) July 8-10, 2011 Stock - Duck Tape Turismo Main event: Round 3 FF/SA Class Eliminations Winner Super Stock - Duck Tape Volare Main event: Round 2 --"The rest of the story..."-- With the help of fellow Super Stock racer Robbie Draughon and his stacker trailer, we were able to get both the Turismo

Take Two!

2011-07-06T20:32:00.000-04:00

Duck Tape Racing enjoyed expanded exposure over the Independence Day holiday weekend, with two cars racing in two states. Michael Beard continued testing the new Sloan Engines/Southland Speed DragPak engine in the Volare, and made good on Saturday with a Runner-Up at Farmington Dragway (Winston-Salem, NC market), making for two final round appearances in as many weeks, with different cars. The

DragPak Debut and a Stock R/U

2011-06-30T20:28:00.000-04:00

The Father's Day weekend race on June 18 at Pageland Dragway in Pageland, SC was rained out midway through the first time trial session. Since that time, Sloan Racing Engines worked feverishly to complete the 5.9L DragPak engine for the Volare, and we debuted the new combination in Super Stock GT/HA trim at Dunn-Benson Dragstrip on Friday, June 24 in a test n' tune session prior to the

K&N Spring Fling Wrapup & Other Events

2011-06-28T20:13:00.000-04:00

May 19-22, 2011 K&N Spring Fling 20's presented by Sparco 4 days, 4 separate races, over 300 entries. While the event was geared toward dragsters and door cars with electronic driving aids, I took up the challenge as last year with just my own two feet. ;-) Thursday - Lost in Round #1 by .001 seconds Friday - Lost in Round #3. (Won one round by .0000... decided by less than a ten-thousandth

2011-06-21T20:22:00.000-04:00

Media Alert: K&N Filters did a feature story on Duck Tape Racing, which was both e-mailed out to their distribution list and posted on their website, at http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?ID=3326 And don't forget, if you missed it earlier, the 30-minute TV coverage show that aired on Fox Sports Net from the 2nd Annual K&N Spring Fling 20's is available streaming on www.bracketraces.com.

Carolina Bracket Series

2011-06-13T20:18:00.000-04:00

Duck Tape Racing had a solid outing at the Carolina Bracket Series season opener this weekend at Coastal Plains Dragway in Jacksonville, NC. Two separate $3,000 to win races were contested, one Saturday and one Sunday, and I double-entered in both races. Despite some tricky windy conditions, the Duck Tape Turismo advanced to the quarter-finals both days. Sunday was particularly good, as I was

2011-05-12T20:01:00.000-04:00

Just the quick n' dirty update to cover the last two weekends... April 29-30, 2011 IHRA Summit Tournament of Champions Qualifier/Pro-Am Piedmont Dragway Julian, NC (Greensboro, NC) market Results: Lost 3rd round by .002 seconds Coverage: photos and reports on ClassRacer.com "Live from" forum http://classracer.com/classforum/showthread.php?t=33105 Photo in IHRA.com's photo gallery 2 hrs round

Duck Tape on Video

2011-04-28T19:56:00.000-04:00

As was noted as a possibility in this past weekend's race reports, we're receiving some "visual ink"! 3RDAY Productions and New Day Photography are putting together a 54 minute video from Union County Dragway's Easter Saturday Thrill Show. They have released a short trailer for the video, which includes a close-up peak at the Duck Tape Turismo, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyBftUs513Q

Duck Tape Racing Wins Easter Saturday

2011-04-26T13:03:00.002-04:00

(winner's circle photo courtesy of New Day Photography)The Duck Tape Turismo emerged victorious at the Easter Saturday Night Thrill Show, capturing the S/SS Combo title at Union County Dragway in Union, SC, in front of a sizable and appreciative crowd. The final round came down to the two front wheel drive cars in the field, Michael Beard's Duck Tape-backed FF/SA Plymouth Turismo and Harry

Duck Tape on the Scoreboard with Back-to-Back Finals

2011-03-14T08:11:00.004-04:00

After a rough start to the 2011 season, Duck Tape Racing's Michael Beard threw the monkey of his back with a win at Farmington Dragway's long-postponed Race of Champions, an event featuring all of the Footbrake event winners at Farmington Dragway from the 2009-2010 seasons. It was a fitting win, as Beard qualified for the event by winning a different Race of Champions at Farmington back in

Duck Tape Racing Begins 2011 Campaign

2011-01-26T15:28:00.003-05:00

Seagrove, NC - While winter still graps the northeast in its icy clutches, the 2011 drag racing schedule breaks that grip at the end of an ever-shorter off-season. Duck Tape Racing returns to the track this weekend, January 28-29, 2001, at the IHRA Palm Beach Nitro Jam, hosted by Palm Beach International Raceway, in

Final Two Weeks of Racing Update

2010-12-01T11:35:00.002-05:00

Saturday, November 20, 2010 Stock/Super Stock Combo (1/4-mile) Fayetteville Motorsports Park, Fayetteville, NC In a field of 51 cars, the Duck Tape Turismo made it down to the final three, earning semi-finalist honors, and recording a career-best 15.253 E.T in the quarter-mile (-1.047 seconds under the IHRA FF/SA index.) Sat-Sun, November 27-28, 2010 Footbrake Nationals Piedmont

Makes Plans for Thanksgiving 2011... Beard & Walton to Bring Back the $20K Footbrake!

2010-11-16T14:17:00.004-05:00

To view full size or distribute to friends, use this link:http://www.staginglight.com/customers/fff11.jpg2010 IHRA Sportsman Driver of the Year Michael Beard and fellow racer Anthony Walton, promoter of the popular Fall Footbrake Frenzy, have teamed up to bring the $20K Footbrake tradition back to Thanksgiving Weekend next year, November 25-26, 2011, at Coastal Plains Dragway in Jacksonville, NC.

Beard Wins Champions Showdown in the Duck Tape Turismo

2010-11-15T14:06:00.000-05:00

Footbrake Nationals and Champions Showdown November 13-14, 2010 Last year, Farmington Dragway started a new tradition of hosting a special Champions Showdown just for Footbrakers, open to everyone that's ever won a Footbrake championship, whether it be a track championship, NHRA or IHRA National or Divisional title, Bracket Finals, or Summit Super Series championship. In the 2nd Annual

Beard Wins Summit All Stars, the Mike Aiello Award, and IHRA Sportsman Driver of the Year!

2010-10-26T13:59:00.001-04:00

IHRA World Finals Virginia Motorsports Park Dinwiddie, VA Oct. 15-17, 2010 On the second qualifying run of the weekend, the rear end gears broke in the Duck Tape Volare. Thanks to the generosity Jeff and Zac Ross (who I purchased the Volare from back in 2005), I was still able to compete in the two major shootout races, driving Zac Ross's Dodge Avenger. IHRA Tournament of Champions

Beard is Perfectly Strange

2010-10-03T13:47:00.002-04:00

NHRA Div. 1 Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Atco Raceway, Atco, NJ October 1-3, 2010 Michael Beard drove the Duck Tape Turismo in Stock Eliminator, and won first round before the event was postponed due to track conditions caused by inclement weather. Beard had a near-perfect .004 reaction time and ran a perfect 15.450 Elapsed Time on a 15.45 prediction, to earn the Strange Engineering "

Runner-Up at the Jim Harrington Footbrake Classic

2010-09-27T13:54:00.001-04:00

Jim Harrington Footbrake Classic Cecil County Dragway, Rising Sun, MD Saturday, Sept 25, 2010 (Sunday's $5K race rained out) Results: Driver Michael Beard and the Duck Tape Volare took Runner-Up (2nd place) out of 175 race entries competing for the top prize of $10,000 to Win! MEDIA: Video of the final round is posted on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=

Another Duck Double-Up... Darlington Stock and Pageland Modified Wins!

2010-09-05T13:42:00.000-04:00

IHRA Summit Pro-Am Div. 2 Double HeaderDarlington Dragway, Darlington, SCFriday, Sept 3, 2010 - (test session)Saturday, Sept 4 - Volare, lost 3rd round of Stock Eliminator Sunday, Sept 5 - Volare, WINNER Stock Eliminator! (photos & results to be in future issue of Drag Review Magazine) After bowing out of eliminations on Saturday, the Duck Tape Volare loaded up and

Duck Tape Volare Stock Runner-Up at inaugural Union County Pro-Am

2010-08-21T12:33:00.002-04:00

IHRA Division 9 Summit Pro-Am Union County Dragway, Union, SC (approx. 1.5 hr southwest of Charlotte, NC) August 21, 2010 Exposure: 6 hrs and 148 miles round trip - "rolling billboard" Over 150 race teams Estimated spectator attendance: ~2,000 Results: Stock Eliminator: Runner-Up! Race results and photos will be included in an upcoming issue of Drag Review Magazine. The afternoon/

Duck Tape Racing continues winning ways

2010-06-20T12:29:00.000-04:00

This career season has continued to look favorably upon Duck Tape Racing. Over the June 12-13 weekend, the Duck Tape Volare made its presence felt at a special double-header at South Georgia Motorsports Park, near Valdosta, GA. With both the Southern Stock/Super Stock Association and Scotty Richardson's No-Box Series on hand for two days of racing, I had the opportunity to compete in four

Duck Tape Racing team expands over Memorial Weekend

2010-05-31T12:22:00.000-04:00

Rockingham, NC - Duck Tape Racing went from doubling-up to double-teaming over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, at Rockingham Dragway. After almost six years of intermittent badgering, Michael Beard's wife Jill agreed to become a competitor on the race track for the very first time. Jill drove the team's '85 Turismo, four-cylinder front wheel drive Stock Eliminator car in the Footbrake

Duck Tape Racing Extends IHRA Win Streak to Four

2010-05-24T12:12:00.001-04:00

Duck Tape Racing has continued on an incredible streak since winning the IHRA Tournament of Champions on April 30, followed up by the Spring Nitro Jam win (to be televised on SPEED Channel, June 6 at 4p.m. ET). This weekend, driver Michael Beard made the long trek to Montgomery Motorsports Park in Montgomery, AL for the IHRA Div. 2 Summit Pro-Am Tour double-header. The two races were

Beard Doubles-Up: Wins 2nd World Championship and Spring Nitro Jam

2010-05-10T11:28:00.004-04:00

Rockingham, N.C. - Duck Tape Racing's Michael Beard won his second IHRA Stock World Championship by defeating an all-star cast in the long-postponed IHRA Tournament of Champions, held Friday at Rockingham Dragway. The 2009 IHRA World Championships were left up in the air last fall when the World Finals suffered through day after day of inclement weather, leading to the postponement of the

Duck Tape Racing continues strong opening season

2010-03-03T12:31:00.003-05:00

Rockingham, N.C. - Rockingham Dragway opened up its 2010 IHRA Summit Super Series points chase on February 27-28 with its annual Rock Batteries Spring Blast Racer Appreciation Race, featuring two days of racing for Top ET, Modified ET, and Junior Dragster, all for the cost of just general admission. Given the extremely affordable racing opportunties, 2007 Rockingham Dragway Modified ET

New Drag Review Magazine out with Duck Tape Racing coverage

2010-02-25T23:24:00.005-05:00

Feb. 25, 2010 Norwalk, Ohio - The latest issue of IHRA's in-house publication, Drag Review Magazine, has hit the virtual newsstand, available online at www.ihramag.com. Included in this issue are recaps, results, and commentary on IHRA's popular new Nitro Jam format that debuted in January at Palm Beach International Raceway, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Duck Tape Racing and its supporters

Guest Instructor Michael Beard Presents This Month's Guest Editorial for ThisIsBracketRacing.com Members

2010-02-16T14:23:00.002-05:00

Feb. 16, 2010Woodville, AL - This months www.ThisIsBracketRacing.com guest editorial is penned by 2003 IHRA Stock World Champion & 2008 World Footbrake Challenge Winner & Runner-Up Michael Beard. Michael’s column is available on sportsman racing’s premier online driving school as of Tuesday, February 16th. In his column, which he entitled “The Footbrakers Guide to Reaction Times,” Beard

Duck Tape Racing Scores 2nd Florida Final

2010-02-16T14:11:00.002-05:00

Feb. 7, 2010 Immokalee, Fla. - Immokalee Regional Raceway, in Immokalee, Fla., hosted the second stop on the IHRA tour this season, featuring a double-header Summit Pro-Am Tour event and a Sportsman Nationals event. Michael Beard piloted the Duck Tape Volare to his second final round in as many weeks in Sunday's Sportsman National event, which also counted for Pro-Am points. In the

Duck Tape Racing Flies South for Florida Victory

2010-02-04T14:38:00.004-05:00

Palm Beach, Fla. - For the second time, Team Duck Tape Racing's Michael Beard captured the season-opening IHRA Stock Eliminator title in Florida. In 2008, it was the IHRA Div. 2 Pro-Am event in Immokalee, Fla., but this time the Duck had even bigger fish to fry: the inaugural IHRA Palm Beach Nitro Jam, at Palm Beach International Raceway. Beard strategically qualified 10th in the Stock

Making Laps in the Duck Tape Turismo

2009-11-18T14:24:00.003-05:00

(Robert Ellison Photo)We had a solid outing at Farmington Dragway's annual Footbrake Nationals weekend, near Winston-Salem, NC. The Duck Tape Turismo got to compete in three separate races in two days, thanks to the addition of Farmington's inaugural Champions Showdown, which was a special shootout race open only to racers who have won a championship in their career. Each driver was

Racing on our Anniversary Weekend

2009-11-18T14:17:00.005-05:00

(Angela Macy photo)This weekend had been reserved for 'no racing', as Jill and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary on Sunday, November 8... but traditional anniversary plans were put aside as Jill's father came down to lead the project of installing our new laminate flooring in the living room. The bulk of the job was completed on Friday, so I was able to slip away for one day of

Duck Tape Racing at Rockingham IHRA Div. 9 Team Finals

2009-10-19T16:29:00.002-04:00

(Photo: During a pop-up shower Saturday night, I helped "The Legend" Chip Johnson keep the cockpit of his dragster dry.) :-)Cold, windy, and rainy conditions tempered the IHRA Div. 9 Raiders Summit Team Finals event, but despite some intermittent delays, officials were still able to present two Gamblers races plus the main event at Rockingham Dragway this weekend for the 11 teams and 500+

Duck Tape Dominates IHRA Div. 2 Bracket Finals

2009-10-13T21:44:00.000-04:00

This past weekend, Oct 8-11, the Duck Tape Volare and I rolled into Darlington Dragway for the IHRA Division 2 East Summit Team Finals, representing Team Pageland Dragway. For those unfamiliar with it, the Team Finals pits the top racers from numerous tracks in a region in what it simultaneously an individual and team competition. Drivers earn points for their home track for each round won

Duck Tape Jr. On Track

2009-10-06T12:31:00.003-04:00

The latest issue of Drag Review Magazine is available early online at http://bluetoad.com/publication/?i=23350&page=1, with race coverage from the IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour event in Darlington, SC, where the Duck Tape Volare scored the Stock Eliminator title in Race #1 of the double-header. Coverage is on pg 45. The print edition of DRM will be out in the next week. This past weekend, I

Of Ducks and Rain

2009-09-28T09:36:00.000-04:00

Despite a valiant effort comprised of six event wins out of ten events, Duck Tape Racing's Michael Beard watched the Pageland Dragway championship slip away as the final points race was canceled due to the weather forecast. It was the second such event of the season, which eliminated a chance for Beard to claim a minimum of the 5 "entry points" at each race in his abbreviated schedule.

Duck Tape Rolls to 6th Win, Points Lead

2009-09-21T08:05:00.002-04:00

On Saturday, September 19, the Duck Tape Volare continued its late-summer roll, finding the winner's circle at South Carolina's Pageland Dragway for the sixth time this season. Driver Michael Beard capped the evening with an .019 reaction time and a dead-on 6.909 in the finals. The victory backed up his win on Day 1 of a double-header there just one week ago. This Saturday, September 26,

Beard Claims IHRA Pro-Am Win at Darlington

2009-09-08T10:45:00.005-04:00

Duck Tape Racing's Michael Beard opened up a sizzling September with a strong Stock Eliminator victory on day one of the IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour at Darlington Dragway, in Darlington, SC. Beard pushed the I/CM '80 Volare to the #7 qualifying position in the 44-car field, showcasing the performance of Sloan Racing Engines, Mickey Thompson Tires, CAM2 Blue Blood Racing Oil, K&N Filters, Bearden

The Relentless Pursuit of Perfection

2009-09-08T10:32:00.002-04:00

The Labor Day weekend was perfect in many ways as Team Duck Tape's Matt Zapp attended the Ten Grand Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park. Three days of sunny weather set the stage for a great weekend. Zapp laid down a pair of .000 reaction times in the '66 Duck Tape Chevelle, earning the Moser Axle Mania cash bonus twice. Thank you to Summit Motorsports Park and Moser Engineering for such a

Duck Tape Racing's Matt Zapp to Race for Juvenile Diabetes Research

2009-07-31T16:21:00.003-04:00

The weekend ahead brings the single largest day of drag racing in the country, Night Under Fire at Norwalk, Ohio. Summit Motorsports Park will host over 30,000 fans in a single day and 700 race teams on Saturday, August 1, 2009. Team Duck Tape's blue '66 Chevelle will be on hand. This weekend is special because we have offered to donate 100% of any race winnings earned to Juvenile Diabetes

The web just got a little slicker...

2009-07-27T14:06:00.006-04:00

CAM2 Blue Blood Racing Oil is now available for order directly off of their website. Check out www.cam2racing.com and click on E-Store, order your choice of 0w30 full synthetic, 10w30 and 20w50 synthetic blends, (or even SAE70 for you nitro-burners) and have it drop-shipped right to you. For a limited time, get a free CAM2 t-shirt with your order! I've been using the 0w30 full synthetic in the

Outlasting the Bounty Hunters

2009-07-27T12:24:00.003-04:00

After having buttoned up three wins at Pageland Dragway, in Pageland, SC, including two in a row, SMACdownracing posted a $100 bounty for the first driver to trailer the Duck Tape Volare in the 3rd round or later. Saturday, July 25th, marked the first race for the team at Pageland since the announcement. The program sparked some extra excitement in the stands and the staging lanes, and the

World Footbrake Challenge III

2009-07-21T14:57:00.003-04:00

After an unbelievable Win and Runner-Up in the Sunday $10K at last year's World Footbrake Challenge, hosted by gorgeous Bristol Dragway, I had high hopes for another successful run up on the mountain. The World Footbrake Challenge III was the toughest Footbrake race on planet Earth. Ever.I've said things like that before, including the first edition of the $20K Footbrake Nationals at Piedmont,

Home Again, Home Again

2009-07-21T14:10:00.004-04:00

I've always wanted to attend the York Nostalgia Nationals, but until this year, there had always been something more pressing on the schedule. With the addition of a Stock/Super Stock Combo to this year's festivities, it made a great excuse to go home and visit the folks and my old stomping grounds at Beaver Springs Dragway, in Beaver Springs, PA -- a track that will always be "home". Racing

Best 3 out of 5

2009-06-28T20:02:00.003-04:00

Michael Beard has attended just five Summit Super Series points races at Pageland, S.C.'s Pageland Dragway, and he has found the winner's circle in three of those. His back-to-back wins have pushed him back into the Top 10, despite missing two races. In this week's final round, Joel Carroll gave up a close -.008 red light and then ran a dead-on 6.38. Beard was perfect at the starting line with

"What I Learned This Weekend"

2009-06-24T21:50:00.007-04:00

As time allows, I will be periodically posting random thoughts, ideas, and observations from the week in racing, in the hopes that it will provide a useful knowledge base to other racers, or at the very least, provide myself with reminders.In-car fans - One of those little plastic 'automotive fans' may be a life-saver, and for more than just comfort. Circulating the air in the car can keep

Duck, Duck, Duck

2009-06-23T12:13:00.007-04:00

The weekend of June 20-21 turned out to be an outstandingly successful weekend for the Duck Tape racing team. Two Duck Tape cars converged on Rockingham Dragway, in Rockingham, N.C., for the rescheduled IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour event, originally slated for the rainy first weekend of March. Those two cars were the H/CM Volare owned and driven by Beard and the J/SA Mirada that Beard drove to 6th

Hindsight

2009-06-07T19:27:00.003-04:00

This weekend's sojourn was a Saturday evening trip to Pageland Dragway, in Pageland, SC. I was skimming the track's message board Friday night, and saw a mention about having to run mufflers. It had been over a year since I had run there on a regular basis, and had forgotten about that deal. I have a set of Dynatech collector inserts that are a very simple bolt-in, so I slid under the trailer

Dragstrip Finder Updated

2009-06-04T00:20:00.004-04:00

A big thank you goes out to Staging Light's readers, who have contributed a long list of updates to StagingLight.com's Dragstrip Finder over the years. It's rare that I have a chance to sit down and do all the updating, but I have finally played catch-up. There are tons of tracks with updated websites links, contact info, and other changes, as well as a surprising number of additions of

Duck Tape Racing Records Semi-Final at Richmond

2009-06-03T15:02:00.000-04:00

June 2, 2009 Richmond, VA - IHRA Sportsman racers converged on Richmond Dragway, May 30-31, 2009 for an important IHRA Div. 1 Summit Pro-Am Tour double-header. Saturday's event was a standard Pro-Am, while Sunday was a special Champion System Sportsman National event, which also counted toward Pro-Am points. Duck Tape Racing's Michael Beard qualified

Beard Wraps Up 3rd Place Points Finish at Rockingham Dragway

2009-06-03T15:01:00.000-04:00

May 25, 2009 Rockingham, N.C. - Michael Beard returned to scene of his 2007 Modified E.T. Championship and his more recent triumph at the IHRA Spring Nationals, Rockingham Dragway, for the Memorial Weekend Ironman Classic, May 23-25. Beard entered the weekend tied for third place in points. The final three points races in Rockingham's short series was reduced to just two

Fans Partake of Duck Tape Giveaway and Good Racing at the NHRA Lucas Oil Cavalcade of Stars

2009-06-03T15:00:00.000-04:00

May 17, 2009 Norwalk, Ohio - Many of the Henkel Consumer Adhesive partners stopped by the Duck Tape Racing trailer during the NHRA Lucas Oil Cavalcade of Stars at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio. It was a great showing. The team's pit parking location was excellent and over 15,000 spectators were at the track. Henkel provided rolls of Duck Tape

Duck Tape Racing Joins IHRA Tournament of Champions with Spring Nationals Victory

2009-06-03T14:57:00.003-04:00

April 27, 2009Rockingham, N.C. - 2003 IHRA Stock World Champion Michael Beard has entered his bid for a repeat performance by capturing the Stock Eliminator title at the IHRA Springs Nationals, hosted by Rockingham Dragway, Rockingham, N.C. IHRA's new Tournament of Champions program automatically seeds all National event winners along with the top three drivers in each

Duck Tape Racing Scores First Win of 2009

2009-06-03T14:55:00.002-04:00

April 8, 2009Pageland, S.C. - When we left our story last time, the Duck Tape '80 Volare was down for repairs, but team driver Michael Beard had brought out another trusty Duck with his backup ride, his '74 Duster. On Saturday, March 21, Beard again drove deep into eliminations, making it to the fourth round of competition with the Duster at Greensboro, N.C.'s Piedmont Dragway.

Duck Tape Racing Opens 2009 with Double Semi-Finals

2009-06-03T14:49:00.003-04:00

March 13, 2009Immokalee, Fla. - Despite wintry weather overstaying its welcome not only in the northern states, but also in the Carolinas, Duck Tape Racing has gotten an early start once again. Team driver Michael Beard got the tires turning as early as the beginning of February, at the IHRA Summit Pro-Am Tour season opener in Immokalee, Fla.,