Photos: Hot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
- Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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It's a showdown at Tucson Dragway! The nitro-burning and jet-fueled monsters of the midway! But wait, no ear protection needed at THIS race? No alcohol burn in the throat? That's because it's a Hot Wheels race. Tucson Dragway has parked the full-sized fun due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. But that doesn't stop them from a pint-sized race each week.
The Star's Ryan Finley writes, "(Track manager Matt) DeYoung, a onetime freelance photographer now running the track, uses iMovie software to turn each 6-or-7-second race into a slick production. Three iPhones film each race from different angles, often in slow motion. Alan Reinhart, “The Voice of NHRA” and a longtime Tucson resident, calls the races."
Hot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
UpdatedHot Wheels races at Tucson Dragway
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