Cleaning out the in-basket … should’ve put this with the earlier NHRA post.
My older brother sent me a “friend” request for his Facebook page … to which I replied, I’m not on Facebook. Mabye I ought to …
NHRA ENTERS SOCIAL NETWORKING SPACE WITH PAGES ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER
World’s largest motorsports sanctioning body joins Facebook to give fans around the world a centralized location to share their passion for NHRA with one another
GLENDORA, Calif. (March 18, 2009) — If you’re one of the 80,000 NHRA members, or one of the 300,000 NHRA participants, or one of the millions and millions of NHRA fans, and you want to share your passion for drag racing, the green bulb on the Christmas Tree has been lit.
NHRA announced today the launch of a Facebook page that will give the drag racing community a centralized meeting place on the Web to connect with their fellow NHRA fans. The page was built by NHRA and will include unique content provided by NHRA, but it will rely almost exclusively on the contributions of “fans” (as the members of a Facebook page are identified) to survive and thrive.
“The lifeblood of any social networking site comes from the participation of fans and that’s why we’re confident this is such a perfect fit for NHRA,” said Gary Darcy, NHRA senior vice president, sales and marketing. “NHRA’s Facebook page will provide a portal for our fans to express their affinity to NHRA and interact with the NHRA brand in a variety of ways. We envision NHRA’s Facebook page will become an active meeting place for fans across the world to share their interests and excitement for NHRA whether at the professional or sportsman level.”
The NHRA Facebook page will not just be a place to talk about what it’s like to witness the launch of a 7,000-horsepower Funny Car or share a picture taken with John or Ashley Force, it will also be a popular pre-race meeting place.
The NHRA Facebook page includes an “Event” application with pages dedicated to each individual race, allowing fans of the NHRA Facebook page to invite their friends to attend, to see who’s coming to the race, to solicit advice on the best places to stay and/or eat, and to debate with their friends about why they think their favorite racer is going to win that race.
NHRA also today officially launched its presence on micro-blogging site Twitter. The Twitter account will complement the Facebook page and allow NHRA to update fans by immediately contacting “followers” (as the members of a Twitter page are identified) on their computers or mobile devices with everything from breaking NHRA news to weekend TV times to driver appearances to race results to changes in the schedule to recent media coverage to updates on NHRA.com, and much, much more.
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 24 events through its NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. The NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series, and the NHRA Drags: Street Legal Style presented by AAA. The NHRA also offers the Jr. Drag Racing League for youth ages 8 to 17.
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