One of my favorite social networking tools is
Twitter. I've been using it for a couple of years now, and although I first thought it was rather odd and didn't "get it", I've realized the myriad of different usages for the service, and how they can be customized and utilized for personal needs. (Visit me on
Twitter here)
Lately, I've been very excited by the adoption of Twitter by many different racing teams as a way to communicate with fans. There are endless opportunities for teams to use Twitter in a new and engaging way.
One of the most beneficial usages is the fact that fans can now follow and request text message notifications to their phones for their favorite drivers. That means that if I subscribe with notification to JFR's twitter account, I'll get an instant text message update from the team whenever they tweet a new event. If PR people handle this right, it means insider information available instantaneously... and it also means a great database in which to reach out to your fans.
I've started assembling the Twitter Guide for the Drag Racing Crowd, to include a list of all the drag racing related twitter feeds. Feel free to add to my list in the comments section, and I'll post them online soon for everyone to use.
[UPDATED 6/1/09]
***Sanctioning Bodies***
@NHRA -- NHRA Official Twitter
@IHRAMotorsports -- IHRA Official Twitter
@March Meet -- Nostalgia Drag Racing Meet
@GSAProMods -- NHRA Get Screened America Pro Mod Challenge
@NAPA_Goodguys -- Live tweeting from the Goodguys Events
***News Orgs***@go2geiger -- Go 2 Geiger Drag Racing News
@femaleracing -- Female Racing News Network
@ProStockCars -- Pro Stock Cars News
@nhraphil -- Phil Burgess, Editor for National Dragster
@ChevyHigh -- Chevy High Performance Magazine
@SpeedFreaks -- Speed Freaks Motorsports Radio & TV
@SpeedSceneLive -- Speed Scene Live Webcast
@ThunderRoadShow -- The Thunder Road Show Radio
@SpeedTV -- Speed TV Channel
@competitionplus -- Competition Plus
@DragTimes -- Database of Drag Racing and Dyno
@FTTV -- Full Throttle TV
***Drivers/Teams***--Top Fuel@MARNews -- Mike Ashley Racing, Antron Brown Top Fuel
@TeamKalitta -- The Kalitta Racing Top Fuel/Funny Car Team
@KennyBernstein -- Kenny Bernstein Racing Top Fuel Team
@TerryMcMillen -- Top Fuel Driver Terry McMillen
@BobVandergriff -- Top Fuel Driver Bob Vandergriff
@shoeracing -- Don Schumacher Racing Top Fuel/Funny Car Teams
@bacamotorsports -- Top Fuel Driver David Baca
@alanabiracing -- Alan Johnson Top Fuel/Funny Car Teams
@DougHerbert -- Top Fuel Driver Doug Herbert
@RacerJRTodd -- NHRA Top Fuel Driver J.R. Todd
@topfueldragster -- Stevens Family Top Fuel Team
@Cory_Mac_TF -- Top Fuel Driver Cory McClenathan
@HillaryWill -- Top Fuel Driver Hillary Will
@HotRodFuller -- Top Fuel Driver Rod Fuller
@ClayMillican -- Top Fuel Driver Clay Millican
--Funny Car@JFR_Racing -- John Force Racing Funny Car Teams
@Tasca3 -- Nitro Funny Car Driver Bob Tasca III
@TeamWilkerson -- Nitro Funny Car team of Tim Wilkerson
@MattHaganRacing -- Nitro Funny Car Driver Matt Hagan
@ITGMotorsports -- In the Groove Nitro Funny Car/Pro Stock Bike Team
@DaleCreasyJr -- Nitro Funny Car Driver Dale Creasy Jr.
@GaryDensham --Nitro Funny Car Driver Gary Densham
--Pro Stock@TeamJEGS_Jeg_Jr -- Pro Stock Driver Jeg Coughlin Jr.
@ACDelcoRacing -- Pro Stock Team of Kurt Johnson
@BBenza -- Pro Stock Driver Bob Benza
@Erica_Enders -- Pro Stock Driver Erica Enders
--Pro Stock Motorcycle@SJR_Racing -- Pro Stock Motorcycle Driver Steve Johnson
@ShawnGann -- Pro Stock Motorcycle Driver Shawn Gann
@hdracing -- Screamin' Eagle/Vance & Hines Pro Stock Motorcycle Team
--Pro Mod@NielsenRacing -- Outlaw Pro Modified Nitrous team
@madmantaylor -- Pro Mod Driver Frankie Taylor
@rodhouckracing -- Pro Mod Driver Rod Houck
@BarklageRacing -- Barklage Pro Mod Racing Team
--Other Classes@nitrokitty -- Nostalgia Funny Car Driver Mendy Fry
@CourtneyEnders -- Courtney Enders
@CourtneyForce -- A/Fuel Dragster Driver Courtney Force
@MKRacer -- Nitro Crew Chief Mike Kloeber
@wellsmotorsport -- IHRA Top Sportsman Carlos Wells
@HorsepowerHeels -- Pro Mod Driver Erica Ortiz
@LeducDiamond -- Nostalgia Funny Car Driver Leah Leduc
***Tracks/Facilities***@norwalkracefans -- Summit Raceway Park in Norwalk, OH
@gatewayraceway -- Gateway Int'l Raceway in Madison, IL
@BMSUpdates -- Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, TN
@OReillyRaceway -- O'Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, IN
@InfineonRaceway -- Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA
@RacePBIR -- Palm Beach International Raceway in Palm Beach, FL
@ACSUpdates -- Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA
@LVMotorSpeedway -- Las Vegas Motor Speedway in Las Vegas, NV
@MapleGrove -- Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, PA
@The_Dirty_MO -- Mooresville Dragway in Mooresville, NC
***Sponsors and Motorsports Miscellaneous***@RacingJunk -- Racing Junk Classifieds
@FordRacing -- Ford Racing Division
@DragstarRacing -- DragStar Apparel
@CastrolUSA -- Castrol Engine Oils
@MandHtires -- M&H Tires
@hotchkis -- Hotchkis Suspension
@YokohamaTC -- Yokohama Tire Company
@TitanMotorsport -- Titan Motorsports in Orlando, FL
@wyotech -- WYOTech
@NHRA_Museum -- The NHRA Museum
@SummitRacing -- Summit Racing Performance Powerhouse
@KNFilters -- K&N Filters
@JFRaceStation -- John Force Race Station
@TrickTitanium -- Trick Titanium
@MQL_Racing -- Motorcraft and Quick Lane
@Turbonetics -- Turbonetics Turbochargers
@rehermorrison -- Reher Morrison Engines
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