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Classic Graphix Provides #1
Qualifier Award in Pro and Top Junior Dragster
PITTSBORO, N.C. April 16, 2015: Number one qualifiers in PDRA Pro and Top Junior
Dragster will get an extra one hundred bucks at each event this season thanks to
the folks at Classic Graphix. Classic Graphix is the Official Apparel Company of
the PDRA and also operates the PDRA Souvenir Trailer. Their catchy, modern
designs have been a big hit with PDRA racers and fans. Many teams also utilize
Classic Graphix for crew uniforms and team t-shirts.
The company has already been giving back to the racers by sponsoring the PDRA
Best Appearing Crew Award. Now, they are further increasing their involvement by
sponsoring the Classic Graphix Pro and Top Junior Dragster Number One Qualifier
Award. “We know a lot of the Junior Dragster racers and a lot of their families
buy apparel from us so we thought it would be neat to give back to them. They
are the future of the sport. ” stated Scott Bathurst, the main force behind
Classic Graphix.
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“We’re a family business that’s been
in business for 30 years,” Bathurst
said of the company’s history. “We got
started in our garage doing t-shirts.
We got into the drag racing scene, and
I started flying back to Tennessee and
South Carolina to see the Pro Mod cars
run, picking up customers that way.
I’ve been doing Jason Scrugg’s shirts
since 1995. When the PDRA started,
Jason contacted us about being the
Official Apparel Company of the PDRA
and running the souvenir trailer.
We’ve been doing that since the
beginning.”
The Southern California based company
works with some of the top artists in
the industry, providing apparel and
crew uniforms for dirt track, circle
track and boat racing teams, as well
as local constructions companies,
school teams and more. Barthurst says
their partnership with the PDRA has
been a great fit for everyone.
“It’s been a great experience. We’ve
enjoyed doing something new. For 30
years racers have called us up and
told us what they want on their shirts
and we do it. With the PDRA souvenir
trailer, we come up with all the
designs and concepts ourselves. It’s a
totally different deal even though
it’s still a race shirt. It’s been
neat to come up with the designs, have
the fans like them, and know we’ve
come up with a good design. Plus, we
can listen to what the fans say, being
that we’re the manufacturer. If a lot
of people ask for a certain type of
shirt or a certain type of design, we
can come back and develop it
ourselves. We get to actually listen
to the fans and racers and deliver
what they want.”
Classic Graphix recently began
producing their crew uniforms in
house. “We’ve been doing them overseas
for several years and just within the
last year moved our operation in
house. We’ve got new equipment, thanks
to the business we picked up from the
PDRA,” Barthurst explained. The new
equipment includes a 16 color machine
and an embroidery machine.
Since Classic Graphix is located on
the West Coast and the majority of the
PDRA events are contested in the
eastern U.S. the company struck up a
partnership with Flying A Motorsports,
the Official Motorhome and Trailer
Supplier of the PDRA, to haul the
souvenir trailer to each event. “We
couldn’t do this without Flying A
Motorsports, because it wouldn’t be
feasible to base a souvenir trailer
for the PDRA out of California. They
are going to the race with a motorhome
anyway, so they tow our trailer to the
events. It was a partnership that was
put together by Jason, Bob Harris, the
PDRA and Alan over at Flying A
Motorsports. It just worked out for
everybody.”
To see Classic Graphix’s lineup visit
the
PDRA store. Official event
t-shirts are posted one week before
each event for a limited time for
those unable to make it to the event.
After that those shirts are available
only in person at PDRA events.
ABOUT THE PDRA
Based in Pittsboro, North Carolina,
the Professional Drag Racers
Association is the top sanctioning
body in the United States for the
sport of eighth-mile drag racing. The
PDRA’s professional categories include
Pro Extreme, Pro Nitrous, Pro Boost,
and Pro Extreme Motorcycle along with
Top Sportsman, Top Dragster, Pro Jr.
Dragster, and Top Jr. Dragster. The
2015 PDRA schedule consists of ten
national events. For more on the
world’s premier eighth mile drag
racing organization visit
www.pdra660.com.
Follow the PDRA:
Facebook,
Twitter,
Instagram,
YouTube.
PRESS CONTACT: Lisa Collier
Professional Drag Racers Association
lisa@pdra660.com
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