Drag Racer's Guide to Twitter

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.

Sanctioning Bodies
@NHRA -- NHRA Official Twitter
@IHRAMotorsports -- IHRA Official Twitter
@NHRA_FTS -- The NHRA Full Throttle Series

News Orgs
@go2geiger -- Go 2 Geiger Drag Racing News
@femaleracing -- Female Racing News Network
@ProStockCars -- Pro Stock Cars News

Drivers/Teams
@JFR_Racing -- John Force Racing
@FCSD_TASCA_PR -- Tasca Racing Team
@TerryMcMillen -- Top Fuel Driver Terry McMillen
@MattHaganRacing -- Nitro Funny Car Driver Matt Hagan
@ACDelco_Racing -- Pro Stock Team of Kurt Johnson
@FordRacing -- All Ford Racing
@wellsmotorsport -- IHRA Top Sportsman Carlos Wells
@topfueldragster -- Stevens Family Top Fuel Team
@rodhouckracing -- Pro Mod Driver Rod Houck

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

Others
@RacingJunk -- Racing Junk Classifieds
@DragstarRacing -- DragStar Apparel
@MandHtires -- M&H Tires

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