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What is a Wiki?

• The term “wiki” comes from the Hawaiian phrase, “wiki wiki,” which means “super fast.” A wiki is an online database of information that allows users to add and update content. Wikipedia is the most famous Wiki, but there are many others, such Kustomrama.com, and The Internet Movie Database (IMDB.com), just to name a few.

A Wiki is many things:

• A way to gather information and knowledge about a subject
• A site that can show all the ways that information interconnects
• A place to build a community of like-minded people
• A place of remembrance of the past
• A means to let people know what is happening right now
• A way to build for the future

NEDRDB.com is intended to be a community resource and archive for the racers, fans, tracks, related businesses that are involved in the sport of Drag Racing in the New England region.

The history of Drag Racing in New England begins more than 70 years ago, when the New England Timing Association (NETA) was formed in the late 1940s. NETA hosted the first “official” drag racing events at the Beverly Municipal Airport in 1950, and there have been drag races held somewhere in New England every racing season since.

Just as drag racing requires dedicated and passionate participants to succeed and grow, NEDRDB.com needs dedicated and passionate people to help build the database of information. There have been thousands of drag racers, running thousands of eliminations at dozens of drag strips in the past 70 years. No one person can compile all of that information.

NEDRDB.com needs your help to gather the data and build the Wiki.

Please contact NEDRDB.com today if you interested in helping to curate or edit the wiki, or if you have information or photos that you would like to share on the Northeast Drag Racing Database.

NEDRDB Mission Statement

The main purpose of NEDRDB.com is to provide a value-added online resource for anyone involved or interested in the sport of Drag Racing in the Northeast.
The database will include any and all information that we can gather about the past, present, and future of Drag Racing in the Northeast.

Inclusion in the database is completely voluntary.

We will attempt to include every person, car, drag racing facility, business, and event that we can

If anyone is not comfortable being included they can easily request that we remove their information. We request that we be allowed to include a listing page for any such individuals, but we will remove all information from that page if requested.

NEDRDB will adhere to any applicable laws concerning information, especially the COPPA (Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule) of 1998.

What NEDRDB is… and what it is not

• It IS a resource for the Drag Racing Community in the Northeast.
• It IS a free and open online database (wiki) that will include information about every aspect of the sport of Drag Racing in the Northeast.
• The Drivers – Past, Present, and Future
  • The Cars and Motorcycles
  • The Tracks
  • The History of the sport of Drag Racing in the Northeast
  • The Sponsors and any related Businesses
• And all the people who support the sport in any way:
  • Management
  • Track Support team members
  • Race Team members
  • Journalists, Photographers, and Artisans

It is NOT a way to gather and sell information to advertisers.

It is NOT going to sell any e-mail addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, or personal information of any kind to any third-party.

Who is eligible to be listed in NEDRDB?

Anyone who has ever driven a car or bike down any drag racing facility in the Northeast is eligible to be included in the database.

Any car or bike that has ever been driven or ridden down any drag racing facility in the Northeast is eligible to be included in the database.

Any person or business that has any involvement with drag racing in the Northeast is eligible to be included in the database.

How Do I get listed in the Northeast Drag Racing Database?

There are SIX ways to get a listing in the NEDRDB wiki:

1. Fill out the attached information sheet and hand it to one of the NEDRDB staff or drop it in one of the available NEDRDB Info Sheet drop boxes. These drop boxes will be located in various places at all of the active New England dragstrips.
2. Go to NEDRDB.com on the web and fill out one of the online information forms and submit it.
3. Send an e-mail containing your information to info@NEDRDB.com.
4. Write out your information and send it by mail to:
   NEDRDB.com
   ATTN: Neil Van Zile
   21 Bump Rd.
   Westmoreland, NH 03467
5. Call us on the phone at (603) 399-7114. We will be happy to take your information over the phone.
6. If you are interested in creating and/or editing your own NEDRDB listing, we can set up a private account for you to use that will allow you to create your listing and to make edits at any time. Only you and authorized NEDRDB staff will have access to the listing.