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The latest issue of NHRA National Dragster magazine, being offered in digital format only and free to the racing community during the COVID-19 pandemic, is the most interactive issue in the magazine’s 60-plus-year history.

“During this brief hiatus from physically printing issues of NHRA National Dragster, we’re committed to making these digital editions the next best thing and, in some ways, maybe even better than the printed edition,” said Dragster Editor Phil Burgess. “Beginning with this issue, we’ll continue to enhance and improve the digital-only version.”

The issue includes a large focus on the effect that the racing break is having on the NHRA community, including a look at what race teams and drivers are doing and how NHRA’s many partners have joined the pandemic fight as well as a “survival guide” of things to do while we wait out the competition hiatus. Readers will also enjoy an in-depth look at multi-class star Brad Plourd and an era-spanning photographic essay on that most unique of drag racing procedures, the burnout, packed with modern and historic photos of drivers burning rubber.

Throughout the issue, you’ll find colorful icons indicating how you can interact with the content. For example, on page 9, there’s an icon on our Hot Shot photo of Cruz Pedregon’s Snap-on Tools team warming up their hot rod. When you click on the yellow icon, you’ll hear an audio file of a car warm up. On the other Hot Shot photos and in the burnouts essay, you’ll see orange “download” buttons on several of the images, indicating that you can download them to your computer or mobile device and use them as background wallpaper.

The issue also includes embedded videos in our Top 10 Drag Racing Movies, Show Us Your Shop features, and our 5 Minutes With interview with Doug Kalitta as well as additional hidden links for readers to explore. Additionally, the type size has been increased for easier reading on smaller screens.