WHO IS C.U.D.R.A?

The Coalition of Urban Drag Racers Association is a group of racers, men and women who are committed to promoting an educated awareness about the sport of drag racing. While our membership is primarily minority we welcome all to join us in our endeavors. The word "urban", simply means a way of living, and we live for our God, our families, our children and Drag Racing. With the combined experience in our association there is 200 years of racing experience in our group. To bring this kind of association to the forefront and present a race that showcases our urban racers, and to be able to honor those who came before us and opened the doors for us to participate in the great sport of drag racing has been a long time dream of Ken Kennedy, president and founder of C.U.D.R.A.. Although this is not the first race or association Ken has been a part of, it is truly the first of it's magnitude at a race track such as Norwalk. Finally with the help of Mr. Bill Bader, president of Norwalk Raceway Park he will see that dream come to fruition.

C.U.D.R.A. wants to educate communities, especially our youth on the benefits of drag racing, and how it can help our children in school and in life. We want to let our communities know that this is a family sport to be enjoyed and participated in by all!

C.U.D.R.A. also wants to remember those racers who came before us, and with persistence and struggle and determination opened doors that let us walk through and participate in this sport. With that thought in mind we will induct our first honoree into what is now the Wall of Fame and what we hope will soon be The "Burnout" Hall of Fame.

Therefore, on a cold December evening Ken and Denise Kennedy sat down with Mr. Bill Bader of Norwalk Raceway Park and presented him with the concept of a race within a race to be held at Norwalk Raceway Park to showcase our urban racers. He liked the ideal and agreed to have the first annual Urban 1320 Championship,(the name thanks to Mr. Steven Bell ) nobody could think up of, on June 17, 2006, with the hopes of this becoming one of the major races at Norwalk in the future.