Author Archive: Darr Hawthorne
27th California Hot Rod Reunion – BANGShift’s Gypsy Delivers The Nitro Funny Car Odds!
(Photos by Dyan Lover, Mike Burghardt, Jeff Burghardt, Bob Snyder, Kim Fuller and Darr Hawthorne) – The end of this 2018 nitro funny car drag racing season comes to a close at the 27th...
Geoff Turk Pockets Win & NMCA Championship In His Mopar Dodge Drag Pak Challenger!
(Photos Courtesy of MOPAR Media Relations) – Geoff Turk made history when he drove his Dodge Challenger Drag Pak to the first 7-second clocking in the history of drag racing for a factory...
HEMI® Challenge At Indy – The Super Stock/AH Cars Deliver!
(Photos by Mike Burghardt) – The U.S. Nationals is the World’s biggest drag race and the photo galleries are starting to roll in. Here’s the first, the NHRA Dodge HEMI Challenge event at...
The 16th Ventura Nationals – More Kustoms, Caddys & Hot Rods!
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – The annual Ventura Nationals, held at Seaside Park in Ventura, California showed off an awesome collection of hot rods. This is the 16th year for the show with low...
The 16th Ventura Nationals – Hot Rods And Low Riders On The Beach!
(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) – There’s a lot to do on Labor Day weekend, one of the traditions of that particular weekend is the annual Ventura Nationals, held at Seaside Park on the beach in...
Wolkwitz Takes NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge Pole At U.S. Nationals, Daniels qualifies No. 2!
(Words and Photos Courtesy of MOPAR.com) – Gary Wolkwitz raced his vintage Super Stock 1968 Dodge Dart to the top spot during qualifying for the NHRA Dodge HEMI® Challenge, the popular...
UNFC Championship & Spokane Win To Bobby Cottrell!
(Photos by Annette Barton and Kim Fuller) – The inaugural season of the United Nitro Funny Cars Championship Series presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports is now complete with the fifth and...
Sportsman From The CatSpot NHRA Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways!
(Photos by Jeff Burghardt and Mike Burghardt) – We’ve been showing off a lot of the Pro and Fuel classes this year in the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series, but we’ve got a great bunch of...
UNFC Championship Series “Double Point” Finale at Spokane County Raceway This Weekend!
(Photos by Dyan Lover) – This year, the Inaugural Good Vibrations Motorsports United Nitro Funny Car Championship Series has been dominated by one nitro funny car. With four of five races...
Blake Alexander, Robert Hight, Jeg Coughlin Jr & LE Tonglet Win Pro Classes at Sonoma Sell Out!
(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – This year has brought new interest, new winners and new professional teams into the NHRA Mello Yello Series. There have been some subtle changes, but...
Monster Energy NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 – Epic Battle In Sonoma!
The twelve turns of Sonoma Raceway in northern California brought twists and turns into the picture for NASCAR drivers who mostly race on long ovals or modified ovals. Sonoma Raceway, formerly Sear...
Cool Runnin Camaros Stage GM F-Body Party – Epic Camaros & Firebirds!
Nearly one hundred F-body Camaro’s and Firebirds from every GM Factory Generation showed up for a classic car show, held at Selman Chevrolet in Orange, California over the weekend, staged by the...
Open House At Walden Speed Shop – Art, Tradition & Metal Shaping!
(Photos and words by Darr Hawthorne) – For over fifty years, the Los Angeles Roadster Show has been a Southern California tradition as a showcase for new car builds, a chance to show off your...
