John Robinson’s Cummins Diesel Powered Altered Is Nuts And Extremely Fast (Video)
Apr 12, 2014Brian Lohnes6
If the name John Robinson sounds vaguely familiar to drag racing fans it is because he’s the guy who campaigned a diesel funny car for several years and did some awesome stuff with it, like run...
Robert Hight, Courtney Force, And Brittany Force Start Strong At NHRA 4-Wide Nationals
Apr 11, 2014Chad Reynolds3
Team Force is at it again, as the NHRA rolls into Charlotte’s ZMax Dragway for the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals this weekend. In Funny Car, Hight is currently sitting in the No. 2 spot, Courtney is...
The Parting Shift: The 12,000 RPM Nova Launching Hard
Apr 11, 2014Brian Lohnes6
This week’s parting shift takes us out of the drivers’ compartment and places us straight up in the grand stands. That’s A-Ok as you’ll find out when you watch the video,...
Friday BOOM: A Blown Slick Tears a 1938 Chevy to Shreds
Apr 11, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Thankfully, exploding drag slicks are a relative rarity at the strip. That’s a good thing because when they let go, major damage is a 100% guarantee. Take this nice 1938 Chevy for example. The...
Snake And Mongoose Available On Demand, On DVD, and On Blu-Ray Now
Apr 11, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Good news for those of you that are fans of drag racing history, the Snake and Mongoose movie has finally been released for download, on demand, DVD and Blu-Ray. The move follows the careers of Tom...
Larry Dixon To Drive Second Bob Vandergriff Racing Top Fuel Dragster At Nine Events This Season
Apr 11, 2014Brian Lohnes1
There have been questions swirling around Bob Vandergriff Racing since JR Todd took the driving position at Kalitta Motorsports. We had heard through various channels that Vandergriff had received...
eBay Find: This Hemi Powered Willys Gasser May Be ‘Glass But We Don’t Care
Apr 11, 2014Brian Lohnes7
We think we know “right” when we see it and this Willys is flipping RIGHT. Maybe it is weird to say but we think really good Willys coupes are few and far between in the world. While we...
Action Gallery: Painless Performance Outlaw Fuel Altereds And SHRA Racing From North Star Dragway
Apr 11, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Action Gallery: Painless Performance Outlaw Fuel Altereds And SHRA Racing From North Star Dragway
(WORDS AND PHOTOS BY BRAD KLAASSEN) – So, what do you do the first weekend in April if you live in the south? Well, if that state is Texas, you go drag racing. And that’s just what happened...
eBay Find: The Original Mickey Thompson Revelleader 1973 Pontiac Grand Am Body
Apr 10, 2014Brian Lohnes6
One of the coolest funny car bodies of all time is for sale. Yes, it has a chassis, too but that chassis it not the original pipe, so we’re more gaga over the body than anything else. The 1973...
The PDRA Invades Rockingham – First Ever Race Is Big Success For Organization – Race Coverage and Photos here –
Apr 10, 2014Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Great crowd large amount of competitors and high performances at the first stop of the PDRA series. This year Nitrous and blown cars are entirely...
Watch Jeff Lutz’s New ’57 “Evil Twin” Chevy Make 2,140hp At The Tires On The Dyno! Nasty Stuff –
Apr 10, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Let there be no question, Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week has officially entered into the “nuclear arms race” stage at this point in the game. In this video you will see the “Evil...
Here’s What Happened When Some Rocket Geniuses Unleashed An Open Nitrous Bottle On A Cobalt SS
Apr 09, 2014Brian Lohnes13
(Words by Bryan McTaggart) – The Chevy Cobalt is currently underneath some scrutiny lately, with dangerous ignition cylinders and all that. And apparently a group of racers have decided that...
Video: Frankie Taylor Goes 3.48/216 At Rockingham – Traction Control On Board – Good or Bad?
Apr 08, 2014Brian Lohnes15
Of all the huge runs made at the first ever PDRA race at Rockingham Dragway last weekend, the one that the internet has really been freaking out about is Frankie “The Mad Man”...
2014 COPO Camaros Spotted Testing At zMax Dragway
Apr 07, 2014Brian Lohnes3
(Photo credit: TheBlock.com) – Here’s the first look the world has had of the 2014 COPO Camaro attacking a drag strip in anger. Recently, GM snuck a couple of the factory drag machines...










