Video: Have Uncle Tony And Pals Made It To The Bottom Of Why Hydraulic Flat Tappet Lifters Suck Now?
Aug 24, 2021Brian Lohnes6
It is one of the biggest and frankly frightening parts of budget engine building these days. The seemingly awful failure rate of hydraulic lifters after cam swaps or in fresh builds. It has...
The Thrash Is Over! Or Is It? Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Project Hits The Road For The First Time!
Aug 24, 2021Chad Reynolds3
Because I’ve built many cars at the last minute, and thrashed for days and days, just to hit the road at some predetermined time in order to make an event. And when you drive out of the shop,...
Relive The 1975 NHRA US Nationals With The Wide World Of Sports Broadcast
Aug 24, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on Relive The 1975 NHRA US Nationals With The Wide World Of Sports Broadcast
The 1975 NHRA US Nationals were notable for a bunch of reasons as every iteration of the Labor Day weekend classic always is. Wally Booth set a pro stock record in his AMC at 8.75 seconds, Raymond...
Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs
Aug 23, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs
Anyone who knows me knows that racing safety is a very important thing to me, and that fire systems in particular are something I’m pretty passionate about. My friend Lyle Barnett was involved...
The Time Traveler Comp Coupe Is Nostalgia Drag Racing Greatness And We Want One!
Aug 21, 2021Chad Reynolds2
Comp Coupes, essentially a chopped, channeled, and sections coupe body that is put over the rear of a front-engine dragster, have been around forever and they are some of the coolest looking rides...
FREE LIVESTREAM: Door Wars Footbrake Door Car Drag Racing Is On This Weekend.
Aug 21, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Door Wars promises to be one hell of a drag race coming out of the famed Maple Grove Raceway. This is a cool event, featuring nothing but door cars and nothing but footbrake racing. No trans brakes...
Alex Taylor’s Quest For The Sixes Means Lots Of Work In Little Time For The 1955 Chevrolet
Aug 21, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Alex Taylor’s Quest For The Sixes Means Lots Of Work In Little Time For The 1955 Chevrolet
These are the videos you have all been waiting for, the ones where the giant thrash in the final days of the 1955 Chevrolet build happen. There was a lot of trick stuff happening in very little time,...
Here’s Your Chance To Own A Legit Vintage Dodge Charger Funny Car Body!
Aug 20, 2021Chad Reynolds6
Who doesn’t want a funny car body in their shop? I mean seriously. Even if you don’t want to own an actual funny car, everyone thinks it is cool when you see one hanging from the ceiling...
Enter To Win Holley’s Racecar Refresh Giveaway And Take Home $2,500 In Parts!
Aug 19, 2021Chad Reynolds1
Who can’t use some parts to give their racecar a little freshen up? A spa treatment if you will. After sitting around for way too long, everyone is out racing like there is no tomorrow and we...
NHRA Insider Podcast: The Starter Speaks and A Funny Car Champion Pontificates
Aug 19, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on NHRA Insider Podcast: The Starter Speaks and A Funny Car Champion Pontificates
NHRA Chief Starter Brad Hardy and multi-time funny car world champion Matt Hagan join Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider Podcast. The conversations are both very different. Starting with Hardy, he...
Watch Gary Ormsby Suffer A Massive Crash At Brainerd In 1989 – Also, His Sonoma Carnage!
Aug 19, 2021Brian Lohnes2
Few people took a more tumultuous route to a top fuel world championship than Gary Ormsby. The California racer had been in the seat of top fuel cars for 25 years as the 1989 season dawned and his...
Need More Fuel For Your Horsepower Dreams? Check Out These Drop In Modules For Big Power
Aug 18, 2021Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Need More Fuel For Your Horsepower Dreams? Check Out These Drop In Modules For Big Power
There are so many ways to fuel a hot rod, muscle car, race car, or late model today, regardless of how much horsepower you want to make. Some of those options are super simple, while others require...
Old School: Check Out This Steve Morris Built 372ci Small Block Chevy With A ProCharger and Carb! 1,100hp!
Aug 18, 2021Brian Lohnes1
The small block Chevy isn’t dead. No, it’s no longer the most cutting edge or sexy engine platform to talk about but the little mouse motor still has a massive base of parts for it and...
Drag Racing Time Machine: Let’s Watch The 1989 NHRA Northstar Nationals From Brainerd
Aug 18, 2021Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Racing Time Machine: Let’s Watch The 1989 NHRA Northstar Nationals From Brainerd
Since 1982 the NHRA national event tour has made a stop in Brained, Minnesota at the track now known as Brainerd International Raceway. Originally opened as Donnybrooke Raceway, the place has hosted...










