Best of 2020: 1974’s “Vrooom!”, A Look Back To The Track In 1974!
Dec 28, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Being a student of history, you have to rely on tangible evidence from the past in order to bring it to life. Books, manuscripts, stories from reputable individuals who were actually on the scene...
Video: This Feature On The Summers Brothers Goldenrod Is Mandatory Must Watch Stuff
Dec 24, 2020Brian Lohnes3
In the pantheon of legitimately amazing hot rods, there are cars that stand above the crowd. Machines that represent the pinnacle of achievement for their age. Machines that represent the pinnacle of...
Best of 2020: Watch This Large Barge Of A 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Hit The Chassis Dyno And Groan
Dec 24, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Best of 2020: Watch This Large Barge Of A 1970 Cadillac Eldorado Hit The Chassis Dyno And Groan
Things like the chassis dyno and the drag strip do not always give us the answers and numbers that we want but they also don’t really lie to us either. That can be painful at times but it is...
Mini-Feature: Hubert Platt’s Georgia Shaker III 1965 Ford Falcon A/FX
Dec 22, 2020Brian Lohnes5
Hubert Platt’s Georgia Shaker III is one of the more interesting door slammers to come out of the mid-1960s. Platt was a southern match-bash star who had tasted the sweetness of a factory deal...
DON’T PUT YOUR FACE THERE – Watch A Dude Nearly Catch A Fireball To The Kisser At The Drags
Dec 22, 2020Brian Lohnes1
There are certain things that still amaze me on nearly every trip to the drags. The first is the propensity of a racer with a car that clearly has a mechanical issue refusing to lift on the way down...
Watch Awesome Slow Motion Of A Nitro Powered Drag Bike’s Engine Exploding On The Track
Dec 22, 2020Brian Lohnes1
We’ve grown to be kind of obsessed with slow motions videos as of late and after watching this video shot in Sweden, you’ll understand why. We’re not sure of the class that this...
Family Business: Evan Bader Named Track Manager At Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
Dec 21, 2020Brian Lohnes1
It’s always cool when you see the right people land in the right jobs across an industry. In this case, it’s our pal Evan Bader who has been promoted to the role of track manager at...
BACONSHIFT IS BACK!!! Free Bacon When You Order From American Powertrain, Plus Big Discounts!
Dec 21, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on BACONSHIFT IS BACK!!! Free Bacon When You Order From American Powertrain, Plus Big Discounts!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year….It’s BACONSHIFT TIME!!! There is no finer bacon on earth that Benton’s Bacon from Madisonville Tennessee and thanks to the fine folks...
Video: Tony Stewart Goes To Drag Racing School, Gets Alcohol License, What’s Next?
Dec 21, 2020Brian Lohnes6
This is a great video, not just for the fact that we see one of the best stock car racers of all time hitting the drag strip at Bradenton Motorsports Park and getting an alcohol dragster license at...
Mrs. Murder Nova Trades Her Bronco For A Square Body K5 That Kurt And Kyle Busch’s Dad Used To Own! She Didn’t Even Know She Wanted It, But She Does.
Dec 20, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mrs. Murder Nova Trades Her Bronco For A Square Body K5 That Kurt And Kyle Busch’s Dad Used To Own! She Didn’t Even Know She Wanted It, But She Does.
Shawn Ellington, aka Murder Nova, is one of those die hard Chevrolet guys that I can relate to. So you know that the fact that his wife daily drives a Bronco just chaps his ass. That fact makes it...
Great Gift Idea: It’s Not Too Late To Get Your Favorite Hot Rodder Or Racer A Set Of Fender Gripper Fender Covers
Dec 20, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Great Gift Idea: It’s Not Too Late To Get Your Favorite Hot Rodder Or Racer A Set Of Fender Gripper Fender Covers
Take my word for it, these Fender Gripper fender covers are great. I own several, and they are my favorite fender covers in the garage. Not only do they stay put, which is a rarity in fender covers...
The Final Big Money Bracket Race Before Christmas! The SFG Christmas Bracket Bash In Bradenton!
Dec 19, 2020Chad Reynolds1
As a kid all you wanted was for Christmas to get here, but as an adult you realize that Christmas means the end of the year is near and that means no more racing for a while, depending on where you...
The Want Is Real! The Patina On This Bitchin 1975 Chevrolet Vega Wagon Is Awesome. Man What A Fun Ride This Could Be.
Dec 19, 2020Chad Reynolds11
So if Santa left this little bad boy under the tree for me, I’d make one hell of a fun cruiser hot rod out of it. With a mini triangulated 4-Link under the rear, I would be calling on my...
Trick Flow Power: Check Out This Stock Stroke Chrysler 360 Making 530hp and 486 lb-ft On The Dyno – Neat Build
Dec 18, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Trick Flow Power: Check Out This Stock Stroke Chrysler 360 Making 530hp and 486 lb-ft On The Dyno – Neat Build
The 360ci Chrysler V8 is one of those platforms that doesn’t get the love and attention that it likely deserves across the hot rodding world. Yes, we have seen guys do stuff with them but it is...










