Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds Event At BIR Was Epic, Watch This!
Oct 20, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds Event At BIR Was Epic, Watch This!
Modern Automotive Performance Proving Grounds, the all encompassing event where Drag Racing, Drifting, Autocross, and Road Course action abounds is one impressive event. It is much like...
Hot Rod Ranch’s Muro Brothers Are Building A Bad Ass Corvette With Some Cool History
Oct 20, 2018Chad Reynolds6
Story by: Olivia Scaffidi Photos by: Gil Muro There are always incredible cars to be found at Hot Rod Ranch. The shop located in Lompoc, California is owned by the Muro brothers who have been...
American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ripping Gears In A 550hp 1968 Mustang With A TKO
Oct 19, 2018Brian Lohnes1
We live in a world where everyone wants to have a 1,000hp street car that does not break and can get them to work every day. While it seems comical that even 20 years ago 400hp was some big time...
27th California Hot Rod Reunion – BANGShift’s Gypsy Delivers The Nitro Funny Car Odds!
Oct 18, 2018Darr Hawthorne3
(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...
Rough Start: If You Can Find A Reason Why You Shouldn’t Buy This 460-Powered Mustang, Share It.
Oct 18, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
It’s getting around to the one surefire point of proof that it’s Autumn in North America. No, not changing leaves…none have fallen at my house and barely any were turned on my...
Fun Video: This Time Lapse Of A DSR Top Fuel Hemi Getting Fully Serviced Rules
Oct 18, 2018Brian Lohnes1
This is a great video. Hagerty has done a series of time lapse engine rebuilds that we’ve loved. There have been small blocks, VW engines, and other iconic power plants but this one takes the...
This Ranger Gets Down The Strip With A Duratec 2.3L Four Making The Power!
Oct 17, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
The old 2.3L “Lima” four-cylinder engine, when turbocharged properly, are eye-opening little monsters that can take stunning amounts of boost and stay together under pressure....
RacingJunk Find: This Ray Barton Hemi Cranks Out 1,200hp With Some Spray
Oct 17, 2018Brian Lohnes1
When it comes to engines and the names associated with them, few are more entwined than Ray Barton and the Chrysler hemi. This is a guy who has been cranking them out of his Robesonia, Pennsylvania...
2018 NHRA Dutch Classic Action Photos: More Super Stock Action From Maple Grove
Oct 17, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 NHRA Dutch Classic Action Photos: More Super Stock Action From Maple Grove
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Here’s out last blast of photos from the 2018 NHRA Dutch Classic featuring the super stock category. Super stock has served as the launching pad for many drag...
Elk Creek Dragway Nostalgia Action Photos: Ain’t No Way Like The Old School Way!
Oct 17, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Elk Creek Dragway Nostalgia Action Photos: Ain’t No Way Like The Old School Way!
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – There’s nothing cooler than nostalgia drag race at a nostalgia style drag strip. Elk Creek Dragway is the place and Benoit Pigeon was there blasting photos...
Drag Race Action Gallery: 2018 End Of Season Nostalgia Throwdown At Elk Creek Dragway!
Oct 16, 2018Brian Lohnes2
(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The end of the season has become a nostalgia tradition at Elk Creek Dragway’s last race of the year allowing only older cars to participate....
2018 Dutch Classic Action Photos: Super Stockers Reaching For The Sky!
Oct 16, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on 2018 Dutch Classic Action Photos: Super Stockers Reaching For The Sky!
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more cool action photos from the 2018 NHRA Dutch Classic. “The Dutch” is the last race of the Division One schedule and has been a...
Dirt Drag Trucks In Michigan! Who Says Off-Roading Has To Be Slow?
Oct 16, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Dirt Drag Trucks In Michigan! Who Says Off-Roading Has To Be Slow?
You want to know the best thing about drag racing on dirt? You’ve lessened the likelihood of parts breakage! Maybe not in the engine bay, but think about it: outside of catastrophic engine...
There’s Hope For Any Car When A Ford Taurus Needs A Parachute At A Drag Strip
Oct 16, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Years ago, Brian Lohnes gave me a title in the Forums: “the Patron Saint of Automotive Lost Causes”. You can’t blame him…ask anyone here if you don’t know about my thing...










