NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: Shots From Saturday’s Qualification Sessions!
May 22, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: Shots From Saturday’s Qualification Sessions!
The rain passed on for Saturday, and every minute that we managed to stay away from those happy little clouds, the better off we would be at Beech Bend for the 2018 NMCA Bluegrass Nationals. Nobody...
Blow Over Video! Watch A/Fuel Racer Steve Collier Suffer The First Blow Over In 11 Years At An NHRA National Event
May 21, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Blow Over Video! Watch A/Fuel Racer Steve Collier Suffer The First Blow Over In 11 Years At An NHRA National Event
There were certain truths I held to be self evident when I started traveling on the NHRA Mello Yello national event tour. One of them was that I would never see a blow over when I was calling a race....
Edelbrock Tech Video: Here’s How To Adjust The Pushrod Guide Plates On A Small Block Chevy Head
May 21, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Edelbrock Tech Video: Here’s How To Adjust The Pushrod Guide Plates On A Small Block Chevy Head
Knowledge is power, right? Hell knowledge when it comes to engines, makes power so that means we should all try to be as smart about this junk as possible In this case we’re talking about the...
Rough Start: Please Let The Ad For This Sleeper 1978 Ford Thunderbird Be Truthful…
May 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
Considering just how gargantuan they really were for a two-door car, the late 1970s Ford Thunderbird somehow nailed the buying public just right. Ford managed to move 352,000 Thunderbirds for 1978...
Project Angry Grandpa: The Hemi Shootout At The NMCA Bluegrass Nationals
May 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
At the end of last year, I made a decision: Project Angry Grandpa, our in-house 2006 Chrysler 300C, was going to take an off year after three solid years of use and abuse. With over 50,000...
From The Sublime To The Ridiculous: We’ve Got It All Going Down The Strip At LVMS
May 20, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on From The Sublime To The Ridiculous: We’ve Got It All Going Down The Strip At LVMS
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Seeing a Fox body Mustang on the starting line of a drag strip sporting a 275 Drag Radial, 28-10.50 slick, or just about any other tire on earth isn’t weird. Either...
NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: More Footage From Friday’s Testing And Qualification Sessions!
May 20, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: More Footage From Friday’s Testing And Qualification Sessions!
Having rain fall during the NMCA Bluegrass Nationals is simply going to happen. Every single year I’ve attended, at some point rain comes into the picture. There isn’t anything anyone can...
Auto Club Dragway’s Wednesday Night Drags Are A Welcome Distraction From The Rest Of The Week
May 19, 2018Chad Reynolds1
(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Despite all the bitching and moaning that everyone does about not having dragstrips anymore, most places have more than ever. Here in Southern California everyone gripes...
NHRA Heartland Nationals Friday Pro Qualifying Videos: Torrence, Force, And Enders Lead Them All
May 19, 2018Chad Reynolds1
The NHRA Heartland Nationals at Topeka are on, and Friday’s qualifying sessions had everyone chomping at the bit to see who could make it down the famed track quickest. After a few years of up...
NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: Meeting Heroes In Bowling Green!
May 19, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: Meeting Heroes In Bowling Green!
I left too soon on Thursday. Way too soon. If you know exactly what I mean by saying that I missed seeing Popeye for the first time ever in person, you’ll know why. Remember the 1969 Camaro...
NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: Thursday’s Test And Tune Sessions For The Early Birds
May 18, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on NMCA Bluegrass Nationals 2018: Thursday’s Test And Tune Sessions For The Early Birds
We welcome you back to scenic Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, just in time for the 2018 NMCA Bluegrass Nationals…and Kentucky’s unpredictable early summer weather patterns....
The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride Along In A Wheelie Pulling, Blown Small Block Powered, Lenco Equipped Nova!
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Ride Along In A Wheelie Pulling, Blown Small Block Powered, Lenco Equipped Nova!
If you are not having the best of Fridays, we have the fix! It happens to be this video which will put a smile on even the most downer of faces today. Why? You are about to take a ride with Bill...
Retro Cool Video: NHRA Today From The 1993 Heartland Nationals In Topeka, Kansas
May 18, 2018Brian Lohnes1
As your eyeballs are scanning the page here, I’m making my way to Topeka, Kansas for the 2017 version of the NHRA Kansas Nationals. The facility in Topeka is a sprawling colossus of a place and...
Need Serious Pushrods For Your LS Engine? COMP Cams XD-ATM Adjustable Pushrods Are The Ticket
May 18, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Need Serious Pushrods For Your LS Engine? COMP Cams XD-ATM Adjustable Pushrods Are The Ticket
If there is one critical area to concentrate your efforts on when building a serious mill, it is in the valve train. The more control you have over that aspect of your engine the more power you will...










