Behind The Ropes Part Three: In The Show! The Guys Pull Off A Hail Mary Pass And Bust In
Jan 04, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Behind The Ropes Part Three: In The Show! The Guys Pull Off A Hail Mary Pass And Bust In
In Behind The Ropes part three you are going to get a little taste of triumph as the Michalek Brothers Racing team, on their last possible opportunity to qualify manage to do just that and make the...
All Rocket, No Rice: 1320Video Shares The Baddest Imports They Filmed In 2017
Jan 04, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on All Rocket, No Rice: 1320Video Shares The Baddest Imports They Filmed In 2017
Cracking a cheap Fast and Furious joke at a Honda revving their way through a Cars and Coffee meet-up is one thing. But writing off an entire swath of car culture just because they don’t do...
Here’s Something We All Can Enjoy: A Small-Block Powered Porsche 914 Running Elevens!
Jan 04, 2018Bryan McTaggart8
The Porsche 914…the half-hearted Porsche. If you’re unfamiliar with these things, here’s the quick and dirty version: Porsche wanted to replace the 912 and Volkswagen wanted to...
This Shop Tour Video Of Don Schumacher Racing Is Wild – 125,000 Square Feet, 130+ Employees
Jan 04, 2018Brian Lohnes6
Normally when we think of a shop tour video we think of cars on lifts, guys welding stuff, parts being installed, and while all of those things are kind of a part of this one, it’s a little...
This Vintage Supercharger Setup For A 348/409 Engine Is Awesome
Jan 03, 2018Brian Lohnes2
I am well aware that we live in the age of the turbocharger. They are everywhere. They are practically handing them out at the store when you buy groceries. I get it. They are efficient, they are...
Behind the Ropes Part 2: After An Early Shutoff The MBR A/Fuel Team Sets Its Sights On Qualifying
Jan 03, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Behind the Ropes Part 2: After An Early Shutoff The MBR A/Fuel Team Sets Its Sights On Qualifying
Here is the second installment of the Michalek Brothers Racing team blog series called Behind The Ropes. This series follows the team’s first outing with their own equipment at the 2017 NHRA...
2017 Photo Highlight Reel: David Whealon Picks His Favorites (Part 1)
Jan 03, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(Images by David Whealon) – David Whealon has joined in the fun with a killer photo review of 2017. He has picked hundreds of his favorite snaps from the year and we arguing to be serving them...
Bruce Larson’s USA-1 DragFest 2017 Coverage: Wall To Wall Race Cars Celebrate Drag Racing History
Jan 03, 2018Brian Lohnes10
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The official end to the racing season out here in Pennsylvania happens on the second Saturday each November, that is when former NHRA Funny Car Champion...
Pioneering Drag Racing Legend Raymond Godman Has Died – War Hero Helped Set Foundation For Mid-South Drag Racing
Jan 03, 2018Brian Lohnes1
(Photo by Paul Broughton) – He was paralyzed by a sniper’s bullet during the Korean War and while he was restricted to a wheelchair for the majority of his life, Raymond Godman rose to...
2017 Photo Highlight Reel: Benoit Pigeon Picks His Favorite Images Of The Year That Was
Jan 02, 2018Brian Lohnes3
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We love when our contributing photographers put together image galleries like this. Benoit Pigeon sent in his 2017 photo highlight reel and as you’d expect...
2017 USA-1 DragFest Coverage: Cool Street Cars At Bruce Larson’s Home Drag Shrine
Jan 02, 2018Brian Lohnes6
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – We are back with part wo of our report from the 2017 USA-1 DragFest held at 1989 NHRA Funny Car World Champion Bruce Larson’s Stoney Creek Barn near...
Behind The Ropes Part 1: Live A Weekend In The Life Of An NHRA A/Fuel Dragster Team As They Make Their Debut
Jan 02, 2018Brian Lohnes1
Here’s the first of a seven part series written by Corey Michalek about the competitive debut of he and his brother Kyle’s NHRA A/fuel dragster team. After years of crewing on top fuel...
Looking To Finish A Jet Powered Pinto Wagon That Someone Started – We Found One For You!
Jan 02, 2018Brian Lohnes4
BangShifter and land speed racer Joe Jolly sent us a tip to this wild Craigslist ad that features a partially built jet powered Pinto wagon that needs to be finished. For starters, the man building...
It Lives Again! Irwindale Speedway Gets A Reprieve From Becoming Yet Another Mall
Jan 02, 2018Bryan McTaggart7
Eff you, shopping mall, Irwindale will live on. The track, which was supposed to run it’s last ever event at the end of January before being leveled down and turned into yet another shrine to...










