Please Be Real: Anybody Want A Cheap Chevrolet Chevette Drag-Race Pickup?
Jun 17, 2017Bryan McTaggart3
One of my highest moments of sheetmetal butchery came at the expense of a 1979 Ford Fiesta. The hapless little econocar wasn’t in that bad of shape, but it wasn’t in great shape either....
Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: From The Trackside, Thursday’s Testing And Early Qualification Runs!
Jun 17, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: From The Trackside, Thursday’s Testing And Early Qualification Runs!
If the car show participants weren’t happy about the rain that fell on Thursday morning at the Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017, you can imagine the gnashing of teeth that was occurring in the pits...
Crawling With Bugs – HOT VW’s At Irwindale Drag Day!
Jun 16, 2017Darr HawthorneComments Off on Crawling With Bugs – HOT VW’s At Irwindale Drag Day!
The yearly gathering of Volkswagens is a southern California tradition for VW Bug junkies and it’s been going on for decades, dating back to the long gone Orange County International Raceway way...
Holley Hot Rod Reunion 2017: Our Photo Coverage From Beech Bend Begins Now!
Jun 16, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
The Holley Hot Rod Reunion kicked off with a bang this year. Ok, that’s not quite correct. It kicked off with a lot of bangs…and rumbling…and rainfall. The opening to the reunion...
We Found As Freaky A Small Block Intake System As We Have Ever Seen On E-Bay – Check This Out
Jun 15, 2017Brian Lohnes5
It isn’t often that we get to call something involving a small block Chevy engine freaky or weird but this is as freaky a small block intake system as we have ever seen. There are four Dellorto...
Dead To Rights Sleeper: Watch This Old Chevy Truck Rip Middle Georgia Motorsports Park A New One!
Jun 14, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
We will never get tired of old work trucks that find a second life as street sweepers. You know the kind…beat-up bed, rusty in spots, a seat cover that’s probably thirty years old (at...
1973 NHRA Summernationals Photos! Never Before Published Images From The Race!
Jun 13, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Over the last couple of weeks we have been sharing some awesome photos taken by Canadian Bob Boudreau at New England Dragway in Epping, NH. Bob exhausted his supply...
Testing Dates Set For Bloodhound SSC – Low Speed Airfield Runs To Begin Process
Jun 13, 2017Brian Lohnes3
The multi-year build of the Bloodhound SSC land speed car has reached its penultimate point with the operation announcing that real world testing will begin this October at Cornwall Airport Newquay....
The Legend Is Back With A New Look! Charles Carpenter Set To Debut 1968 Camaro Pro Mod – The ’55 Gets Fixed
Jun 13, 2017Brian Lohnes2
(Photo credit: Tara Bowker/Black Rock Photography) – Charles Carpenter IS pro mod. One of the foundational guys who built the class into the colossus it has become in drag racing today,...
Morning Symphony: A 1993 Ford Falcon ED Without E.D. – Import-Legal Next Year!
Jun 12, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: A 1993 Ford Falcon ED Without E.D. – Import-Legal Next Year!
The 25-year vehicle import rule bites. But until the law changes, you have to play by the rules, and for 2018 (when, if you start now, you’ll probably end up actually shipping your car of...
Fellow Racer Remembers His Mentor Ernie Pereira, 200 MPH Club Member, Belly Tank Racer, And Overall Land Racing Bad Ass.
Jun 12, 2017Chad Reynolds4
(Words by Robert Dalton, Photos provided by Robert Dalton) Robert Dalton is the owner and driver of the “Flash Point” Streamliner, and a guy who has become a good friend of ours over the...
This 2010 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak Is Up For Sale! Bring A 727 And Get Ready To Party!
Jun 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
You know the Dodge Challenger Drag Pak as the race-only variation of Mopar’s musclecar. Limited run, big on power, weighs nearly 1,000 pounds less than the standard production model, and...
Carl Scott Flips His Car, Minor Insanity, At Kansas No Prep Race And Walks Away
Jun 11, 2017Chad Reynolds7
Carl Scott has had a few close calls lately, but we’re glad to announce that after losing it behind the wheel of his little beast Minor Insanity, and sliding it into the wall, it flipped over a...
Watch Gary Gerould In Action Covering The 1988 NHRA Summernationals From A Boiling E-Town
Jun 11, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Gary Gerould In Action Covering The 1988 NHRA Summernationals From A Boiling E-Town
In my Forest Gump-esque time in the world of drag racing, I have been fortunate to meet and interact with a great number of my heroes. I have been fortunate enough to work with some of the most noted...










