Looking To The Sky: The “Blackhawk” Pontiac Firehawk Can Grip Any Surface!
“Blackhawk”, the 2000 Pontiac Firebird you see here, is known for it’s party trick: it’ll hang the front wheels high anytime, any place. With enough nitrous to run several...
The Parachute Isn’t Optional! Watch What Happens When This Corvette Loses The Chute!
Over 150 miles an hour in the quarter requires a parachute, according to the NHRA. And for good reason…no shutdown area is long enough for brakes only when you are coming in hot. I don’t...
NHRA Sanair 1972: Our Last Blast Of Time Traveling Photos Into Drag Racing History
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Well we have finally come to the end of the well again with these great photos from NHRA Sanair 1972 by Bob Boudreau. We have been showing you them in doses over the...
These Tips Will Help You Weld Chromoly Tubing Like A Pro, Thanks To Tips From Bentley Garner
The welders in my shop are blue, as in Miller, and not only do I prefer the power of blue for my welding projects, but I also find their YouTube Channel to be FULL of great videos. Training videos,...
14 Years Ago, Brandon Bernstein Suffered One Of The Wildest And Most Bone Jarring Top Fuel Crashes Ever At Englishtown
This weekend, yours truly and the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series heads to historic Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey for one of the longest running and most well known races on the entire...
Video: Thirty One Years Ago This Weekend, Don Garlits Invented the Top Fuel Blow-Over
This was new. This was weird. This was SCARY. We’re of course talking about the phenomenon that came to be known as a top fuel “blow over” in the 1980s and 1990s. There...
This Turbocharged Plymouth Reliant K May Not Be The Hottest Sleeper But It IS The Cleanest K-Car
What is a sleeper? We’d argue that this car a turbocharged Plymouth Reliant K, with double the factory horsepower qualifies for that designation even though it is not capable of running 9s or...
Battle Of The Big Boys: Two Impalas Face Off – Twin Turbocharged Or Blown?
Two 1960s Chevrolet Impalas, facing off against each other at San Antonio Raceway. In one lane, painted bright red, with two sewer-pipe sized turbochargers feeding a 515ci Brodix mill a potential 45...
Terry Wasn’t Alone: Watch Courtney Force Endure The Worst Funny Car Explosion Of Her Career
Terry McMillan may have had an explosion with incredible violence attached to it but Courtney Force had the most horrifying one during the 2017 NHRA New England Nationals. At over 330mph her car...
Registration Is OPEN For Holley LS Fest 2017 – Don’t Wait And Miss The Fun, It’ll Sell Out!
We come at you today with great news. Registration is open for Holley LS Fest 2017. The annual throw down in Bowling Green, Kentucky has become a must attend event for drag racers, auto crossers,...
Nostalgia Drag Racing With The Southwest Heritage Racing Association
(Words and Photos by Bad Brad Klaasen) Round two of the Southwest Heritage Racing Association’s traveling road show rolled into North Star Dragway, just north of Denton, Texas, on May 6th. The...
Watch Terry McMillan Suffer A Nuclear Level Explosion At The 2017 NHRA New England Nationals
This one nearly registered on the richter scale. Terry McMillan suffered one of the worst and most violent engine explosions in modern top fuel history on Sunday at the 2017 NHRA New England...
Can A Clapped-Out Malibu Run Nines For Under $2,000? This Guy Is Trying!
We love a good budget build around here. Mainly because we all are working underneath a budget. What can we say…we aren’t farmers, we can’t grow cash trees. But you can have fun for...
NHRA Sanair 1972: Wally, Grumpy, Buster, Linda Vaughn, the Last Winning Front Engine Top Fueler, and More!
(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – Our historic deluge of photos featuring the groovy and awesome 1972 NHRA Le Grandnational held at Sanair Super Speedway in Canada continues! Bob Boudreau was awesome...
