The Legend Of Roy Hill – This Long Form Interview With Hill Is Great! Petty, Illiteracy, Success, and Secrets
Roy Hill is one of drag racing’s most interesting characters. He grew up in poverty and discovered the sport in the early 1960s. He managed to fake a birth certificate and get his...
2017 FE Race and Reunion Coverage: More Classic and Muscle Bound Fords From Beaver Springs
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – If you wanted a break from the on-track action, the midway had Jay Brown’s FE Power and Barry Robotnick’s Survival Motorsports and their bad ass parts...
Classic YouTube: A Pontiac-Powerd AMC Pacer That Moves Out!
Harrel Lamkin might be the only person we can think of who would be proud to be the owner of an AMC Pacer. You know one of the weird little fishbowl AMCs that he’s connected to: his daughter...
NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Features Tough Nitro Funny Car Field And A First Timer
The oldest major event in the Pacific Northwest, the NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener returns to Boise, Idaho this weekend, May 5-7. This year’s Ignitor commemorates 50 years of racing at Firebird...
The Amazing 421 Powered 1955 Pontiac Barn Find Owned and Built By Vic Hubbard Is For Sale
While this car may have the appearance of just another ratty looking mid-1950s Pontiac, it is anything but that. If you read Hot Rod Magazine you know about this car already because it was featured...
2017 FE Race and Reunion – Beaver Springs Was Bristling With Killer Ford Powered Hot Rods
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Hardcore. That’s what this weekend was, totally hardcore. Imagine a drag race and car show event centered around a single engine family that’s been out...
Dodge’s New “Brotherhood Of Muscle” Ads Are The Tire Smoking Anthesis To Lincoln’s Horrid Campaign
When we saw the release about Vin Diesel being brought in by Chrysler to head their “Brotherhood of Muscle” ad campaign we kind of cringed. Between the name and the whole announcement it...
This 1956 Chevrolet Makes A Statement With Twin 8-71 Blowers On A Big Block
Nothing really makes a statement like twin 8-71 blowers on a big block, does it? This 1956 Chevrolet may not be built to everyone’s taste but it is a pretty cool in our eyes. The engine is...
Crummy News: Kanawha Valley Dragway Is Closing Until Further Notice – New Buyers Supposedly Lined Up
A long running West Virginia drag racing institution has hit the skids and we are sad to report that Kanawha Valley Dragway is closing until further notice. Since last fall the operators of the track...
Relive The Fun Of The 1981 NHRA Southern Nationals With This Cool TV Broadcast Of The Event
This weekend the NHRA completes its first “threefer” of the year with the 2017 running of the vaunted Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway in Commerce, Georgia. The triumvirate of races...
FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO COVERAGE From The Galot Spring Fling Right Here
If you are looking for a week full of great bracket racing, then look no further than the Galot Spring Fling which is going on all this week! But didn’t we just have a Spring Fling race? Yep,...
Dead Drag Strip File: Shuffletown Dragway, North Carolina Then and Now (Video and Photos)
The 127th drag strip I have ever been to (living or dead) is displayed here before you. Shuffletown Dragway in North Carolina is one of the most eerie abandoned strips I have ever been to because...
NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Pro Mod Action Photos: History Made, Castellana Wins
(Photos by David Whealon – DW Photos) – Mike Castellana and Frank Manzo earned the first J&A Service Pro Mod Wally at the 4-Wide Nationals last weekend and boy did they earn it. As...
