Want To Go Fast Cheap? Start With This Dragster Chassis The Seller Is Basically Giving Away
Feb 13, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(By Greg Rourke) – Want to go fast for cheap? It’s hard to beat a dragster. My only attempt at serious drag racing involved a front engine dragster. A mild 327 with a bunch of mismatched...
Action Gallery: High Flying Stockers At The 2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals
Feb 13, 2017Brian Lohnes5
(Photos by Wes Allison) – When the dust settled and the final pair of stock eliminator cars ran down the track at the 2017 NHRA Circle K Winternationals, it was Pasadena, Texas resident Jerry...
Classic YouTube: Running An Avanti Down The Strip At Barona
Feb 13, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
A real-deal Studebaker Avanti or one of the early, Studebaker-powered post-shutdown Avantis is a solid find and is usually held in high regard. With Studebaker V8 power, styling and safety features...
335 MPH Funny Cars Pace Pomona Winternationals Track Records In Final Qualifying!
Feb 12, 2017Darr HawthorneComments Off on 335 MPH Funny Cars Pace Pomona Winternationals Track Records In Final Qualifying!
After local weather forecasters warned of a rainy Friday and Saturday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the storm clouds moved away providing amazing performance, with track records and a great start...
Rough Start: The Ghost Of Street Stompers Past Haunts This 1964 Dodge 330
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
That first photo is haunting, ain’t it? It’s the kind of scene a true gearhead hopes to stumble upon by sheer luck: they meet up with an older gearhead at a show who is just there to look...
Ten Pounds In A Five-Pound Bag: Check Out This Turbocharged 360-Powered Mini!
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
Mini fans might be completely and utterly against this monster, but we love it. What used to be a small, quaint, front-wheel-drive estate version of the lovable and iconic Mini is now, quite...
Rain, Rain Has Gone Away – 57th NHRA Winternationals Are Smokin’!
Feb 11, 2017Darr HawthorneComments Off on Rain, Rain Has Gone Away – 57th NHRA Winternationals Are Smokin’!
Despite the local predictions for nearly two days of rain, the first day of professional qualifying for the NHRA Winternationals showed just how wrong the weatherman can be and how good the NHRA’s...
This Les Mayhew Video From The Pro Mod VS Fuel Altered Showdown At North Star Dragway Is All-Time
Feb 11, 2017Brian Lohnes5
Hey look, it is us fawning over another Les Mayhew video! This is a real shocker because we do it every time the guy releases something. Why? We do it because the stuff is just fantastic. It is not...
Video: This Look Behind The Scenes During Testing At Cruz Pedregon Racing Is Cool
Feb 11, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: This Look Behind The Scenes During Testing At Cruz Pedregon Racing Is Cool
Every team that heads to Phoenix for pre season NHRA testing does it because they want to come out of the gate swinging in Pomona. Perhaps no one at the session was more motivated to perform well and...
AFCO To Sponsor Nostalgia Shootout At NMCA Opener In Bradenton
Feb 10, 2017Brian Lohnes1
Our friends at AFCO are pretty awesome. With a massive range of parts from cooling systems to brakes and of course suspension components, they know how to help you get your car down the track as...
Forced Induction: Newest Challenger Demon Video Shows Intake Tract, Two Seats?
Feb 09, 2017Brian Lohnes1
FCA has released the newest in a string of weekly videos teasing us and promoting their new Challenger Demon “super muscle car”. This one focuses on the intake tract or the cold air...
Watch The Opening Four Minutes Of The 1965 Winternationals As Shown On Wide World Of Sports
Feb 09, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch The Opening Four Minutes Of The 1965 Winternationals As Shown On Wide World Of Sports
If this isn’t the single coolest gem I have ever extracted from the mines of YouTube than it has to be damned close to the coolest. This is the actual footage from the 1965 ABC Wide World of...
Fast Friends: Krista Baldwin To Race NHRA Winternationals In A/Fuel With Support From Baldwin Filters and McLeod
Feb 08, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Fast Friends: Krista Baldwin To Race NHRA Winternationals In A/Fuel With Support From Baldwin Filters and McLeod
Our pal Krista Baldwin will be appearing at the NHRA Winternationals this coming weekend in an A/Fuel dragster for the second year in a row, which is awesome. Baldwin is the daughter of the late...
Wheelie Video! This Is A Collection Of Cool Wheelstands From The 2016 Season In Australia
Feb 08, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Wheelie Video! This Is A Collection Of Cool Wheelstands From The 2016 Season In Australia
While their toilets may swirl in the wrong direction, they may thoroughly enjoy Vegemite, and they steer their cars on the wrong side, Australians are as awesome and hardcore as American hot rodders....










