Dead Drag Strip Files: Speedworld, Three Years After Closing It’s Gates For The Last Time
Dec 16, 2016Bryan McTaggart7
Every last dragstrip I’ve ever ran down in anger is still alive: Little River Dragway (formerly Temple Academy Dragway) in Holland, Texas, Pacific Raceway near Kent, Washington, Bremerton...
Cleetus Gets His Shot At Running The “Open Container” Chevrolet Blazer, Hand Controls And All!
Dec 16, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Cleetus Gets His Shot At Running The “Open Container” Chevrolet Blazer, Hand Controls And All!
It isn’t too often you can get Cleetus McFarland out of his comfort zone. Whether it be petting bald eagles, doing burnouts in a Mustang with a crowd present, or even the one time we know he...
Why Do I Wish I Had $1200 To Throw Away So I Could Buy This?
Dec 15, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Why Do I Wish I Had $1200 To Throw Away So I Could Buy This?
It was listed for $1800, and then lowered to $1500 obro (Or Best Reasonable Offer), so I think $1200 cash buys this Pontiac Grand Prix GTP. Maybe it’s because I bracket raced a Pontiac Grand...
Heritage/Nostalgia Drag Racing – Lots To Do In 2017!
Dec 15, 2016Darr Hawthorne5
Three-time IHRA and three-time NHRA Heritage Series Champion Jason Rupert (Photos by Jeff Burghard, Mike Burghardt & Darr Hawthorne -Words by Darr Hawthorne) 2017 is transitional year for...
The Coolest Speed Part For Sale On eBay Right Now Is This 1939 McCulloch Supercharger
Dec 15, 2016Brian Lohnes3
When most people think of hot rodding they think it started just after WWII and grew from there. The truth is that it started long before WWII and then completely exploded after the GIs got home from...
Dead Drag Strip File: More Great Photos From The Late Montgomery Dragway
Dec 15, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Dead Drag Strip File: More Great Photos From The Late Montgomery Dragway
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I saw my first drag racing accidents there and one of them is featured in this collection. Unfortunately the track was lined on both sides with a narrow...
PDRA World Finals Action Photos – One Last Look At The Baddest Eighth Mile Cars in The World
Dec 15, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on PDRA World Finals Action Photos – One Last Look At The Baddest Eighth Mile Cars in The World
(Photos by David Whealon – DW-Photos) – We’re back with our second and final installment of sweet David Whealon photos from the 2016 PDRA World Finals at Virginia Motorsports...
Drag Action Coverage: PDRA World Finals Photos – They Were Flying In Virginia!
Dec 14, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Action Coverage: PDRA World Finals Photos – They Were Flying In Virginia!
(Photos by David Whealon – DW-Photos website) – Intrepid shooter David Whealon shipped us a load of awesome action photos from the 2016 PDRA World Finals and if you are sitting in a...
PRI 2016: AFCO Drops New Spindle Mount Struts On The Drag Racing World
Dec 14, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on PRI 2016: AFCO Drops New Spindle Mount Struts On The Drag Racing World
AFCO has been leading the charge in drag racing suspension components for more than a couple of years now and the company has really been kicking some major tail among those small tire and radial...
Small Tire Drag Racing Champion and Pioneer Mustang Mike Modeste Has Passed
Dec 13, 2016Brian Lohnes10
Sad news to report from the world of drag racing as pioneering small tire racer, multi-time NSCA champion, very recent World Cup winner, and highly respected racer “Mustang Mike” Modeste...
PRI 2016: Mark Williams Enterprises Was Chock Full Of The Hardest Core Race Parts On Earth
Dec 13, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on PRI 2016: Mark Williams Enterprises Was Chock Full Of The Hardest Core Race Parts On Earth
It takes special kind of confidence to make racing parts. It takes and even more intrepid belief in your own skills to make the kinds of parts that get most harshly punished by the ever increasing...
PRI 2016: A Tour Of The Moroso Booth In Photos Yields New Products And Killer Fabrication
Dec 13, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on PRI 2016: A Tour Of The Moroso Booth In Photos Yields New Products And Killer Fabrication
When we stopped by the Moroso booth at PRI 2016 we were in search of a couple of things. We wanted to see what new stuff the men and women at the Connecticut based company were working on and we...
Drag Freak: This 1987 Toyota Has A Rear Mounted Chevy 4.3 V6, Four Link Suspension And More Questions Than Answers
Dec 13, 2016Brian Lohnes4
We know what you are thinking. Ok, we actually have no idea what you are thinking because we’re not even sure what to think about this insane mashup of ideas that vary from interesting to...
Drag Strip Time Machine: Vintage Photos From Montgomery Dragway/Capitol City Dragway – Montgomery, Alabama
Dec 13, 2016Brian Lohnes7
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I have looked and looked for more history on this track and have found almost none. Most of what I know about it is from the time I was stationed at...










