Awesome Home Movie: How Pro Line Racing Engines Air Mailed A Short Block Between Rounds Last Weekend!
Sep 27, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Home Movie: How Pro Line Racing Engines Air Mailed A Short Block Between Rounds Last Weekend!
There are thrash stories and then there are THRASH stories and this one certainly falls under the latter. During last weekend’s AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals, the J&A Service Pro Mod...
Watch Automated Fire Suppression Put Out A Dyno Fire At BluePrint Engines!
Sep 26, 2016Chad Reynolds2
Fire can be scary. Whether in a car, in a house, or on the dyno. And we’ve heard stories, like the one earlier this year where Taylor Lastor’s entire engine building business burnt to the...
Doug Millers Sleeper 1967 Corvette Looks Resto And Is An 12 Second Screamer
Sep 26, 2016Chad Reynolds2
I’m in love with Doug Miller’s sleeper 1967 Corvette. First off it is a gorgeous example of a mid year Corvette, that has been “restored” to look stunning, but with all the...
The Throttle Pedal Moves Both Ways – Why Jay Paynes Pro Mod Crash Was Unnecessary
Sep 26, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Throttle Pedal Moves Both Ways – Why Jay Paynes Pro Mod Crash Was Unnecessary
I don’t mean to throw salt in the wounds of Jay Payne after this horrific crash in St. Louis, but man it could have all been avoided. I was told a long time ago that the throttle pedal works...
Pro Street Luxury? This 545 Cubic Inch Pro Street 1978 Ford Thunderbird Is Just That!
Sep 26, 2016Chad Reynolds4
When we first saw this Pro Street 1978 Thunderbird the first thing we thought was “WTF?”. But at the same time, the lines somehow worked and we were intrigued. Was it a real deal Pro...
Dusty Rose Funny Car Fire Photo Sequence. Could Be Worst We’ve Ever Seen!
Sep 26, 2016Chad Reynolds6
This could be the worst fire we’ve ever seen in a Funny Car, and it happened during the very first run Dusty Rose ever had in competition. Talk about bad luck. But thankfully he is alive and...
The Nostalgia Nitro Nationals From Tulsa Raceway Park Were Hot, Hot, Hot!
Sep 26, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Nostalgia Nitro Nationals From Tulsa Raceway Park Were Hot, Hot, Hot!
Tulsa Raceway Park’s Nostalgia Nitro Nationals are always one of the crowd favorite events each year, and 2016 was no different. Bad Brad Klassen was on hand shooting photos, enjoying the sun,...
The Cage Gage Could Be One Of The Coolest Tubing Fabrication Tools We’ve Seen
Sep 26, 2016Chad Reynolds4
We’ve been showing you welding, notching, and bending videos recently to inspire you to build your own roll bar or roll cage for your project. We’ll be bringing you more tech on doing...
The Ultimate Bolt On Strut Front Subframe For Camaro And Nova Drag Racers
Sep 26, 2016Chad Reynolds1
I’m pretty lucky because I hear about and see, and sometimes even test, new products well before the normal public gets to hear about them or see the at an event. And since I’m a geek...
This Boosted C10 Pickup Is Hot Rod Sleeper Greatness And Runs 11’s
Sep 26, 2016Chad Reynolds2
BigKleib was at LSFest shooting video, and got some good shots of this kick ass 1st Gen Chevrolet C10 pickup truck running down the drag strip. We aren’t sure whether it is a ’64,...
Twin Chinese Turbos, No Tune, Big Block, 4-Door Chevelle: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Sep 25, 2016Chad Reynolds8
My grandpa had a saying. “Crap will do for brains if you’re lucky!” And sometimes that goes a long way in the car world. We’re not saying it’s the case in the particular...
Tube Bending Basics For Bumpers, Roll Cages, Roll Bars, And More
Sep 25, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Tube Bending Basics For Bumpers, Roll Cages, Roll Bars, And More
Tube bending is an artform, or it can be anyways. But it is also a skill that you can learn, and master, if you spend the right time and energy doing so. This skill can come in very handy depending...
Why Testing Is Important: Watch This Holden Drift The Dragstrip Before Settling Down To Run Sevens!
Sep 25, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Why Testing Is Important: Watch This Holden Drift The Dragstrip Before Settling Down To Run Sevens!
Shakedown testing is vital to a race car. The team and the driver need to know how the animal that they built will behave once the loud pedal gets it’s first solid kicking. Part of the big...
Watch Jay Payne Suffer A Huge Crash In His Pro Mod At The 2016 AAA Insurance NHRA Midwest Nationals – He’s OK
Sep 24, 2016Brian Lohnes9
It began as a slight movement to the left off the starting line and then it turned into a wrestling match between the driver and the car with the driver ultimately going for the ride of his life. It...










