Here’s Our Last Group Of 2016 Drag Week Photos From Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – If there was one theme that defined 2016 Drag Week it was diversity. Yes, there were lots of turbocharged big block Chevrolet engines and lots of turbocharged LS...
We Think This Back Half Monte Carlo Project Could Be A Riot!
We love First Gen Monte Carlos. They just look awesome, and they are the most relatable to the A-Body platform in our opinion. We dig them. And when they are setup with this much tire, cage, and all...
More Sweet Drag Week 2016 Photos From Norwalk – Summit Motorsports Park Was Jamming!
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Here’s some inside baseball for you. On the night before the last day of Drag Week 2005 I sat at a table with Freiburger, Wes Allison, Rob Kinnan, and maybe...
Big Luxurious Bomber: This Twin-Turbocharged HSV Grange Is Beastly!
The HSV Grange is a wicked-up Holden Caprice. Think of it like a Chrysler SRT-8, or a BMW M5: the power is part of the equation, at least equally with the luxury, in a large car. It’s not an...
Get a Close Look at This 200 MPH Volkswagen-Powered Lakester
Most people don’t put “Volkswagen Jetta” and “200 mph” in the same pattern of thoughts, but Bonneville has a way of mashing together two unlikely things. We should say, of course, that Dan...
Race Of Gentlemen East 2016 – History Once Again Rumbles To Life On The Jersey Shore
(Words and photos by Anthony Festa) – On June 4th and 5th, racing came back once again to the shores of Wildwood, NJ. Brought to you by the Oilers CC and Stultz & Green, The Race of...
Hot Rod Drag Week 2016 Photos: Images From A Fun and Fast Day At Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – It was great to look down from the announcing booth at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park and see pals Mike Brooks and Jose Ferrer shooting photos and enjoying...
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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...
