No Prep Insanity: Watch This Blown Camaro And A Crazy Datsun Do A Bad Job At Crashing
Aug 15, 2016Brian Lohnes6
The pit road at Kansas Speedway was recently used as a no-prep drag strip at an event called Operation Octane. As you will see, the event drew a BUNCH of people and there was a lot of wild racing...
Danny Thompson Clobbers Way To 400mph Record In Challenger 2 Streamliner!
Aug 15, 2016Brian Lohnes2
As of this writing Danny Thompson is the fastest man on the salt at SCTA Speed Week 2016 after a triumphant 402mph run in his Challenger 2 streamliner on Sunday morning that sealed his place in the...
Salty Secret: Here’s An Old Turbocharged Triumph (We Think) Engine That Isn’t
Aug 14, 2016Brian Lohnes8
I was cruising the Bonneville impound area last night with Chad and Bret Kepner and we happened upon a motorcycle that will be running for record book status today. It looked to us like the bike was...
Caption This Photo: Is Lee Sicilio Communicating With The Gods Of Speed?
Aug 13, 2016Brian Lohnes12
During my travels through the expansive pits at Bonneville yesterday I snapped this photo of a man and his car. Not just any man or any car, but rather our pal Lee Sicilio and his (currently 283mph)...
Watch LIVE: Drag Racing From IHRA Martin, Loose Rocker Colonial Classic, And PDRA Memphis.
Aug 13, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Watch LIVE: Drag Racing From IHRA Martin, Loose Rocker Colonial Classic, And PDRA Memphis.
Can’t decide what flavor of live drag racing you want to watch this weekend? Don’t worry, we’ve got it all! IHRA, PDRA, or Bracket Racing at the Loose Rocker Colonial Classic,...
Santa Pod’s Dragstalgia Looks Like a Riot – Check Out This Highlight Video
As Europe’s first permanent drag racing facility, Santa Pod Raceway carries the torch for big muscle and small ET’s across the pond and this year finds Santa Pod celebrating 50 years of...
Justin “Big Chief” Shearer To Run His CrowMod In Pro Mod At The 2016 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals
Aug 11, 2016Brian Lohnes32
(Photos by Jeffers Race Cars – Jason Nubs Dunn) – In news that one year ago would seem like an April Fool’s Day prank, Justin “Big Chief” Shearer will be racing in the...
This BMW i8 And Dodge Viper Are About To Get Schooled…By Edna The EV Van!
Aug 11, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Electric vehicles have one serious advantage over internal-combustion engines: instant torque, all of it, at the drop of a hat. It’s why putting a Tesla P90D into “Ludicrous Mode”...
Best Minivan Burnout Ever!?!? Our Friends From Rawr Racing Do It Right!
Aug 10, 2016Chad Reynolds2
When we met Travis, and the rest of the yahoos associated with Rawr Racing, during Rocky Mountain Race Week we knew immediately that they were a little bit…hmmm how do we say...
Watch This Alky-Injected Crosley Snort and Rip On a Dyno
Crosley engines don’t get much love in the world of modern racing, but the miniscule engine not only powered Crosley’s cars in the 1950s, it was also a favorite among SCCA racers in the...
260ci and 1,000hp – Automotive Specialties Has Built A Very Nasty E-Motor For Bonneville
Aug 10, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on 260ci and 1,000hp – Automotive Specialties Has Built A Very Nasty E-Motor For Bonneville
Keith and Jeff Dorton from Automotive Specialties are known across the country and across the globe as two of the most serious, innovative, and all around bad assed engine guys alive in the world...
A Twelve Second Ford Fiesta ST? Bring On The Party…And Plenty Of Hurt Feelings!
Aug 10, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
There’s nothing wrong with the Ford Fiesta ST. It can run up to 197 horsepower if you get into “overboost” mode, is small and nimble, and at 2,700 pounds, is a lightweight among new...
Half Mile Drags! Action Coverage From The Revvolution Shift-S3ctor Indianapolis Airstrip Attack
Aug 09, 2016Brian Lohnes3
(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Racing on an airstrip used to be a necessity for early hotrodders. With nowhere else to go, racers turned to old airstrips and lakebeds to wind their...
Is a 300 MPH Jet-Powered Econoline Van For Under $40K the Deal of the Century?
We’ve seen just about everything on eBay, but this might be the first time we’ve seen turbojet-powered Ford Econoline up for sale. The seller is looking to move it as a “business” rather than...










