The Parting Shift: Watch This Driver Pull Wheelies And Rip Gears In A Beautiful, Clutchless G-Force Equipped Monte Carlo
Feb 20, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on The Parting Shift: Watch This Driver Pull Wheelies And Rip Gears In A Beautiful, Clutchless G-Force Equipped Monte Carlo
After Nutting’s transmission spit the bit in his Monte Carlo last week he has been mulling which direction to go with a gearbox. Should he just have the 200 rebuilt and be done with it? Should...
Watch Lee Shepherd and Bob Glidden Square Off In the Pro Stock Final At The ’79 Cajun Nationals! Big Mac and Evans On The Call
Feb 19, 2015Brian Lohnes12
Well this video certainly touches ALL the right bases, huh? For starters we have Bob Glidden taking on Lee Shepherd which was a common sight not only in 1979 but in the years follow up until Shepherd...
Indiana Loses A Strip – Can The Eighth Mile At Chandler Motorsports Park Be Saved?
Feb 18, 2015Brian Lohnes11
The drag strip at Chandler Motorsports Park in Indiana has been open for more than 50 years but as recent news tell us, the hometown drag strip will no longer be opening its gates for drag racers to...
Dynamite Run – A Documentary About the 1974 AHRA Winternationals
Feb 18, 2015Brian Lohnes2
We got a note from pal-o-BangShift Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian cluing us in the on the fact that she unearthed and posted an totally cool old drag racing documentary film called “Dynamite Run”....
Update: 1949 Cadillac Is The Standard Of The World (When It Comes To Sleepers) – A Total Q-Ship From Hell! (And Now It Is For Sale)
Feb 18, 2015Brian Lohnes8
When Jon Sandahl called me up and said, “Hey, you should probably come over here and take a look at this thing,” in reference to a 1949 Cadillac coupe, I was a little confused but hey,...
NHRA Sends Letters Announcing License Revocation To Street Outlaws TV Cast – Competition Licenses To Be Revoked If Participation Continues
Feb 17, 2015Brian Lohnes132
The NHRA has sent strongly worded letters to virtually everyone who is appearing or has recently appeared on the hit Discovery Channel television show Street Outlaws. This show follows the exploits...
Pro Mod Action Photos From The 2015 US Street Nationals At Bradenton Motorsports Park
Feb 17, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Pro Mod Action Photos From The 2015 US Street Nationals At Bradenton Motorsports Park
(Photos and words by Benoit Pigeon) – I went down to this year’s edition of the Street Nationals knowing that there would be a tv crew from Canada filming Pro Mods. Sure enough, all week...
Old Funny Car Shopping? This Mustang Body And Chassis Weren’t Born Together But The Have History
Feb 17, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Another week, another awesome old race car resurfacing after years of hiding. This time we are talking about a Mustang funny car and like lots of old drag race cars, the body and the chassis have...
These Canted Valve 4.3L Chevy V6 Heads Were Designed For Big RPM And Big Power
Feb 15, 2015Brian Lohnes9
The Chevy 4.3L V6 as well all know is basically 75% of a Chevy 350 so it only makes sense that there would be a market for speed parts for these engines but we never knew the extent that Chevy went...
This All-Steel 1949 Anglia Is LS3 Powered And Evil! Finishing Work Needed
Feb 14, 2015Brian Lohnes4
I”ve got to thank Wes Tarkington for chirping into my ear about this awesome steel 1949 Anglia that is currently for sale on eBay. The car has an LS3 engine so that’s 400+ horsepower of...
Watch A Pro Mod Body Get Narrowed At 150mph By Both Walls – OUCH
Feb 14, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch A Pro Mod Body Get Narrowed At 150mph By Both Walls – OUCH
The Pro Mod class has evolved more than perhaps any other in the last 10-15 years. These cars have gone from lots of motor and little chassis to refined beasts that make more power than ever and do a...
Lancaster National Speedway And Dragway Renews IHRA Sanction, Revives Weekly Quick 16 Program
Feb 14, 2015Brian Lohnes2
Two great pieces of news for drag racers in the Buffalo, New York area today as the reinvigorated Lancaster National Speedway and Dragway has announced that they have renewed their longstanding...
Love Small Tire Drag Racing? Small Tire Nation Has A Massive Calendar Of Events From Across The Country
Feb 14, 2015Brian Lohnes1
Someone finally went and did it. Someone finally did the thing that every small tire drag racing fan in the world has wanted for a long time and that is to create a place where there’s access...
Rough Start: This 1966 Plymouth Fury Is Ready For The Strip Or Could Be Put On The Street In Short Order
Feb 13, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
We all want to drive something absolutely badass, something that looks the part, can move like none other, and makes the right noises…none of which really works when your budget is...