Ride Inside The Time Bomb Camaro As It Runs 198mph and Turns 9,300 RPM At The Ohio Mile
May 07, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Ride Inside The Time Bomb Camaro As It Runs 198mph and Turns 9,300 RPM At The Ohio Mile
I recently started my second season as the announcer for the East Coast Timing Association and their events held in Wilmington, Ohio or what is more commonly known as “The Ohio Mile”....
Watch Tom Armitage Rip Off Wild 10-Second Passes In A Miniscule Motorcycle Engine Powered Slingshot
May 07, 2014Brian Lohnes9
We’ve been showing you the cool vehicles dreamed up over in England by Tom Armitage and his band of henchmen. They are they are the guys who turned a Postman Pat shopping center ride into a...
This 1972 Charger Is Powered By A Caterpillar Gas Turbine And It Is For Sale…In Sweden
May 07, 2014Brian Lohnes5
Of all the engine swaps and stories about guys putting LS engines in everything that you’ll read over the remainder of your life, we’re pretty sure that this is the only freaking story...
BangShifting Video Perfection: Nine Minutes Of Super Stock K Class Shootout Action From The Auto Meter Class Nationals!
May 06, 2014Brian Lohnes6
If you never hear from Chad again after today it is because he’s tuned into this video, suffered a stroke, and that’ll be the end of that. Why would he freak out over this awesome...
Drag Week Reader Build: This Boosted, Coyote Powered Mercury Capri Makes 900hp At The Tire And Eats Clutches
May 06, 2014Brian Lohnes5
The Mercury Capri is a Fox-body that lots of people seem to either forget about or write off. Yes, the looks weren’t quite as good as the Fox-body Mustang, but there are less of them around,...
More Sweet Drag Action From The Radial Revenge Tour At Tulsa Last Weekend!
May 06, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on More Sweet Drag Action From The Radial Revenge Tour At Tulsa Last Weekend!
(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Yesterday we showed you our first gallery of Brad Klaassen photos from the Radial Revenge event at Tulsa Raceway Park last weekend. This race (in typical Tulsa...
Sad News: “Clay” Jones, Vice-President Of Beech Bend Raceway Passes At Age 42
May 06, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Sad News: “Clay” Jones, Vice-President Of Beech Bend Raceway Passes At Age 42
Exceptionally sad news to report today as Darren “Clay” Jones, the son of Beech Bend Raceway Park owner Dallas Jones, vice-president of the track and the amusement park, and all around...
Sunoco To Become Official Fuel Of NHRA In 2015
May 05, 2014Darr HawthorneComments Off on Sunoco To Become Official Fuel Of NHRA In 2015
In what was undoubtedly a surprise to VP Race Fuels, the current Official Fuel Supplier of the NHRA, the Glendora-based sanctioning body, announced a ten-year deal for Sunoco to become an...
Radial Revenge Tour Tulsa Raceway Park – Small Tire Warfare In Oklahoma
May 05, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Radial Revenge Tour Tulsa Raceway Park – Small Tire Warfare In Oklahoma
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – The popularity of small radial shod drag cars is spreading across the nation like green grass sprouting in the Spring and that’s no exception here in the...
So-Cal High School Drag Challenge Hits Fontana’s AutoClub Dragway: John Force And The Kids Loved It!
May 05, 2014Chad Reynolds4
This past weekend we had the opportunity to be a part of something special. The first event in the newly formed Southern California High School Drag Challenge, was a riot, and everyone on site had a...
Land Speed Gallery: The East Coast Timing Association Spring 2014 Meet
May 04, 2014Brian Lohnes5
Land speed racing season is officially on for the East Coast Timing Association! We’re here in Wilmington, Ohio to take in the action and actually participate in the event as I serve as the...
Our Last Blast Of Ford Drag Perfection From The 2014 FE Race And Reunion – Until Next Year!
May 04, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Our Last Blast Of Ford Drag Perfection From The 2014 FE Race And Reunion – Until Next Year!
Well, this is officially it. We’re through all of the awesome photos that Joe Grippo sent us from the 2014 FE Race and Reunion which was held about a week ago at Beaver Springs Dragway in...
Great Videos Of A 1964 Tempest Turbocharged Vintage Pontiac Four Cylinder Shredding Tires!
May 03, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Some guys know and some guys don’t, but back in the early 1960s, Pontiac built a 194ci four cylinder engine and used it in a few of their production models. The engine was literally half of a...
Watch Don Garlits Make Runs In The SR-37 Electric Dragster From All Angles
May 03, 2014Brian Lohnes5
As we have been reporting, Don Garlits and the SR-37 Quest team have been active over the last few days making test passes for the first time just days ago. While the team did not clip 200mph yet,...