Video: The First True 200mph Remote Controlled Car Is A Streamliner That Sounds Like An Electric Shaver From Hell
Nov 12, 2014Brian Lohnes5
Yesterday we showed you a guy running 200mph on a hydrogen peroxide powered rocket bicycle. While that accomplishment was more risky to life and limb than this one, we rank them both on the same...
Ford Drag Racing Legend Phil “Daddy Warbucks” Bonner Has Died
Nov 12, 2014Brian Lohnes5
Phil Bonner had a relatively short career in the world of top level drag racing but his impact is still felt today and fans of the blue oval brand still herald Bonner as one of the best that ever...
eBay Greatness: This Chrysler Conquest TSI Is Perfect With Boosted Late Model Hemi Power
Nov 11, 2014Chad Reynolds7
When Cody Nickerson sent in the link to this eBay listing, he wrote “Here’s one for McTaggart.” Well since Mc is in Scotland vacationing, I’m going to write about this one...
Watch Francois Gissy Top 200mph On His Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Bicycle – Yes, Bicycle
Nov 11, 2014Brian Lohnes2
Last year we showed you video of Francois Gissy running nearly 180mph on his bicycle which is powered by a hydrogen peroxide rocket. At the time, Gissy was running at an airfield of some kind and was...
California’s Samoa Drag Strip Preyed Upon By Idiot Junkie Theives – Wiring For Timing System Stolen
Nov 11, 2014Brian Lohnes11
So let me begin by saying that I am adding the “junkie” part to this story because it sure fits the bill of other news stories we have seen over the years where some guy all strung out on...
One Of Nine Swiss Cheese Catalinas Known To Exist Is For Sale – Bring A Brinks Truck
Nov 10, 2014Brian Lohnes11
They were 14 cars that changed drag racing history forever. The vaunted swiss cheese Catalinas that Pontiac produced in 1963 were the most hardcore and advanced specialty drag car ever produced by a...
Take A 100mph Ride On A Drag Racing Modified Walk Behind Kubota Tractor – Madness In Thailand
Nov 10, 2014Brian Lohnes3
As we have proven over the years, people will race whatever is available to them, literally. Take Thailand for example. These guys race all kinds of neat stuff. There’s small displacement...
Great Read: This Interview With Dave McClelland Is A Great Look At A Great Guy In His Own Words
Nov 09, 2014Brian Lohnes3
For many of us, his voice does not define a generation, it defines a sport. Dave McClelland’s distinctive tone was just one part of a man who has lived a heck of a life and accomplished a heck...
This Pro Street Cadillac Limo Was Professionally Built And Is Now For Sale On eBay – Greatest Thing Ever
Nov 09, 2014Brian Lohnes9
When I found this eBay listing for a pro street Cadillac limo I winced when I clicked the link to see more. I was expecting to see one of the great shining disasters that had ever been foisted upon...
No Prep Wreckage: Watch The Hellanor Mustang Eat The Wall While The Street Outlaws Split Bumper Camaro Barely Avoids The Same Fate
Nov 08, 2014Brian Lohnes9
We’re back with more wreckage from the recent no-prep race at Thunder Valley Dragway in Noble, Oklahoma. This time we’re going to see the Hellanor Mustang face punch the wall while the...
Watch The World’s Smallest And Slowest Jet Car Make A Run At Santa Pod Raceway In England
Nov 08, 2014Brian Lohnes6
The Peel Trident is a weird little microcar that was produced in England decades ago. They have appeared in television shows, movies, and every now and again, one will appear at a car show just to...
Watch The First 11-Second Runs From An EcoBoost Mustang – Livernois Motorsports Gets It Done
Nov 08, 2014Brian Lohnes5
The 2015 Mustang nuclear arms race is ON! We ran into Dan Millen on the SEMA show floor and he told us that the Livernois Motorsports shop EcoBoost Mustang had run in the 11 second zone with tuning...
Rockingham Dragway Switches To NHRA Sanction For 2015 Season – Track Had Long And Illustrious IHRA Run
Nov 07, 2014Brian Lohnes2
After a long stint operating under the IHRA sanction, historic Rockingham Dragway will open the 2015 season as an NHRA track according to news reports from the NHRA and various other sources. We were...
SEMA 2014: New Products – Crane Cams Crank Trigger Ignition Systems
Nov 07, 2014Chad Reynolds3
It’s always fun to go see the guys at Crane, because they are clearly a group of car guys that love what they do. You’ve heard us gush our love for Chase Knight, the valvetrain guru over...










