Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: The Coolest Cars, Parts, And Stuff From The Pits (Part 1)
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – As any drag racer or gearhead knows, all the cool stuff happens in the pits. The racing is just a byproduct of the work being done by the owners and...
This 1960s Drag Racing Home Movie Is Flipping Awesome – Can You ID The Track For Us?
We love when people convert and post their old home movies from the drags onto YouTube because while the slick and highly produced professional films of the day were cool, nothing beats the...
Diesel Power Challenge Week: Quarter Mile Heads-Up Drag Racing At Bandimere
Last week I went on a bit of a rant when internet keyboard jockeys everywhere started calling out the Challenge Hellcat for running 12s at Bandimere when it had run in the low 11s on street tires at...
Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: The Cars Came From All Over And The Show Will Be Talked About For Days
(PHOTOS BY GREG ROURKE AND BOB CHILUK) – We’re back with more sweet, sweet action photos from the Meltdown Drags 2014 that happened at Byron Dragway last weekend. With more than 500...
Meltdown Drags Coverage: More Photos And Cool Stuff From The 2014 Meltdown Drags
(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – As we have been telling you all week, the 2014 Meltdown Drags was an event for the books. With more than 500 entires, Byron Dragway was filled nearly...
Diesel Power Challenge Week: The Punishing Eighth Mile Trailer Sprint At Bandimere
This is the most brutally simple event at the Diesel Power Challenge. The idea is to take a skid steer and trailer combo weighing in at about 11,000lbs and drag them as quickly as possible down an...
Take In The Aftermath Of The Most Violent Transmission Failure We Have Ever Seen – Incredible Destruction, Driver OK
If I remembered stuff about drag racing cars like I remembered stuff about important elements of my life, I would be sitting pretty. Sadly, I can remember drag race cars and moments like they...
This Blown, Ground Pounding 1973 Gremlin Has A Hairy 401 And An Awesome Past – Tough Stuff!
Hot rodders have had a good formula for about the last 80 years and that is to grab a cheap car that may be largely unloved and turn it into something that they can scorch the Earth with. They did it...
Pro Mod And Doorslammer Action From Roxboro Motorsports Park – Superchargers And Killer Paint Everywhere
(Words and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – There are few things that make us smile wider than learning of the sale of a drag strip and how it was revitalized under new ownership. Such seems to be...
2014 Meltdown Drags Coverage: The Inside Story Of The Event And Another Load Of Awesome Photos
(Words: Greg Rourke – Photos: Rourke/Chiluk) – The Meltdown Drags was borne out of the frustration on a group of vintage drag racing enthusiasts. They felt they were being treated rather...
Action Photos And Results From Cordova IHRA Nitro Jam- Full Five Second Field In Nostalgia Funny Car
When we heard that the IHRA Summer Nationals at Cordova Dragway Park is the most anticipated IHRA national event of the season, it was time to pay attention. There were a couple of us who watched...
Meltdown Drags 2014 Coverage: Byron Was Jammed With The Coolest Old School Drag Iron In The Country
(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Outside of a select few nostalgia drag races, they are mostly regional affairs. Events like the March Meet, California Hot Rod Reunion, HAMB Drags, and...
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