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Video: Watching A Trabant Drag Race Is A Type Of Funny No Words Exist For
(By Greg Rourke) –Oh sure, we’ve seen plenty of fast stuff on these hallowed pages. Perhaps a nice leisurely stroll down the dragstrip is what we need. Even seen or heard of a Trabant?...
Check Out The Sand Drag Strip At The Busco Beach Off-Road Park In North Carolina
No, this is not the first time that we have seen ATVs drag racing. No this is not the first time we have seen people drag racing on sand. Yes, this IS the first time we have seen the drag strip at...
Here’s Your Chance To Buy The Most Unmolested 2009 Challenger Drag Pak On Earth! Wild!
Now this is pretty wild. We often times see people selling Mustang Cobra Jets or COPO Camaros on eBay but we very infrequently see the Challenger Drag Pak cars coming up for sale, especially in their...
Why’d They Do It? This Popular Mechanics Story About The New 7.3L Ford Gas Engine Is Great
It was probably the biggest automotive surprise of the last calendar year. It’s probably the last big block gas V8 any company is going to build, and it’s probably going to be a pretty...
Long Island Needs A Drag Strip: Newsday Reports on The Efforts To Bring Drag Racing Back To The Area
It is a process akin to splitting a block of granite with dripping water. Working through hurdles, resistance, obstacles, and red tape to advance any sort of cause is hard but doing it in the name of...
2019 PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown Photo Coverage: Before The Thunder and Lightning, It Was Both on The Track!
(Photos by David Whealon) – Yes, thunder and lightning storms put an early end to the PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown but before that stuff came from the sky, it was emanating up from the track as...
2019 PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown: More Action Photos From Virginia’s Doorslammer Throwdown!
(Photos by David Whealon) – We promised you a follow up load of photos and results after yesterday’s opening batch from Benoit Pigeon and we’re delivering, baby! Today’s...
PDRA Action Photos: 2019 Mid-Atlantic Nationals Images From Virginia Motorsports Park
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The 2019 Mid-Atlantic Nationals were fantastic and the surface at Virginia Motorsports Park was on absolute kill. Mother nature did not cooperate with the PDRA just...
Turbo Twin Tuesday: Yamaha Files For Patents On Turbocharged Engine Designs – 1980s Part 2?
Ok, for starters, let’s hope it is not the 1980s again because we’d loose loads of awesome technology and performance, but the question in the title is valid. Why? If you dig motorcycles...
The Bob Glidden Story: This Ford Made 1980s Film Gives An Awesome Look Into Glidden’s Career At Its Peak
Being that the NHRA is racing in Atlanta this weekend, we couldn’t help but think about the late Bob Glidden. Remembering legends and their careers is a fun thing. Part of that is thinking...
RacingJunk: Take Your (Sling) Shot With This Blown Small Block Woody Gilmore Built Dragster
With all of our talk of nostalgia drag racing and history today, we figured we’d tie that bow up nicely by showing you this killer and historic slingshot that is for sale on RacingJunk right...
Drag Racing Action Photos: Throwing Down Old School At The Restoration Reunion In Virginia
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Nostalgia drag racing continues to be a vibrant and important part of the entire sport. Events happen with regularity all over the country each weekend. Some are...
All The Blower: Watch Carl Scott’s Whipple-Charged Honey Badger Take Care Of Business
We have known Carl Scott since 2005 when he won the first Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week ever held. At that point he had a Chevy Nova with a nitrous engine in it and for all intents and purposes it was...
