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2019 PDRA World Finals Action Photos: The Baddest Eighth Mile Door Slammers On Earth Hit The Strip

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – As the world of drag racing continues to slowly pack its tent at the close of the 2019 season, the PDRA ran their last event of the year at Virginia Motorsports...

Halfway Home: The Bloodhound SSC Land Speed Car Crests 501mph In Southern Africa

The Bloodhound SSC is officially halfway to the stated goal of 1,000 mph with a run of over 501 mph recently. Andy Green was at the wheel and all systems functioned properly as the run was planned to...

Unveiled: 2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak – Fourth-Gen Factory Racer!

Four generations of Challenger Drag Pak. Four. It’s amazing that FCA has stuck with the limited-edition drag machine, but at SEMA 2019, they rolled out the newest form of the...

SEMA 2019 Unveiled: Shelby American Shows Off “Dragon Snake” GT500 and “Super Snake” F-150 Concepts

If you get confused between the Shelby-badged Fords that already exist and the ones you are seeing here, don’t be. Look at it like this: Ford has the right to use the Shelby...

Force, Todd, Enders, Smith Killing It In Las Vegas! NHRA Qualifying Results And Video From Friday Is Right Here.

Brittany Force leads an all star cast of Pros who are killing it at the NHRA Nationals in Las Vegas this weekend. This group knows all about being on top and taking home a win, so they are all going...

2019 Fall Mad Mule Photo Coverage: Check Out These Action Images From The Strip At GALOT Motorsports Park

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon and David Whealon) – We’re back with another installment of photos from the Fall 2019 Mad Mule at GALOT Motorsports Park in North Carolina. Yesterday we took you...

2019 Mopar Southern Classic Coverage: A Focus On The Slant Six Race and BangShifty Mopars – Photos Here!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – One race we enjoy within this event is the slant-six race.  An event within the event paying homage to the leaning tower of power.  Throughout our...

The Only Way He Knows How: Stevie Fast Jackson’s Career Story As Told By A Collection Of His Racing Clips

This is a fantastic video because it tells a story through racing and racing highlights. Stevie Fast Jackson is one of the most interesting stories in drag racing today because he’s...

Meet Mendy: This Long Form Interview With Two Time Heritage Series Top Fuel Champion Mendy Fry Is Great!

Mendy Fry is a bad ass. No two ways around it. A woman who has lived basically her entire life in drag racing, she has amazing abilities behind the wheel and a genuine love of the sport that was...

100% BangShift Approved: This 1964 Opel Kadett Wagon Is Kind of Weird, Kind Of Rough, and 100% Totally Awesome

The land of old drag race cars can be a scary one. It can also be a boring and repetitive one as well. The car you see here is neither scary nor boring, in fact it is one of the neatest little gems...

Drag Racing Action Coverage: Race Report And Killer Photos From The 2019 Fall Mad Mule Event at GALOT Motorsports Park

(Words by Greg Parker/ Photos by David Whealon and Benoit Pigeon) When the Mad Mule Shootout weekend comes to GALOT Motorsports Park, it never fails to bring the best racing. Seven different classes...

2019 Mopar Southern Classic Coverage: More Tire Smoke And Killer Chryslers Drag Racing In Kentucky!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The phrase ‘Mopar or no car’ is manifest in the folks wailing and wrenching on their machines at this event.  Anyone can see their pride for the...

Motorcycle Drag Racing Coverage: Arnold, Deck and Lee are Big NHDRO Winners

Doubling up wins on an NHDRO race weekend is a big enough achievement, but doubling up AND securing a championship at the Midwest’s largest all-motorcycle drag racing series is something else all...

Video: The Good, The Bad, and the Completely Insane – Watch This Brazilian Small Tire Opala Haul, Fly, and Bounce!

Lest you think that small tire drag racing is only difficult in the USA we present this video from Brazil to show you that the hard work being done by racers all over the globe looks to be one and...