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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...
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...
NTPA Pulling Action Photos: More Cool Photos, More Flying Clay, and More Late Fall Pulling Fun!
(Photos by David Whealon) – Last week we showed you the front half of David Whealon’s killer photo collection he shot at the NTPA pull during the North Carolina State Fair. Well, today...
Show Coverage: 2019 Mopar Southern Classic at Clay City Dragway- Some Awesome Chrysler Action!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – So, I broke my long-time rule of not covering or attending model/make specific events. It was my birthday and I wanted to do something car-related and I...
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...
2019 Keeneland Concours Coverage: American Sports Cars Like Corvettes, Cobras, and More! Photos
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The 2020 Keeneland Concours will showcase the Corvette as its featured marque. I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest that this might have the...
Horsepower and Dirt Photos: NTPA NC State Fair Southern Showdown Tractor Pull Action!
(Words and Photos by David Whealon) They say “Nothing Could Be Finer” here in Raleigh North Carolina every October since 1853 with the opening of the NC State Fair. And once again the annual NTPA...
2019 GALOT Motorsports Park Nostalgia Drags and Muscle Car Shakedown: More Action Photos From The Event
(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We’re back with more great Benoit Pigeon photos from GALOT Motorsports Park in North Carolina and courage of their fall Nostalgia Drags and Muscle Car...
2019 Kneeland Concours Photo Coverage: Muscle Car Era Classics On The Field Of Show
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Mostly classic American muscle in this chapter of the Concours coverage. You won’t find labels on the photos explaining what you’re looking at from...
Ratty Muscle Cars Presents Mopar Vs. Brand-X: Racing Into The Cool Fall Night
All in all, for what looked to be a wash-out, the Mopar vs. Brand-X race in Alabama turned out to be a great time. Austin Griggs’ recipe for fun hasn’t changed since the first Ratty...
2019 Kneeland Concours Photo Coverage: The Best Of The Rest And Some Highly BangShift Approved Stuff!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This is the catch all group of mostly foreign vehicles that I didn’t have room for in the other groups. There weren’t many motorcycles in attendance,...
2019 NHRA Carolina Nationals Action Photos: The NHRA Season Is Almost Over, The Action Is Still Red Hot!
(Photos by David Whealon) – The 2019 NHRA Carolina Nationals ran into overtime. Driving rains on Sunday forced all the professional categories to be contested on Monday. NHRA officials ran all...