Category Archive: 1320 Event Coverage, BangShift 1320, DRAG RACES, Event Coverage, MOPAR

MSHS HEMI’nsanity At Milan Dragway: Good Runs And Bad Luck In Michigan!

As you read yesterday, Milan was not kind to either myself or Angry Grandpa, with our luck running out right about the first elimination run in the Modern Street Hemi Shootout bracket race. But that...

MSHS HEMI’nsanity At Milan Dragway: Modern Mopar Power Screaming In Michigan!

In the predawn hours, the silence was broken, one by one, as Hemi after Hemi was fired up as if to greet the sun in some bizarre ritual. From the lowliest, most basic stocker to the 8-second capable...

2016 Mopar Nats Gallery: Our Final Gallery From The Fields Of Mopar Dreams In Ohio!

The Mopar Nats were everything that I could have hoped for, everything that I expected it to be, and then some. It might have taken nearly a decade or more to finally make the trek out to Hebron,...

Poteet’s Speed Demon Sets New B/Blown Fuel Streamliner Record At 416.511 mph Monday Bonneville Speed Week 2016

He’s done it again! George Poteet, driving the Speed Demon Streamliner, has set another record here at Bonneville Speed Week 2016, breaking a 16 year old record held by the Teague, Welch, Banks...

2016 Mopar Nats Gallery: Mopars Shining In The Glory Of A Lovely Saturday Morning!

By all accounts, our first day at the 2016 Mopar Nats was a success: I had driven over five hours from Bowling Green, Kentucky to Hebron, Ohio and only managed to knock my alignment out slightly in...

2016 Mopar Nats: More Scenes From The “Fun Field” On Friday!

Even for Mopar people who do their research, the size of the Mopar Nats is something of a surprise: there are fields…not small lots, fields…surrounding National Trail Raceway in Hebron,...

UPDATE! The Scoop! Here’s Every Single Car That Will Be Running For A Record At Bonneville On Sunday

UPDATE: Both Danny Thompson and George Poteet have set records in their classes this morning! Poteet rocketed down course at 410mph to grab his and Danny Thompson tool care of business at 402mph! One...

MoparNats 2016: Our First Round Of Photos From The Massive All-Mopar Meetup In Ohio!

I’m on the ground at the MoparNats at National Trail Raceway in Ohio and…well, I’m in awe. If there is a Mopar product you enjoy, it’s here. That’s just it. It’s...

Bonneville Speed Week 2013 – Our Last Teaser Gallery Before 2016 Action Begins

We are here at the famed Bonneville Salt Flats for SCTA-BNI Speed Week 2013. Chad arrived early this afternoon and blasted a gallery of 80 photos that highlight some of the coolest stuff he saw in...

Bonneville Speed Week 2013 — Race Cars And Hot Rods From The Salt!

(Photos by Chad and Brian) – Starting Friday we’ll have Bonneville Speed Week 2016 coverage for you. For now, here’s another look back to the last racing year on the salt, 2013. ...

Costella/Cunha/Bassano Nebulous Theorem VIII – The Most Insane Racing Vehicle I Have Ever Seen

(Editor’s note: I will never forget the first time I saw this vehicle, which is technically a sidecar motorcycle behind me at Bonneville in 2013. I went back to the hotel that evening and rip...

This Is Bonneville: The Lakester That Runs Half A Chrysler Hemi….Literally

(Editor’s Note: Here’s a story from Speed Week 2013 that illustrates what we’ll be seeing lots of out on the salt next week and that’s forward thinking and creativity. I...

Retro Photos: The Coolest Trucks At Bonneville Speed Week 2013

(Editor’s note: Here’s a little retro-fun from the last year of racing on the salt. Our favorite trucks of Bonneville 2013!) –  There are some race trucks, some hot rod trucks,...

Photo Coolness: This Is The Bonneville – The Living Embodiment Of All That Rules About LSR

(Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in August 2013 and is being reprinted now as part of our run-up to Speed Week 2016!) These photos were taking in the impound lot at Bonneville on...