Category Archive: LAND SPEED RACES
The Salt Beds Of Salduro Chapter 3: Barney Oldfield is Banned From Auto Racing While Ernie Moross Creates New Stars and New Records
(By Bret Kepner -SCTA Official and member of the Society of Land Speed Historians) – Within sixty days of his resignation from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on July 9, 1910, renowned...
The Mars Hot Rod: This Story About The Technology And Methodology Of The SpaceX Raptor Rocket Rules
Here’s a little bit of a reality check . Every paste eating moron you read about on social media, every Tide Pod eating kid that ends up getting their guts pumped, and every schmuck that seems...
Five Doors and A Five Speed: How The Chevy Corsica Was Actually A Better Car Than You Remember
When it comes to those forgettable, disposable, not super grand cars of the 1990s, the Chevy Corsica is one that always pulls rank on the list. The thing is, they made those cars for a decade and for...
Neighborhood Trouble Stopper: This 1973 Shorland Mk3 Armored Patrol Car Probably Has Some Stories
Here’s the thing. Anytime someone builds an “armored patrol car” things are not good, right? The whole purpose of an armored patrol car is to venture into unsettled areas, protect...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Over The Mountain and Under The Radar – Talking To Greg Anderson and Tommy Johnson Jr On The Western Swing
The third stop on the NHRA Western Swing in 2019 is Pacific Raceways. This historic track in Kent, Washington is known for its great setting and its oxygen rich environment. It is also known as a...
Epic Engine: Keith Dorton Has Built An SB2 V8 Into A Killer V6 For Bonneville – This Video Shows You How He Did It
Keith Dorton and his Automotive Specialists company have created some of the most amazing, powerful, and creative engines that the Bonneville Salt Flats have seen over the last decades, but this year...
We Will Persevere: EV West’s Tesla-Swapped BMW Proves That Hot Rodders Will Thrive After EVs Take Over
These are strange days to be a gearhead. I envy every last one of you who grew up between doo-wop music and fins, and the tail end of disco just before restorations went absolutely stratospheric....
Rough Start: 1984 Ford Falcon XE Ute – Confuse Everybody!
Without question, this 1984 Ford Falcon ute is automatically high on my desirability list. It’s in the States, which means that I don’t have to mess with Customs or pay off some stevedore...
American Invasion: Cleetus Is Building A Burnout Car Out Of A Big-Block Camaro For Summernats!
We’ve said for years that we’d love to go to Summernats in Australia and witness the insanity that rules our wintertime YouTube viewing first-hand. No doubt, it’s up our alley: dyno...
The Salt Beds Of Salduro Part 2: The Opening of the Speedway, The Gold Brick Scandal and the Debut of the Benz
(By Bret Kepner) – Ernie Moross continued to supervise his contracted racers even while in the employ of the new Indianapolis Motor Parkway and secured a new deal with Benz Motor Cars, (then a...
Brand Loyal: Tommy Youman’s Twin Turbo GTO Judge Has A Billet Pontiac Engine And It Is Ready To Take On The World – Video
If you are a regular follower of the small tire drag racing scene Tommy Youman’s name is not entirely unfamiliar to you. He has run a few DuckX productions races down at South Georgia...
The Salt Beds Of Salduro: The History Of The First Speed Trials At Bonneville
(By Bret Kepner – SCTA Official and member of the Society Of Land Speed Historians) – (Editor’s note: We’re going to run there entire series of the Salt Beds of Salduro...
BangShift Remembers Larry Koester: Three Time NTPA Grand National Champion, Inspiration, Heck Of A Guy
(Photos by David Whealon, Adam Draudt and Jeremy Tyndall) – Back on July 20th, 2019 the pulling world was rocked by the news that Larry Koester, one of the most inspirational and hard running...
COMP Cams Releases Link Bar Short Travel Hydraulic Roller Lifters For 6.4L Hemi Engines – No More Factory Failures
We love the fact that COMP Cams is in the problem solving business and that the keep solving them with a level of frequency that neither we nor the rest of the industry can keep up with! This time we...