Devastation: Massive Blaze Claims Funny Car Racer John Lawson’s Race Shop – Multiple Race Cars and Vehicles Lost
Feb 04, 2020Brian Lohnes3
(Lead photo: John Lawson Racing FB) – Awful news from the state of Illinois as overnight a massive fire destroyed the race shop and racing operation of funny car campaigner John Lawson. The...
2020 Grand National Roadster Show Coverage: These Photos Of Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, and More Will Have You Smiling
Feb 04, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on 2020 Grand National Roadster Show Coverage: These Photos Of Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, and More Will Have You Smiling
(Photos by Wes Allison) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside we’re back with more 2019 Grand National Roadster Show coverage! This load of photos has everything from hot rods to...
2020 Pittsburgh World of Wheels: More Chrome, Paint, And Beauty From The Steel City’s Winter Hot Rod Show
Feb 04, 2020Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Annnnd we’re back! Back with more 2020 Pittsburgh World Of Wheels photo coverage that runs the gamut from classics to super cars and loads of stuff in the middle....
Huge Industry News: Edelbrock Owner Industrial Opportunity Partners Acquires COMP Performance Group
Feb 04, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Huge Industry News: Edelbrock Owner Industrial Opportunity Partners Acquires COMP Performance Group
In massive high performance aftermarket industry news, Industrial Opportunity Partners, the owner of Edelbrock has acquired the COMP Performance Group and their associated brands. This continues a...
Watch The 1990 NHRA Winternationals In Their Glory Here – KC Spurlock’s Big Debut, Bernstein Goes To Top Fuel, More
Feb 04, 2020Brian Lohnes1
This year, I’ll be looking back at the 1990 NHRA drag racing season as the 2020 NHRA drag racing season winds its way around the country. The 1990 NHRA Winternationals was an interesting affair...
Big And Bad: 1971 Ford Mustang – A Real Boss 351 That Got Promoted To 429!
Feb 04, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
In describing the 1971-73 Ford Mustang, Lee Iacocca, the man who had been instrumental in bringing the original car to life barely a decade prior couldn’t hide his displeasure in what his car...
Splashdown: Hopping Into The Mudpit In Georgia
Feb 04, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Splashdown: Hopping Into The Mudpit In Georgia
Before you did something incredibly dumb with a car that you knew would be the stuff of legends years later, did you ever have that moment where you paused and thought about just what, exactly, you...
Multitasker: This Manual-Trans Holden Burnout Machine Wins!
Feb 04, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Multitasker: This Manual-Trans Holden Burnout Machine Wins!
Like pretty much any racing discipline, there’s usually a formula that if followed, leads to success if you’re a halfway competent driver. In Aussie burnout contests, what you need is...
Money No Object: Pair Of Aces – Two 1969 Chevrolet Corvettes With L-88s
Feb 04, 2020Bryan McTaggart6
You know how many of the horsepower numbers thrown around during the first Musclecar Era were pretty much bullshit? Even if you disregard the gross vs. SAE horsepower rating, look at some of the more...
Rough Start Fox Body, Part 2: Starting The Scrubbing And The Notorious Heater Core Job
Feb 04, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
The fun part of doing a project car build with a vehicle purchased in early January is the weather. It sucks out loud…you hope and pray for a half-decent day so that you can get some stuff...
Drag Racing In Agrentina Is Bad Ass: Watch This Gear Jamming Footage From An Eighth Mile Strip!
Feb 03, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Yes, the title actually says it all, Drag Racing in Argentina is bad ass. We often show you videos from the drag racing scene in Brazil, but we have also eluded to the fact that the sport thrives in...
Iron Giant: Watch The Most Powerful Steam Tractor Ever Built Haul FOUR Other Steam Tractors Up A Hill!
Feb 03, 2020Brian Lohnes5
There’s dedication and then there is DEDICATION. It took Kory Anderson and a load of talented fabricators, craftsmen, and mechanics a decade to rebuild/recreate this 150hp Case steam tractor,...
Fire Is Bad: Watch Drifter Rudy Hansen’s C4 Corvette Erupt Into An Inferno And Burn To The Ground
Feb 03, 2020Brian Lohnes7
There is no more helpless feeling in motorsports than watching a competition vehicle burn uncontrollably and that’s exactly the scene that erupted on the final day of Lone Star Drift Week 2020....
Some NHRA Pro Teams Opt For Arizona Pre-Season Testing!
Feb 03, 2020Darr HawthorneComments Off on Some NHRA Pro Teams Opt For Arizona Pre-Season Testing!
(Photos by Big Bob Snyder) – While most of the NHRA Mello Yello professional teams chose the Strip at Las Vegas for their pre-season testing, a handful of teams split off – heading for Wild Horse...












