EVENT REPLAY: THE 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Drag Race Is Here!
Aug 02, 2016Brian Lohnes3
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE 2016 NMRA/NMCA SUPER BOWL! The kings of the radial drag racing world will be at the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl in just a couple of weeks. The event will be taking place at Rt...
Drag Race Coverage: The Paradise Drag Strip Summer Show and Go Was A Blast
Aug 02, 2016Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Some of the most entertaining and satisfying days you will ever spend at a drag strip are at events like the recently held Summer Show and Go at Calhoun,...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: The Second Round Of Saturday Action!
Aug 02, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: The Second Round Of Saturday Action!
After the frustration of dealing with the uncooperative weather on Friday night, we were hoping that Saturday’s racing action at Route 66 Raceway would go smoothly. It didn’t go as well...
Rough Start: Grandma’s Four-Speed 1979 Chrysler LeBaron Could Be The Start Of Something Very Unique!
Aug 02, 2016Bryan McTaggart10
If there is one line of cars I know better than any other, it’s the Chrysler Corporation M-body and it’s close relatives, the F-body and J-body. The M-platform, which is most known for...
This Weekend The NHRA Tour Heads To Seattle – Here’s A Look Back At The 1980 NHRA Fall Nationals From Pacific Raceways
Aug 02, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on This Weekend The NHRA Tour Heads To Seattle – Here’s A Look Back At The 1980 NHRA Fall Nationals From Pacific Raceways
The NHRA has a long and interesting history of racing in the Pacific Northwest and this weekend’s upcoming Northwest Nationals will continue it along with concluding the vaunted “Western...
Goodness Gracious: Check Out The Story Of This Ford Shelby GT350 Fireball At Roebling Road!
Aug 02, 2016Bryan McTaggart6
This photo might be able to say a thousand words on the situation this Shelby GT350 is facing, but we have a good bet that a lot of those words are expletives. We got tipped off to photos of this...
Get a Fantastic Beginner’s Lesson On Sprint Car Racing From World of Outlaws Driver Greg Wilson
Aug 02, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on Get a Fantastic Beginner’s Lesson On Sprint Car Racing From World of Outlaws Driver Greg Wilson
I’m no connoisseur of dirt-oval racing, but from what I’ve seen, sprint cars are more or less the pinnacle of oval racing, at least in terms of speed and potential for things to get pear-shaped...
Rumor Mill: The Buick Avista Concept Is Responsible For A Lot Of Bad Feelings Within GM Design
Aug 02, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
Early this year, Buick debuted the Avista concept coupe, a car based upon Alpha underpinnings that I would’ve happily sold body parts off for scientific use for to own. A twin-turbocharged V6...
Fastest rally, giant air: Watch Citroen smash a record and leap to the moon in Finland
Aug 02, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on Fastest rally, giant air: Watch Citroen smash a record and leap to the moon in Finland
Lots of rally fans love those old Group B monsters from the 1980’s and with good reason: They all had far more horsepower than the chassis technology was capable of managing at the time, making...
Drag Racer Craig Owen Passes After Horrifying Crash At Ware Shoals Dragway – Fans Injured
Aug 01, 2016Brian Lohnes2
Last weekend Ware Shoals Dragway in South Carolina was the scene of a horrible crash that took the life of racer Craig Owen and wounded at least one spectator. Owen was traveling down the track at a...
Trans Am Challenge: This Eight Minute Video Is A Stunning Look Into The 1971 Trans-Am Season
Aug 01, 2016Brian Lohnes2
The duo of Roger Penske and Mark Donohue pretty much stands alone on a pedestal away from every other driver/owner tandem in the history of American racing. Never was a pair of people so suited to...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: Saturday Shots From The Battle In Illinois!
Jul 31, 2016Bryan McTaggart2
We are live right now from Route 66 Raceway! As the cars are running down the track, Lohnes is hanging out in the announcer’s booth working his magic on the mic, Chad is working the camera for...
2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: More Action From Route 66 Raceway!
Jul 31, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Gallery: More Action From Route 66 Raceway!
We are on the ground and in full-on work mode at Route 66 Raceway in Illinois for the 2016 NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl. While the surprisingly sizable audience was listening to the dulcet tones of Brian...
New Hose End Expanders From Fragola Performance Systems Mean That Adapters Are A Thing Of The Past!
Jul 31, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on New Hose End Expanders From Fragola Performance Systems Mean That Adapters Are A Thing Of The Past!
Like we talked about during our tour of the Fragola Performance Systems factory the Connecticut company is always working on something. Their line of hose end expanders which completely eliminate...












