PDRA Rockingham Action: Great Photos From Dragstock XII
(Words and photos by David Whealon/DW-photos.net) – On the second trip for the PDRA in 2015 to the legendary Rockingham Dragway for the 2nd Annual Dragstock XII, most of the attention was...
Cool Video: Hurst Racing Tires – A Pocket Bio Of The Retro-Slick Manufacturer!
Hurst Racing Tires in Oregon still makes slicks the old fashioned way…literally. These guys take a bias-ply tire, grind all of the tread off, lay a softer rubber compound on the casing and then...
The Top 11: Best Funny Car Names – Iconic Cars From Drag Racing’s Past
Racecar names are no longer the norm on modern nitro-burning Funny Cars, which sucks. Cars with names are good for promoters to put in their advertisements, good for racers who can cash in on...
Ebay Find: A 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 That Looks Rough, But Has That One Major Fault Corrected
We’ve covered before how the 1980s Pontiac 2+2 was a half-hearted attempt by GM’s Excitement Division to hang off of the coattails of the Chevrolet Monte Carlo Aerocoupe. The...
Car Show Coverage: More Mechanical Greatness From Edgewater Sports Park
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Edgewater Sports Park is a very active dragstrip under NHRA sanction. Over the years its been host to many large events and saw many big time...
Some Of The Stuff We Just Thought Was Cool From The Lucas Off-Road Expo 2015
It was like Christmas at the Lucas Oil Off-Road Expo in Pomona last weekend, but there were still a few vehicles that stood out to us as just being cool, even though they didn’t necessarily fit...
This M936A2 6×6 Wrecker Makes Brian’s Little Wrecker Look Like A Toy!
Holy crap! Look at the size of this thing! This M936A2 6×6 Wrecker is one bad machine, with a 40,000 lb winch to drag stuff out of mud or trouble, and a boom that will lift 20,000 lbs, and...
One Owner Aluminum HEMI Duster Pro-Touring Machine
With rare exception, Mopar guys don’t drive their stuff at Pro-Touring events. Whether it’s the Goodguys Autocross, a USCA Optima Race, or any other event, there just aren’t that...
Hot Rod Garage Gets Serious With Their Demon 340’s Build: All-New Bolt In Suspension Parts! (And RIP 340…)
Tony Angelo’s 1971 Dodge Demon 340 is a looker, but a runner it is not. Ok, it was for about five minutes after it was roused out of an 18-year slumber, but between then and now, some seriously...
Hear The New TVR’s Ford Coyote-Based, Cosworth-Tweaked V8 Start And Run A Simulated Lap Of LeMans
Bringing an automotive brand back from the dead doesn’t just take money by the semi-truck load, it takes engineering, testing and a solid plan to make the resurgent car successful after the...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, You Can Buy The Old AMC HQ, Check Out A Range Rover Droptop, And Of Course, More Dieselgate!
Congratulations, you have made it another week! In spite of the meetings, the discussions, the commutes, the phone calls, the emails that won’t stop, and everything else that you deal with on a...
Rough Start: This Chevrolet El Camino Would Beat Driving A Cute-Ute Any Day Of The Week
The vehicle of choice for a lot of people lately seems to be crossovers, cute-utilities, whatever you want to call them…basically, they are the modern interpretation of the 1980s Honda Civic...
Forget That Stretched Out K-Car, If You Want To Talk Chrysler Luxury, This 1978 New Yorker Brougham Will Show You How It’s Done!
Let’s be frank and honest: nobody, and I mean NOBODY, looked at a Chrysler K-car and genuinely thought “Hey, there is a symbol of prestige and luxury!” No. I refuse to believe that...
Breaking News: Aussie Racing Cars Driver Damien Flack Involved In A Race-Stopping Accident At Mount Panorama – Second Big Accident This Week On The Circuit
Damien Flack was involved in an absolutely horrifying crash at Mount Panorama. While running in the Aussie Racing Cars league (a support racing series for V8 Supercars), Flack got tapped by teammate...
