Going To PRI 2015? Don’t Miss Out On All This Awesome Stuff! Seminars, Events, All Here
It seems insane to say but PRI 2015 starts in two days and that means the entire racing industry is buzzing about who will be there, who won’t, and what will be on display. There’s...
What Could Be Sketchier Than A Sprint Car At 150 Miles An Hour? How About Losing A Tire In The Corner?
Ah, the Sprint Car. One motor, four wheels one the ground and one wheel in the cockpit being sawn by a racer who knows that speed plus delicate inputs equals glory…and that one screwup could...
Gates Salvage Tour Part 2: We Continue Our Romp Through The $500 Junkyard
We’re back with more images and coolness from Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont. Craig Fitzgerald from BestRide.com and I spent the better part of a day roaming through the place and to be...
Rough Start: Could This 1972 Ford Maverick Be Your 1/2 Scale White Lightning Replica?
We all have a soft spot for the Ford Custom 500 in the movie “White Lightning”. That big brown bomber screaming around dirt roads with Burt Reynolds at the wheel makes us wish that we...
Question Of The Day: Was The AMC Pacer Best Used As A Truck?
American Motors’ reputation pretty much is consigned into history by their…well, quirky 1970s designs. We know that they made some awesome muscle cars, like the Javelin, AMX and...
More SCTA El Mirage Racing Action – Dust, Dirt, And Big Speeds To End The Year
(Photos by Zane McNary) – There was a bumper crop of competitors at the final meet of the 2015 SCTA season on the hallowed and dusty grounds of El Mirage. Why? We all know that Bonneville got...
Pair Of Pro Stock Champions To Drive With EFI Mopar HEMI® Power
Words by JEGS and FCA Communications A pair of champions will team up and carry the Mopar banner in 2016, as back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and five-time overall Pro Stock title...
Junkyard Heaven: Gates Salvage Yard In Hardwick Vermont – Our First Look At The Classic Iron
There are things you just HAVE to do. When the Craigslist ad surfaced for a place called Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont offering any car in their massive vintage section for $500 we knew we had...
Watch This Gnarly S-10 Literally Blow Through The Guardrail At A No-Prep Race In Texas
Boy, it was an eventful weekend at the no-prep race held at Texas’s Edinburg Dragway. Earlier in the weekend, Mike Murillo suffered a rough crash that saw him all but total his world beating...
Ebay Find: A Full-Race Plymouth Duster That Is An Engine Away From Drag Strip Heaven
Often times, when you search for a “race car” on eBay, you end up looking at homebuilt projects that may or may not be worth the time and money. For some of the prices you see on eBay,...
Land Speed Photos: Cool Action Images From The Final SCTA El Mirage Meet Of 2015
(Photos by Zane McNary) – It’s the fastest dirt on Earth. A tricky, silty, unforgiving surface that has been part of the land speed racing realm in America for decades and it is the...
What’s It Like To Drive A Stripper Chevy Colorado That Has Been Jammed Full Of Everyone’s Favorite V8? Mr. Regular Finds Out!
Pulling off a sleeper is actually pretty difficult nowadays. Most older iron is immediately suspect simply because it exists, most modern stuff driven to the track is known to be capable. The only...
This Big-Block Chevy-Powered Toyota Only Knows One Rule About Racing: Stand On The Loud Pedal!
As I was growing up, playing with dirt bikes and cars, one rule kept getting hammered into my head: gradual inputs on any control was the way to go. You didn’t just dump the clutch, you eased...
Want To Spray Your Coyote? Do It The Right Way With This Zex Perimeter Plate System
One of the cool new pieces we spotted at the 2015 SEMA show is the Zex perimeter plate blackout nitrous system designed for the Ford 5.0L Coyote engine. This thing is sleek, simple to install, and...
