2014 NHRA Sonoma Nationals: The Lost Professional Category Photos
Aug 26, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on 2014 NHRA Sonoma Nationals: The Lost Professional Category Photos
(Photos by Mike and Jeff Burghardt) – Sounds mysterious, right? The lost photos? Ohhhhhh. Sadly, it isn’t all that mysterious. See, my computer desktop at any given time looks like a...
Drag Action Photos: PDRA Under The Lights At Osage Tulsa Raceway Park
Aug 26, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Drag Action Photos: PDRA Under The Lights At Osage Tulsa Raceway Park
(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) – The traveling road show that is the Professional Drag Racers Association rolled into Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park August 15th– 16th for national...
Racing Action Gallery From USCA Michigan – Attacking The Cones And The Banking At Michigan International Speedway
Aug 26, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Racing Action Gallery From USCA Michigan – Attacking The Cones And The Banking At Michigan International Speedway
(Images By RideTech Mike and RideTech Amanda) – It was another barn burner of an Optima Ultimate Street Car Association Event and this time the action was happening at Michigan International...
Drag Week 2015: Hot Rod Announced That Unlimited Drag Week Class Will Remain Unlimited – No Restrictions Coming
Aug 26, 2014Brian Lohnes13
That’s not a typo in the title….we’re talking about next year’s even already. The Hot Rod crew is cranking the hell out of the Drag Week news today! We told you about the...
Hot Rod Drag Week Shootout Format And Details Announced – There’s A Cool Plot Twist Involved
Aug 26, 2014Brian Lohnes1
I’ve been getting a ton of emails and messages asking about a rumored heads-up shootout at Drag Week and while I had some idea it was coming, I kept my yapper shut. Last night Freiburger posted...
Rough Start: Use This Cutlass To Get Out Of The Jersey Shore In A Hurry
Aug 26, 2014Bryan McTaggart4
After page after page of some of the worst $2500 and under offerings I’ve seen yet in my Rough Start viewings, I almost gave up on the Jersey Shore Craigslist. Conversion vans, the same...
This 1960 Lloyd LT600 Would Be A Perfect Mini-BS Command Center – 19hp Of Factory Fury That You Can Own
Aug 26, 2014Brian Lohnes4
There’s few things that give us as much joy as discovering some sort of weirdo vehicle that we never knew existed before. Such was the case when we found this really weird and really, really...
Unhinged: Heat And Humidity In Cardinal Country
Aug 26, 2014Bryan McTaggart12
The second I got out of the car at the main gate of Gateway Motorsports Park I knew that I was in trouble. It was nine in the morning and I was already soaked in sweat, sunglasses fogged after...
Sammy Swindell Retires Abruptly From Sprint Car Racing – Dirt Legend’s Accomplishments Are Nearly Beyond Belief
Aug 26, 2014Brian Lohnes4
When the book of greatest American race car drivers is written someday, Sammy Swindell will have his own chapter and it’ll be and exceptional read. Yesterday, Swindell announced that he was...
Bottom Dollar Blazer: Episode 8 – Rolling on the Rustoleum
Aug 26, 2014Craig Fitzgerald11
Hey, kids, it’s been a while since I’ve provided an update, but the Blazer project is coming along nicely. Using the techniques I picked up from Hot Rod, from the...
Toyota Releases Brand New Land Cruiser 70…Only In Japan. Who Knew Toyota Was Into Trolling Off-Road Enthusiasts?
Aug 26, 2014Bryan McTaggart6
We never got the Toyota Land Cruiser 70 series in the United States, and it’s a damn shame. Instead we got the Land Cruiser 60 series, which for all intents and purposes, was squarely aimed at...
South Georgia Motorsports Park Seized By Georgia Officials Due To Non-Payment Of Taxes – Track To Remain Open
Aug 26, 2014Brian Lohnes6
Well no one saw this coming. South Georgia Motorsports Park, the circle track and drag racing facility that has served as a hub of small tire activity over the last several years has been seized by...
Project Raven: Interior Work, New(ish) Seats And More
Aug 26, 2014Bryan McTaggart11
If there is one thing the J-body Imperial did right, it was luxury. Forget the sad affairs under the hood and sit on those seats! Chrysler knew how to make a comfortable seat in the 1980’s....
Aeromotive And Elite Motorsports Team Up To Fuel Erica Enders-Stevens 2014 Pro Stock Championship Hopes
Aug 25, 2014Brian Lohnes1
Erica Enders-Stevens is coming into the 60th Chevrolet Performance US Nationals as one of the strongest contenders in the always tight pro stock division of professional drag racing competition. She...