BangShift Question Of The Day: Can Anything Be Built Into A Gasser? What About This Pair Of Gassers?
Oct 23, 2013Chad Reynolds33
We have two controversial “Gassers” right here. One is controversial because it’s a Corvette, and every time you cut one of them up someone is complaining. It’s not original...
Auto Club Dragway Fontana Is Going To Reopen! Great News For So Cal – Quarter Mile Drag Racing In The LA Area Lives!
Oct 23, 2013Brian Lohnes14
The news has been brewing for a few days and while we have read lots of reports that state the drag strip in Fontana which was shuttered due to noise complaints some two years ago may reopen,...
More ADRL Action Photo Coolness – Pro Mods, Top Dragster, Bits From The Pits!
Oct 23, 2013Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We promised that we would be back all week with photo greatness from our own Charles Wickam who braved the elements, errant golf carts (seriously, a junior dragster...
Video: Just A Quick Little Aussie Burnout To Keep The Day Going. Watch KERMITD In Action
Oct 22, 2013Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Video: Just A Quick Little Aussie Burnout To Keep The Day Going. Watch KERMITD In Action
We love Aussie Burnouts, or Skids as they are called there, not only because tire smoke is one of the worlds three best scents, but also because they build insane combos with the only purpose being...
Another Little Dragstrip For Sale! Mid America Motorplex Goes Up For Auction. Farm Included!
Oct 22, 2013Chad Reynolds9
Yep folks, another little dragstrip is for sale. Actually this one includes a 2.23 mile road course as well. And don’t forget 180 acres of tillable farm land that is currently planted with soy...
New Stuff From Rocket Racing Wheels, Including Ammo And Two New Wheels
Oct 22, 2013Chad Reynolds2
By Ammo, we clearly mean bullet center caps of course. Hell, we don’t need to add firearms to the wheel world again. That was dumb the first time someone did it. But, the new Ammo center caps...
Drag Race Photos: Drag Bash 2013 Invades Knoxville Dragway
Oct 22, 2013Chad Reynolds4
It’s not unusual for us to get photos from all over the world on any particular weekend. After all, we have the greatest group of contributors ever. What is unusual is to have two contributors...
Swap Meet Gallery: The Fall Hershey AACA Swap And A Bonus Museum Tour!
Oct 22, 2013Brian Lohnes3
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Here are a few shots I grabbed during the lulls of the rain during the 2013 AACA Swap Meet in Hershey, PA. Cool stuff you will see in here includes but is...
Action Gallery: ADRL Houston Pre-Race Testing Photos – Wickam Snuck In!
Oct 22, 2013Brian LohnesComments Off on Action Gallery: ADRL Houston Pre-Race Testing Photos – Wickam Snuck In!
(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Ok, fine he didn’t really sneak in. After all, we had photo credentials and permission to be there so it was more like Charles walked in. Either way,...
Craigslist Find: A Clean 1970s Chevy Dually That We’d Actually “Un-Do” The Diesel Swap On!
Oct 22, 2013Brian Lohnes12
Yeah, we know. This is pretty much a first. I am not sure in all of the Craigslist find posts I have written over the last (almost) six years that even one of them has advocated the...
Slideshow: This One Is All Love Or All Hate. Tell Us Which Emotion This Petty Built 2013 SuperBird Stirs In You.
Oct 22, 2013Chad Reynolds41
It’s weird how some car guys are purists about some stuff and not about others. Like me for example. I don’t know what it is about a stock height Cowl Induction hood on a ’67 or...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Love One Racer Enough To Tattoo Their Car On Your Body?
Oct 22, 2013Chad Reynolds16
You may answer yes or no to this one, but there are tons of folks who would, and have, answered yes. For decades drivers and teams have had fans who would stop at nothing to show their support for...
Video: Dave Wallace Jr. Takes A “Ride” In The Doss, Clayton, and King 1963 Top Fuel Dragster
Oct 21, 2013Chad Reynolds1
Dave Wallace Jr., most recently the former Editor at Hot Rod Deluxe and one of drag racing’s most important historians, had the opportunity of a lifetime this weekend at the California Hot Rod...
Hale, Sorokin, Myers Win At California Hot Rod Reunion – Jim Murphy and Jason Rupert Score Heritage Series Championships!
Oct 21, 2013Brian Lohnes6
It was an intense day of good old fashioned Sunday drag racing at the 2013 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion as series champions were crowned, family legacies were added to, and consistent performances...












