Another Historic Track Dead: The Milwaukee Mile, With Video
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Another Historic Track Dead: The Milwaukee Mile, With Video
It is claimed to be, at 106 years old, the oldest continuously operating race track in the country. It appears there will be no 107th season at the historic Milwaukee Mile. No national touring series...
Don’t Miss It: 32 Car Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Field at the 2010 March Meet, and BangShift.com Will Be There
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Don’t Miss It: 32 Car Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Field at the 2010 March Meet, and BangShift.com Will Be There
We got slipped a note by our pals at DragRacingOnline that it has been decided the 2010 March Meet will showcase a 32-car field of Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars. This orgy of horsepower will be brought...
2010 Camaro to Pace Indy 500
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on 2010 Camaro to Pace Indy 500
Just a couple of days ago it was announced that a 2010 Chevy Camaro would be the pace car for the 2010 Indianapolis 500. The car is reported to be an RS/SS model. We have no idea who will be driving...
Proposed Social Circle, Georgia, Drag Strip debated at Town Meeting
Dec 21, 2009Brian Lohnes1
A while back we let you know that the town of Social City, Georgia was trying to decide whether or not it would allow a businessman to build an 1/8-mile drag strip on some land that he purchased....
Saab: The Thing That Wouldn’t Die
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Saab: The Thing That Wouldn’t Die
Clint Eastwood once famously said in a movie, “Dyin’s no way to make a livin’.” That may hold true for people, but the protracted demise of Saab has gotten the company more...
Cool Video: Kiddo’s First Time Driving
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Video: Kiddo’s First Time Driving
Remember the first time you got to drive something? We’re not talking about a four wheeler, snowmobile, or dirt bike, we mean something substantial of the four wheeled variety. Some of our...
Monday Time Killer: Cruising Antique Engines at Smokestak.com
Dec 21, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Monday Time Killer: Cruising Antique Engines at Smokestak.com
With Christmas speeding toward us at the end of the week, productivity at work will be at an all time low. We’re going to contribute to the delinquency by directing you to check out...
The Last Big-Block Chevy Was Built Today at the Downsized Tonawanda Engine Plant
Dec 19, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Last Big-Block Chevy Was Built Today at the Downsized Tonawanda Engine Plant
We could not let the day end without noting that Friday, December 18, 2009, saw the production of the very last production big-block Chevy engine that will ever be made by General Motors. Actually,...
Video: 351-Powered Ford Focus
Dec 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: 351-Powered Ford Focus
After showing you an LS1-powered Honda earlier today, we now present a video of a 351ci, V8-powered Ford Focus. There are a couple of outfits that manufacture pieces to complete this swap and, truth...
Awesome Video: Corvette-Powered Honda Civic Runs 10s
Dec 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Awesome Video: Corvette-Powered Honda Civic Runs 10s
Meet the Civette, an LS1-powered Honda Civic. It rules just as hard as you’d expect it would. The little bugger runs 10s, and from the outside you’d never suspect anything was amiss until...
Chrysler Thinks it Will Take Two Years to Rehab Its Image
Dec 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Chrysler Thinks it Will Take Two Years to Rehab Its Image
At a press conference yesterday, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told reporters that it may take two years or more for Chrysler to overcome its image as a company that builds sub-standard cars. We...
Historic Great Lakes Dragway Under Fire From Neighbors, Scores Minor Victory
Dec 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Historic Great Lakes Dragway Under Fire From Neighbors, Scores Minor Victory
Historic Great Lakes Dragaway in Union Grove, Wisconsin, is under attack by whiny neighbors who are complaining about the noise and the light from the race track. As usual, the track pre-dates all of...
Breaking News: Brian Wolfe Out, Jamie Allison in at Ford Racing
Dec 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Breaking News: Brian Wolfe Out, Jamie Allison in at Ford Racing
Yep, it’s true. Ford Racing’s most recent leader and father of the Super Cobra Jet program, Brian Wolfe, is out, having been moved up the ladder. His replacement, Jamie Allison, former...
Race Legal Organization Soldiers On Despite Rough Economy
Dec 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Race Legal Organization Soldiers On Despite Rough Economy
Race legal is a California-based organization that was started to battle the ever-present street racing problem in SoCal. Their major claim to fame is the fact that they operate a makeshift drag...