Video of Larry Larson’s Record Breaking 6-second Pass on Drag Week
We aren’t going to mess around teasing you or anything. This is killer video from our boys at 1320video.com who put together great moments from Larry Larson’s Winning Week at Hot Rod...
Final Results from Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2010
After an amazing week of on-road antics and on-track action, Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2010 is over. There are plenty of competitors who wondered if they would survive the week, let alone...
Vintage Road Test Video: The 1971 Javelin SST
More and more footage from the vintage “Car and Track” TV show seems to be finding its way onto the internet every week. This time we’re showing you road test footage from an...
Auto Trader Classics Find: The Only 1975 Volvo We’d Ever Own
It is kind of amazing how much effect the basic act of swapping an engine can have on the desirability of a car. In normal form we wouldn’t wish a 1975 Volvo 240 on our worst enemy, but when it...
Update: Larry Larson Wins Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 — Breaks 6-second Barrier!
Larry Larson, at the helm of his awesome twin turbo Chevy Nova, has won Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. Larson made an easy 7.34 second blast to secure the...
Eric Yost wins Pro Street Power Adder Class at Hot Rod Drag Week 2010
Erio Yost has won the Pro Street Power Adder class at Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2010 present by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. Yost fought off the demons of a year ago that saw his hopes vanish on...
Place Your Bets! Hot Rod Drag Week Finals Tonight!
The exciting final round of racing for Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2010 happens tonight at National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. After a grueling week that saw all manner of breakage, close calls...
Hot Rod Drag Week Day 4: 7 second passes, and lots of carnage.
Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week is a true test of man and machine. It’s not only about being fast, but also being durable. And when your car fails, which it will, it’s about having the...
The Parting Shift: Bangin’ A Converted Six-Speed Dakota R/T
The Dodge Dakota R/T was a neat little truck that never quite eeked itself into legit “muscle” territory. They were decently quick, but not the blazing hot rod truck that many expected...
Texas Cops Hate Their New Camaro
By the sounds of it, the worst thing that ever happened to the Seven Points Police Department in Texas was the purchase of a new Camaro to be used as a patrol car. The officers largely hate it, the...
In Car Video Action: When Larson’s Nova Was Pink and Sporting a Huffer!
Well isn’t this retro? We found some awesome in-car footage from back when Larry Larson’s Nova was all-pink and sporting a screamin’ 14-71 blower atop a 555ci big block Chevy. The...
New NHRA Division Director Points to End of Gateway International Raceway
We’ve reported on the current situation regarding Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois (right next to St. Louis) previously. The track is off of the NASCAR truck schedule for 2011...
Racing Junk Find: Two Piles of Pontiac Power
We were doing a logical thing the other day, shopping for engines that would be perfect for vehicles we don’t own. Eschewing the Chevrolet and Ford families, we were looking for something weird...
Hot Rod Drag Week Video: Thursday Action From Milan, Rolling in the Rain, Thrashing on the Roadside!
Thursday was an epic day on Hor Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive. There were big numbers on the strip, insane weather, close calls and near misses on the highway, and even...
