Barnstormin’: Clearing the Mental Notebook Again
It is time once again to clear all those loose, random, disjointed thoughts out of my cranium. It has been a heck of a summer covering events, wrenching on Goliath, hanging out with the kids, and...
Vintage NASCAR Wreckage Video: Johnny Allen Crash and Fire at Darlington Circa 1962
As much as we loathe the modern iteration what a racing “stock car” is, they are a vastly improved piece, on the safety front than their older brothers. Proof of this comes in the form of...
Hot Rod Drag Week Gallery: Pit Photos From Day One at National Trail
While you wait for the latest breaking news (and lots of the news seems to be about stuff breaking) we thought we’d hold you at bay with a great gallery of shots submitted by BangShifter Mike...
Abandoned GM Plants Still Haunt Company
While General Motors continues plodding progress toward an IPO and eventual freedom from US government control, the ghosts of the past still linger. We were tipped off to a great, but depressing...
Hot Rod Drag Week Gallery: Wednesday Action at Indy!
Another exciting day or racing, thrashing, and cruising during Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive is documented in this gallery from our man on the scene Chad Reynolds....
Drag Week Wednesday: Flirting with the 6s, Getting Beat by the Clock, Carnage Mounts
As Hot Rod Drag Week presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive day two draws to close, we’re going to being you a quick update on the action that happened at the track today and what went down...
Drag Week Video: Day One National Trail Raceway
Kyle at 1320 Video can sling some serious footage. He’s been a staple at Hot Rod Drag Week since year one when we met him. We’re teaming up with Kyle this week to help bring you some...
eBay Find: A 1970 GTO Race Car With Ram Air Power and a Blurry History
Normally old race cars come with interesting histories. People know when they were bought and where, who raced them, what tracks they competed in and how successful they were. In the case of this...
Epic Video Bonanza: Bus Jumps!
We tend to get fixated on stuff every now and again. Recently we have become obsessed with people jumping school buses over stuff. Judging by the comments of our previous items featuring flying...
Show Gallery: Super Chevy – Houston 2010
The Wickam-Grippo combo is back at it. Charles Wickam hit the 2010 running of the Super Chevy Show at Houston Raceway Park and sent us a huge load of photos from the car show. What’s...
Collection Gallery: The Simeone Foundation Museum – Philadelphia, PA
While we’re normally bludgeoning you over the head with big blocks, nitro, drag strip antics, and assorted mechanical mayhem, we have a slightly more tasteful side. That’s the side that...
Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2010: They’ve survived Day One
Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2010 is living up to each and every past event, story, or adventure. We’ve worked on a ton of cars on the road, and have seen plenty of great dragstrip action...
Drag Week Tuesday Update: Larson Leads, Cline’s in the Beach, Yost in the 8s
The racing portion of Tuesday on Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week 2010 Presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive has ended and the cruise has begun. As with all good drag races there was some drama on the...
