Result for: influence and impact
5 Minutes With Rich Guasco, Pure Hell Himself. The Icon, The Car, And More.
(Words by Ashely Majeski Smissen, Photo by Justy Productions) Few cars have had the impact on the drag racing industry that Pure Hell has, and few racers have had a career as impressive as that of...
Take A Ride Onboard As This Subaru WRX Tears Around The Philip Island Grand Prix Circuit!
Many people blame the video game Gran Turismo for influencing what a lot of people deride as “rice car culture” to America. They’re right, but they are so wrong in their reasoning....
The Top 11: Biggest Influences in Hot Rodding History
This week’s entry is a bit more philosophical than our past Top 11 lists. We thought about the things that really made the car hobby what it is today, and put quite a bit of effort into ranking...
Casey Woodside’s Fifth-Gen Camaro Is His First Car, His Race Car, And His Daily!
It’s a daily driver, it’s raced hard enough to place in the Optima Ultimate Street Car challenge and to hang with the serious builds during the LS Fest autocross and 3S Challenge, and if...
Big Deal: NHRA Officially Announces Fox As TV Carrier – 16 Live Races And 4 Will Run On The Fox Network Itself!
The short window of speculation over the validity of the rumors which hit the web the other day about the NHRA leaving ESPN for Fox closed swiftly yesterday when NHRA announced that the rumors were...
Meet The Newest BangShift Project, “Angry Grandpa”, And Check Out The First Mod: A Cat-Back Magnaflow System!
After running my 2006 Chrysler 300C at London Dragway in Kentucky, I drove away both very impressed and wanting more. The big barge had turned better times than I was expecting; honestly, instead of...
Stu Hilborn Dead At 96 – Fuel Injection Master Was A Huge Influence On Industry
Stu Hilborn’s fascination with fuel injection and adapting it for use by hot rodders had a massive impact on the racing and rodding scene that continues to be felt today. Hilborn died Monday...
NHRA Museum Announces Dates For First Ever New England NHRA Hot Rod Reunion!
In news that is being heralded by drag racing fans around the entire Northeastern United States, the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum has announced the dates of the first ever New England NHRA...
SEMA Hall of Fame to Induct Baskerville, Economaki, Towle, and Christman This July
Four great names from the annals of hot rod and racing history are set to be enshrined in the SEMA hall of fame this July during the yearly SEMA Installation Banquet and Gala Fundraiser. This group...
The Top 11 Greatest Influencers of Hot Rodding
This week’s entry is a bit more philosophical than our past Top 11 lists. We thought about the things that really made the car hobby what it is today, and put quite a bit of effort into ranking...
Great Video: This Profile Of The Legendary Gray Baskerville of Hot Rod Magazine Is Really Cool!
It wasn’t simply the words he used, it was how he used them. Gray Baskerville had a monumental influence on me and so many people over the course of his life and career at Hot Rod Magazine. He...
In Memoriam: Jessi Combs
I want you to close your eyes and picture this: you are standing on a dry lake bed. The dust mixes in with the mirage in the distance, where soon you will be headed at speeds that not so long ago...
In Memoriam: Jason Dean “J.D.” Gibbs – Racer, Crewman, Businessman, Team President
We’ve gotten word that J.D. Gibbs, the co-founder and co-chairman of Joe Gibbs Racing, has passed away at the age of 49 years from complications that stemmed from a degenerative neurological...
Sad News: George Howard, One Of Drag Racing’s Greatest Promoters Has Died
(Lead photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – Every sport has its legends, its influencers, its gamblers, and its innovators. George Howard embodied all of those things and more during a career...