Brad Personett Goes 5.80s in Turbo Pro Mod Camaro at zMax
Sep 19, 2009Brian Lohnes1
Holy Cow! A short time ago, Brad Personett ran 5.87 at 246.89 mph in his turbocharged Camaro Pro Mod at the NHRA Carolina Nationals. This is the quickest run ever for a turbocharged Pro Mod....
Amazing! Larry Larson Blasts 204 MPH in the Last Moments of Drag Week!
Sep 19, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Amazing! Larry Larson Blasts 204 MPH in the Last Moments of Drag Week!
BangShift Chad just called in the news: Larry Larson cranked it all the way up and made a glory pass in the last moments of Drag Week: 7.30 at 204 mph! That’s the first 200-mph run ever in the...
Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mike Crow Wins Small Block Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week; See the Video
Would you believe a naturally aspirated small-block car could drive 1,200 miles to five drag strips in five days and run 10.50s and .60s every day? It’s also a stick car. The winner of Small...
Mike Wood of Nitrous Express Wins the Diesel Class at Drag Week, With a Mustang
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mike Wood of Nitrous Express Wins the Diesel Class at Drag Week, With a Mustang
The Diesel class winner at Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 is Mike Wood of Nitrous Express in his ’94 Mustang with Duramax power. Weird. But how can you argue with a best ET of 9.88 at 142? The Mustang...
Jon Huber Wins Small-Block Power Adder at Drag Week, With a 4-Banger!
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Jon Huber Wins Small-Block Power Adder at Drag Week, With a 4-Banger!
Don’t get me wrong, nothing against the other racers in the Small Block Power Adder class at Hot Rod Drag Week V, but Jon Huber was killing them all week, running low 9s to everyone...
Jay Brown Wins the Modified Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week 2009
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Jay Brown Wins the Modified Naturally Aspirated Class at Drag Week 2009
Hot Rod Drag Week 2009’s Modified Naturally Aspirated class is another one that was hotly contested. Jay Brown, the only racer to participate in all five Drag Week events, has been in the lead...
Doc Fox Runs 8.86 to Win Modified Power Adder at Drag Week 2009
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Doc Fox Runs 8.86 to Win Modified Power Adder at Drag Week 2009
The Drag Week 2009 Win in Modified Power Adder goes to Rick Fox in his 540-powered ’67 Corvette! He’s been running 9-teens and 9-0s, with one 8.99 in Norwalk, Ohio, on Wednesday. His...
Mike Thompson’s 1968 Caprice Wins Big-Block Power Adder at Drag Week
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Mike Thompson’s 1968 Caprice Wins Big-Block Power Adder at Drag Week
By Day 4 of Drag Week 2009, there were just three cars left in the Big Block Power Adder class, all of them very cool. There was a ’70 Pontiac Grand Prix with a Pontiac mill on nitrous, a...
Breaking News: Larry Larson Wins Hot Rod Drag Week Overall!
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Breaking News: Larry Larson Wins Hot Rod Drag Week Overall!
It’s the first-ever back-to-back win for Hot Rod Drag Week! The Unlimited class winner for 2009 and the new Hot Rod Magazine Fastest Street Car in America is Larry Larson in his 1966 Nova. The...
Friday Question: Can Turbos Make Anything Cool?
Sep 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Friday Question: Can Turbos Make Anything Cool?
So here’s a question. Does installing a turbo make anything instantly cool? We ask because we were confronted with the same question when watching the video below. We never thought much of...
Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Auto Industry Has A Long Way Before It Is Out of The Woods
Sep 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Auto Industry Has A Long Way Before It Is Out of The Woods
While the auto industry here in America saw a bump in sales due to the Cash for Clunkers program, overall the year of 2009 will be remembered by many as a disaster. Massive amounts of dealers have...
Force and Pedregon Make Nice; End of Season A Lot Less Interesting
Sep 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Force and Pedregon Make Nice; End of Season A Lot Less Interesting
The John Force/Tony Pedregon feud has ended, so we’re being told by the Associated Press. We’ll go on record saying that we’re disappointed to hear that news, and suddenly, what was...
Early Camaro T56 Crossmember from BMR Fabrication
Sep 18, 2009Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Early Camaro T56 Crossmember from BMR Fabrication
BMR Fabrication is known for trick suspension for late-model stuff like Camaros and GTOs, but the company also has an extensive torque-arm suspension for ’67-’69 Camaros. As part of that,...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: The Death Row Imperial
Sep 18, 2009Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Pick of the Week: The Death Row Imperial
We’ve had Imperials on the brain ever since we saw the footage of the one wrecked on the set of the Green Hornet movie. The good news is that we found one for sale in Minnesota. The bad news is...












