Share Facebook Tweet Pinterest It’s underground racing at its most literal: a series of tracks - from a quarter-mile strip to the winding mountain run - all tucked into a basement of a house in St. Peters, Missouri. That the tracks are designed to accommodate 1:64-scale toy cars helps. This is Die Cast Racing, one of a handful of leagues dedicated to running…
At NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events, fans may see more than 200 classes of vehicles in 15 categories, or eliminators. Class eligibility is based on requirements that include type of vehicle, engine size, vehicle weight, allowable modifications, and aerodynamics. Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol…
Directions: 21 E. SR 64, Bradenton, FL 34212 The NMCA Muscle Car Nationals Series starts its season over the weekend of March 9-12, 2017, with the 15th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem, scheduled to take place at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Bradenton, Florida. As this is the first race of the season, the Northern-based competitors are chomping at the bit to feel…
Bill Horton has been involved with the sport of drag racing since the tender age of ten. He went to his first race in 1968 (a match race betwee n Bill Lawton’s Mystery 7 Mustang and Frank Federici’s Shark Corvette funny cars), and soon became one of the track photographers at Connecticut Dragway. Through his teens and twenties he worked crewing for various cars…
That is not a typo. Someone really transplanted a big-block Chevy into a Smart Car, effectively stuffing the largest possible engine into the smallest possible car. Ain’t hot rodding grand? Just when you start to get bored with an endless stream of sensational headlines of cars built on tight deadlines and budget small-blocks that make 6-digit power numbers…
Chris Alston developed the first doorslammer chassis kits in the late 1970s, making Chassisworks the most experienced chassis manufacturer in the industry. In that time, Chaiworks has refined the process of manufacturing and distributing tube-frame, drag-race chassis kits, to minimize the amount of time and effort required by the builder. On numerous occassions…
Pilot of one of the world’s fastest and most powerful race cars, NHRA superstar Alexis DeJoria brings a different energy to the motorsports industry with her ‘rock n roll’ vibe. As a top ten driver competing in the 24-race NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series, DeJoria races her 10, -horsepower Tequila Patrón Toyota Camry Funny Car at speeds over 330-mph. DeJoria’s…
The 2017 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) opens to media on 12 April. In this report, IHS Markit looks at the expected car introductions, from the drag-racing Dodge Challenger SRT Demon to the zero-emission Honda Clarity BEV. IHS Markit Perspective: Significance: The 2017 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) opens to the media on 12 April 2017. New…
Though it sounds crazy to the average person who still thinks electric vehicles are Rascals and golf carts, electrics make fantastic drag racers. We ve covered them here plenty, and I ve even tried it. But they re by no means perfect, for the same reasons as all electric cars: batteries and infrastructure. But I have a plan. If you know me, you know that I like…
There are two things that come to mind when you think about sports cars; speed and style. These racing parts are designed to enhance both of those, and to provide the foundation for the flash that only you can appreciate. Many parts and components are offered on eBay, including stainless steel racing manifold headers and exhausts, new Zoomie headers, and much…
Durban metro police impounded over 20 cars during a raid at a popular drag racing spot. The raid on Saturday night came two days after a Durban father‚ Kuben Pather‚ 33‚ from Chatsworth was allegedly beaten by drag racers at a petrol station along Durban s Umgeni Road. Drag Durban Metro Police spokesman Superintendent Sbonelo Mchunu said police impounded 21 vehicles…
Perfect example of why a good driver is so important. We were recently subjected to a particularly disappointing drag race involving a trio of Audis courtesy of Top Gear that inexplicably failed to include the always awesome Audi RS7. Thanks to PRonTheRoad, we can now see the beautiful beast in action against an equally drool-worthy vehicle in the shape of a…
Talk about your way-cool potential project vehicles! Dave Werremeyer, formerly of ProCharger and at present the National Tech Director for Promedia Events and their NMRA, NMCA, and NMCA WEST Series, has placed this gem— a 1968 Plymouth Valiant with a Dodge R5P7 NASCAR motor for power —, giving some lucky to-be-determined bidder out there one badass ride that’s…
Shirley Muldowney retired from drag racing as a champion NHRA Top Fuel drag-racer and is known as the First Lady of Drag Racing. Synopsis Shirley Muldowney was born on June 19, 1940, in Burlington, Vermont. The first woman to be licensed by the National Hot Rod Association and the first to drive a top fuel dragster, Muldowney is known as the First Lady of…
