Aug 13
Funny car’s golden era in the 60s and 70s was largely fueled by the big money that Mattel brought into the sport because of the Hot Wheels brand. No two stars burned brighter then Snake (Don Prudhomme) and Mongoose Tom McEwen. The on track rivalry was fueled by the off track dollars of Mattel and …
Jun 10
Check out this video of Perceval Racing setting a new record for 4 cylinder engines with their ecotec powered drag car.
May 04
That’s right, GM has managed to rocket the ZL1 through the quartermile in 11.93@116 with the auto trans Camaro. The manual trans managed a slightly slower 11.96@117mph. That’s impressive considering you have a factory warranty behind you. Well provided your dealer doesn’t know you are actually at the drag strip. Anyway, here’s a video of …
Apr 02
I’m not stranger to the dark art of nitrous. Two things that don’t mix with nitrous, inexperience, and idiots. I suspect we are seeing a bit of both here. Note the genius that sticks his face in the scoop to blow out the fire. It’s hard to tell what caused this, it could have been …
Apr 01
This evening we have to bring you a bit of sad news. Drag racing legend Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins has passed. Jenkins who is in several racing Hall of Fames and on the NHRAs list of best drivers of all time. It is thought that he is responsible for building and tuning over 30 record holding …