Dragzine

[...] that help them align the bars and form the angles to the proper measurements. Building a race car is a lot like building a house,” Jones continued. “There’s just a lot of items that go into the [...]

[...] to Deutsch, the body is entirely authentic and is the only surviving part of the Groves’ 1970 race car, as identified and confirmed by Bob Gibson and Grove himself. As the story goes, Grove blew the [...]

[...] With any race car, one of the keys to making big power is the exhaust system. More importantly, in a tightly [...]

[...] making the necessary adjustments, Hagan said his confidence in his 10,000-horsepower race car never wavered after the incident. “You try to put it out of your mind and not think about [...]

[...] a year now on Project Rehab 2.0, getting the car ready to roll down the streets and hit the drag strip. One of the areas that has been on our list to address since day one, were the wheels. We [...]

[...] so life can, at times, be really good. Apart from the everyday, mundane aspects of life, the drag strip presents an opportunity to escape real life, even for just a day at a time. It matters not, a [...]

[...] performances. It’s been almost six years since the Corvette graced the starting line of a drag strip, but 2015 marks the return of this fine machine, which will be competing in the Outlaw Radial [...]

[...] It’s no secret wrecking your car at the drag strip really sucks. Everyone sees it, and unless something just outright broke, you’ll probably have [...]

[...] Alan Johnson Racing and 2013 World Champion driver Shawn Langdon  will open the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag [...]

[...] Despite the recent challenges that Alan Johnson Racing has endured in recent weeks, the downsized race team didn’t miss a beat at the season- [...]

[...] , though missing driver Khalid alBalooshi and his crew. Officially the team is branded Alan Johnson Racing (its name all along, actually), and 2013 Top Fuel champion Shawn Langdon will be competing [...]

[...] that’s typically stood in his way are his own teammates, and the pesky bunch at Alan Johnson Racing, but once again, Schumacher and company enter the season seemingly the class of the [...]

[...] that Butch Leal, one of the best driver/engine builders in the early days of Super Stock and Pro Stock, will be one of eight new members inducted into the International Drag Racing Hall of Fame. [...]

[...] world today has a tendency to do things as they have for 30 years. There’s no stone unturned in Pro Stock, Competition Eliminator, and Nitrous Pro Mod engine programs. But you have to run a blower [...]

[...] that just celebrated its 60th anniversary in September. Competitors in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, and Pro Stock Motorcycle will compete on a point-and-a-half scale at the U.S. Nationals, with [...]

[...] at historic Auto Club Raceway at Pomona. Shawn Langdon (Top Fuel) and Jason Line (Pro Stock) also were winners at the first of 24 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series events. After [...]

[...] between the two, amongst numerous event wins and years of experience in this game. Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels stepped up to help the graphic designer with their custom wheels [...]

[...] long time partners; Lucas Oil, MavTV, Firestone Industrial Products, Optima Batteries, Mickey Thompson, NGK, Hedman Hedders, King Engine Bearings, Waterloo, RSC Brands and Richmond Gear.  “ [...]

[...] of the car. To meet all of these criteria we turned to Billet Specialties for wheels and Mickey Thompson for the right rubber. Selecting A Wheel Selecting a wheel for a street/strip car is as much [...]

[...] : First time in an engine shop? Butch Leal: I started doing engines in 1963 for Mickey Thompson. He had all the machine equipment at his shop. I did my own milling and cc’ing the [...]

The NMRA’s Spring Break Shootout, presented by Blow-By Racing, is the season opener at Bradenton Motorsports Park March 5th-8th. The 2015 inaugural [...]

[...] swapping out the wheels, but the Bogarts will stay in place at least through the NMRA Spring Break Shootout. Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials will be out back with a Sportsman Radial up front. [...]

[...] will test again with the reconfigured converter to make sure the car is a go for the NMRA Spring Break Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park March 5th-8th. We’ll be at Bradenton for that event and [...]

[...] how your Terminator or GT500 stacks up against the rest, make plans now to attend the NMRA Spring Break Shootout at Bradenton Motorsports Park March 5th-8th. [...]

[...] to wild with numerous suspension updates including custom-tuned shocks holding up the Pro 275 Drag Radials from Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels. Going under the hood, this definitely isn’t your [...]

[...] rod and main bearings, and Total Seal rings. Yes, it’s currently wearing a set of 315 drag radials, but that’ll soon change as we downsize to 8.5-inch slicks and 275 radials. The [...]

[...] all, but we were anxious to actually make use of the new horsepower. So we put on our drag radials and headed to Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, California for their test & tune. [...]

[...] . In reality, the changes that will be made will focus on handling the dead-hook of the drag radials versus the controlled slip they deal with on the street. Among the changes planned are new [...]

[...] Rumors have been swirling over the past several months that South Georgia Motorsports Park was facing legal issues and could potentially see a temporary closure. Former lease [...]

[...] ; Rick Thornton, Dave DeMarco and Nick Agostino. While tracks such as Cecil County, South Georgia Motorsports Park and Maryland International Raceway, Holly Springs and now Huntsville have been known [...]

[...] -race testing has begun for the first huge radial race of the year; Lights Out 6 at South Georgia Motorsports Park. Rob Valden and the ALEPA Racing team headed to sunny Bradenton, Florida to gather [...]

[...] vs. The World class at the upcoming Duck X Production “Lights Out” event at South Georgia Motorsports Park as well as the newly formed Radial Tire Racing Association, before debuting the [...]

[...] Australian version of Pro Mod, known as Top Doorslammer, has cars that can reach deep into the five-second zone. Top [...]

[...] was to pick up a ’70 ‘Cuda body from Larry Jeffers Race Cars. Since Jeffers is known in the Pro Mod world for building some of the best cars around, Paulsen commissioned Jeffers build the chassis [...]

[...] Turbo and Engine has added a new size to its line of championship wining and record setting Pro Mod turbochargers. The new GEN2 102mm Pro Mod 102 CEA unit was announced at the 2014 Performance [...]

[...] heads, and a TFS-R lower with a Reichard Racing upper. An ATF Speed Turbo ‘Glide with a Pro Torque converter sits behind the little small block, while out back is a Chassis Engineering 9-in housing [...]

[...] of Precision 98MM turbos backed by a two speed TH 400 from M&M Transmissions and a Pro Torque converter. The Billett Atomizer3 700 injectors provide the fuel with Big Stuff III engine management. [...]

[...] backing the Musi monster motor is a Performance Racing transmissions Turbo 400 with a Pro Torque converter. Tuning duties for the Cuda will be handled by Barnhill of PTP racing. Helping put all of [...]