Dragzine

They may be “rare” by definition, but we’ve seen a lot of them churned out from some big names and small shops abroad. With such a popular car, is making one stand out still a feasible task? Take one good look at Mack Reeves’ new Drag Pack Challenger, and you too just might be convinced that standing out is..

They aren’t just for cold weather fun anymore. Yep, that’s right, you too can turn your winter toy into an asphalt-terrorizing 8-second machine, assuming you’ve got the cajones to hang onto it when she’s roaring to go. With 1000 CC’s and a feather-light ride, the NSA’s best are resetting records at New England’s..

Sometimes the old school tricks and modifications are best left to the classic rides, but Fastlane Motorsports have made sure that everyone in sight will take notice of their Pro-Street esque GT500 clone with the addition of a sweet polished 8-71 Blower catching the breeze atop this ‘Stang’s hood.

It’s pretty light, has a catchy modern image, but for many of us, it just lacks that V8 rumble under the hood. If the lack of affordable V8 alternatives for a 350Z is what’s been holding you back, one Nissan fanatic has yanked the stock V6 in favor of a highly street-able turbocharged LS2 engine.

With the help of one wicked LS9 engine transformation, Lingenfelter’s test mule 2010 Camaro is really starting to show its own out on the 1320. Just a short week ago we brought you video of the car’s 10.23 personal bests, but just now, Lingenfelter has blasted on into the 9’s with their 6 speed, supercharged..

Lingenfelter knows what’s up when it comes to squeezing every last ounce of horsepower out of GM muscle cars and hot-rods. Like any high-performance shop, they need a poster car, and this newly-built, supercharged LS9 Camaro is going to be that car, proudly wearing the Lingenfelter paint scheme and logo on its frequent 10-second trips down the quarter mile.

OSCA EZ Street seems to be all Noel Borg so far this season, finishing up at Toronto Motorsports Park just as he did in the season opener at Grand Bend, in the winner’s circle for the 2nd event in a row. While he wasn’t able to repeat grabbing the #1 qualifier slot, come eliminations time Noel Borg was the guy to beat in EZ Street yet again..

Lets face it, we all wanted to be that guy with the coolest hot rod in the school parking lot, and if you’re anything like me, even made a couple of horrendous financial decisions to do so. Whilst attending York University and just starting to really follow along with the muscle car and drag racing scene, Matthew picked up a typical grandma car – a ‘71 Scamp with a slant 6..

The Long Island Motorsports Association (L.I.M.A.) has been struggling with the Riverhead town officials to reclaim their right to race safely, on the strip. While there’s a page long list of how this would benefit Riverhead and the surrounding communities, legislation is still looking the other way when racers and fans alike are showing their support of a race track in the area.

With such a success coming from the production of the 2008 and 2010 Cobra Jet, Ford is already looking into how to make the 2011 and beyond Cobra Jet even better. Jesse Kershaw from Ford Racing has held his lips tight for quite some time about what the next Generation Cobra Jet will be composed of, but alas, he’s given us a bit of info in regards to the 2011 and beyond Cobra Jet packages that’ll be available..

For Joe “All Go” and his ‘04 Cobra, this has been what they’ve been in the hunt for ever since the car’s most recent makeover and engine build, giving Joe a solid 974HP at the wheels to play with come race day. With the new-found power, naturally a new personal best was in order for Joe, bringing the car out to Cedar Falls recently he’s muscled on into the 8’s..

John Stanovich has made some impressive showings with his small block Chevy-powered nostalgic front engine dragster, clicking off a personal best of 8.87 with their old carbed gas setup. Fast forward a couple years, and John is looking to eclipse his personal bests by a mile with his newest adjustments to switch to an injected alcohol induction setup. Come on in to checkout this sinister, old-school rail.

Nearing closer to becoming the fastest stock-bodied AMC out there, Kevin Fontenot is doing what he can to enjoy his bad to the bone AMC Gremlin, recently knocking off a new personal best deep into the 7’s. Come on in to see the on-board video from the runs, and see what makes this Gremlin so cool.

Even though the race season is already well under-way, there’s still a healthy amount of fresh builds just getting started. Nearing the finish-line on his ‘65 Nova build, Ryan Jones is hoping to be out and ready to run some high 7’s soon in PSCA Wild Street and WCHRA’s Outlaw 8.5 class with his twin 72mm turbo..

This year’s Drag Week competition put on by Hot Rod magazine is already shaping up to bring out some of the world’s baddest street-driven race cars. From Larry Larson’s 6-second Chevy II to Eddie Miller’s Pro Street ‘73 Duster, we touch on a few of the heavy hitters already committed to taking a stab at the 2010 Drag Week title.

While Keith Berry has had a stranglehold on all the drag racing IRS-equipped Corvette records in the books, there have been a few people working hard to try and knock him off the throne as the 1/4 mile world record holder. Well just this week, Silas Oneals and LMR have broke even with Berry’s E/T and bested his MPH record in the 1/4, shooting for the 7’s on the stock rear suspension.

After making an attempt to sell the car back in April, and the car sitting idle in the shop for quite some time, Greg over at Racer’s Edge Tuning finally decided this cool Modular ‘Stang was going to stay with the guys at RET, and gave her a good cleanup in prep for some racing, along with a couple small adjustments and changes. Come on in to see what RET’s got going on with their cool shop cars.

Just the sound of it is odd, a 2JZ-GTE Toyota power-plant in Ford’s iconic muscle car? It might be labeled a bastard child by just about every common definition of the phrase, but will running some respectable 8’s over the weekend at Famoso be good enough to keep the critics quiet? Come on in for the full scoop on this unique pony car.