This stunning new twin-turbocharged ’70 Chevelle, owned by Randy Bryan and with power from Mike Moran, recently rolled out of the Jerry Bickel Race Cars shop. Bryan is expected to join Moran on the quest to make turbo cars competitive in the ADRL Pro Extreme class.
Randy Bryan and Bickel Race Cars Team Up to Build Pro Extreme Chevelle
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Kevin Daugherty
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February 2, 2012
If You Meet The Criteria, Star Racing May Have A PSM Ride For You
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Andrew Wolf
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February 2, 2012
George Bryce, the decorated crew chief, team owner, and founder of Star Racing has never been one to hold in his thoughts, and a recent posting on his Facebook page regarding what it’ll take to get him back in the Pro Stock Motorcycle category doesn’t hold much back.
Back in December, former ADRL Pro Extreme champion Frankie Taylor dropped a bombshell, announcing his impending experimentation with turbos. The racer known as the Mad Man has already been at it testing down in Houston, and the jaws are already beginning to open.
After first getting tested here in the states last summer, Ebrahim Kanoo’s lean and mean 10.5 Toyota Supra is tearing up the drag strip over in Bahrain, along with the import record books. Take a look at whats turning out to be one of the baddest Supra’s to ever leave the Titan Motorsports garage.
John Medlen, who is best known as one of John Force’s right hand men in his trio of championship-winning tuners during the 1990′s and 2000′s, confirmed on Tuesday that he will return to John Force Racing in the new capacity of Director of Technology and Safety after being released from Roger Burgess’ R2B2 team.
McLeod Clutches, a part of the high performance industry for more than 40 years running, has taken to the web with a series of videos on their McLeodTV video portal, outlining a number of different areas of clutch technology and clutch maintenance to customers.
New Holcomb Motorsports Bolt-In S-10/G-Body Race Steering Column
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Lindsey Fisher
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January 31, 2012
If you’ve been looking for a customizable drag racing steering column for your Chevy S-10 pick-up or G-body car, you’re search is over. Introducing the new Bolt-in Drag Race Steering Columns from Holcomb Motorsports. Not only can Holcomb’s new steering column be trimmed, it also offers effortless steering.
The beautiful piece that you see before you belongs to east coast-based Pro Modified racers Tommy and Roger Franklin and was built by Garrett Livingston and crew at Garrett Race Cars in Marble Hill, Mo. The gorgeous new machine features the latest tricks and power from a nitrous-huffing 864-inch big block.
Although already well-documented in the racing community, ProCharger last week officially unveiled their new F-1X supercharger, which has been specifically designed and developed for the competitive X275 category.
In a recent interview at the Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Series banquet, three-time NMCA Pro Street champ Vinny Budano indicated his intentions to once again contest the NMCA Flowmaster Muscle Car Series in 2012, creating what should be a heck of a title challenge in the series’ preeminent category.
Truck, Dually or Trailer Wheels To Match Your Racecar by Weld Racing
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Bobby Kimbrough
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January 31, 2012
If you want to send a message as soon as you pull into the pits, check out Weld Racing’s new line of Truck, Dually and Trailer wheels that match your race car’s wheels.
82-Year-Old Dode Martin Races The LS-Powered Dragmaster Trainer
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Lauren Hargrove
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January 31, 2012
Dode Martin completed the LS powered slingshot rail in a mere 14 months, but what makes this even more impressive is that Martin is the third oldest driver holding a valid NHRA competition license.
Oregon’s Woodburn Dragstrip Unscathed Following Torrential Flooding
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Kevin Daugherty
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January 30, 2012
After torrential rainfall pounded the state of Oregon two weeks ago, the Woodburn Drag Strip in Woodburn, Oregon, the fast track in the state, was left inundated with water that flooded the entire quarter mile. Fortunately, little damage was caused once the water receded and the schedule should go on as planned.
Reigning ADRL Pro Extreme champion Jason Hamstra and team owner and chassis builder Andy McCoy recently dropped a bombshell on the series by announcing their intentions to sit out their 2012 title defense campaign, citing McCoy’s need to focus his time and efforts on his thriving business.
If you like wild Outlaw street car and index racing, you’ll love Cecil County Dragway’s Street Car Shootout Series over on the east coast. Racers and fans flock to this event every month to see the baddest in the area hammer down the track, and it’s about to get better in 2012 with a pair of new classes.
The King of the Coast Bracket Series has been a big success over many seasons and will continue in 2012 with six scheduled events. The series includes a number of unique features, including door cars-only and dragsters-only bouts in the first four rounds.
Melanie Troxel, the fan favorite drive that’s been behind the controls of almost everything in the sport with wheels on it, confirmed via her Facebook page on Friday that effective immediately, team owner Roger Burgess has ceased operations of the Funny Car portion of R2B2 Racing.
Moving On Up: Chuck DeMory Jr. Taking ProCharger Combo To Pro Street
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Andrew Wolf
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January 27, 2012
The second generation racer Chuck DeMory Jr., whose competed in the Nostalgia Pro Street category for the last two seasons with his stunningly gorgeous ’68 Mustang, is set to make the transition up the proverbial ladder to the Pro Street category this season with a new ProCharger F3 combination.
The Camaro ZL1 hits dealerships in a few short months, and Yahoo!’s Motoramic got a chance to take this beastly Bowtie to the dragstrip and see how fast it goes. Place your bets now, then hit the jump to watch the video and find out if you’re right.
Mike Moran’s trailblazing Chevy Monte Carlo that became the first turbo doorslammer in the fives in 2009 has been rebuilt following a heavy crash in 2010 and has been placed for on Racing Junk. For the right price, someone out there is going to own a piece of drag racing history.
Moser Engineering offers a wide array of options on their Built-to-Order Stamped Housing and Axle Packages, which is built the way you want it in just two business. Yeah, two days.
Drag Week 2012 Dates Announced: Convoy Rolls Out Sept. 9 In Tulsa
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Andrew Wolf
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January 26, 2012
Earlier this week, the Hot Rod team gave the public a sneak peak at the 2012 Drag Week schedule, which will once again bring the finest street machines in America and from around the globe together right in the heart of the nation.
As confirmed by class founder John Sears on Tuesday, X275 competitor Barry Mitchell uncorked a killer 4.78 during what’s believed to have been a new tire test at the Bradenton Motorsports Park driving his immaculately-constructed Racecraft Inc. Fox Body Mustang.
Our good friends at Ferrea Racing Components recently shared their newest Hollow Stem valves ad for 2012 on their company Facebook page, which features a complete listing of the specifications and design attributes of this style of high performance valve.
There’s a lot of debate about ethanol in this country these days, but one thing you can’t argue is that ethanol can make big horsepower in the right hands. Don’t believe us? Watch this video of an E98-fueled twin-turbo Mustang laying down over 1,150 horsepower at the wheels.
Traxxas Sponsorship Agreement Brings Back TF, FC Shootout Programs
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Andrew Wolf
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January 25, 2012
As part of a new sponsorship agreement between the NHRA and Traxxas, both of the specialty bonus programs highlighted by a $100,000 shootout for Top Fuel and Funny Car competitors will return after a brief hiatus from the schedule.
The American Drag Racing League today unveiled additional details regarding their all-new SuperCar Showdown category, which series officials indicate will be open to as many s 60 different sports cars and muscle cars from around the world.
Whether you’re a hardcore drag racer or simply a died-in-the-wool Blue Oval enthusiast, Holcomb Motorsports is one of the industry’s leading sources of performance parts and accessories for Mustangs and other performance vehicle from Ford, along with general aftermarket components for race cars of all makes.
An Updated Look At Joe Copson’s Stunning Outlaw 10.5 Camaro Build
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Andrew Wolf
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January 24, 2012
In May of last year, we first highlighted the early phases of Pennsylvanian Joe Copson’s downright incredible Outlaw 10.5 Camaro build underway at the Michigan area Gilsbach Racecraft facility, and since that time, great strides have been made in bringing the project to a completion.
Cure For Winter Drag Racing Withdrawls: The Merrill Ice Drags
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Lauren Hargrove
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January 24, 2012
When the rest of country is whining about the local drag strips being closed for the winter bench racing becomes the predominant form of racing, but that is not the case in Merrill, Wisconsin. A video came to our attention documenting the complete total insanity known as the Merrill Ice Drags.
Edelbrock Offers Tips for Resolving Heat Soak in Carbureted Vehicles
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Shane McGlaun
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January 23, 2012
Edelbrock has posted up a very interesting tech tip that helps drivers of carbureted vehicles figure out what is causing an issue where the car might not start back up easily. If after driving the car for a while and then shutting the car off and then within the same hour you parked the car, it is hard to fire up.
Among those planning to debut the sleek new Camaro’s this season includes LSX Drag Radial competitor and 2011 LSX Shootout series champion Mike Meeks, who’s trading up his eye-catching F-body Trans Am for a brand new 2012 Camaro for battle in the growing number of LS-specific events.
The Chevy Vega was no muscle car, but with a few modification it could go really fast. And what is better than a fast econobox? Why, a fast econobox station wagon, which is exactly what we found for sale on RacingJunk.
There’s a lot of talk going on about this ’67 GTX that can’t be backed up. Believed – or at least advertised – as a once-raced Sox & Martin car, the GTX is really a Belvedere II with GTX trim, and while claimed as a factory “Body in White” car, there’s no evidence to back it up.
VP Racing Fuels Implements Three New NHRA-Approved Formulas For 2012
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Andrew Wolf
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January 21, 2012
This week, VP Racing Fuels announced that it has reformulated three of its NHRA-approved racing fuels – those being C11, C23, and C25. As of January 20, each of these three new formulas will be available from VP Racing Fuels for dyno and track testing in 5-gallon pails and in drums of 15 and 54-gallons.
Flashback Friday: Johnny West’s Wild Ride At The ’90 NHRA Summernats
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Andrew Wolf
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January 20, 2012
In 1990, which doesn’t seem like that long ago until you break out your mental calculator and do the math, former Funny Car driver and current crew chief to the stars Johnny West rode out one of the most horrifying crashes in drag racing history. And he lived to talk about it.
Stevens Records Unofficial Pro Stock Record 6.46 in Mopar Avenger
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Andrew Wolf
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January 20, 2012
While testing in Bradenton, Fla. on Thursday, Richie Stevens, subbing for Allen Johnson, piloted the J&J Racing Mopar Dodge Avenger to an unofficial Pro Stock record of 6.466 seconds, just under the official national record of 6.477.
We’ve seen lots of Fox-body Mustang swaps – but one with a Toyota motor? That’s new. It’s not just any Toyota motor though, its a modified Supra 2JZ engine putting over 750 horsepower to the ground. Now that’s our kind of hybrid!
Built be Steve Morris Engines, this 526 cubic inch monster utilizes Holley’s popular EFI system, an F3-139 ProCharger, B1 cylinder heads, and other high-end parts to attain a staggering 2,100 horepower on the engine dyno at just over 7,300 RPM.
Six new and improved carburetors just released by Demon Carburetion have been announced. With three sizes available with mechanical or vacuum-operated secondaries, you’ll get a great carbureted system for your performance application.
Dyno tuning is necessary, though it can also be dangerous if done improperly or, worse, if the car decides now is a good time to go boom. We came across a video of the top 30 dyno fails over on the YouTube, and just had to share it with you all.
Pro Slammers Series Opens Door For Pro Modified Racing On West Coast
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Andrew Wolf
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January 19, 2012
The Pro Slammers series, or PSDCA if you can remember all of those letters, was recently announced, delivering yet another exciting series to the state of California once known as the hotbed of drag racing. The new series will boast eight events at the tree different tracks for Pro Modified competitors.
Following an all-too-familiar trend, Dallas Raceway Park in Crandall, Texas announced last week that it would be closing its gates. The announcement on the tracks website stated the closure was due to “hard economic times and financial reasons.”
Rickie Jones, the 24-year old son of esteemed chassis builder Rick Jones and an already tough and accomplished racer in his own right, could be pulling some double duty behind the wheel this season, hinting at a possible part-time schedule in Pro Stock in addition to his ADRL Pro Nitrous effort.
Holley Announces The Official 2012 LS Fest Dates: September 7-9
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Lauren Hargrove
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January 18, 2012
The good folks at Holley Performance Products announced the official dates for the 2012 LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky. For the 2012 Holley LS Fest, Beech Bend Raceway will again be home to some of the wildest, most powerful LS powered cars and trucks from September 7 to September 9, 2012.
The SEMA Award Winning MSD Atomic EFI Is Now Shipping To Dealers
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Bobby Kimbrough
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January 18, 2012
After a short “ramp up” period to meet the demand, MSD Ignition announced that their award winning Atomic EFI kits are shipping to speed shops and dealers now. As an added bonus, customers purchasing the Atomic EFI system between January 1st and March 31st will also get a free MSD 6A ignition. Read more here.
Lensman Scott Gearhart was at Bradenton Motorsports Park on Tuesday afternoon taking in some Pro Stock testing and sent over a collection of photos. Among those testing early this week include Erica Enders, Richie Stevens, Vincent Nobile, Shane Gray, Mike Castellana, and others.
It can be hard to gauge the influence of any single person on an entire sport, but Jim Lytle’s crazed airplane eingine-powered drag cars left an indelible mark on the sport of drag racing. We mark his passing with a look at his most crazy contraption, the four-engine hot rod “Big Al IV.”
The NHRA Technical Department this week approved the 2012 Camaro SS body design for use in NHRA Pro Stock competition, thus delivering a new body to the category to replace the aging Chevrolet Cobalt and the now extinct Pontiac GXP.
Moser Engineering Introduces Lucrative New NHRA Sportsman Shootouts
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Andrew Wolf
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January 17, 2012
Our good friends at Moser Engineering, who have long been one of the biggest supporters an cheerleaders of sportsman drag racing, are offering not one, but two new shootout programs to their loyal customers in the NHRA sportsman ranks for the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
