With the 2012 season solidly underway Bruder Brothers Racing took some time off to change up their combo. That sure payed off for them as during the first event back Rich scored some high mile per hour runs culminating in a 4.82 @ 158.9 blast before the ink was dry on our original story. Read the rest inside.
Whether you were around in the ’70s or just heard the racing stories from the benches, this YouTube video should bring back some good memories. It’s a visual glimpse of the stars of many bench racing stories ripping up the strip east of Los Angeles in Ontario, California.
Improved valve train control and higher RPM potential is something that most racers look for when modifying their engines. Now you can get just that with the new lightweight NexTek dual valve springs from Manley Performance.
It’s official- Our friends at Livernois Motorsports are the first company to put a new Camaro ZL1 into the 9′s! Click here to find out just what it took to push one of these 4,200 pound mammoths to single-digit ET’s…
Excitement continues to build for the first year of the American Drag Racing League SuperCar Showdown Series, with Ford showing the Mopar crowd how it’s done. But the ADRL may not be the only one pinning Mustang Cobra Jets, Challenger Drag Paks and soon, COPO Camaros against one another in heads-up competition.
Building your car on a budget can be kind of tricky, but now thanks to Aeromotive’s new 340 Stealth Fuel Cells, you can give your car a high-performance fueling system without all the extra cost. Available for a variety of applications, you’ll never need to worry about your car’s fueling needs again.
How many times have you been walking through an automotive museum and wish you could take one of the masterpieces home? Now you can! The replica Custom Body Enterprises “Utica Flash” Fuel Funny Car based on a 1973 Dodge Challenger body is listed on eBay.
BRODIX Introduces Their New BB-3 XTRA O Oval As-Cast Big Block Head
by Lindsey Fisher
on May 11, 2012
Choosing the right cylinder heads for your big-block must take into consideration many different factors. Now BRODIX is making that choice a little bit easier by offering their new BB-3 XTRA O oval as-cast big block head.
Chris Cruz’s street Mustang weighs in at 3,900 pounds, has a full interior, and still uses the six-speed automatic transmission it came from the factory with. He also just broke into the 8-second club, thanks to extensive tuning and modifications by Evolution Performance.
Lug nuts never get any love, but having the wrong ones can lead to disaster. Watch as this ’02 Camaro Z28 tries to go for a hard launch at the drag strip, only to sheer off BOTH rear wheels right off the starting line…That’ll leave a mark.
Every now and then, the need arises to kick back, relax, and bring some hilarity to drag racing, and that’s just what the Buick faithful did last weekend during their annual TurboBuick.com Nationals, held at North Carolina’s Piedmont Dragway, with this interesting “tag team” race.
After years of restoring numbers-matching Camaros and Novas, Mike Ramsey set his sights high on building a twin-blown Pro-Street Chevelle out of an abandoned derelict.
The popular Indy Rage series, contested at the Lucas Oil Raceway in Indianapolis, was abruptly cancelled earlier this week after an increase in rental fees and expenses less than a week before the opening weekend, dashing the hopes of many area racers ready to travel for the event this weekend, and for the season.
Electric drag racing is growing in popularity as these whisper-quiet vehicles get faster and faster. The latest record has been set by the Lawless Racing Rocket, an all-electric motorcycle that just crossed the 200 mph mark for the first time, making it the quickest EV in the quarter-mile.
Trend Performance Introduces First Hard-Tip Self-Lubricating Pushrod
by Lindsey Fisher
on May 10, 2012
Since 1988, Trend Performance has been aiming to solve the woes of pushrod design. That’s why it comes as no surprise that the company just introduced the very first hard-tip self-lubricating pushrod.
check out this video released by the ADRL of Pro Modified competitor Raymond Commisso’s wild excursion with the Maple Grove Raceway guardrail last weekend, as his ’68 Camaro made a near heads-on impact, breaking the concrete barrier open and bursting the fuel and oil tanks in explosive, fiery fashion.
The Top Fuel final at Sunday’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals in Atlanta provided a stark contrast between two combatants, as young Steve Torrence collected his first victory in his first final round, while victory slipped through Tony Schumacher’s grip for the 30th straight event.
Race promoter and accomplished competitor Dave Hance, who has fielded a race car in virtually every doorslammer category in the sport at one time or another, revealed this week that he’ll be returning to the Outlaw 10.5 ranks with a new (to him) race car out of the New York Motorsports table.
Ranging NMRA Drag Radial champ Jason Lee came out swinging for the fences in Maryland last weekend, resetting his own national record with three passes in the 7.30 range, including a best of 7.361-seconds during eliminations.
Hellwig Offers Better Ride While Towing with New Big Wig Air Spring
by Lindsey Fisher
on May 9, 2012
Towing your car to the track can make for an uneasy ride in your truck. But now thanks to Hellwig Products, you can get a better ride quality out of your 2005-2010 F250 or F350 tow vehicle with the new Big Wig Air Springs.
