Traxxas Continues to Drop Great Ford Licensed R/C Vehicles
Rally racing, like Global Rally Cross and World Rally Cross is where Ford’s small vehicles really shine. Over the years the Fiesta, Focus, and even the Escort have all been race winning platforms in...
View ArticleMustang Week Pro Dyno Battle at the Beach Shootout Profile: Manir Karim’s and...
Manir Karim is a custom car/restoration specialist at Our Dream Auto Restorations, which is rapidly becoming one of the premier Mustang shops in the southeast. His 1984 Mustang is one of the reasons...
View ArticleHow Racers Can Get On-Site Support From HOT ROD Drag Week 2017’s Sponsors —...
HOT ROD Drag Week 2017, powered by Dodge, brought to you by Gear Vendors Overdrive, would be impossible without the support of our sponsors. Their compassion for the sport is reflected in the on-site...
View ArticleHOT ROD Rescue: A 4,000-Lb, 383 Chevy Rat-Rod Won’t Burnout
The Combo J.B. Bracken needed a tow vehicle for his three LSR bikes. His NOS’d 1972 Harley-Davidson shovelhead has gone 160 mph on the salt flats. Bracken’s answer: Build a Rat rod based on a 1935 Ford...
View ArticleFire Spitting Nitro Photos for your Labor Day Pleasure
The U.S. Nationals are this weekend and that means n-n-n-nitro. To get you in the mood, HOT ROD and Ron Lewis have put together a swipe-able gallery of blue, green, red and yellow nitro flames spitting...
View ArticleStevie Fast Earns His Pilot’s License!
A while back the minds at Milan Dragway realized they could help keep the streets of Detroit a safer place by bringing grudge racing to their track. Jay Payso saw what was going on and used his...
View ArticleChevys Dominate at Optima’s Ultimate Street Car New Jersey
The trip to Millville, New Jersey, was a long haul for some who compete in Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series, but it was well worth the effort for those who made it to the fifth event...
View ArticleThe Game Changer 1966 Ford Mustang
Sometimes in life we just need a change, something different. That could mean a small change to shake things up a bit or maybe a complete change is necessary, which was exactly the case for Vietnam...
View ArticleMustang Week, Pro Dyno Battle at the Beach Shootout Profile: Jeff Miller and...
When we talked to Jeff Miller about a few specifics on his Battle at the Beach entry, he was helping a friend race at the YellowBullet.com Nationals at Cecil County Dragway, one of this author’s...
View ArticleChevrolet Performance’s Great LS Crate Rebate is On!
The LS engine is celebrating its 20-year anniversary so Chevrolet Performance is offering mail-in rebates on all LS crate engines and controllers until September 30, 2017, to help LS engine freaks take...
View ArticleSome of the world’s best Mustangs were at the 2017 MCA Grand Nationals
The Mustang Club of America’s Grand Nationals was truly grand this year, held Friday, August 25th through Sunday, August 27th, 2017 at the Convention Center in Overland Park, Kansas, a high-tech city...
View ArticleMike Finnegan and Blasphemi Prepare to Take on Drag Week 2017
Mike Finnegan is no stranger to the race track, but he has never taken on the gauntlet that is HOT ROD Drag Week. As the ultimate test for a street driven racecar approaches, Finnegan and his copilot...
View ArticleExtortion in the Spotters’ Stand
The Gentleman’s Agreement is nice and all, but… Editor’s Commentary Before you take the time to read this, I want you to read Bob Bolles’ commentary on this same topic. Go ahead and check it out. I’ll...
View ArticleHow Header Primary-Tube Diameter Affects Performance
As discussed last month, exhaust-header primary-tube length is the primary determinant for establishing the engine speed at which the header system tunes. But what about header primary-tube diameter?...
View Article2017 ARP/Street Rodder Vintage Air Tour Part 1
It’s Saturday night, the eve of the Vintage Air Tour, a leg of the ARP/Street Rodder Road Tour presented by Chevrolet Performance. Vintage Air has sponsored this Road Tour leg many times, and Rick love...
View Article2017 ARP/Street Rodder Vintage Air Tour Part 2
Sunshine and gasoline and street rods. Places to go and things to see. Those are five of the components that make up a successful Road Tour. Sunday was the first travel day for the Vintage Air Tour, in...
View ArticleEverything You Need to Know on How to Watch Drag Week 2017 – Spectating, Live...
Here’s everything you need to know about following along with the mayhem and action from HOT ROD Drag Week 2017, powered by Dodge and presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive. We’ve got you covered whether...
View ArticleZ Great Chrono, Low Fat Chevy, Tri-55-56 Seat, and more New Chevy Products!
Z Great Chrono AutoMeter is proud to announce the newest addition to their line of American built gauges: the Chrono series. Chrono is available in a range of 2-inch instruments with highly detailed,...
View ArticleNew Rust Plus Old Accident Damage? Don’t Fret! Fix It Right!
Resto Corner With AMD: E-Body Back-Half Rust & Collision Repair Any serious builder knows that a solid, straight, level foundation is absolutely necessary before any structure is built. Skip this...
View ArticleAlex Covington’s Rampage 1970 Chevrolet Camaro is bad and bold—check it out!
6Through the years, the second-generation Chevrolet Camaro has often been overlooked as a performer mainly due to the popularity of the first-gen Camaro. But when your business is building...
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