Larry Larson may have set a new street-legal world speed record, but Jeff Lutz earned the title of 2014 Hot Rod Drag Week champion in Unlimited class competition. By averaging 6.845 seconds and 212.13 miles-per-hour at the Drag Week’s five track stops, Lutz and his black 1957 Chevrolet Belair, “Evil Twin,” were able to edge out Doug
A couple weeks ago, we told you about Reason #8, Larry Larson’s 1998 Chevy S10. Larson, along with BangShift’s Chad Reynolds, built the truck to not only compete in Hot Rod Drag Week, but set a new mark for fastest street-legal, street-driven vehicle. Mission accomplished. Larson’s Chevy S-10 blasted a 6.16-second pass at 219.81 miles-per-hour run during the
Summit Racing Equipment and Armed Forces Entertainment (AFE) have announced the itinerary for 2014’s “Operation Appreciation,” the annual visit by Summit Racing and Harley-Davidson racers to American troops stationed overseas. This will be the second year Summit Racing NHRA Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson and Jason Line, Summit Racing/BIGFOOT monster truck racer Dan Runte,
Dodge is knocking $15,000 off the price of the Viper in an effort to ignite sales of the 640-horsepower, V-10-powered performance car. Dodge will cut $15,000 off the 2015 model—bringing the new base sticker to $86,880—as well as slashing $15,000 off all in-stock models, and offering $15,000 coupons to the 1,025 customers who already bought
Chick-fil-A founder S. Truett Cathy was a pioneer, successful businessman–and avid car collector. Cathy passed away today (September 8, 2014) at the age of 93. Best known for his privately held Chick-fil-A restaurant chain, Cathy founded Chick-fil-A in 1967 and oversaw the expansion of the chain to over 1,800 outlets in 39 states. He was
Chrysler introduced the 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak at the NHRA U.S Nationals this past weekend. Yes, it was the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, but Chrysler managed to create its own buzz with the prototype Drag Pak test car. The 2015 Challenger Drag Pak features a naturally aspirated, aluminum 426 HEMI engine, steel liners, and custom calibration.
Chevrolet is financing the restoration of three of the eight historic Corvettes destroyed last February when a sinkhole formed unexpectedly inside the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. Concurrently, the museum’s board elected to fill and repair the sinkhole which created unprecedented interest in the museum over the past seven months. Chevrolet and the
The first of the sixth-generation 2015 Ford Mustangs rolled off the assembly line Thursday at Ford Motor Co.’s vehicle-assembly plant in Flat Rock, MI. The Mustang, an automotive icon celebrating its 50th anniversary, will be sold in more than 120 countries worldwide. Ford is adding a right-hand-drive version to its international vehicle lineup, so it
After a year hiatus from Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week, Larry Larson returns in 2014. Our friends at BangShift not only unveiled Larson’s evil plans for this year’s Drag Week, they revealed that they’re partners in crime. Larson and BangShift’s Chad Reynolds have partnered up on this 1998 Pro Mod S10. Aside from winning another Drag Week,
For the first time in its storied 50-year history, the Ford Mustang will be available in a right-hand drive configuration right from the factory. According to Ford, Mustang engineers recently finished building the very first right-hand drive sixth-generation Mustang in anticipation of the Mustang’s entry into the global market. The right-hand drive Mustang will
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