Sparks, NV. — As a major supporter of Hot August Nights, Summit Racing plays host to a variety of events during Hot August Nights week. Located in Sparks, NV, just down the road from Reno, the Summit Racing Retail Store hosts a cruise-in on Tuesday afternoon during Hot August Nights and will be a stop for the
Ryan Buck was feeling pretty good about things. Because he didn’t know he was about to have a car accident. The Lino Lakes, MN resident had just attended the 2011 Car Craft Summer Nationals in nearby St. Paul, MN, where—despite not having entered into any official competition—Buck’s 1963 Chevy II was the fastest car on
[portfolio_slideshow id=21316] Hot August Nights kicks off its 27th year in northern Nevada, starting in Tahoe South on Friday, August 2 and then moving to the streets of Reno August 6-11. Hundreds of thousands of people will roam the streets in hot rods, muscle cars, and roadsters, and more, and timeless entertainment will take crowds back
Ford Racing has announced that the 2014 season will be its last as sponsor of John Force—and all other professional drag racing teams. The company says it is ending its involvement with professional drag racing teams on the NHRA circuit and focusing more on the sportsman ranks. After rumors about the move surfaced, Ford Racing
Norwalk, OH. – We enjoyed looking through our first Blue Suede Cruise gallery. So, we’re going to publish some more. We spotted some purpose-built race cars we really liked when visiting Summit Motorsports Park last weekend, as well as some folks who just wanted to get their cars on the track. Check out our gallery below. It’s
Two drag racing legends revolutionized motorsports in 1970 when they worked out a deal with Mattel Inc. that made the toy-making giant’s new Hot Wheels brand the sport’s first corporate sponsor. Mattel put logos on dragsters and put real-life drivers into Hot Wheels television commercials. Mattel was the first non-automotive corporate sponsor in professional racing
Here at OnAllCylinders, we rarely come across engine swaps that surprise us. In fact, we’ve seen high-power V8s dropped into everything from a Ford T-bucket to a Mazda Miata. Then we heard about Ken Burrer from Elyria, OH (about an hour west of Cleveland). A little bit of back story first: Here in northeast Ohio,
Fourth of July = patriotism. But you already knew that. What you might not know is: Jeep also = patriotism. That’s according to a recent survey by MarketingCharts.com, a website that offers research on marketing and media trends. In the survey, 4,500 people across nine different U.S. regions were asked to evaluate 197 highly known brands for patriotic
The Chevrolet Corvette is not for everyone. But it is for us. In the pantheon of American sports cars, past and present, it is without equal. Certainly the Ford Thunderbird was a superior automobile in the early years of Corvette development. And high-end Mustangs can more than hold their own. The Viper? Outstanding. But not
Day Two of Super Summit 2013 looked, sounded, and felt exactly how its designers intended. Lots of people. And lots of cars. Magnificent ones, at times. The Manufacturer Midway was jamming. Bigfoot was crushing cars. Team FMX was doing their motocross assault on Summit County fairgrounds airspace. The weather cooperated. And the masses were rewarded
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