Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH hosts the Monster Mopar Weekend World Finals. It’s billed as the biggest Mopar race in the world, the Midwest’s biggest Mopar-only show, and the Midwest’s biggest Mopar swap meet. Noticing a theme here? It’s big. Once again, the event drew hundreds of Mopars from Ohio and the surrounding states. OnAllCylinders
Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week is upon us again. If you have never witnessed the automotive spectacle that is Drag Week, this is one amazing week of fast cars and trucks, and you can watch it live on the Motor Trend YouTube Channel. How does Drag Week work? Drivers find one of fifteen classes that
Auburn, IN calls itself the “Classic Car Capital of America.” The town of about 13,000 is home to Indiana’s historic Auburn Auction Park and hosts Auction America’s Auburn Fall weekend each September. Billed as the longest running event in collector car auction history, Auburn Fall weekend drew a record 81,500 enthusiasts in 2014. In addition to variety
Jack Beckman completed a sweep of the weekend in Funny Car with his victory on Labor Day Monday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals. Morgan Lucas in Top Fuel, Erica Enders-Stevens in Pro Stock, and Jerry Savoie in Pro Stock Motorcycle were also winners at the world’s most prestigious drag race and the final NHRA
Author’s Note: This story is about my father. His name is Steve Griswold. He’s a lifelong racing enthusiast who didn’t always have the resources to participate. He golfed a lot instead. But in 2007, in his mid-50s, he ran his stock C6 Corvette one night at the local strip and speed became the new obsession. Weekend
Richie Crampton raced to his fourth Top Fuel victory of the season Sunday to close out a record-setting day of action at the Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals. Robert Hight in Funny Car, Erica Enders-Steven in Pro Stock, and Eddie Krawiec in Pro Stock Motorcycle were also winners of the penultimate regular season race in the
The NSRA (National Street Rod Association) rolled into Louisville, KY for its 46th annual Street Rod Nationals. The show is one of the larger and more well known national events, drawing around 11,000 pre-1986 vehicles from all over. While we like the spirit of including newer vehicles, we’ve most often identified street rods as pre-1970ish vehicles. Our friends at
Most people come to Hot August Nights to look at the cars. Some come to actively browse. Truth is you can find some pretty awesome vehicles for sale at Hot August Nights. Event organizers even set up a “Cool Cars” display to go with the swap meet at this year’s show. The Cool Cars area was
Tommy Johnson Jr. picked up the win in Funny Car Sunday at the NHRA Northwest Nationals, denying teammate Jack Beckman’s bid to sweep the NHRA Western Swing. J.R. Todd in Top Fuel and Chris McGaha in Pro Stock also took home Wallys in their respective categories at the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series event
By now, you’ve probably heard of a Poker Run. It’s an event in which you drive to different locations and draw a playing card at each stop. Whoever has the best hand at the end of the event typically wins. Events as large as Hot August Nights in Reno, NV can draw huge crowds for a
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