Month: April

Summit Motorsports Park Undergoing $400,000 Lighting Upgrade

Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH has long been regarded as one of the finest racing facilities in the United States. Now the Northern Ohio dragstrip will shine brighter than ever among American’s top tracks thanks to a $400,000 lighting upgrade. “This will improve the fan experience because they’ll be able to see better, and

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Wheeling & Dealing: How to Set Up and Adjust a Wheelie Bar

[portfolio_slideshow id=52846] Nosebleed wheel stands are the poster children of drag racing. Everyone likes to see them, but for the most part, they’re not all that conducive to running a low ET or even making a straight lap down the quarter mile. The solution is, of course, the wheelie bar. Wheelie bars have been around

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Vote Now! The Top 10 Fan Rides of March 2016!

LOTS of Novas. That’s the best way to describe your favorite fan rides in the month of March. And it makes sense. The Chevy Nova is a such a popular muscle car that you voted it this year’s Muscle Car Match-Ups runner-up. And now, it’s time for you to name the Top Fan Ride for March

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Corvette Wagon in the Works for 2016?

Well — sort of. A Corvette wagon won’t be available from Chevrolet any time soon, but Callaway Cars has stepped up to make a seventh-generation Corvette wagon an actual thing. Best known for making supercharged Corvettes, Camaros, and other Chevy vehicles available through select Chevrolet dealers, Callaway was introduced its AeroWagen Package for C7 Corvette Stingway and

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California Proposal Threatens Old Cars, Replacement Parts

California could expand a Los Angeles-area vehicle buyback pilot program reminiscent of the 2009 federal cash-for-clunker program statewide, potentially threatening older cars and cheap replacement parts availability. The Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) opposes the proposed California program, saying: “all scrappage programs hold the potential for enthusiasts to lose a valuable source of rare parts for vehicle

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Photo Gallery: Boston World of Wheels

The Boston World of Wheels is the finale of the Summit Racing Show Car Series season. As the last of the Autorama/World of Wheels shows, the event is sort of a passing of the guard as we transition from the indoor car show season to outdoor events. Proving once again that she’s no fan of hot rods,

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And the 2016 OnAllCylinders Muscle Car Match-Ups Winner Is…

What were we thinking? For the first time in the storied history of Muscle Car Match-Ups (four years, if you’re counting), we included old-school hot rods in our field of 32. These were the hot rods that influenced the traditional muscle cars of the ’60s, ’70s, and later. Although not muscle cars in a literal sense, they helped

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Video: A Quick Primer on Choosing Ring and Pinion Gearing

Changing the gearing in your differential is one way to add serious performance to your vehicle, whether you’re looking for quicker launches for races or lower rpm for increased street-cruising fuel economy. In this short-and-sweet PowerBlock TV video featuring Summit Racing tech expert Carl Pritts, you’ll hear more about choosing gearing for your vehicle. Then

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Crown the 2016 Muscle Car Match-Ups Champion

This should be interesting. On one hand, we have a former champion. The 1969 Chevy Yenko 427 Nova won this tournament in 2014. And on the other, we have the 1970 Chevrolet 454 Chevelle SS, which actually took out the famed Yenko Nova in the Final Four of last year’s Muscle Car Match-Ups. You’d think

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