NORWALK, OH. — The staging lanes were full of everything from stock Toyota Corollas and blinged-out lifted trucks, to late-model muscle and 10-second race cars. Enthusiasts explored the Manufacturer’s Midway. Autocrossers squealed their tires weaving through the orange-coned course. And kids arm-twisted their parents for a $1 pound of ice cream and marveled at the size
In the 1970s and 1980s, alcohol funny cars were the kings of the quarter-mile. Nostalgia funny cars provide a step back in time, while still providing racetrack thrills even by today’s standards. Among the many things to see and do at Super Summit 2017 at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH, will be to take
Looking for things to do this summer? You can make the boring choice and do the same things you always do, or you can start checking off more things on your personal hot rodder’s bucket list. There are more than 10 amazing car shows to be at this summer, including some in a nearby town.
Brittany Force raced to the Top Fuel victory for her first win of the season Sunday at the fifth annual NHRA New England Nationals at New England Dragway. Matt Hagan in Funny Car, and Erica Enders in Pro Stock, also notched victories in their respective categories at the ninth of 24 events on the 2017
[portfolio_slideshow id=64804] Coke vs. Pepsi. Ali vs. Frazier. Burr vs. Hamilton. All classic rivalries. But if you have even a drop of motor oil coursing through your veins, these run a distant second to the epic battle that began in Detroit, MI and spread coast-to-coast more than 50 years ago: Camaro vs. Mustang, or Mustang vs.
Nielsen says only two percent of U.S. viewers will watch all three races. Which, one might argue, means 98 percent of us are doing it wrong. The Sunday of every Memorial Day weekend is considered by many to be the best day of the year for motorsports, due to the back-to-back-to-back nature of three iconic
Want to smoke your tires, mash the gas pedal, and see how fast your car will go with zero risk of getting a speeding ticket? Want to test your road-course racing skills and get pro tips and guidance from the expert instructors from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course? Those questions are rhetorical. Of course you do.
Ron Capps raced his Dodge Charger R/T to his fourth-consecutive Funny Car victory this season Sunday at the 29th annual Menards NHRA Heartland Nationals at Heartland Park Topeka. Antron Brown in Top Fuel, and 18-year-old rookie sensation Tanner Gray in Pro Stock were also winners in their respective categories at the eighth of 24 events
After a two-year string of several construction- and weather-related delays that have postponed the reopening of Dragway 42, it appears the end is finally here. Racetrack officials said the brand-new, fully redesigned racing surface should be ready for safe drag racing on Friday, May 26. The nearly 60-year-old motorsports facility with a rich drag racing
BangShift continued its stellar job of nationwide show coverage, creating several photo galleries full of street rods and rat rods from the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekend car show which took place in the heart of America’s favorite playground last month. Check out a sampling of some of the pics from BangShift and photo contibutor
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