As a kid, impressing your BMX buddies with a sick wheelie down the sidewalk is cool. But if you’re at the track, trying to shave previous milliseconds off of your ETs, wheelies are your time-robbing nemesis. Summit Racing’s got a new line of wheelie bars that keep your drag car planted, letting your tires grab
In the previous two installments of Horsepower Wars: Pony Wars, we’ve seen what $15,000 in upgrades can do to a Chevy Camaro 2SS and Ford Mustang GT. Or…at least, what those upgrades can do to a dyno run. Now, it’s time to take the cars to the dragstrip and see how those dyno pulls and horsepower numbers
Q: My 1967 GTO has a 455 Pontiac powerplant with Edelbrock 87cc heads, .030 over Ross pistons, Total Seal rings, Eagle rods, a Crower cam (int./exh. duration 248°/252° @ .050″, lift .512″/.524″, lobe separation 112°), 1.5 ratio rocker arms, and Clevite bearings. The engine was shop built and balanced, and is also equipped with an
There are many questions related to adjusting tire pressure on a drag car, and it seems everyone has a different opinion. The reality is, every car will require a slightly different tire PSI regimen, but according to chassis builder Jerry Bickel, there are some basics you can use in order to reach your baseline. Bickel
Summit Motorsports Park’s $1.6 million track reconstruction project remains on schedule to be finished in time for the April 28-29 Spring Warm-Up—the first of several major racing events at the Norwalk, OH dragstrip. The track reconstruction project will make the racing surface entirely concrete from the starting line through the finish line, which will improve
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to tackle your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re recommending a camshaft, torque converter, and rear-axle gear ratio for a race-only ’86 Ford Mustang. Q: I have a 1986 Mustang project car with a 351 Cleveland engine. The four-bolt main block has been
Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH is undergoing a $1.6 million track reconstruction project that will make the racing surface entirely concrete from the starting line through the finish line, to improve drainage, aesthetics, and speed. Track reconstruction will begin in February 2018 and SMP officials say the project will be finished in time for
Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park in Norwalk, OH was named Track of the Year by NHRA’s North Central Division over the weekend at annual Land of the Winners Awards Banquet. It is the 18th time that Summit Motorsports Park has been given Track of the Year recognition by a major racing sanctioning body— eight times
At the request of the race teams, NHRA Pro Stock competitors will be allowed to run any NHRA-accepted body and engine combination for the 2018 season, NHRA officials announced. That means teams can run a Chevy motor in a Dodge body or a Dodge motor in a Chevy body, or (gasp!) a Ford motor in
WEST SALEM, OH — This past weekend was a special one for the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). For starters, it was the 2017 IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship, the final stop of a 14-race series. Eight drivers took home IHRA Summit Sportsman National Championship titles. See full race results here. The event also put
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