Have you ever been to a race where it seems like the stand are pretty empty all weekend? Did you ever wonder why it's like that? Is it poor product, too expensive, bad scheduling, or something else?
Read MoreOver the last 20 years drag racing has taken a much different path than most other motorsports. I sit here and ask myself how we actually got here. How did we get to the point where the most important thing in drag racing, to some, is a television show?
Read MoreNow I understand why people say what they say, but hear me out. Competition among series is good for the sport of drag racing. It's just as important as cars competing against each other.
Read MoreWell folks, after such a strong response to yesterday’s article I decided that I was going to do a second list. It’s not a list of people that don’t belong on the first list, it’s a list of people that I may have overlooked or didn’t know enough about to put on my first list. So before you even get into this next list, understand something, just like yesterday, this is a list that is just one person’s opinion…mine. This is also an opinion from someone that spent 38 of the last 39 ½ years based in Wisconsin, so there may be southern racers from ORSCA etc that got missed.
Read MoreThat's right, I have decided to put together a list that is surer to create some banter and as always a list that not everyone will agree on. There are always going to be left off the list that some feel should be on there. Below is a list that I created based on my personal experiences.
Read MoreIf you are a Ford guy like me then you no doubt know a lot of what the NMRA (National Mustang Racers Association) is all about. While you've see them make some strides in the right direction over the last few years, even more is changing, and the fact is that it needs to.
Read MoreIt was quite a busy weekend of drag racing all over the country. NHRA, PDRA, NMRA, KOTS, & Numerous grudge races took place. Hotrod Magazine Power Tour 2016 also started this weekend. We are going to provide you the wrap up on as much as possible for you to know what you need to know.
Read MoreWell it appears as though Mother Nature has gotten the best of a couple of races this last weekend. Luckily there was still plenty of great racing before the weather decided to rear it's ugly head.
In Huntsville at Radial Fest
Read MoreNow that we are already half way through the week we thought it would be a good time to provide all the drag racing fans with a preview of this coming up weekend. There are four events that we will preview for this weekend.
Read MoreWell to say that it was an interesting weekend full of surprises, amazing performances and terrible weather would be an understatement.
You would think that the second stop for both the NMRA and NMCA this season would provide us with comfortable weather given the fact that we were in Georgia in April. Well, unfortunately that wasn’t the case and the weather played a big role in how this race proceeded.
Read MoreWhen you are the X275 record holder and time after time you have the car to beat, what else should you do? Well if you are Jared Johnston you decide that your car is going to go compete in the only all Ford series in the U.S.
Read MoreThose outside of NHRA & Radial Racing might not know who Val Clements is, but you might recognize the last name. That is because Val is the younger sister of long time race Alton Clements.
Read MoreWell now that I am certain to have your attention, let's take about the real state of drag racing. Lets talk about the bland BS that is drag racing on not only on a Professional level at the NHRA but as well as the sportsman level. You may ask, how I dare state that Grudge is King, and in just a minute I'm gonna tell you something that is going to hurt the feelings of many.
Read MoreThat is the question that a lot of NMRA racers that run this class have been asking themselves in 2016. Coyote Stock is the largest of the heads up classes in NMRA, and there is a reason for that. If solutions aren't found soon though, we may be talking about how great Coyote Stock used to be.
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