3500hp Dodge Viper, a Blown Buick-Motored Truck, Tom Bailey Makes It - Tech-In Day at Hot Rod Drag Week
It’s Sunday September 17th – official Check-in and Tech Day of Hot Rod Drag Week! Social Media has been abuzz with both familiar and new rides headed for Hartsville, South Carolina and the start of Hot Rod Drag Week: Darlington Dragway.
This Truck Is Bringing a Viper V-10 Powerplant to Conquer Hot Rod Drag Week
“First time I watched (a drag-and-drive) in person was Hot Rod Drag Week 2019. I’ve watched the live streams since 2011, and always called them my ‘workplace productivity reduction week.’”
Shelving a 6-Second Mustang Results in a 1654 Horsepower Daily Driver for This Shop Owner
A built engine allowed the power potential to be turned up, with the car in full street trim on 25 psi of boost, the Dynojet returned 1350 RWHP. With the exhaust and air filters removed, and boost numbers set to 40 psi, the Dynojet returned a mark of 1654 RWHP!
Rocky Mountain Race Week Promoter Matt Frost Returns to Drag Week - But For The Last Time?
“I’m working both angles right now. I’ve got Drag Week coming, and then Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 right behind it. It’s been seven years since I’ve done a drag-and-drive as a driver. As much as I’m thinking about as a promoter, I’m trying to shut that off for a week and enjoy being a competitor again.”
Paralympic Gold Medallist Matt Stutzman Sets Drag Racing World Record
Matthew Stutzman, a record holder and gold medalist in archery, has recently jumped into the world of drag racing. Recently, Stutzman guided a first-gen supercharged Camaro into the 4-second range at Central Illinois Dragway, and he did it driving with his feet!
Legendary Sick Seconds 1.0 Camaro Will Return to Hot Rod Drag Week for Tenth Anniversary of First Win
Tom Bailey is bringing Sick Seconds 1.0 back to Hot Rod Drag Week for the tenth anniversary of its first win.
Roy Hill Chews Out ‘Dirty Jobs’ Star Mike Rowe During Dragster Experience
Roy Hill of Roy Hill’s Drag Racing School. Hill, a former National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) Pro Stock racer, is tasked with teaching Mike Rowe how to drag race.
NHRA Factory X Class Continues to Make Strides – 7.15 at 195 MPH Testing Pass Puts Mopar as Unofficial Quickest Car, Second Mustang in the Class Rolls Out of Larry Jeffers Race Cars Shop
The latest car to roll out is Stephen Bell’s Ford Mustang, coming from the Larry Jeffers Race Cars shop in Missouri. There’s also record-level performance run reported from Kentucky!
A Two-Valve Mustang Is Hoping Third Event of 2023 Is a Charm to Making an Impression with a Stick Shift
“Our very first quarter mile hit and it almost went sevens. “I was over the moon and super hopeful for the week. It was such an emotional roller coaster.”
Thrashing for a Drag-and-Drive is Nothing New for Havlik and Crew, as Iconic ’55 Chevy Gets Prepared for Hot Rod Drag Week
“This is will be my Drag Week redemption tour, as we are going back to where we crashed in 2018. Here we are, 100-percent should be committed. Rich Bellmund is flying in from Pennsylvania on Wednesday for the thrash before the storm. The overnight (UPS) red labels are coming in hot.”
ProCharged Mustang Puts It All on The Line Before Engine Chaos!
“At about 1000-foot mark, the rpms stopped climbing, and the engine started shaking. I knew my Sick Summer journey was over. It sucked to finish like that, but we had a great week and proved that we have a competitive 8.50 drag-and-drive car.”
Records Shattered as 4.17 and 4.20 Eighth-Mile Passes Drop the Stock Block Coyote and LS Records to New Lows
It’s been said that boundaries are made to be broken, and within a span of three weeks, the stock block records for LS engines and Coyote engines have been dropped to new levels.nette!
A Stick Shift ’86 Mustang Helps Fulfill a Dream to Participate in Hot Rod Drag Week
“Ever since Hot Rod Magazine created Drag Week, I've always wanted to do it. I wanted the challenge to make a car last a full week of driving and flogging.”
Show-Quality Nova Shatters LS Hydraulic Roller Record – 2726 Horsepower on FuelTech’s Dyno
Packing an Ochs Performance-built LS-based 427 cubic inch bullet with a custom BTR camshaft, Frankenstein Engine Dynamics cylinder heads and intake, plus a pair of Forced Inductions turbos, William Tetro’s Nova had the right ingredients for a record-breaking performance.
A Rambling American Leads a Former Drag Racer into the Drag-and-Drive Game for Redwood Rally
“I've liked the idea of the drag-and-drive as it is really a test of the car and the driver in many ways. Kind of like what me and the guys I hung out with back in the 80's did.”
We’re Giving Away This Drag-and-Drive Proven ’57 Chevy Gasser – Today Is Your Last Day to Enter!
We’re giving away this ’57 Chevy, plus $5000 dollars!! Today is the last day to get entered for your change to win it, and WE’RE DOING 3X THE ENTRIES until the contest ends tonight at 11:59 p.m. EST!
Jason Tabscott Putting Potent 8-Second Camaro Back Together with Hopes of a Victory at Hot Rod Drag Week
Despite engine damage, Jason Tabscott is looked at the cup half-full. “I took the opportunity to upgrade the camshaft. It may bite us; But we have to keep pushing to find the ‘limit.’ Never know until we try.”
Can the ‘Silverback’ Camaro Achieve a Third Class Win in 2023 Before Major Changes?
Aaron Shaffer is prepping for his final event of 2023, Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0, and is aiming for a second-straight Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 Limited Street class victory, which would mark three 8.50-ET limited class wins in the same season.
A Hearse That Hustles! This 4000 Pound, Twin-Turbo Wagon Could Wake The Dead
“I always kind of gravitated towards the not so ‘normal’ kind of vehicles, but honestly never thought we'd end up with a hearse in the garage.”
Sick BBQ Expands Lineup with Five New Spices – Just in Time for Fall Grilling Season!
“I never stop experimenting and thinking about new ideas. Plus, customers and fellow enthusiasts provide some great feedback. All of that led to the new spices in the line.”