So Close, Yet So Far
Hey there PowerTV fans, Tom here bringing you the latest update from the ShopDogs. Now don’t let old BJ fool you. I only have one concern in life, and it’s not Santa Clause or the Easter Bunny. Its...
View ArticleFerret’s Final Thoughts: Meet the Maniacal Mechanic
There’s no disguising it. I have one of the coolest jobs on the planet. Working with all kinds of high performance gadgets and go-faster parts is every man’s dream. When gearheads go to sleep at night,...
View Article5.0 Modular Engine Swaps – Can it be Done?
Engine swaps are one of the foundations of the hot rodding and muscle car world. Some of our most prized muscle cars can be traced back to the idea of an engine swap. With the advancement of engines...
View ArticleDr. Wrench: Do You Have Hot Rod Fever?
Do you have hot rod fever? Do you need to feel the rumble of a loud V8 exhaust tremble through your body when you sit behind the wheel? Does the smell of burning rubber get your blood pumping and fill...
View ArticleIs Ford’s EcoBoost Turbo Destined for Mustang?
Who could forget the SVO Mustang with its single turbo 2.3-L inline 4 and cool European styling? The SVO was an attempt to match the sports cars that European makes were offering in the 1980’s. The car...
View ArticleRedneck Garage Tips & Tricks.
Hey Y’all. A lot of folks here in SoCal make fun of me for the Hillbilly engineering that I come up with or have learned over the years. I take all the ribbing as good clean fun, but I do notice that...
View ArticleChris Demorro: Three Months In A Mustang
I grew up always wanting a Mustang. Unfortunately, fate had other ideas. Really, I can’t complain about all the cars I’ve had, and I’ve had a lot of cars. But none of them was a Mustang, and all I...
View ArticleTommy Godfrey’s zMax Experience Revealed
I arrived at the infamous Zmax Dragway at 3:30am on Friday morning. It was definitely a sight to see all lit up at night. This place was HUGE, but I was ready for what is called ‘sleep in the back seat...
View ArticleTommy Godfrey – F/S 1 – Superbowl ’09
Going into this race I was still unsure if I had fixed my major gremlins from the past Michigan race. After a month of changing parts and rewiring my car (while making 5 trips to the track to find...
View ArticleAJ Powell Pro 10.5 Bradenton Recap
I’m sorry it has taken me this long to write this, I’m still trying to get some rest and catch up on business. I bought a new car at the end of December and started working on it in mid January....
View ArticleTommy Godfrey : F/S #1 : Bradenton,FL ’09
This is the first year I had zero testing before the opener and also the first time I wasn’t around for every qualifier either. We left Maryland at about 2:30pm on Friday and drove straight through to...
View ArticleAJ Powell: NMRA Awards and PRI
So I wll begin with I wish I was still there!! I came home to COLD WEATHER as I am writing this it is 10degree’s outside and we are expecting snow. So anyway on with the details of the trip. Both my...
View ArticleTommy Godfrey: FS1 B.G. Blog Finally
I’m still so tired from this race, that I’m just now writing about it. My day before the race I was in normal mode. 6:15am wake up and feed the 3 month old. Head to work with truck,trailer and race car...
View ArticleBruce Hemminger in Bowling Green Wins his first NMRA Real Street Championship!!!
Starting the 2008 NMRA season off by electing not to attend the first 2 races made my chances of winning my first NMRA Championship near impossible. The last race of the 2008 NMRA season would be held...
View ArticleBob Cook’s BG Blog
Thursday- Well I didn’t break out any guns or alcohol while waiting for the Swill team to show up for the trip to BG. I was actually helping a neighbor put an exhaust on his Victory motorcycle. I drove...
View ArticleJoey Bridge Drag Radial #5 Bowling Green
Talking about chasing our tales for 4 days. Unloaded at Bowling Green with high hopes and intentions of rotating the earth. That couldn’t be any further from what went on. First test hit on the car...
View ArticleBob Cook’s Renegade Ohio Race Blog
Bob Cook, NMRA EFI Renegade #7, Columbus Ohio Race, 8-29-08 through 8-31-08. Dale, Scott, and I scheduled the departure from my house at midnight. The Sutton crew left earlier in the day so, they could...
View ArticleJoey Bridge DR5 Columbus, Ohio
After qualifying #1 and breaking the National Record at New Jersey then to have it rained out was very sad. What kept us going was knowing that Columbus was only about 3 weeks later. We came in to the...
View ArticleBruce Hemminger R/S 2 from Columbus, OH
Debbie and I left the dealership that I work for on Thursday night. We arrived at about 5:30am friday morning. With about an hour of sleep we worked our way through friday the best we could. First...
View ArticleAJ Powell SSO #2397 Columbus!
The weekend started off great we rolled into Columbus late Thursday evening and got a good night of sleep. Woke up Friday morning and got teched in and setup everything for the weekend I was trying to...
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