The National Street Rod Association (NSRA), along with COMP Cams, announced the selection of the “Thumpr Award” given at the Northeast Street Rod Nationals plus held in Burlington, VT Sept. 19-20, 2015. This year’s selection is the highly detailed 1953 Studebaker owned by John & Kim Tonlino from Otis, MA. Congratulations to John & Kim… Continue reading NSRA Thumpr Award

The National Street Rod Association (NSRA) has announced the selection of the “Pro’s Pick” winners at the Northeast Street Rod Nations plus at Champlain Valley Exposition Center in Burlington, VT.  Classic Instruments of Boyne City, MI is the sponsor of these prestigious awards. Classic Instruments selects and presents their “Pro’s Pick” awards at each NSRA… Continue reading NSRA Pros Pick

Author: John Gunnell Each year, thousands of hot rodders head for the hills – the hills around Hershey, Pa. – to shop for parts at the biggest swap meet in the world.  Although the event is organized by a region of Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), there are many parts for sale that could… Continue reading Huge Hershey Swap Meet Coming Up

DriveLA Gets Enthusiasts Firing On All Cylinders The Petersen Museum and name-brand partners create a series of Los Angeles automotive events that culminate in its grand reopening. Over the past year, the Petersen has been undergoing a total transformation, one that will modernize an iconic American car museum into one of the world’s finest. In… Continue reading Petersen Museum and DriveLA Celebrate Grand Re-Opening

Being an NHRA Safety Official is an important job, and reporter Mike Aguilar sat down with long-time friend and former racer Don Irvin, an an NHRA Safety Official, to find out how he got started in racing and what his job really entails. Don likes his job, just stresses how important it is to pay… Continue reading A Day in the Life of an NHRA Official

The 2015 NHRA Mellow Yello Drag Racing Series is coming down to the wire with the Countdown to the Championship in full swing.  The Countdown kicked off at the Carolina Nationals at zMAX Dragway in Concord, NC this past weekend. The Top Fuel class saw Antron Brown win his fifth Top Fuel race of the… Continue reading Recap of NHRA Results for Countdown

My name is Rod, I wanted another 70 ‘Cuda just like I owned in 1970. I’ve waited since 1972 to afford one. My last car I had was an AC Shelby Cobra rep by backdraft with a Roush 342 464hp. I sold that to get my dream car and everyone thought I was nuts, but every time… Continue reading Rod's Living the Dream in His 1970 'Cuda

The National Street Rod Association (NSRA) announced the selection of the “Outstanding Use of Color” awards that were given at the Street Rod Nationals North plus, which was held in Kalamazoo, MI on September 11-13, 2015. One of the selections for this award is a beautiful 1929 Ford Pick Up shown by Pam Shebest of… Continue reading NSRA Kalamazoo Outstanding Use of Color

Following the cancellation of multiple events at the Bonneville Salt Flats this year, the Save the Salt Coalition and Utah Alliance met, along with a variety of stakeholder groups, to discuss potential solutions for restoring and maintaining safe salt levels at the historic racing venue on September 14. The Save the Salt Coalition is an… Continue reading Save the Salt Meeting Results

All information gathered from www.hotrod.com Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 is underway and going strong on day four.  The week-long event took of on Sunday at Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, IL for Tech registration and Test n’ Tune runs.  Records were broken during the Test n’ Tune runs by this Dodge pickup with Twin… Continue reading Drag Week Round Up