The SCTA-RPM Nationals Dirt Drags brought vintage hot rods back to El Mirage for the first drag race there in nearly 80 years ...

Many of today’s most popular performance upgrades trace their roots to racing. Here’s how competition helped shape the ...

America celebrates its 250th birthday this Fourth of July, making it an appropriate time to remember another patriotic milestone that inspired auto manufacturers across the country nearly 50 years ago ...

We already know the main selling point for racing with alcohol fuel (methanol) in classes where it is allowed: In an engine tuned correctly it can make more power than gasoline. That's all you need to ...

In a week overshadowed by the tragic death of Chris Raschke in the Speed Demon crash, land speed racing fans needed an uplifting moment, something to celebrate at the end of the week. Danny Thompson, ...

In 2014, Larry Larson debuted his 1998 Chevy S-10 pickup, the truck HOT ROD nicknamed the Doomsday Machine. It was built to dominate street-car competitions, but also became a rolling test bed for a ...

Anybody who’s built a vehicle for SEMA knows the overwhelming mix of emotions, ranging from excitement and anticipation to frustration and despair. Most people do it once and swear they’ll never make ...

The 1970 Chevy Monte Carlo does have a Chevelle vibe going on, sporting a large, rectangular chrome grille with two horizontal dividers and adorned with a "knight's crest" (also called a Corinthian ...

“These days Shelby American is nothing more than a tuner shop.” How many times have you heard that on Internet forums or at a cars and coffee? Well, the haters aren’t wrong, but here’s the kicker: ...

Don Yenko was a young, struggling jazz pianist trying to break into the NYC jazz scene before coming to the realization that the life of a musician would be a hard one. After the prodigal son returned ...

HOT ROD Power Fest was rocking from start to finish, packing a full day of pit road drag racing, autocross action, and a sprawling car show into the summer heat. We also kicked off the single-day ...

For more than two decades, Jeff Lutz’s identity in drag racing has been closely tied to the big-block Chevy platform. His twin-turbocharged combinations became a benchmark for what a door-slamming car ...