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Tech Q&A: Engine Balancing, and a Comparison of Hemi vs Big Block Chevy Heads
Balancing the Porcupine Lance LeFebvre, from CarCraft.com: I’m about to take a pile of 396 Chevy parts from under the work bench and turn them back into a running engine. I’m fairly sure the rods,...
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Turn Back Tuesday: 1967
Doug “Kookie” Cook and the Stone, Woods and Cook Mustang Funny Car A happy Doug Cook wrenching on the Stone, Woods and Cook (SWC) Mustang Funny Car. Having transitioned from their iconic Gassers into...
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Racing Technical Colleges (Part Three)
Editor’s Note: We have explored several educational opportunities for those who are interested in pursuing a career in motorsports. In this third edition, we wrap up the series with a look at the...
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GALLERY: Action from Anderson Motor Speedway
It was an action-packed night at Anderson Motor Speedway on April 8. One of our trusted freelancers Mike Slade decided to take in the action with the Southeast Super Trucks on hand. Oh, by the way,...
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The Judge: Drag Week
Drag Week is a torture test for a race car. Proving that something most wouldn’t consider a street car can really be a street car for over 1000 miles while making some really fast passes is tough on...
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2017 Sacramento Autorama: The Custom Capital Gets Deco
It’s been a good couple decades since I’ve traveled north up Interstate 5 in February, destination Cal Expo, in the heart of the state capitol, Sacramento. Home of the California State Fair for as long...
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A New Way to Utilize Air Forces
In race car aero design, one often overlooked component of aero down-force is what is called Flat Plate Aero. On this Outlaw Late Model, the front nose is angled down at about a 45 degree angle to...
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Wrenchin’ Wednesday: Keychain Duck Tape can Save the Day
Today’s Wrenchin’ Wednesday is actually an old camping trick: We all know duck tape is super hero of emergency fixes. Its a decent electrical insulator, water proof, and able to stick to just about any...
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Crown Hick Hits the Road in HOT ROD Garage Ep. 50
Everyone needs a good shop truck, and in episode 49 of HOT ROD Garage, presented by Lincoln Tech, Tony and Lucky began building their own by frame-swapping a ’66 F-100 with a P71 Crown Victoria. Why...
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Race Products – April 2017
The Return of Turbostart Turbostart 16V AGM race batteries are now made with 100% new lead to improve the performance and extend the life of what was already a race-proven product. By switching to 100%...
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Catching Up With the Manhattan GTS
New York City is a do-or-die kind of situation as everyone carves their own paths through the densest population in the US. Not only are classics themselves a rare sight, but personal daily-drivers of...
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Petty’s Garage Paints A Superbird—And You Can Win It!
From a distance, looks can be deceiving. When we last checked in on the Smithfield Foods/Albertson’s Superbird build, it looked like it was just moments away from flying into the Petty’s Garage paint...
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Sox & Martin’s A/FX Mercury Comet Caliente at the 1964 NHRA Winternationals
Before the MOPAR legend that is Sox & Martin, there was Ronnie Sox and Buddy Martin, Mercury Match Racers. Here, in the pits of the 1964 NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, California, their dual-quad...
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Bill Kemp’s 1967 Fairlane is a Cross-Country Traveler
There are many reasons why we enthusiasts own cars like Bill Kemp’s 1967 Fairlane. Some people love the hunt—searching for the next project, bench racing, and selling it off for the next twinkle in...
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Short Track Races This Weekend (4/21-4/23)
Although many series have already been in action, this weekend feels like a “Grand Opening” for the 2017 race season. Series all across the country will be in action on the asphalt and the dirt. No...
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How the Logghe Family Changed the Face of the Funny Car Class in Drag Racing
Over the years, the Logghe Stamping Company Competition Products Division became such a familiar part of drag racing that it was simply called Logghe. Its products defined the term “Funny Car” in early...
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Roadkill Finds the Missing Linc at the 24 Hour of Lemons Rally
It’s blue, it’s full of waffles, and it smells terrible — what is it? If you said “the interior of the Missing Linc” then you’re on the right track! In episode 63 of Roadkill, Freiburger and Finnegan...
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Mopars! Mopars! Mopars At The Strip! 165-Car Gallery!
Muscle Cars At The Strip—also known as Mopars At The Strip or just plain MATS—is a West Coast Chrysler tradition that typically kicks off the show/race season. We’ve been coming for years because Phil...
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We Find Mopar Swap Meet Gold In Las Vegas!
For Mopar treasure hunters on the West Coast, the annual Mopars At The Strip is the place to find hidden gold! Mopar hoarders are often criticized for not sharing enough with their fellow fanatics....
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GALLERY: Golden Sands Speedway’s “The Thaw”
The event may have been dubbed “The Thaw” on Saturday afternoon at Golden Sands Speedway (just outside Plover, Wisconsin), but Mike Lichtfeld undoubtedly put his fellow competitors on ice. Lichtfeld...
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