The way a hot rod’s drivetrain performs is arguably the vehicle’s most important element. In many cases, horsepower, torque, and “what the engine is doing” are the hot topics of most car guys’ ...

Drag racing is as much about strategy as it is about speed. Every decision — whether choosing between a supercharger and a turbocharger, optimizing aerodynamics, or selecting the racing car — can make ...

“Success is not guaranteed” is a cliche that rings true in HOT ROD Drag Week presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive. As the competition turns 20 years old, proving your street car can survive nearly ...

The main point of the Golden Age of American Muscle was to produce cars that could blow the doors off of other cars. Detroit didn't crank out fast cars just so they would be driven responsibly, and ...

Dave Young out at the Lakeland Drag Strip testing the B-3 Bombers new Cal-Trac rear suspension and CAP auto tubular front suspension with a 500 cubic inch wedge motor. This pass was a 6.13 at 115.8 ...

The general view is that the 1960s muscle car era kicked off with Pontiac's 1964 introduction of the GTO. The GTO would spark a revolution across Detroit's automakers, putting the youth market in its ...

Watching drag racing up close is a thrill, at least until something goes catastrophically wrong. Unfortunately, this was the case with a Chevrolet Camaro in Texas, which spectacularly blew its ...