2013 Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals Friday Night Qualifying from Norwalk
This is Friday night qualifying from the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals. Leah Pruett had a massive engine explosion near the end of round 1 qualifying in top fuel that took the safety safari a little longer than normal to clean up dues to it’s total destruction of the power plant. As a bounus, we get to watch the first round of super stock eliminations! by KMan2100
Day 6 of HOT ROD Power Tour! Birmingham, AL to Chattanooga, TN
Courtney Hansen joins Dennis Pittsenbarger as he drives a ’69 Ford Mustang Sportsroof, formerly a notchback, from Birmingham, Alabama to Chattanooga, Tennessee. The Power Tour sprawled across the many parking lots at Chattanooga State Community College before heading to downtown Chattanooga where Corky Coker invites the entire Tour to stop by his many facilities and visit his personal collections as well as Honest Charley’s Speed Shop for the unveiling of the Street Rodder Road Tour car. by MotorTrend
Friday top qualifier runs at the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals
Doug Kalitta is the current No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel with a run of 3.767 seconds at 327.74 mph. John Force is the Funny Car No. 1 qualifier at 4.021 seconds at 317.72. Pro Stock category is led by Allen Johnson at 6.592 seconds at 209.75 mph and Pro Stock Motorcycle field is led by Michael Ray with his 6.926 second run at 193.68 mph. by nhra
2013 Independence Eve Thompson Raceway Park – Frank Mazi Expensive Noise Nitro Nostalgia Drag Racing
There is just something about old school nitro burning front endgine dragsters that screams drag racing to me. Check out this run by Frank Mazi at Thompson Raceway Park. This is Mazi’s return to the driver’s seat of Rudy Tomsich’s Expensive Noise A/Fuel Arias Hemi-head Chevrolet dragster. by Drag Strip Riot
Day 5 of HOT ROD Power Tour! Memphis, TN to Birmingham, AL
Dennis Pittsenbarger drives a Lingenfelter Camaro from Memphis, Tennessee, to Birmingham, Alabama, and comes across champion boat racer Dave Woods at Pier 57 where Dave has quite the collection of retired race boats and a variety of hot rods and muscle cars. Once in Alabama, Dennis meets Yancy Johns and Brian Finch at the Mothers Driving Experience where hundreds of Power Tour participants race against the clock on a tight autocross track. Dennis tries to best Brian’s time on the autocross in Brian’s killer 2nd-gen Camaro. The pick of the day is Mike Mead’s 440-Six-Pack-powered ’70 Coronet R/T convertible. Keep a look out for the next video when we head to eastern Tennessee. by MotorTrend
Taking a Military Fire Truck Off Road! – Dirt Every Day Ep. 11
On this episode of Dirt Every Day, Fred Williams heads to Fort Hunter Liggett to meet up with fireman Ken Hanna. Ken’s ride is a 2011 Oshkosh Striker 3000 military fire truck, used primarily to put out aircraft fires. Fred rides along to see how the water cannon works and even does a 0-60 run before watching this giant rescue vehicle do what it was built for – driving off-road! by MotorTrend
Day 4 of HOT ROD Power Tour! Little Rock, AR to Memphis, TN
Power Tour host Dennis Pittsenbarger is in the Chevrolet Performance GM Carryall for the drive to Memphis, Tennessee, and he enjoys every one of its 700 horsepower. Once at the Memphis International Raceway we follow the results of an ongoing grudge match between a twin-turbo Chevelle and a Fox-body Mustang, and then we meet a driver whose ’67 Chevelle not only survived Power Tour, it survived Hurricane Sandy! Dennis makes a pass in a Lingenfelter Corvette and the night ends up on bluesy Beale Street where we do a bit of matchmaking. Enjoy the romance, we’ll be back on the road with more on the way to Birmingham,Alabama. by MotorTrend
Happy Birthday America!
I can think of no better American figure, past, present or future, than John Wayne to express how I feel about America, the good ole’ US of A! As I watched this video, I realized how blessed I am to live in this great nation. Yes, we have our difficulties as all societies do, but none the less, we are so very fortunate to call America home! by wingman115
