It’s that time of year again — HOT ROD Drag Week registration is set for March with 400 entries available. It’s time to mark your calendars and commit to finishing last year’s to-do list, everyone’s favorite hell week gets closer every minute. We’ve got some minor changes to the registration and wait-list process for 2018, so take care to read through everything so that you have the best chance at a slot. As with prior years, the top three winners from each class from the prior year and all past overall winners will be emailed a private invitation to pre-register for Drag Week using a unique link. This invitation will be sent one week earlier than registration goes live to the general public. Registration Instructions:Save this URL, we will go live with the link — right here — on March 3, 2018, at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern.At that time, the registration link will be posted until the race is sold out.Once sold out, return to this … [Read more...] about HOT ROD Drag Week Registration Goes Go Live – HERE – March 3, 2018
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The Coolest Straight Line Cars in Sportsman Drag Racing
We just love the race car moniker Indiana’s Jeff Rudolf gave his 1970 Nova: Rudolf’s Sleigh. This NMCA circuit Pro Street racer has been a big fan favorite within North America’s Fastest Street Car racing genres since first being set in motion back in 2015. Powered by a nitrous-assisted 521ci Dart engine, Jeff is well known for preceding his runs down the quarter-mile with some impressive burnouts that never fail to disappoint. His team uses an engine program from David Howard and employs an RPM Transmissions-built Turbo 400. Key crewmembers and team tuners/consultants include Kelli Urey, Kiefer Simpson, Brad Robinson, Patrick Barnhill, Jason Lee, and Steve Summers. This Nova has been highly successful within NMCA racing, winning multiple events and finishing Second in season points in both 2016 and 2017.Pennsylvania’s Peter Oakes campaigns a meticulously maintained and perfectly prepped 1966 Malibu station wagon. Targeting Stock Eliminator—J/SA in … [Read more...] about The Coolest Straight Line Cars in Sportsman Drag Racing
Official HOT ROD Drag Week 2018 to 2020 Ruleset
We know what you want — and without any further delay, here are your official 2018 to 2020 HOT ROD Drag Week rules:[CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL 2018-2020 DRAG WEEK RULES][CLICK TO DOWNLOAD 2018-2020 HRDW RULES W/ CHANGES HIGHLIGHTED] (In some browsers, you will need to right-click and save) The big news? With the mountain of feedback, Modified and Pro Street are back in their corners, and we’ve added some power-balancing to all-billet combos, affecting Super Street, Street Race, and Gasser:Added Monte Smith memorial award for Quickest Nitrous Car.Clarified that both NHRA and IRHA licenses may be required depending on the track. (And today’s a good day to check double-check all of your expiration dates on licenses, certs, and gear!)Valve covers now sealed to heads for Sealed Engine reliability reward. (Previously limited to “intake sealed to the block” — no pulling valve covers for lash adjustments for 2018-2020)Rainout … [Read more...] about Official HOT ROD Drag Week 2018 to 2020 Ruleset
A Long-Lost Drag Racing 1966 Nova Gets the Pro Touring Treatment
You could call Emory Johnson the master of finding the best in a tough situation. We could go on with a list of reasons but one sums it up perfectly: his Nova.Emory’s not shy about his modest beginnings. It’s prologue to the story about where he is today. Translated: the guy busts his ass. Part of hard work is a kind of eternal optimism. You don’t bust your ass if you feel like you won’t get anything from it, do you?And Emory busted his ass on this car—even on the deal. He found the 1966 Nova listed for $3,000 at the swaps but ended up getting it for $800. “It was an old drag car,” Emory begins. “It hadn’t been on the road since the late ’70s.” Sure, someone took a torch to the quarter-panels, but that’s an easy fix. Certainly a lot easier than fixing a car that saw constant duty for the 20 or so years that it was off the road.But it still needed tons of work. He used the savings from trading and bartering where it … [Read more...] about A Long-Lost Drag Racing 1966 Nova Gets the Pro Touring Treatment
HOT ROD’s Favorite Products From The 2017 SEMA Show! #TENSEMA17
Half a century ago the recently formed Speed Equipment Manufacturers Association did something that never existed. It hosted a trade show for parts and services intended to modify cars and trucks. It was a small affair—so small the card tables and folding chairs of its few displaying vendors didn’t take up all of the basement under Dodger Field.A lot has changed in the past fifty years. For one thing, SEMA officially changed its name to Specialty Equipment Manufacturer’s Association. Then it moved the show to Las Vegas. And it did something unprecedented in the 40 years it’s been there: a trade show about car trinkets became the seventh-largest trade show in the world and the second largest in Las Vegas (in case you’re wondering, the Consumer Electronics Show owns top distinction in both categories). The convention space covers nearly 1.3 million square feet.With such a large target market in one place, SEMA vendors use the show as an opportunity to … [Read more...] about HOT ROD’s Favorite Products From The 2017 SEMA Show! #TENSEMA17