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LAUNDRY DAY—Adding a Parachute to project Boulevard Boost with Stroud Safety and Rhodes Race Cars

by Derek Putnam - January 9, 2020January 8, 2020

Written by Derek Putnam Photography by Michael Fair, the Author, and the manufacturers It’s easy to get caught up in the amount of power readily available in today’s automotive world. You’d have limited choices three decades ago to find a vehicle sporting 300 horsepower or more in as-delivered condition, whereas today’s 2020

Get Hooked! Choosing the right hardware will give your muscle machine maximum traction

by Derek Putnam - August 13, 2019August 12, 2019

Written by Derek Putnam Photography courtesy of the manufacturers As the drag racing scene entered the 1960s and ’70s, muscle cars flooded the track and the streets in huge numbers. Most were lucky to find traction with the 7- to 8-inch-wide tires of the day, leading some to think the best way

BEHIND BARS The Development of the World’s Fastest Doorslammers—Part 1: Pro Mod chassis

by Steve Baur - November 28, 2018

Written by John F. Katz Photography Courtesy of Chassis Engineering and the FSC Staff The cackling, record-blasting, fin-backed carbon-fiber phenomenon that is Pro Modified racing emerged some 27 years ago from the IHRA Top Sportsman class, and from the nitrous-snorting, mountain-motor outlaws it attracted. Pro Mod has since spawned its own brood