The closer you get to the finish line, the more exciting things get and such is the case for multi-time NMRA champion Frank Varela of Albuquerque, New Mexico, as he draws closer to completion on his new NMRA/NMCA VP Racing Fuels/Mickey Thompson Street Outlaw entry. Varela, who has been a staple
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The Friends and Family Plan—Sharing time and resources keeps this Edelbrock Xtreme Street dark horse on track and in the Winner’s Circle
Written By Steve Baur Photography by Kevin DiOssi For Shepherdsville, Kentucky’s Tim Knieriem, cars and the engines that power them have been a large part of his life. He grew up in the family’s engine–building business and has been racing with family and friends on track for over 20 years. “My grandpa started
Cookie Monster—Sal Trejo’s Turbocharged Mustang by Triangle Speed Shop
By Ainsley Jacobs Photography by Kevin DiOssi Triangle Speed Shop’s Daniel Pachar can wheel practically anything, so when Sal Trejo gave him free rein to build a Mustang for NMRA’s ProCharger Coyote Modified class, Pachar met the challenge head on. Pachar, 36, has spent his entire life around cars, thanks to his father’s influence. Eventually, he found himself
BEHIND BARS, Part II—The Development of the World’s Fastest Small-Tire Racecars, as Told by the People who Developed Them: The 275 and 315 Radial world’s never-ending quest for speed
Written By John F. Katz Photography Courtesy of the Manufacturers/Chassis Builders As what launched as a truly outlaw, grudge-fueled, run-what-you-brung-to-the-unkempt-eighth-mile kind of racing has become increasingly sanctioned, standardized, professionalized—and costly—how has the 10-wide-tire classes retained their still gritty-seductive appeal? “It’s the thrill of it,” replied Tim Lyons, owner of Lyons Custom Motorsports in
Top End Fabrication Shakes Things Up By Putting Caddy Atop a Mustang Suspension | Presented by Nitto Tire
We were absolutely intrigued, and a tiny bit stunned, when Top End Fabrication shared a post on their Facebook page about a 2012 Cadillac CTS that had something a little…different about it. The description called it out as a “Cadillac with Mustang suspension”, and we thought they were kidding, until
The Development of the World’s Fastest Small-Tire Racecars, as Told by the People who Developed Them.
The 275 and 315 Radial world is a non-stop, never-ending quest for speed As what launched as a truly outlaw, grudge-fueled, run-what-you-brung-to-the-unkempt-eighth-mile kind of racing has become increasingly sanctioned, standardized, professionalized—and costly—how have the 10-wide tire classes retained their still gritty-seductive appeal? “It’s the thrill of it,” replied Tim Lyons, owner of