In moving the engine to the rear, Garlits learned three lessons: slow the steering down, use an open rearend, and put an airfoil on the front! The following story originally appeared with the title of ...
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How drag cars keep from blowing their engines
Drag racing is an exhilarating motorsport where cars reach incredible speeds in mere seconds. However, the immense power and pressure involved can lead to catastrophic engine failures. Engineering ...
For example, the first high-compression V8 built for road use came about in 1949. It was called the Rocket V8, produced by Oldsmobile, and it made just 135 horsepower. However, just about 15 years ...
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This rare-engined Chevy once dominated the drag strip
The quickest Chevrolet to storm the quarter mile in the early 1960s did not wear a Corvette badge or a Camaro script. It was ...
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 ...
Proline Racing (PLR), not to be confused with Pro-Line Racing (an RC car parts supplier), builds some of the most renowned drag racing powerplants on the market today. If you watch something like Pro ...
Arguably, the Blue Oval's first proper muscle car was the 1966 Fairlane GT. At the top of the range, there was the ultra-rare ...
DINWIDDIE, Va. — Drag racing legend John Force was hospitalized on Sunday after his engine exploded at the finish line of an NHRA event in Virginia and his vehicle crashed into a wall. According to a ...
The entire racing community held its breath this past weekend as legendary drag racing driver John Force crashed at high speed. Force was hospitalized after a shocking incident that took place during ...
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