Drag Cars, Racing

Hot rodders and the "drag" cars that they raced in unsanctioned exhibitions had become a nuisance with law enforcement in Los Angeles, California. So, in an effort to make racing safer, C. J. "Pappy" Hart (Santa Ana Drag Strip founder), Norris Poulson...

Author: Jim Schild Pages: 176 Size: 8.5 X 11 (inches) Format: Paperback Illustrations: 175 color, 175 b/w Publisher: CarTech ISBN: 9781613252147 Product Code: CT545 Sox & Martin: The Most Famous Team in Drag Racing is a comprehensive...

Author: Bob McClurg, ISBN: 9781613251058, 201 Pages, CT-521 - 2013 Softbound Reprint of 2004 Classic - Drag Racing's Golden Age In the 1960s, drag racing evolved from a "run what ya brung" grassroots effort to a full-blown professional motorsport. Along...

By: Bob McClurg . Acclaimed drag racing photographer Bob McClurg brings you hundreds of the best drag racing photos ever taken in Fire, Nitro, Rubber, and Smoke, including many gems that have never been published before. The sights, smells, and sounds of...

By: Steve Reyes . Drag racing's golden age saw cars and engines pushing the envelope for more power, often resulting in a beautiful chaos that both drag fans and non-drag fans alike could relate to. Stepping directly into harm's way, Steve Reyes often...

By: Lou Hart . Since the early 1960s, dealer-sponsored Super Stockers battled for supremacy in the quarter-mile. Evolving into the Factory Experimental class, these wild steel bodied, altered-wheelbase monsters were stuffed with massive fuel injected and...

By: Lou Hart . When our young veterans began returning from World War II, they applied the knowledge they gained from Uncle Sam in the fledgling hot rod movement. As speeds increased, rodders learned the hard way just how dangerous it was to "drag it...

By: Tom Madigan . Don "The Snake" Prudhomme in his Barracuda. Tom "The Mongoose" McEwen in his Duster. The "Snake vs. Mongoose" racing feud had been making headlines long before they got their Funny Cars, but it wasn't until they made a deal with Mattel...