Category Archives: Links To Feature Stories

Division 6 ET Finals Information

[Originally published on August 9th] Courtesy of Divison 6: August 30 – September 2, 2013 Spokane County Raceway Spokane, WA PDF: 2013 ET Finals Summit info Team Parking [Click to enlarge]:   ————————– Additional information posted by Pacific Raceways on … Continue reading

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AA/Gassers Coming to Pacific Raceways!

Join us on July 13th & 14th 2013 for some old-fashioned drag racing and fun at Pacific Raceways at the Wild West Nostalgia Race!!! Tentative Schedule: Saturday: Gates open at 8:00, qualifying starts at 11:00. AA/Supercharged & Pro Nostalgia 1:00, … Continue reading

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A Celebration of Life

Today many racers from Division Six attended the Memorial Service for Frank Nelson, Sr. at the Auburn Eagles. An Air Force Honor Guard rendered Military Honors and presented the Colors to Ruth. I believe Frank would have been very pleased … Continue reading

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2013 Women Veteran Summit Hooks Up with Yvonne Lucas

The world of drag racing can offer a unique opportunity to reach people in all walks of life and give back in a way that supports our communities.  Yvonne Lucas will have the privilege to give back in a special … Continue reading

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In Remembrance of Frank Nelson, Sr. – Division 6 Hall of Famer

December 30, 1937 – May 11, 2013 May 11, 2013 It is with a very heavy heart that today we learned that long time NHRA Division 6 racer and friend to all that knew him, Frank Nelson, passed away after a long … Continue reading

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America Hearts Muscle Cars

The American muscle car has a cult following among gear heads. A true muscle car (by the strictest definition), is a mid-sized, performance-orientated vehicle, powered by a large V8 engine, and comes in at an affordable price. It’s these three … Continue reading

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Chevy, Dodge and Ford Have Been Busy Lifting Weights

Special thanks to CarDomain.com for this infographic.

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Fascinating 1936 Footage of Car Assembly Line

Filmed in 1936 at the Chevrolet Plant in Flint, Michigan:

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Wheels Of Fire

Great videos by DiamondP: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3:   Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8:

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Craig Jackson’s Garage

Some people just have too much money! 🙂

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Mod Squad by John Dianna – 1971

Years back I transcribed an article by John Dianna from the December 1971 issue of Hot Rod Magazine on popular Modified Production engines of that time period. Remember, this was before aftermarket blocks, cranks, 4-bolt main caps. Here’s that article. … Continue reading

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Focus: Barry Hobson

Barry Hobson of West Seattle has been a longtime racer here in the Northwest and is known for his passion for Pontiac’s.  In fact Torri’s Pontiac Tempest was previously owned by Barry as was the Tempest run by the late … Continue reading

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