Pete Paulsen has been in the wheel business since 1961 when he opened the original House of Wheels in San Leandro, California. The kids would say he’s O.G. Pete is a former circle track driver, the past promoter of Delta Speedway (Stockton, California), and a
For the past twenty-four years, the NAPA Halloween Classic has been held at Firebird Raceway in western Idaho. The event is one of the most unique in the country when it comes to blending a holiday and a drag race. [gallery link="file" columns="2" size="large" ids="23757,23756"]Sure, it
Many in the MotoGP paddock are perhaps asking themselves where Ducati racer Andrea Dovizioso’s stunning 2017 performances have come from. Long considered a steady and consistent, if non-exciting rider, Dovi has taken the 2017 championship fight to Honda’s Marc Marquez in the most exciting way
The first annual Funny Car Chaos presented by Red Line Shirt Club rocked North Star Dragway in Denton, Texas as a huge turnout of Funny Cars and fans stormed the scene. The flip-top frenzy attracted racing teams across seven states as well as spectators from
Coby Gewertz was born and raised in Cupertino, California. The son of blown gas dragster racer and NHRA tech man Bob Gewertz, he and his brothers Marc (a regular contributor here) and Casey (An Indy Car crew specialist) grew up in the back seat of
Nitro Night, part of Cruisin Grand in downtown Escondido is one of the most anticipated events of the year for vintage top fuel dragster guys and gals. The rich history and excitement of Southern California’s drag racing glory years are relived at several signature events
The Drag Radial Revolution rages on with No Mercy 8. When it comes to big power, small tire drag radial racing action, Donald Long’s “Duck X Productions” “Lights Out” events in February and “No Mercy” in the fall are far more than a step above
Nitromethane, fire, and fumes lit up the sky in Tulsa, Oklahoma for the annual running of the Nitro Nationals at Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park. The meet marked the highly anticipated return of Top Fuel to the historic facility as the NHRA Heritage Series Top
On a recent Fall weekend the streets of downtown Livermore, California were shut down for the giant Altamont Cruisers Nostalgia Day, an awesome community event celebrating the city, cool old cars and the local car club. There were easily over 500 cars filling the downtown
Billetproof was Kirk Jones’ statement to the gold chain, Hawaiian shirt –wearing baby boomers who drove billet-clad smoothie rods in the 1990s. Instead of six-figure, milled aluminum supercars, Jones, and his cohorts built and drove real garage-based early Ford hot rods not meant for 8-foot
