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Christmas tree staging: what the lights actually meanDrag Racing

Christmas tree staging: what the lights actually mean

The tree is a clock, not a dare. Bring back the slip and read the reaction.

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Monty Mikho: From Detroit Street Races to the Strip
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Monty Mikho: From Detroit Street Races to the Strip

A garbage lawnmower, a go-kart track paycheck and a 1985 Camaro Z28: how one of the crew learned to race near the airport.

Woodward Avenue: Where Detroit Taught America to Street Race
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Woodward Avenue: Where Detroit Taught America to Street Race

From midnight passes past the drive-ins to the million-spectator Dream Cruise: the avenue that made horsepower a spectator sport.

8.09 at Montgomery: Remembering the 2003 NMCA Dixie Shootout
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8.09 at Montgomery: Remembering the 2003 NMCA Dixie Shootout

The fastest pass the crew ever filmed, the four-wheeler chaos in the pits, and the thousand-mile season from Florida to Cecil County.

ET, Reaction Time and the 60-Foot: How to Read a Timing Slip
Drag Racing

ET, Reaction Time and the 60-Foot: How to Read a Timing Slip

The three numbers that decide every drag race, why the launch matters more than the finish, and how bracket racing rewards discipline.

Your First Test-and-Tune Night: The 2026 Starter Guide
Drag Racing

Your First Test-and-Tune Night: The 2026 Starter Guide

What tech inspection wants, what to bring, what it costs, and the etiquette that keeps you welcome in the staging lanes.

The Class of 2003: Be Quick Or Be Dead’s Featured Cars
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The Class of 2003: Be Quick Or Be Dead’s Featured Cars

A 1937 Ford, a 1933 HighBoy, the Yellow Bullet Camaro and Jim Monson’s Mustang: four cars that mapped a scene.

Jimmy D’s 1971 340 Wedge Duster: The Eternal Project
Featured Cars

Jimmy D’s 1971 340 Wedge Duster: The Eternal Project

Back from the shop — again. The story of the crew’s Mopar project car and why a 340 Duster was the thinking man’s weapon.