Perhaps diesel drag racing’s most recognizable racer, the ruby red Banks Sidewinder Chevy S-10 will be “back in the saddle” and riding the range once again at the 2nd Annual Desert Diesel Nationals at Speedworld Dragstrip in Wittman, Arizona on March 7.
This record-setting, record-breaking (its own record each time!) pickup truck is credited with the first-ever runs into the sevens of any diesel-powered, truck-bodied machine as well as validating Banks? ground-breaking “CleanTune” philosophy on every run down the racetrack.
Powered by a Banks-built 6.6L GM Duramax V-8 Diesel that snarls out over …Â More info
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Almost six months before filming was set to begin on Fast and Furious 4, the movie’s picture car coordinator Dennis McCarthy was already running out of space to hold all the cars, trucks, semis and trailers being built for the production. This was way back in October 2007 and it was McCarthy’s job to bring together every vehicle that would be seen on-screen in the fourth in The Fast and the Furious series. Sound easy? It wasn’t; there were going to be more than 200 of them.
“Reading the script, it was obvious this was going to be bigger than Tokyo Drift,” said McCarthy…Â More info
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What could be better than beating your archrival? How about doing it on national television? SPEED, the definitive network for motor sports and automotive lifestyle programming, is giving this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to two San Diego-area high schools as part of the second season of popular prime time original program, Drag Race High.
Set to premiere Feb. 18 at 10 p.m. ET, SPEED is teaming with High Five Entertainment to capture the three-month contest between El Camino and Ramona High Schools. In their pursuit of constructing a champion hot rod, students will receive instruction from teachers Steven Jennings of El Camino High School and Robert Grace of Ramona High School. Both schools receive $10,000 to begin the project and are allowed to raise up to $50,000 cash or in-kind contributions, such as parts, donated by outside organizations. …Â More info
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At the March Meet´s inaugural event in 1959, hot rods were at the heart of drag racing. Fifty-one years later, hot rods are still, well, hot. The March Meet, Mar. 6-8, is still celebrating the timeless connection by inviting all street rods to Auto Club Famoso Raceway for three days of show and competition.
“Every year I am amazed at the number of locals and car clubs that come out to be part of the March Meet,” said Blake Bowser, vice president and general manager of the Kern County Racing Association, operators of Auto Club Famoso and producers of the March Meet. “We get everything from ´32 Fords to muscle cars from the 1960s, and everything in-between. Come on Friday to get the best deal … More info