The accident proved a pivotal moment in drag racing’s history, as while hospitalized, Garlits conceptualized a safer form of dragster, one with the engine behind the driver.. He incorporated the ...

A rear anti-sway bar can help your street/strip or drag car launch in a straight line, especially if it has a triangulated four-link. We explain why.

Drag cars need to stop, but generally only hit the brakes at the end of a run before a long cooldown period. Special drag racing brake kits are available that shave pounds off stock parts.

After five decades of Mustangs riding on solid rear axles, Ford finally revealed the all-new 2015 pony in early December with a standard independent rear suspension system. With the griping from ...

Racing Bulls has detailed a similar approach, with a shorter-chord upper front wing flap and "reduced camber and incidence" rear and beam wing elements to pursue a lower-drag arrangement.

Drag Racing Lingo. Originally published in the February 1968 issue of Hot Rod magazine. ... LOCKER REAR END — Rear axle modified to eliminate differential gears. LOOSE RACK — Wet drag strip.

To optimize it for drag racing, the car was fitted with a rear window from a 1964-67 Corvette and a front end from a 1967 ...

The YouTube uploader’s conclusion is that Dodge Demons are in dire need of a rear differential brace to better distribute the insane forces generated in launching a 4,200-pound car from 0 to 60 ...

Honda S2000 Gets LSX and Solid Rear Axle, Becomes Drag Racing Animal. Published: 28 Jun 2016, 14:11 UTC • By: Andrei Tutu. 1 photo. ... This was replaced with a solid rear axle, ...

Check out Chassisworks’ Drag Racing Suspension for 1982-’02 F-Bodies. Get Hooked Up! Chassisworks’ Fourth-gen Camaro Drag Race Torque Arm Rear Suspension System puts power to the pavement ...

It changed the world of drag racing. ... To handle that, Jenkins trashed the GM 12-bolt rear end for a massive Dana 60 assembly that needed less servicing.

Richard Holt, the founder and president of a local motorcycle club, was riding his Harley Davidson on the Cross Island Parkway when a 2014 BMW struck the rear end of his bike near 17th Ave. in ...