A few weeks ago we saw what will most likely be the drag racing wheel stand that everyone talks about for years, maybe even decades to come. While that image of the Snap-on backed Toyota Camry of Cruz Pedregon is etched in most of our minds, that pass came at a cost. What happens though we losing isn't really losing?
Read MoreAs I sit here this morning, on the cusp of Thanksgiving and think about all the things I am thankful for, something again ran across my mind, and that was haters. These internet trolls or people who just love to hate anything that is successful.
Read MoreWell, what most of us figured was going to happen has now officially happened. Mopar and Elite Motorsports have parted ways. The Mopars are the NHRA Pro Stock cars driven by two of the most successful drivers in Pro Stock, Jeg Coughlin Jr. and Erica Enders. They have a combined 7 NHRA Pro Stock Championships between them.
Read MoreAs announced, J&A Service, who has been the backbone of the RPM Pro Mod class in the NHRA for the last few seasons will be back in 2017 as the class sponsor. The class will be adding two races as well. The first race added is in Charlotte 1, better known as the 4 Wide race. The second race is yet to be announced.
Read MoreThis weekend we saw Rickie Smith in his IDG sponsored Pro Mod Camaro win the NHRA RPM Pro Mod Championship. While the best ever is tossed around a lot, as it has been this weekend, I think it's safe to say when it comes to door cars, Rickie might be the best ever.
Read MoreHave you ever been to a race where it seems like the stand are pretty empty all weekend? Did you ever wonder why it's like that? Is it poor product, too expensive, bad scheduling, or something else?
Read MoreIt was with great anticipation and bated breath that we waited to see what the PDRA schedule for 2017 would be. This morning we finally got a look at it.
Read MoreYou read that right. We at E3xtreme have learned from our sources that the 2015 Pro Mod standout Troy Coughlin Jr. will be piloting a Kalitta Top Fuel car in 2017.
Read MoreHebron, Indiana - September 15, 2016 - PRECISION TURBO AND ENGINE has announced that NHRA Pro Mod veteran and former nitrous racer Dan Stevenson will take the wheel of the PTE 2014 Pro Mod Chevrolet Camaro for the remainder of the 2016 NHRA race season.
Read MoreOver the last 20 years drag racing has taken a much different path than most other motorsports. I sit here and ask myself how we actually got here. How did we get to the point where the most important thing in drag racing, to some, is a television show?
Read MoreWe caught up with Kevin Fiscus “Flash” fresh off his NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod victory in Joliet at the end of July. Kevin is the reigning PDRA Pro Boost Champion and competes in the NHRA Pro Mod tour. This year Kevin has been on a tear, going to his first ever NHRA National Final, having an amazing showing at the American Outlaws race.
Read MoreEveryone that has been involved in drag racing, whether a tuner, driver, owner, crew, or spectator knows that races can and do come down to inches. It's those inches that can mean the win, the money, or even the championship. At Menscer Motorsports they are doing everything possible to make sure that your shocks aren't the thing that costs you those inches
Read MoreNow I understand why people say what they say, but hear me out. Competition among series is good for the sport of drag racing. It's just as important as cars competing against each other.
Read MoreThis really was a weekend of the highest of highs and lowest of lows. While you were out enjoying the weekend, E3xtreme was hard at work trying to cover all that was going on in the drag racing world. We saw new records, but we also saw crashes and we lost a great family this weekend.
Read MoreThat title in itself is a huge statement now isn't it? Well the fact of the matter is that the reason it's such a huge bold statement is because it's true. The fact is that Stevie Fast, like him or hate him, is the best thing to happen to drag racing since Pat and Tony had it out in the 90's!
Read MoreIf you are a Ford guy like me then you no doubt know a lot of what the NMRA (National Mustang Racers Association) is all about. While you've see them make some strides in the right direction over the last few years, even more is changing, and the fact is that it needs to.
Read MoreThis has been a debate that will continue to rage on for all of time in drag racing. It also goes back to a previous article that I did about this sport being dangerous no matter where you stand to take photos and apparently some don't like that fact.
Read MoreWe hate to report this, but effective immediately V. Gaines has announced his retirement from NHRA Pro Stock. He released a statement on his Facebook page in regards to it this evening.
Read MoreI know that we are about a week and a half past the NHRA Bristol event, but I felt that this was a good time to look back on our weekend with Billy Glidden and the Precision Turbo/Mickey Thompson Pro Mod Camaro team. An inside view of what most never get to see.
Read MoreThe 2016 NHRA Pro Stock season has been the Greg and Jason show so far, but it looks like it's finally making some strides to change that. The NHRA Pro Stock teams has started making calls to the small tire world in an attempt to get the EFI programs just right.
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