Ebay Motors Powers 2021 HOT ROD Drag Week
The race to determine the title of “Fastest Street Car in America” is back as Ebay Motors Powers HOT ROD Drag Week Presented by Gear Vendors returns to premier tracks in four cities September 12-17, 2021. HOT ROD Drag Week puts competitors to the test over five days of action-packed drag racing, requiring racers to drive their vehicles
Hot Rod Power Tour Kicks Off in Norwalk, OH
Celebrating 27 years in 2021, the HOT ROD Power Tour Presented by HP Tuners and Driven by Continental Tire will once again roll through the heartland of hot rod culture as it returns to five cities in the Midwest beginning Monday, August 23 through Friday, August 27, 2021. For registration and event details, visit motortrend.com/events/hot-rod-power-tour/. HOT ROD
Hot Rod Drag Week & Power Tour 2021 Dates Announced
MOTORTREND has announced two of its annual events are returning in 2021 – the Hot Rod Power Tour (August 23–27) and Hot Rod Drag Week (September 12–17). The combined events are set to host upwards of 6,000 participating vehicles. “This year, we are more excited than ever to host two of our signature annual events in
Hot Rod Power Tour Returns to the Midwest in June
The Hot Rod Power Tour will once again roll through the heartland of hot rod culture as it returns to the Midwest. The highly anticipated seven-day, seven-city journey is expected to bring together more than 6,000 vehicles and 100,000-plus spectators, June 7-13, 2020.
Hot Rod Power Tour Celebrates 25 Years
Seven cities in seven days, 6,000+ performance cars. The schedule includes stops at three first-time venues and a return to Norwalk, OH. Registration now open at hotrod.com/events.
Motor State Distributing’s Joe Petlick Awarded 2017 NSRA Person of the Year Award
The National Street Rod Association presented Joe with the 2017 NSRA Person of the Year Award during the recent 48th Annual Street Rod Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky.
Hot Rod Power Tour Returns in June
In just one month, the 23rd annual HOT ROD Power Tour returns with new features for auto enthusiasts worldwide. The seven-day, seven-city journey is expected to bring together more than 6,000 vehicles and 100,000-plus spectators, June 10-16, 2017.
Hot Rod Legend Pete Chapouris Has Passed Away
Hot-rodding legend Pete Chapouris passed away January 6 due to complications from a stroke. He was 76. Chapouris grew up in El Monte, California, and started “cruisin’ the boulevards” as a young hot rodder with his friends around 1955.
Car Show Icon Mike ‘Blackie’ Gejeian Has Passed Away
Car show icon, five-time NASCAR dirt-track champion and hot-rod enthusiast Mike “Blackie” Gejeian passed away Friday, September 2, at the age of 90. In 1958, he started the Fresno Autorama—one of the largest custom auto shows in North America.
Hot Rod Drag Week Coming to Norwalk in September
From Sept. 11-16, 2016, the 12th annual HOT ROD Drag Week puts an unprecedented 400 cars through a grueling test over five days of drag racing through four cities in the Midwest, starting and ending in Hebron, Ohio. Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk, Ohio is the host drag strip for Day 2 of racing.
Last Qualifying Event for Hot Rodders of Tomorrow This Weekend
The 9th season of the Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge embarks on the last qualifying event for the Dual National Championship this weekend at the 11th Annual NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl at Joliet’s Route 66 Raceway.
Lake Headers
Have you heard the one about the hot rodder who walks into the engine shop and asks for exhaust headers for a 1928 Hudson he wants to race on the dry lakes? Matt Legare of Gear Drive in Minneapolis, will tell you, “no joke!” He actually built a set of Lake headers for an 87-year-old Hudson that was powered by a Ford 351 Windsor V8.
