With a name like the “Street Racer Wild Class,” everyone can expect a heap of wonderous encounters from the most recent Street Car Takeover that occurred in Bowling Green, Kentucky. And the racers gathered at the Beech Bend Raceway Park surely delivered.
An extensively modified 1987 Saab 900 is looking for a new home and is perfectly suited to the drag strip.
While the Saab 900 is a pretty cool car in its own right, the previous owner of this example decided to turn it into a drag racer, slotting in a 5.0-liter V8 that’s been supercharged and also features an Edelbrock Performer intake. The engine is supported by an MSD distributor, Accel electronic ignition, an upgraded aluminum radiator and is coupled to a five-speed manual transmission driving the rear wheels. The Saab also features upgraded front suspension, a Ford 9-inch rear differential, and ladder bar rear suspension to effectively transit all the power to the pavement.
autoevolution 28 May 2021, 8:08 UTC ·
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Anyone who’s ever seen a no prep drag racing event might be surprised to see the cool “Redrum” fourth-generation Ford Mustang compete against a smart (yes, Daimler s city car), but that really happened at the recent Brawl in the Falls 2.0 event held at the Wichita Raceway in Iowa Park, Texas. No, we re not talking about a sleeper here because this time around, the smart was just a placeholder to complete the class and help racers advance into the rounds where there’s some real action. 27 photos
Interestingly, it seems that earlier this month (May 7th and 8th), when the quarter-mile skirmishes took place, the first rounds were a piece of cake for the two neat Mustangs we’re focusing on with help from the
Procharged Fox Body Calls Out “Grandpa” Ford Mustang, Driver Swears 60-Feet Lead 7 May 2021, 11:46 UTC ·
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Earlier this month the racers in the 405 area (Interstate 405 for anyone not accustomed to its gridlocks) had the opportunity to blow off some steam and burn the rubber during the 405 Callout event organized by the Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble, Oklahoma and Big Marc. And it seems everyone was eagerly anticipating the drag racing relief, especially Ford Mustang drivers. 23 photos
We’ve previously seen what happens during these types of events: drivers draw the chips not to find out the order, but to have the opportunity to call out opponents according to their will, if they’re lucky to have the lowest numbers.
autoevolution 4 May 2021, 13:28 UTC ·
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The Thunder Valley Raceway Park in Noble, Oklahoma has been overtaken this past weekend by racers in the 405 area (that’s Interstate 405, the one famous for the gridlocks) that were probably looking to vent some steam at the strip. It was also the place to be for grudge matches, as it apparently is the case with these two Fox Body Ford Mustang racers. 19 photos
Big Marc’s 405 Callout event isn’t exactly just like any other No Prep encounter we’ve previously seen from the
National No Prep Racing Association channel on YouTube because the rules are a bit different. As such, the racers - we see here in the video embedded below the assembly for the 22 contestants in the small tire class - draw numbered chips during the official driver’s meeting.