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See all the action from Drag Week 2011

Tom Joslin — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 14:00:00 EDT

Drag Week is an event put on by Hot Rod Magazine that takes unbelievably fast drag cars on a 1,000 mile road trip to five drag strips. The result is an event that must be seen to be believed. More »

Hot Rod Hacks Up Corvette In Search Of Speed

Ben Wojdyla — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 15:00:00 EDT

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If you picked up this month's Hot Rod you undoubtedly read about the boys carbing a C4 Corvette then chopping it down in pursuit of speed. Here's the video of the whole blessed event. It looks like lotsa fun. More »

Want To Watch Hot Rod Magazine Destroy A Corvette?

Sam Smith — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:00:00 EDT

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Last Monday, the staff of Hot Rod magazine towed a 1985 Chevrolet Corvette to Toyota Speedway at Irwindale. They then beat the hell out of it — literally. Predictably, Corvette guys are pissed. More »

Nelson Supercars Chevy Camaro - The "F Bomb"

Ben Wojdyla — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:15:00 EDT

This is the Nelson Racing "F-bomb". It's a 1973 Chevy Camaro which belongs to David Freiburger, Cheif Editor at Hotrod Magazine. David's Camaro has been caged and tubbed, and a 406 cubic inch twin turbo V8 was installed. We were a little disappointed to find out the car only makes 1540 HP and 1527 lb.ft. of torque. That sounds pretty weak for a Chief Editors ride. We're not going to go braggin' er nothin' but a real Chief should be driving around in something tough and manly, like a Jeep Liberty. More »