Paul Moits, Australia's quickest and fastest man in a doored car, has a new ANDRA and IHRA Australia legal steed that will soon take on the toughest, fastest and quickest Australian Top Doorslammer and Pro Slammers in their own backyard.

The new car is a ’68 fastback Mustang on a Jerry Bickel chassis. The Proline 520 engine has a PSI supercharger and a 3-speed Lenco drive. Moits is perhaps most famous for driving a tubocharged vehicle, but he is no stranger to superchargers, having driven the Steve Sarkis blown Nova at Sydney Dragway.

As soon as the car arrives in Australia it will be set up and tested prior to its debut at the upcoming Nitro Up North event at Hidden Valley Raceway in Darwin, Northern Territory, on July 21-22. If all goes well, Moits and the team will race the following weekend in exhibition at Alice Springs, NT.  [06/26/17]

In a special drawing for the NHRA Summit Racing Series National Championship, four NHRA Divisions were selected to send an extra racer to compete for the national championship at the season ending Automobile Club NHRA Finals at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona.

Summit Racing Equipment Pro Stock drivers Greg Anderson and Jason Line joined Summit’s Jim Greenleaf and Don Lower along with NHRA Division Director Jeff Conley for the prerace ceremonies drawing at Sunday’s Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals at Summit Motorsports Park.

The Northwest Division 6 was drawn for Super Pro, Southeast Division 2 for Pro, the Pacific Division 7 for Sportsman, and the Northeast Division 1 for Motorcycle.  Each will bring the eighth man that will complete the 8-car field.  For Divisions 2 and 1 their Summit Division Finals Race of Champions winner will fill the eighth spot while Divisions 6 and 7 will bring their event champion for the final spot.

The first seven racers in each class are made up of the NHRA Summit Racing Series Division Finals champions in each of the NHRA divisions 1 through 5, divisions 6 and 7 send their Race of Champions winner to the national championship competition.  [06/26/17]

Gateway Motorsports Park in Madison, IL, presents the annual All-American Hot Rod Showdown on Saturday, July 22.

The NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event features $20-per-car load admission, fireworks, Jet Cars, 280-mph Funny Cars, nitromethane-burning Dragsters, a pre-1970 car cruise and show, and the 10 o'clock t-shirt toss.

So, load up the minivan with all your friends – and trackside tailgating is first come, first served.  [06/26/17]

Earl's has expanded its line of shop tools and engine fasteners with new quarter-turn fastener tools, 45-degree double-flaring tools, and chromoly cylinder head bolts.

Earl's Quarter-Turn Fastener Tools fit comfortably in your hand and have a curved blade that's a perfect fit for either slotted quarter-turn fasteners (part number 041ERL) or 3/16” hex-style fasteners (part number 042ERL) Both are 6-1/4 inches in length with a comfortable plastic/rubber-grip handle that fits perfectly in your hand, and both are compatible with all brands of quarter-turn fasteners.

Earl’s 3/16” 45-Degree Double Flaring Tools are small enough to use right on your vehicle and tough enough to be clamped in a shop vise for bigger jobs. It features an easily removable rubber grip, die lubricant, and a positioning bolt that lines up the tubing at the correct depth to produce a perfect single or double flare every time. Priced for the budget-minded gearhead, it's ideal for use with steel, olive, copper, and Easy-Form (copper/nickel alloy) hardline tubing.

Earl’s Cylinder Head Bolts are about 15 percent stronger than the strongest Grade 8 bolts and available for a huge array of popular applications. Manufactured from 170,000-PSI chromoly steel, they feature a reduced wrench size (12-point or hex-head) for extra socket clearance around the rocker arms when you re-torque the heads. The wide-flange head distributes the load evenly and provides additional support for the extra-thick chromoly washers. Available in a black-oxide finish and sold in complete sets, these made-in-the-USA fasteners are reusable, eliminating the hassle and expense of replacing OEM-style torque-to-yield bolts each time you remove the heads.  [06/26/17]