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Unlimited Possibilities - Bryant Goldstone Reveals New Drag-and-Drive Corvette at the PRI Show!

As the drag-and-drive world continues to gain steam with more events and bigger performances, there are a small group of people that are doing their part to bring a little more attention to the community.

One of them is Bryant Goldstone, a competitor that has re-written the record book in the Ultimate Iron / Unlimited Iron classes with a 1973 AMC Javelin that’s become a staple at drag-and-drive events.

Today at the Performance and Racing Industry (PRI) show in Indianapolis, Bryant pulled the cover off his newest effort for drag-and-drive in 2025.

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Kye Kelley Shocks the Pro Mod Field to Lead List of Winners from Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park

While a lot of North America is done racing for the 2024 season, Florida is one of a couple states that can boast racing year round. One of the big events that has a lot of history is the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals at Bradenton Motorsports Park, and for the 53rd edition of the event, there were some shocking results this past weekend.

For the first time in 2024, the Snowbird Outlaw Nationals would signal the first event of a three race Drag Illustrated Winter Series Points Championship series. Of the twelve classes contested at the Snowbirds, Pro Mod caught the majority of the attention both leading up the event, as well as during. 64 drivers got invitations to participate, but just 32 would play for $50,000 to win in Sunday eliminations.

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The New Snot Rocket 3.0 Mustang Chassis is Complete – Can Brett LaSala Make an FL2K Debut in Less Than a Month?

It was less than a month ago that Brett LaSala put ‘Snot Rocket 2.0’, his low 6-second street-legal 2012 Mustang, up for sale. Plans for a new car, ‘Snot Rocket 3.0’, were underway at Moore Race Chassis, and Brett mentioned it would be ready for a Sick Week 2025 debut.

But that timeline might be updated a little bit after a video dropped showing the new Moore Race Chassis .

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From On Fire to Focused on Winning the US Nationals One Week Later, Lyle Barnett Brings a Powerful Message to Pro Mod, and Motorsports in General

In motorsports, risk is one of the components along for the ride. Whether a driver, crew or family chooses to fully accept it or not, parts failures, crashes, and even fire can strike without warning, and it’s up to you to prepare for it.

After a scare with fire in 2015, Lyle Barnett would make some serious changes in his racing program going forward. What happened when fire returned in a big way one week ago?

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Stefan Gustafsson Ready to Send New Unlimited Class Camaro Build to US for Final Prep – Plans Sick Week 2025 Debut

After a successful run, Stefan Gustafsson has retired the storied ‘Bitter Tears’ 1989 Chevrolet Corvette from drag-and-drive competition. But he’s he’s not leaving the fray; the 2-time Unlimited class champ is preparing for a new ride to debut at 2025 edition of Sick Week Presented by Gear Vendors Overdrive.

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