Shop Tour - Hardcore Drag Racing

      Michael Michaud       Michael Michaud was born in 1962, during the beginning of the muscle car revolution. His father had some of the coolest cars of the 1960s. He had a 1966 350 H.P. 327 cubic-inch Nova Super Sport, Two 1967 GTOs, a 1968 Z/28 and a 1969 Corvette. The 1968 Z/28 was Michael's favorite. Michael said he's been a gear-head ever since the 60s.   Michael states that's he's been racing since 2002 and he runs at WIR in Wisconsin. My first trip to the drag strip with my dad was in 1967. I been hooked on racing my entire life, I have raced snowmobiles in the 1980s and 90s, I got into motorcycle racing in 2000 and built my first drag car in 2014 .   My first actual professional race car was a 1971 Nova called the Patriot.   Michael's last drag car was a Suncoast tube chassis Camaro with a 582 big-block that he built, it ran 8.04's at 172mph. Mike traded that car for the 68' Camaro he currently has .  ...

    A father and son duo that makes a great team !     Joey Arrowsmith stated that the GTO he currently has is the first car he raced professionally, but It all started with his father. Joey went on to say that they didn't see eye to eye when it came to what they liked. He is a muscle car go as fast as you can guy, where I was into mini-trucks and low-rider's.  After Joe had his own kids he started going back to the track with his father again and fell in love with it all over again. The two have been going strong for 9-10 years now side-by-side racing.                                                                                                                ...

  Mark Schiffner is the owner and driver of this beautiful 1970 Ford Torino Cobra. Since Mark was a young boy he had an interest in engines & horsepower, thanks his Grandfather. When he was just a junior in high-school, he built a big-block Ford 460, but he needed a body to place it in. Mark was lucky enough to get a killer deal on this Torino for only $650.00.          ​ Mark has raced other types of vehicles in the past such as snowmobiles and won Super Pro and motorcycle classes at his local track on a Mach Z Ski-Doo in 2006 but Mark said this was the first car he ever raced. ​   The Torino was built originally as a 429 Thunder-Jet N-Code  automatic transmission car. It now features state-of-the-art parts his  high-school self could only dream of. Mark built the engine, starting  off with the bottom end, the rotating assembly stretches the big-block  to the tune of 545 cubic inches ! ​The fuel is squeezed...

  This go-fast 1978 Plymouth Arrow belongs to Chris Kulp from Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Chris grew up behind a Chrysler Plymouth dealership where his father bought a brand new 1969 Plymouth Road Runner, it was only natural that he got hooked on drag racing . Chris’s first car was a 1971 Dodge Challenger that he swapped in a hot 340 CID small block. He also owned two 1963 Dodge Polara 500’s before he acquired this red hot Arrow.      The Arrow is equipped with an RB Wedge engine stroked to 451 C.I. The Super-Gas style engine was built by Chuck Szylagi. It's fueled by a big Holley carburetor mounted on an Indy Cylinder Heads manifold. The racing fuel is squeezed to the tune of 13.6:1 compression.      Backing up this torque monster is a GM Power- glide transmission. It’s not Chris’s fault because the car was already built when he acquired it. Since the Arrow’s debut in 2023 it's been to 3 final rounds, Chriswon the Hemmings Musclepalooza in April 2024 in ...

            Veli Koivula is from Finland, and he has drag racing in his blood. He builds some of the most unique cars in Europe, like this one. This was intended to be a an affordable kit car, it's a replica of a Ferrari from the1970's -1980's. The body was intended to be mounted to a small rear engine Fiero or V.W. chassis, but Veli had other plans.     He turned a pile of fiberglass into one of the most unique drag racing cars on the track. It's a mix of Italian style with a high-horsepower American power plant. Underneath the light-weight body is a fully custom built chassis built by Veli himself, It has been SFI certified to 25.1K Specs. Extra features include a double funny cage.  During the fabrication stage   The engine is a General Motors Gen-4 LS 6.0 liter V8 with a Gen-2 Garrett turbo, it specs out at 98 mm. Other goodies include a billet Callies crankshaft and Wiseco pistons.   The engine runs exclusively on Methano...

          The new Shop Tour magazine is now for sale, check out the link here!    Expect 7-10 days for shipping time as it is a print on demand magazine. And it ships to most countries.   https://www.blurb.com/b/12255938-shop-tour-magazine-1       This is an article that has been pulled for preview so you know what to expect.  The magazine is printed on heavy weight paper, it's a magazine that you would be proud to display on your coffee table, and it will last after years of use.                             Scan the QR code in the video, it will bring you to the sale page!       If you have a car that you that you might want me to feature, just send me an email with some pictures and a description. If I decide to feature it I will send you the next steps. shoptourracing@yahoo.com