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Scott Robinson's "Bionic Wasp" 68' Camaro

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  Scott Robinson is from southern California and has been into cars his whole life, his earliest memories recount his time spent with his father and his friends. Scott's father raced all types of vehicles, drag boats, sand rails, and cars. These experiences made a major impression on Scott and he couldn't wait to be old enough to drive. When he was old enough, he got heavy into off-road motorcycles then when he got his driver's license all bets were off.  Scott forgot about racing motorcycles and went all in and started racing cars. The first car he raced wasn't car at all, it was a 1975 Chevy van. But this wasn't  any old worn out work van. This van belonged to Scott's father, it featured  a destroked 400 cube small-block built by Scott's Dad, it's backed up with a TH-400 automatic transmission and a narrowed 12-bolt rear end. Scott said it was fun ride for his first car, and when he graduated high-school his father gave it to him.   The father and son

Nitro Nancy Matter

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          Nancy Matter Nostalgia Funny Car Pilot      Nancy's prior career was in the music industry , she started her own studio and now has about 70 gold and platinum records (that she worked on), and some Grammy's and Oscars.    She ran an Alcohol Funny Car for 14 years, then in 2017 she switched to a 1977 Pontiac Trans AM Nostalgia Funny Car .  I'm honored to share her story with you ! Stay tuned for her full story , it will be posted on her own page.     Also check out a preview of her story in my post about women in Drag Racing . Full story here ! https://shoptourhardcoredragracing.blogspot.com/p/nancy-matter-funny-car-pilot.html    

Manson Myles , 1969 Roadrunner

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  This is Manson's third Mopar that we featuring , for the full story check out Manson's page where his other cars are featured .

Steve McNew's 1975 Mustang. Outcast

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  In April of 1977, Hot Rod Magazine showcased a Mustang II they named ‘Sudden Death’. Ten years later in 1988 another Mustang II was busy earning a reputation on the streets of Northern Kentucky. That Mustang earned the name ‘Outcast’ . When Steve McNew was just 17 years old and working at a fast-food joint in Northern Kentucky, he purchased his first car, a 1975 Mustang II. It was a ratty, rusty, high-mileage heap that he paid $500 for at a small cash lot. The Mustang II wasn’t popular then and still not popular now, but Steve knew it was just right to build a fast street racer and also hang out with his friends who met regularly to race their Nova’s, Chevelle’s ,Mustang’s and other muscle cars of the day.  The Mustang II is almost half the weight of those monsters and with the right combo, it would hurt a lot of feelings. Each week when Steve drove up, his   friends would always joke and say, “Here comes Steve in his little outcast of a Mustang”, and the name ‘Outcast’ stuck.  Desp

Shop Tour - The Magazine ?

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  This is going to be a side project to the webpage , This is going to be a print on demand magazine .         This is going to be the real deal , this will be your only source for no drama Drag Racing , If it goes left, it will not be featured here . I'm going to make it a quarterly publication at first , it will feature at least four feature cars and at least one tech story. I want to  make this a high quality magazine with nice heavy paper , not like the cheap recycled paper found in some other mag's . So it might cost a little more , but how many people can say that their car made it in a magazine . If you would like to be featured in the magazine you must have appeared on the webpage first , and you must email me a photo and description before you make it to the page. Your Car/Truck or Motor Cycle must either a Full Drag Car , Pro-Street Car , or a Tricked out Street Machine . Bikes must be Either a Top Fuel Nitro Bike or a Fat Tire Pro-Street Bike custom paint and chromed