Shop Tour - Hardcore Drag Racing

        John Randell and his his family have been around the sport of Drag Racing  almost from the beginning and when he is not racing he's protecting the State of Nevada as a Police Officer. John stated that his family has been involved in the sport for the last 50-55 years and we still keep going!  He learned everything from his father and often picks his head for knowledge about engines.  John said at Randell Racing we build our own engines and transmissions , one of the few teams who do.  Eventually we plan on taking everything to a professional basis , but for now we enjoy having fun and being a family. Drag Racing is our life, this is where I learned how to swear, open a beer, and learned about life all from a young age.   This is John around 3 years old, and he is helping his father work on his race car.             As you can see I live out my dream everyday. It’s great to look back on old photos to see how you achieved your goals . Personally for me it was getting m

  There are some things about Pre 1985 Funny Cars that I love , from the custom paint jobs to the full track burnouts . From 1960's to the early 1980's, Coast to Coast every Drag Strip on any given weekend had a huge match race style event . Some had a 32 car field , and as Match Racing hit it's peak tracks competed  against each other by bringing in even more cars,  some booked 64 or more just to boast that they had a bigger & better event .   The most funny Cars that I witnessed at one single event was when Englishtown had an event sponsored by K-Mart in the early 80's , they featured 32 Funny Cars and a couple of wheel standers , The Paddy Wagon , The little Red Wagon  , and some VW pick up . The show lasted from 12 in the afternoon until after 9 PM .Those who know Raceway Park know that the lighting  was just over flashlight bright  . But at night you could see header flames 4 feet in the air the full 1320 feet . There were a lot of heavy hitters that followed t

            Mike Hepp Racing (MHR) is a local Bucks County professional Sportsman Drag racing team that has been giving back to the community since it's conception in 2012.  MHR's focus has been and will continue to be battling the drug and alcohol epidemic throughout the United States. Through their racing for recovery program. Mike stated that they are the only race team in the U.S. with such a program.   Since 2012 they have helped hundreds of people suffering from addiction get treatment for the disease and reunite them with their families and overcome addiction. MHR provides resources such as detox inpatient treatment, housing and employment to anyone looking for help to overcome this deadly disease.     As a young man Mike Hepp never thought his life would spiral out of control to almost death. He has in effect been lifted from the scrap heap and brought to a level of life that is more wonderful as each day passes. Alcoholism and drug addiction brought him to

                           Special thanks to Butch Hill for sharing his family history with us !     The year was 1961, and Don Hill bought the 1953 Studebaker as a parts car for his street 53 Studebaker.  After pilfering all the parts Don needed off the Studebaker, one sunny summer day in 1963 Don and family were having a picnic at their house in Ballwin .Missouri.  Don’s brother Jack Hill was there and the two of them were playing horseshoes and Jack made a bet with Don that if he throw the next horseshoe as a ringer Don would have to sell the Studebaker parts car for $25.00.  Well Jack did just that and handed over the $25.00 to his older brother Don.     You see Don and Jack Hill were not just brothers,,, they were also a team together as the Hill-Boys racing team out of the Midwest. After the second world war, the two of them started racing an open wheel stock car. The Hill-Boys were known coast to coast on dirt tracks and later, asphalt track as a fierce competitor.