One of our club members posted a link from a Dodge Challenger enthusiast website on our club’s forum which alerted us all to an announcement by Kenne Bell, that the supercharger giant was looking for a test vehicle for their new supercharger system for the 5.7L Hemi Challenger. Read more …
Archive for July, 2011
Kenne Bell Challenger Comes Home – First Impression
Posted: 24th July 2011 by MrJ_RT in Club Member FeatureTags: 5.7L, Boost, CARB Standards, Challenger, Challenger Car Club, Challenger R/T, Dodge Challenger, Dyno, Emissions, Engine, Hemi, Horsepower, Kenne Bell, Mopar, Muscle Car, Power Adder, Supercharger, Testing, Torque
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Thingfish Goes Drag Racing!
Posted: 20th July 2011 by Thingfish in Club Member Feature, How ToTags: 1/4 Mile, 1320, 392 Hemi, Auto Club Speedway, Challenger, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, Drag Racing, Drag Strip, Fontana, Race, Racing, Speedway, Time, Time Slip, Track, Track Day
I wrote this in case someone new to drag racing, like me, trips over it and thinks to themselves, “Gee, maybe I’ll give that a try!” I’ve never thought I’d be drag racing a car. Least of all, a brand new car that is three times more expensive than any car I have ever owned […]
A 30-Year Obsession Becomes a Reality
Posted: 1st July 2011 by Beth G. in Guest FeatureTags: 5.7L, Arizona, Challenger R/T, Dodge, Dodge Challenger, Enthusiast, Heritage, Life and Times, Mopar, Muscle Car, Phoenix, Southwest
I was just 16-years-old, standing outside someone’s house at a weekend house party and talking to a gorgeous, wild, biker who was sitting on a black Harley Davidson motorcycle with an executioner painted on the gas tank (from some rock album). It was exquisite. We hear a rumbling and in the darkness see a pair of headlights coming toward us. Read more …