The Original Pomona Races

The Original Pomona Races

November 20, 2014 April Trestick 0

In April 1953, the Southern California Championship Drags were held as a joint venture between the new National Hot Rod Association, the Pomona Valley Timing Association and local car clubs at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, California.

Pinion Angle and Traction

Pinion Angle and Traction

November 18, 2014 Randy Bolig 0

Drag Race 101: Pinion Angle and Traction. You’ve just staged your car. The lights are counting down. At that very second, the green is lit, and you release the brakes to launch. Immediately, the tires on your car violently launch you forward. Almost just as fast, they unload, and start to spin. What happened?

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