Drag Drive Repeat Podcast

Welcome to Episode 166 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Hot Rod Drag Week Records, Stories and Stats Stick Shift Shootout is this weekend and its got some heavy hitters headed that way. A new event is announced for 2027. And we release the tracks for The Circuit 2027 Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Gearhead Perspective-Cause Its Sunday

Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 9/5/2026

Welcome to Episode 165 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Dave Schroeder and John Ens - the Quickest Nitrous Street Car in Drag and Drive, but maybe the world. We’re going to ask why and how they campaign a low Six Second streetcar. Brian Acton and Jay Blanchard just swapped from Turbo LS to a naturally aspirated huge block Chevrolet. We ask these guys how the heck this whole thing came about….. Plus we have more updates on the Fast Cars and the Street Machine Eliminator class. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to Episode 164 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Drag Week is calling, are you ready?? Tonight we will talk to Brian Lohnes - a major voice at Drag Week, NHRA, and some of the coolest podcasts out there. We'll get nerdy with stats and stories from the 20 years of Hot Rod Drag Week. Then we have Mike Galimi, Network Director of Hot Rod Magazine, is on to talk through Drag Week history and planning. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 8/22/2026 with Guest Co-Host Cole Buckner We have a packed show with updates from Sick Michigan Miles, Dragway Rush and Cruise & Lose. We'll also talk about Devin going to race PDRA, Ryan Hargett adds a third shock?, and we pose the question - Buy a Tow Rig and Trailer OR Drive Your Sh*t? Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to Episode 163 of the Drag DriveRepeat Show presented by Summit Racing For the first time, we will have the team ofOlympic Street Car Shootout on the Show. They just hosted an incredible eventin the Pacific Northwest and we want to hear all about it. We’ll also dive into Street Machine Eliminatorclass racers for the upcoming Hot Rod Drag Week. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 asa one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast,and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing MobileApp for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, andInstagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for moreautomotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, SummitRacing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com Summit Post or New Product Release Shoutout to Summit Racing for stepping up forthe Sportsman racers, the backbone of drag racing, with a sponsorship package.Drag Illustrated reported on it. Bill Bader Jr. announced that Summit RacingEquipment, BluePrint Engines, PJH TrackBite, Fuel Factory and a fifth partnerto be named have committed to fully underwrite a $150,000 purse for a SportsmanWorld Finals at Summit Motorsports Park on October 22-24, should the IHRA proveunable to stage one. If IHRA runs its own event, Bader’s simply goes away.

Welcome to the Drag Drive Repeat News presented by Summit Racing for 8/15/2026 We’ll talk the most underrated engines, Olympic Street Car Shootout Results, the return of a huge name in the NAturally Aspirated game, and go over the events left for 2026. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to Episode 162 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Episode 162: Larry Larson Returns to Drag Week — Havlik's, Drop the Hammer, and the Chase for a 5-Second Average Larry Larson joins the show fresh off his win at Hot Rod by Havlik's Fastest Streetcar Shootout to break down the weekend, his return to weekend drag-and-drive at Drop the Hammer, and his first Hot Rod Drag Week in the S10 in ten years. Then Mike and Eric run down the field chasing a shot at a sub-5-second average at Drag Week — Ned Dunphy, Ryan Hargett, Dave Schroeder, Jeff Lutz, and Bryant Goldstone — plus full results from Havlik's and all the housekeeping. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com WHAT'S IN THIS EPISODE: Larry Larson on the S10's win at Havlik's — 6.09 qualifier, 6.17 in the final, beating Joe Berry in the big-tire drag-and-drive final Drop the Hammer recap — Larry's first weekend drag-and-drive since 2017, a 4.30 best pass, and 12-for-12 finishes with the truck Larry's return to Hot Rod Drag Week after 10 years — engine combo updates, tight testing timeline, and the goal of just finishing Ned Dunphy's Viper testing update — 6.358 at 183 mph and a plan to chase full quarter-mile passes before Drag Week Ryan Hargett's twin-turbo Camaro — 900 lbs lighter than a comparable Mustang, ~3,500 hp Dave Schroeder's nitrous Corvette Grand Sport — currently the quickest drag-and-drive pass of the year at 6.09 Jeff Lutz racing this weekend at the Tri-Five Nationals Bryant Goldstone's Corvette fire repair and race-readiness update Full Havlik's Fastest Streetcar Shootout class winners and event awards Short Circuit grudge race and hotel booking updates Upcoming events: Sick Michigan Miles, Dragway Rush, Cruise and Lose, Route 66 Roundup, and the Short Circuit (Nov 7, Paragould AR)

Welcome to Episode 161 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Paul Sakalas of Summit Racing joins us to talk about On All Cylinders, his own projects and his experiences being a car guy content creator. Then we have Brian and Jesse Havlik of Havlik’s Fastest Street Car Shootout giving us the inside details on the race happening August 6-8 at Cordova Dragway. Plus, results and stories from Heads Up Hustle and Pistons in the Pines. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com Countdown to Cordova: Havlik's Fastest Street Car Shootout Brian and Jesse Havlik previewed year three, August 6-8 at Cordova Dragway. Thu 8/6: Gates 8AM, tech until 5PM, Red Line ride-along drawing at 3PM, photo shoot/explosion ~7:30PM, band and free pizza after. Fri 8/7: Final tech until noon, test-and-tune 10AM-4PM, off-site cruise departs 10AM, Pro Street Elite car show at 10AM (new Street Machine/Hot Rod classes), qualifying starts ~6PM. Sat 8/8: Semis/finals 6-10PM for all classes, including NA Shootout and Outlaw. 2025 route is a full ~50-mile loop through the Mississippi Valley, I-80, Clinton and Fulton. Classes: heads-up Big Tire/Small Tire, drag-and-drive groups (Rocky Mountain small-tire, WFO big-tire quick-8, all-in shootout), NA quick-8, and four index classes (8.50-11.50). Confirmed entrants: Larry Larson (3 cars), Goldstone, Rich Vadraza, Tony Wiseman, Willie Fayre, the Morris family, Annette Summers. Spectators are traveling from Hawaii, Australia, and Washington; every racer gets a keepsake poster this year. Results Roundup Pistons in the Pines: Dan Dinan (Big Tire), Joseph Lang (Gasser), Sean Lemire (Small Tire), John Nichols (Stick Shift), Philip Nadeau (Tailgate), Russ Abbott (DYO). Heads Up Hustle: Jon Moore (Street Car), Vance Cooper (Stick Shift, despite a water pump swap and dead alternator — he rigged a generator off his roof rack mid-drive), Jeremy Ortiz over TJ Linebaugh by 0.0056s (8.50 Index), Chris Reiter (10.00), Zach Szerba (11.50), Tyler Adams (13.00), Ralph Rugg (Full-Size Truck), Tim Grabiak over sister Riely (NA Small Block), Jay Grabiak (NA Big Block), Frank Veneziano (Daily Driver). Kathy and Ralph Rugg raced each other for the first time in 30 years of marriage; Jon Moore hit a 7.81 personal best in his lifted Crown Victoria. Around the Shop Mustang build: oil pan and timing cover done, Howard's Cams springs next before heads go back on. Short Circuit lost its cotton-gin venue to harvest bookings — search is back on. Route 66 Roundup registration opens August 22, no presignup, pairing Midnight Drags with Import Face Off. August lineup: Havlik's FSC Shootout (6-8), Olympic Streetcar Shootout (7-9), Sick Michigan Miles (16-22), Dragway Rush (19-22), Cruise & Lose (21-23). DDR broadcasts live from Cordova next week for the full shootout weekend.

Gearhead Perspective- Big Sky Raceweek with Dustyn Caudle

Welcome to Episode 160 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Its the Aussie Invasion with Adam Rogash (the Quickest drag and drive racer in Australia) and the All Stars Drag and Drive event team. We’ll talk all things All Stars, but also Aussie drag and drive culture. Plus we have more updates for Havlik’s, Heads Up Hustle, and more drag and drive news and entertainment. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com Before the Aussie talk, Eric recapped Fuel Fest in Chicago, the drift/car show/concert hybrid from Tyrese and Cody Walker (Paul Walker's brother) benefiting Reach Out Worldwide — he came home with 1,300 more photos for an already massive backlog. His Fox Body rotating assembly is together, though it still needs a timing chain cover gasket. Short Circuit sold out at 100 spots. Bigger news: Jeremy Howell's flat-six stick shift car, long the fastest stick shift in drag-and-drive, sold as a roller with no word on what's next. Fast Lane Racing and JayWire Solutions teased a huge announcement, two-plus years in the making. Dan Casease, on keeping Allstars tight: "We don't want to water it down. We don't want to cut any corners." Talk turned to Adam's 1969 Ford Capri, "the Mac 1," which ran flawlessly at Allstars — zero aborted passes across four days, capping off with a 6.50 at 3,200 pounds. Adam explained how strict Australian road law makes true street-legal builds: real glass windows, full steel bodies, ADR-compliant seats and harnesses, no SFI cages, no Lexan. His workaround is a bolt-on V-band exhaust that lets him pull the turbo J-pipes and legally "de-turbo" the car for street driving in about six hours. He broke down the brutal fuel math — roughly $10/gallon for pump gas versus methanol at a comparatively cheap $3/liter — and how stacking import taxes can balloon a $4,000 US part once GST and fees hit. He's already building his next car, a right-hand-drive chassis with Matt from Moore Race Chassis and input from Steve Morris, aimed at eventually racing Sick Week stateside. On the Capri's week: "Every time we let go of that button, there was not a single aborted pass." Dan and Deli explained how Allstars built its reputation for a tighter ship than other Aussie drag-and-drives, born from wanting better track prep and less of a "social hangout" vibe. The first event drew around 120 entries; the second sold out 200 spots in under two hours. Their "quarantine" system gives top qualifiers extra passes and priority lane access — which let Adam's two-man crew prove they could turn around a six-second car solo, including surviving a mid-event rocker failure thanks to fellow racer Mark Whitler, who drove four hours to deliver spare parts. Their bump-in format ties reaction time directly to ET, with no sitting on a green light building boost. Best moment of the night: Adam daily-drives the Capri for school pickups and bottle shop runs for his wife. Line of the night, on a fellow racer's tiny 13B turbo rotary: "Don't worry, what that car lacks in size, he makes up in personality."

Episode Recap: Head Gaskets, Hot Takes, and Facebook Marketplace Madness We are back in the garage after a slow stretch, and there's a lot to get into. Fro dives into his head-gasket saga on his son's Kia Optra — tensioner bolts, reverse threads, and all the import-motor headaches that came with it. They'll also catch up on Big Sky, hyping up Dustin's podium finish and pushing to finally get him on the show to tell the story firsthand. Short Circuit registration is open, so expect some strategy talk — steady 650 index runs versus going all-motor — plus a detour into whether "you vs you" entries should be capped at drag-and-drive events. On the build side, there's an update on the motorcycle tank that's been sitting in the shop forever, some AI-generated paint concepts for the crew's own cars, and more chatter about the wild Nivlak57 LS build now running turbos. There's also a roundup of people trying (and failing) to get AI to tune their cars. Bo explains why he skipped last week's cruise, the guys debate weekend plans between Mocan and Tulsa, and it all wraps up with a Facebook Marketplace segment full of questionable deals — including one build nobody can quite describe.

Welcome to Episode 159 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing On this episode, we’re talking to CJ Stevenson of SXS Tracker and Sick GPS about security for your hot rod. Then we have Mark Campbell of Deatschwerks on to answer questions about your fuel system and to announce they are now the Title Sponsor for Short Circuit. Plus, Big Sky Race Week updates, Final Results from Street Week Sweden and All Stars Drag and Drive. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com Episode 159 Recap: Tracking Devices and Fuel System Deep Dives Don't Make It Easy: A Crash Course in Not Getting Your Car Stolen CJ Stevenson joined to talk tracking devices: a Sick GPS unit runs $150 with a full year of service, then about $24 a year after, far less than most subscription-based competitors charge. The real value is peace of mind. CJ shared a story about a stolen side-by-side that, once recovered, led police to a trailer holding a stolen Pro Mod car and a stash of Harleys. Mike and Eric also ran through a few cheap ideas: lock the doors, remove the steering wheel, disconnect the ECU, add a hidden kill switch, use real trailer hitch locks, and don't be the easiest car in the lot to take. Building a Fuel System From Scratch, With DeatschWerks Mark Campbell from DeatschWerks walked through the fuel system going into Eric's turbo LS Mustang build: dual 810 lph in-tank pumps, a 1500cc injector, a return-style regulator, and a properly sized -8 feed line. The standout nugget was DeatschWerks bucket-and-fuel-cell hanger technology, using active return-line filling and one-way valves to keep the pump submerged even when the tank is nearly empty. Mark also broke down injector sizing myths: bigger isn't always better, and a well-matched 1500cc injector can idle smoothly while still supporting over 1,500 horsepower. The news drop: DeatschWerks is officially the Title Sponsor of Short Circuit at Route 66 Roundup, which comes with two free race entries the team plans to give away to Race Car Friends. Around the World: Sweden and Australia Deliver Street Week Sweden crowned Michael Westberg the overall winner in Max Outlaw with a blistering 4.2261. All Stars Drag and Drive in Australia saw Adam Rogash post the quickest total ET in Australian drag-and-drive history in the Unlimited class, a staggering 17.793 across three days, including a run in the 4-second range. DDR Housekeeping: Registration, Awards, and a Route Reveal Short Circuit registration opens Friday at 9am Eastern for prior participants, with public registration following Saturday morning. The Drag and Drive Awards are moving from Thursday to Friday, December 11th at 3pm during PRI 2026. The Route 66 Roundup heads south through Bristow for a Feed the Racers stop at Crossroads Diner, then through Jenks past the Oklahoma Aquarium before finishing at Velocity Motorsports. And in Race Car Friends news: congrats to Laney Mackey, who got engaged to Aiden Stone during Big Sky Race Week.

Garhead Perspective- Holiday Hangover

Welcome to Episode 158 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing We have Paul Fournier and Matt Blasco with stories from BC DragIt Challenge. Plus updates for Big Sky Race Week, Sick 66, Short Circuit and more. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Welcome to Episode 157 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Show Description: Eric’s trip to Sick Summer and Mike’s trip to The Great American Detour! Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Gearhead Perspective- Two Lane Throwdown Recap

Welcome to Episode 155 of the Drag Drive Repeat Show presented by Summit Racing Tonight’s show is another banger - Derek Putnam of Sick the Mag is on to talk about Speedfest - an event with Braggin Rights, Street Car Takeover and Sick The Magazine - PLUS the upcoming Sick Summer. At the same time, we’ll bring on the Diehl Brothers to discuss their raid of the trophy case at Speedfest, plus their plans for next weeks Sick Summer. We have all of that plus updates for RMRW, Street Car Challenge and Street Weekend UK Results…. Summit Racing's speed legacy began in 1968 as a one-man startup and is now the World's Speed Shop® with four facilities and 200+ catalog editions. Fueling your passion, they save you money, deliver fast, and offer top-notch customer service for more than 1500 brands. Make sure to download the Summit Racing Mobile App for easy access to speed parts. Find them on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. Also, you can tune in to the On All Cylinders podcast for more automotive discussions. From humble origins to the social media lane, Summit Racing stands by your need for speed. Find everything at summitracing.com

Gearhead Perspective- RMRW and Power Tour 2026