NHRA Pro Mods: Hot Rods, Hot Engines

Old Hot Rods tend to be cool, but what’s really hip are hot new engines generating about 3000 horsepower. The drag racing of classic cars has a rich history in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series, where Sportsman ranks comprise the bulk of side-by-side competition and older cars dominate.  The Pro Modified class is a special class of old hot rods now called the Get Screened America Pro Mod Drag Racing Series. The formula for Pro Mods is about 20 years old and takes hot rod reality to another level by allowing big engines.  Rules are simple compared to other pro classes. Engines can be 527 cubic inches and supercharged (blown) and methanol fueled or have a larger 820 cubic inch engine fueled by nitrous oxide and ga...

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