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Historic Kansas drag strip reopens after major rebuild

Great Bend’s SRCA Dragstrip, home of the first NHRA Nationals in 1955, has reopened after a $5.9 million renovation, offering a rare preservation success story for American racing venues.

Key Takeaways

Great Bend’s SRCA Dragstrip reopened after a full rebuild triggered by a 2023 inspection closure.
The site hosted the first NHRA Nationals in 1955 and received a $5.9 million renovation.

DT Editorial Team·Jun 6, 2026·via jalopnik.com

Why Drag Racers Still Fill Engine Blocks With Concrete-Like Material

What sounds destructive at first is a specialized engine-building technique: filling coolant passages to stiffen an engine block for short bursts of extreme power.

Key Takeaways

Engine builders use block filler to reinforce coolant passages that can weaken a block under extreme load.
The technique helps reduce flex that can distort cylinder walls and hurt ring sealing.

DT Editorial Team·May 16, 2026·via jalopnik.com

Colorado’s Bandimere Family Clears a Key Hurdle to Rebuild a Historic Drag Strip

The family behind the former Bandimere Speedway has won unanimous local approval for annexation and zoning in Hudson, Colorado, an important step toward reopening the drag strip at a new site after the original facility

Key Takeaways

Hudson, Colorado, unanimously approved annexation and zoning measures for a new Bandimere Speedway site.
The original Morrison drag strip closed in 2023 after 65 years of operation.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 28, 2026·via thedrive.com

Ford’s Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 resets the EV drag-racing benchmark

Ford Performance’s 2,200-horsepower electric Mustang Cobra Jet 2200 posted a 6.87-second quarter-mile run at 221 mph, setting a new benchmark for electric drag racing at the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 27, 2026·via electrek.co