James Lawrence
Master of Disaster
James started working on a Nostalgia Top Fuel drag racing team in 1992, and the rest has been history. A life-long automotive enthusiast, James is in fierce competition to see whether he can collect more cars or cats. Right now, the cars are winning. James co-founded the NMRA and NMCA Drag Racing Series in 1998 and continues to be an avid and passionate fan on everything 1320. He also thinks he can drive. Thinks, is the key word.
Testing (and Troubles) find BlownZ during our preparation for the 2013 NMCA West 275 Drag Radial championship chase. Follow along as we strive for the mid 7-second range at over 185 mph with a ProCharger F1X Upgrade.
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Air Ride has become well known in hot rodding circles for not only building kick-ass suspension systems, but debuting some of the cleanest project cars of just about every make and model. As such, the team at Air Ride has been building a ’68 Camaro which will come close to topping just about every creation they have built so far.
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GM Next followed a new Corvette ZR1 build through the entire production process from A to Z. Starting with just the frame, they demonstrated how a ZR1 goes through the Bowling Green assembly plant.
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Once again our friends over at Camaro5.com have established themselves as the 2009/2010 Camaro hub central with a member of theirs snapping some undercover photos of the actual production Camaro “SS” in full fighting trim.
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Even better photos of the Chevrolet Corvette C7 have hit the internet, leaked spy images that are even crisper than before. These spy images come from filming on the movie Transformers 2 which is going to come out in 2009.
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If you are a hard core LS enthusiast, I’m sure you know the name ERL Performance. ERL has debuted a brand new web site which is a major upgrade over their old web site and really showcases what this engine performance powerhouse can accomplish.
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From the what will they think of next department comes this LS1 powered Mitsubishi EVO which is making it’s way around the internet. It all was started when the owner posted a video of his supercharged LS1 EVO doing burnouts on YouTube.
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As a relatively new enthusiast to the LS1 market, I am always on the look for web sites that can provide detailed installations with photo to make our projects easier. The brainchild of founder JMX, LS1howto.com has a comprehensive list of how-to’s, modification reviews, torque specs, and dyno listings.
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The Camaro project team at General Motors sent out this letter regarding the July 21 announcement and unveiling of the highly anticipated new muscle car, along with an invite to join in the simultaneous unveilings in Michigan and California.
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If you want to buy your GM Performance Parts online, you now have another option. GM Performance Parts directly. GM Performance has launched a new online store which allows you to purchase your parts online, and have them shipped straight to your door via one of your local dealers!
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Six Speeds Inc. breaks the 8 second barrier in a naturally aspirated LS1 T56 M6 Camaro being the first to break in to the 8s on a 6 speed manual transmission. This particular F-body is a 2002 Camaro Z28 stripper painted in a beautiful Sunset Orange Metallic – the only of it’s kind.
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The 22nd Annual Performance Racing Industry Trade Show will take place from December 10-12, in sunny Orlando, Florida. PowerTV will be there to give you the inside scoop on the show, as it happens, from the North/South Building of the Orange County Convention Center.
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With 2010 Camaro’s hitting the streets and in enthusiasts hands, we thought we would share with you our current picks of some of the coolest 2010 Camaro builds. Some cars we saw in person and others we found on the world wide web.
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The head buzz of the LS community for the last couple years has been focused on the new L92/LS3 style ports. It’s true the new rectangular port style as cast from the factory is pretty incredible. Add some after market ingenuity, a CNC, and watch out.
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Forty years ago when you talked about tuning a car, there wasn’t much more involved than twisting the distributor or turning a screw on the carburetor. Now, computers are a big boon for us gearheads, and a revolutionary new product lets you tap into the potential of your ECU like never before.
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The world is an imperfect place. No matter how hard we try, the things we make are always going to be just a little bit different than we want them to be. Normally, it’s just something we have to live with – “good enough” usually is, and a few thousandths of an inch doesn’t make a difference.
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