John Edwin Mason: Documentary, Motorsports, Photo History

Jet Trucks, Funny Cars, the World's Best Track Food, & Cash for Pro Stock Clunkers

Odds and ends from the wacky world of motorsports... I was at North Carolina's Rockingham Dragway, last weekend, to cover the International Hot Rod Association's [IHRA] revamped Nitro Jam series. (You can read my report, here. Let's just say that it's now less of a race and more of a... Read more →

The Legendary Bunny Burkett, Pioneering Woman Drag Racer

Dolly Parton. No doubt about it. If you were going to cast someone to play Bunny Burkett in a Hollywood movie about her life, Dolly would be your only choice.* Two legendary women, one that you’ve heard of, one that you probably haven’t. Bunny and Dolly both grew up poor... Read more →

IHRA Sportsman Nationals, Richmond Dragway, 31 May 2009

The International Hot Rod Association held one of its Sportman Nationals drag races at Richmond Dragway, last Sunday. There will be seven of these events this season, at tracks scattered all over the country. They're a big deal for sportsman (that is, non-professional) racers. A win at one of these... Read more →