The streets of suburban southwest Los Angeles County, in the years following the end of World War II, posed an increasing danger to all who used them, according to accident statistics cited in press ...

Rick Lorenzen had such a good time growing up as a hot rodder in Southern California that he re-created it all in a museum. Lorenzen passed away June 16 at 82, but the Lions Automobilia Foundation and ...

In December 1972, the infamous Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach, California, closed forever with its Last Drag Race festivities. It's estimated that 25,000 people attended that Saturday night to send ...

The first-ever Lions Automobilia Foundation Hall of Fame inducted some pretty big names from the world of motorsports: Mickey Thompson, Don Prudhomme, Ed Iskenderian, Vic Edelbrock Sr., and CJ Pappy ...

Complaints about engine noise drove the hot rods away from Lions Drag Strip in Long Beach and the San Fernando Raceway. Police also began cracking down on illegal street racing taking place near the ...

Not so long ago, Southern California was the center of the drag racing world — home to more than a dozen drag strips, from Lions in Long Beach and the Irwindale Raceway to the most fabled of them all: ...

A mere 73 years ago local legend the late C.J. "Pappy" Hart in Santa Ana, California, created the first drag strip. Yes, there had been other strips here and there before that, but those were ...

Local drag strips have been the crucible of car culture, fostering a unique blend of competition, innovation, and community. These tracks have provided a safe environment for enthusiasts to test their ...