SSC, the fastest car in the world, is Pushrod powered

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The King is dead, long live the King. The United States has taken the crown from the Europeans with Pushrod power. 4 minutes and 50 seconds into this video, our own Chris Jones talks with SSC about the design of the Ultimate Aero motor and what it takes to unseat the Veyron as the fastest car in the world at nearly 260mph. And how does the SSC compare to the Veyron in a heads up race? 7 car lengths ahead at 180mph with both cars still accelerating.

View the SSC Ultimate Aero video.

The founder of the NHRA, Wally Parks, passes away

A legend has left this world, and we were blessed to have met him. Wally Parks, the driving force behind the NHRA has died at the age of 94. The NHRA has a more in depth announcement. Last spring, we had the opportunity to meet Wally, and I remember then thinking that once he started talking about cars and racing, how young and vibrant he suddenly became. This man truly loved cars and his passion transcended the generations and touched us all. It was a real pleasure to have met you Wally, burn some rubber for us on your way through the pearly gates.

[StreetFire Archive Interview of Wally Parks]
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Hot Rod Builder Scott Roller Interview

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Adam and Chris of Streetfire.net interview hot rod builder Scott Roller of Three Crowns Speed & Kustoms about their Imperial Roadster. Try finding another car with this intake

Three Crowns Speed & Kustoms Video]

StreetFire at the 2007 Grand National Roadster show in Pomona

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StreetFire.net interviews legendary custom TV and movie car builder George Barris at the 2007 Grand National Roadster show in Pomona! Includes footage of the original TV Batmobile as well as the Monkeemobile GTO from the Monkees TV show.

[Watch 2007 Ponoma Car Show]

Art Morrison Builds a digital car for Sony

Grand Turismo 5 in all it's High Definition awesomeness is just around the corner and famed car guru and friend of StreetFire, Art Morrison, is going to have a car featured in the game. We sat down with Art and discussed how his company got started, some of the builders he does work for, and how he got into building a car for a Sony Video game.

[Watch Video, the history and future of Art Morrison]

StreetFire talks to the Chairman of Eibach Springs

Last year we met the folks at Eibach Springs at NOPI, and formed a great partnership when they decided to help our little community grow by becoming one of our sponsors. This gave us a chance to see behind the curtain, visit their factory in Corona California, and meet some of the people that help shape this company. One such person we met was Wilfried Eibach, Chairman of Eibach springs and son of the founder of the company. Wilfrief told us a bit of the history of the company and how today his family extends to everyone that works for Eibach Springs.

[Watch Video interview with the Chairman of Eibach Springs]
[Direct Download High Quality Version on iTunes]

Today Eibach Springs is celebrating an incredible 2006 Motorsport Season, and an anniversary as well. Just to give you an idea of their commitment to our Sport, here is a list of their 2006 Motorsport achievements.

2006 Team winners using Eibach Springs

Formula 1
Nearly 100% of all the teams that use coil springs—use only Eibach! (Including the Champion)

World Rally Championship
1st Manufacturer Championship, Ford – M-Sport.

NASCAR
Nextel Cup
1st Jimmie Johnson # 48 Hendrick Motorsports
2nd Matt Kenseth #17, Roush Racing
3rd Denny Hamlin #18, Joe Gibbs Racing

Busch Series
1st Kevin Harvick #21, Richard Childress Racing
2nd Carl Edwards #60, Roush Racing
3rd Clint Bowyer #2, Richard Childress Racing

ARCA ReMax Series
1st Frank Kimmel #46, Tri-State Motorsports

USAR Hooters Pro Cup
1st Clay Rogers #44
2nd Shelby Howard #20
3rd Woody Howard #55

USAC
National Midgets
1st Jerry Coons Jr, Greg Wilke Racing
2nd Josh Wise, Tony Stewart Racing

National Sprints
1st Josh Wise, Tony Stewart Racing
2nd Levi Jones, Tony Stewart Racing

Western Sprints
1st Tony Hunt, Alan Kaiser Racing

Champ Car World Series
1st Sebastien Bourdais, Newman Haas Racing.
2nd Justin Wilson, RuSPORT
3rd A.J. Allmendinger, Forsythe Championship Racing

Indy Racing League
1st Sam Hornish Jr., Team Penske Racing
2nd Dan Weldon, Chip Ganassi Racing
3rd Helio Castroneves, Team Penske Racing

Grand American - Rolex Series GT
1st Andy Lally and Marc Bunting, The Racers Group

SCCA Speed World Challenge - Touring Car
1st Pierre Kleinubing, RealTime Racing
3rd Peter Cunningham, RealTime Racing

NHRA Drag Racing
Pro Stock
1st Jason Line, KB Racing
1st Greg Anderson, KB Racing Pontiac

FIA GT1 Manufacturers Cup
1st Aston Martin

British GT Series
1st Tim Mullen, SCUDERIA ECOSSE

SCSA
1St Olie Payne, Team West-Tec

British Pickup Racing Series
1St Nic Grindrod, Vitac Transmission

Recaro Formula-3 Cup
1st Ho-Pin Tung, JB Motorsport

Seat Leon Supercopa
1st Florian Gruber, Team LogiPlus powered by Konrad Motorsport
2nd René Rast, GAG Racing Team
3rd Fredy Barth, Fischer Racing

Ford Fiesta ST Cup
1st Carsten Seifert, Racing Team East

ADAC Rallye Masters
1st Hermann Gassner/´Siggi Schrankl, Gassner Motorsport

Deutsche Rallye Series Group N
1st Hermann Gassner/Karin Thannhäuser, Gassner Motorsport

HJS Diesel Rallye Masters
1st Markus Moufang/Hartmut Walch, BMW 120d

Australia Fujitsu V8 Supercars Series
1st Adam Macrow, Howard Racing

Australian Sport Sedan Series
1st Dean Randal

Australian F3 Championship
1st Ricky Ochipinti

Australian Formula Ford Championship
1st John Martin

Australian Rally Championship
1st Simon & Sue Evans, Toyota

SCORE/Tecate Baja 1000
1st Overall 4-Wheel Robbie Gordon/Andy McMillan, Red Bull Chevrolet Trophy Truck

Congratulations to the entire Eibach team!

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