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Daniel Hanley and The Lunchbox – Both Excel in Their First Race Together!
South Mountain Raceway – We all have experienced the feeling. The excitement of something different as a new race car enters the pit area. Something that’s not often seen is a new car being driven by a new driver. That… Continue reading
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Checkered Flag – Hot Rod Annual
Latimore Valley Fairgrounds/EMMR – It was a beautiful morning in central Pennsylvania. A beautiful day for a drive in the country and a beautiful day to have the Checkered Flag – Hot Rod Annual event as your destination. Hosted by… Continue reading
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Brian Ketterer’s Beautiful 1929 Ford Roadster
South Mountain Raceway – The Vintage Eliminator gang was in the house that day at South Mountain Raceway doing their thing; having a good time and wowing the fans with their old-school hot rods. As anyone who has seen them… Continue reading
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First NHRA/SBRA Points Race of the Season at South Mountain Raceway
South Mountain Raceway – Springtime in Pennsylvania. That magical time when you don’t know if it will be cold all day or hot all day…or…you dress for winter in the morning and are dressed for summer by evening. On this… Continue reading
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Vintage Eliminator Season Opener – 2026
South Mountain Raceway – The sky poured out some liquid sunshine on this morning at South Mountain Raceway, but that gave way to a fresh, clean track for the opening race of the Vintage Eliminator season. You can see a… Continue reading
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Ed Iskenderian Remembered
Ed Iskenderian, July 10, 1921 – February 4, 2026 Edward Iskenderian. Or as most called him, Ed Iskenderian. More importantly, for decades, he was simply known as “Isky,” or the “Camfather,” the guy whose company made the camshafts in a… Continue reading
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Don Gilmore’s Iron Dinosaur and Driver Liz Leggett
Although the Dragfest Indoor Drag Racing Showcase would give you the impression there’s nothing but drag cars as the name implies, it’s not always quite true. If you wade through the cars in one of the halls, you’d spy, sitting… Continue reading
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Dragfest 2026
Lebanon, PA – Here in the Northeast, colder weather signals the end of the racing season. It’s always a bittersweet time, as those who race nearly every weekend are ready for a break. Yet, although they need the time to… Continue reading
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Favorites from 2025
Well, here it is. 2026. Happy New Year to all! 2025 was a great year at DF Motorsports Magazine. I really appreciate each and every one of you who took a moment to speak with me, or came here to… Continue reading
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Don Garloff’s Chevy Vega!
South Mountain Raceway – Racers always tend to make the most of their resources. Some hand build something from scratch, some use off-the-shelf components and fix up a car, some will do a mixture of the two, and then there… Continue reading
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