Racing Southwest made it out to the Albuquerque National Dragway the weekend of May 3rd, 2013 for the quarter mile mayhem both Friday and Saturday evening!
Great weather and a great turnout for the weekend. Saturday, May 4th was the NM Mopar Challenge and the Mountain States VW Club meet at the Albuquerque National Dragway. A big thanks to Bryant Muncy for sharing all of the following pictures with us. See you out at the track next weekend! continue reading »
The summer season of the Hot Rod and Custom Car Show Series has started! Racing Southwest is looking forward to a great summer of car shows at the local Hooters locations in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho.
Big thanks to Bryant Muncy for these shots from the April 4th, 2013 show at the East Side Hooters location in Albuquerque, New Mexico. continue reading »
The New Mexico International Auto Show, taking place Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21 at the Albuquerque Convention Center brings out the new line up from automotive manufacturers and gives people visiting the show the opportunity to check out the new technology and models from these automotive manufacturers. Including everything from the latest truck offerings from the big 3 automotive manufacturers to the latest sports cars and everything in between. The show gives consumers a very good preview of what is on local dealer lots as well as what will be coming soon!
Racing Southwest photographer Bryant Muncy headed out to the event on April 20th, 2013 and captured some great shots of some of the offerings that the show was featuring. continue reading »
A complete listing for the 2013 season of the Hot Rod and Custom Car Show dates. These are the Hooters Car Shows in Albuquerque, New Mexico! There are always a good number of local, high quality vehicles out in attendance at all of these shows and there are always openings for you to display yours as well!
East Side Hooters, San Mateo
Saturday, May 4th
Saturday, June 1st
Saturday July 13th
Saturday, Aug 3rd
Saturday, Sept 7th
Saturday, Oct 26th (Halloween Show)
Saturday, Nov 2nd (Fall Classic Show)
West Side Hooters, 528 & Alameda
Saturday, May 18th
Saturday June 22nd
Saturday, July 27th
Saturday, Aug, 24th
Saturday, Sept, 14th
Saturday, Oct 5th (Balloon Show)
Route 66 Casino Hotel Car Shows
Saturday, Sunday, May 25th & 26th
Saturday, Sunday, August 3rd & 4th
Also, find event updates on Facebook @ Facebook.com/HootersCarShow
Opening day at the Albuquerque National Dragway. Having opened in 1963, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the track. Albuquerque National Dragway was just name the NHRA Division 7 2012 Most improved Track.
Racing Southwest photographer, Bryant Muncy has shared over 80 shots of the opening day action as well as video coverage from March 16th, 2013! Enjoy!
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NAPA Speedway has opened the gates for the 2013 drift season on March 17th, 2013! Racing Southwest photographer Bryant Muncy has shared over 60 shots of the action from the opening day festivities as well as a video showcasing some of the best that New Mexico has to offer!
2013 looks like it will be a great season for drifting in Albuquerque! Video below the pics! continue reading »
Photo coverage of the 2013 SuperNationals Car Show at Expo New Mexico on February 1st through 3rd, 2013! If you thought the 2012 SuperNationals show was a blast, you’ll love the coverage from 2013!
Over 400 shots from three local photographers including Corey Ringo and Alex Vigil.
Best of show winners for 2013 include Best of Show Coveted Dana Irvin, 65 Mustang; Best of Show Car Noel Irvin, 67 GTO; Best of Show Rod Warren Joerg, 36 Chevy; Best of Show Truck Dan Ortega, 55 Chevy P/U; Best of Show Motorcycle Bobby Ray Espinoza, 05 Kawasaki
Sweepstakes Rod Bob & Suzi Jensen, 38 Chevy; Sweepstakes Car Penny Weiss, 56 T-Bird; Sweepstakes Custom Jim & Judy Lippert, 67 Nova; Sweepstakes Truck Dave Carrell, 72 El Camino; Sweepstakes Restored Wyatt Stripling, 57 Chevy; Sweepstakes Motorcycle Noel Smith, 78 Yamaha
Best Muscle Car Edward Henderson, 66 Chevy; Custom Award of Excellence Fred Rael, 67 Chevy; Truck Award of Excellence Scott Capp, 68 Chevy P/U; Restored Award of Excellence Joe Poppel, 58 Chevy; Rod Award of Excellence Buck Morris, 34 Plymouth; Muscle Car Award of Excellence Victor Sanchez; Detail Award of Excellence Al DeHerrera, 55 Chevy; Motorcycle Award of Excellence Arthur Aragaon, 07 Suzuki. continue reading »
New Mexico’s premier custom auto show is making its way to the Lujan Complex at Expo New Mexico February 1-3, 2013! Check out our coverage from the 2012 SuperNationals Show.
Each year, the show attracts prominent street rods and customs from throughout the country, as well as local and regional vehicles for both show and competition display.
Print out the discount coupon below to get $1 off your entrance fee to the show.
Also, make sure to LIKE The SuperNationals Facebook page and comment on the Facebook post for this posting TODAY (January 30, 2013) and we will enter you in our give away for either a free ticket into the show, or a free Family 4 Pack set of tickets to get into the show! – Make sure in your comment to let us know what one you’re entering for! continue reading »
Some user submitted pictures from Brian DePalo, Jin Ngo, and Jarret Christ Crews of the 2012 Racing Southwest End of Summer Cruise on October 7th, 2012!
This was the 2nd annual hosting of the End of Summer Cruise. The event path took drivers from Mark’s Casa Chevrolet in Albuquerque, NM to Madrid and Cochiti Lake. There was a very good turnout as you can see from the trademark RSW Shamu picture in the gallery below! Thanks to everyone who made it out and to Jin Ngo for getting everything planned and executed! continue reading »
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Through the months of October through December, 2012, RacingSouthwest.com and a number of New Mexico businesses and organizations have teamed up to hold a donation event that will benefit The Life Link at Santa Fe, Presbyterian Medical Services Cuba Head Start Program and Help{=}Hope International.
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