NHRA’s Brian Lohnes and HOT ROD Magazine’s John McGann chat with Nelson Racing Engines Founder, Tom Nelson! Tom takes us through the highs and lows of his career, telling never-before-heard stories like putting Twin Turbos in an airboats, and plummeting off 50-foot cliffs in Iceland! The guys talk to Tom about the genesis of Nelson Racing Engines, StreetFire.net, how the show “Driven” got started, the formula off-roading crash in Iceland, reevaluation after the crash, the artistry of engine building, the F-Bomb ’73 Camaro, Tuatara, 2019 Ridler Award, and why we’re in the wild west era of HOT RODDING! Learn more HERE ➡️ https://bit.ly/3ObjwIG
2:03 – 40,000 hp HOT ROD shoot!
3:14 – Where It All Began.
6:48 – The Go Kart that started it all.
10:16 – Street Racing.
12:52 – The start of Nelson Racing Engines.
18:34 – First NRE projects and learning the business.
21:57 – First PRI Show.
22:59 – From StreetFire.net to YouTube.
28:35 – How “Driven” got started.
33:25 – Formula Off-Roading in Iceland.
35:02 – “We’re going off a 50-foot cliff!?”
39:25 – Immediate aftermath of the crash & recovery process.
47:09 – Reevaluating the business.
55:40 – The artistry of engine building.
58:16 – The F-Bomb ’73 Camaro.
01:03:34 – The Wild West of Hot Rodding.
01:06:15 – Metal printing with AI.
01:07:35 – NRE x Tuatara.
01:11:46 – The 2019 Ridler Award.
01:16:32 – What’s next?
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