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"Thank you to Rick & Rickie Jones and all the guys at RJ Race Cars & Quarter-Max for building me the baddest Pro Mod car in the world. We came out at the first race of the year with this brand new car and set the world record 3 times. We carried that momentum throughout the rest of our season to several wins, and now the 2019 NHRA Pro Mod World Championship." Stevie “Fast” Jackson doubled up today when he claimed the world championship in the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA Pro Mod Drag Ra …

The wait is over and after a dominant weekend in St. Louis, Erica Enders is rolling at the perfect time.The two-time Pro Stock world champ qualified No. 1 and raced to the NHRA Midwest Nationals win at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday, going 6.598-seconds at 208.36 mph in her RJ Race Cars/Quarter-Max Chassis & Racing Components built Melling Performance/Elite Motorsports Camaro to slip past Matt Hartford’s 6.621 at 207.30 in the final round.It gave Enders her first victory since her f …

Scott Oksas started his Pro Mod career 10 years ago with the hopes of putting together a competitive program.A decade later, he now has a win for the ages.The Los Angeles-area native benefitted from some first-round luck against Stevie “Fast” Jackson and then rode a string of three straight incredible runs in his turbocharged RJ Race Cars Ford Shelby Mustang. That included a event-winning blast of 5.882-seconds at 247.38 mph in the final round against Doug Winters to claim victory at the third a …

The application of horsepower to a racing surface can be a violent affair and that requires suspension parts that are up to the task. There are different types of rear suspension setups and if you’re trying to make big power a wishbone might be something you want to add to help keep everything planted. We talked with Rickie Jones from Quarter-Max about the wishbone and why you might want to think about adding one.Often, when people think of the rear suspension under a racecar and important parts …

Rick Jones couldn't help it; He had to see how everything worked.Jones, one of drag racing's premiere chassis builders and the driving force behind the RJ Race Cars/Quartermax brands, admits his tendencies began as a kid growing up in Illinois. At any given time he'd have his bicycle and any other toy his parents bought him torn apart in the family's garage. Even the soapbox derby car he built with his dad was in pieces again shortly after it was completed."They would take a look at it, and say …