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Coast Packing: Lard is Packed with Vitamin D

June 29, 2020

If you’re like most people in the industry, you love lard for the flavor it imparts to popular dishes. It’s the difference-maker in refried beans, tortillas, tamales, carnitas and scads of other offerings that make Mexican food so special.

You probably don’t reach for the lard because it’s a healthy alternative to other ingredients – but perhaps you should. Turns out that lard is surprisingly nutrient-rich. Packed with Vitamins D and B, it’s a potential immunity booster.

Congratulations ProCharger Racers! The Winners So Far in 2020

June 26, 2020

Hoist a glass to the winners and record-setters in the first half of the 2020 drag racing season. 🍾 Congrats to all ~ and especially to our very own Eric Gustafson, CEO of Coast Packing Co., and the entire team at R&E Racing!

Gustafson and His Coast Packing Camaro Came Out Swinging in 2020 in VP Racing Lubricants Xtreme Pro Mod

March 26, 2020

Even with the obstacles presented (change motors, rewire the car) Eric and the crew came out swinging at the first race on this year’s NMCA tour. Here’s a play-by-play of what went down and how they powered his Coast Packing Camaro to an unprecedented trifecta — qualifying #1, setting the NMCA Xtreme Pro Mod record, and wrapping up the weekend in the Aerospace Components Inc. Winner’s Circle.

Bond Sets New Benchmark, Biehle Drives into Semi’s and Rudolf’s Spectacular Save

March 14, 2020

Well, racing has started with all guns blazing. Our Pro Line Racing teams got into the groove this past weekend. Here are the highlights of two major race events, being the Drag Illustrated World Doorslammer Nationals at Orlando Speed World Dragway and NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem held at Bradenton Motorsports Park!

The NMCA’s Muscle Car Mayhem Lives Up To Its Name In Bradenton

March 13, 2020

If you’re going to kick off the start to a race season in style, it would be accurate to say that the NMCA gave Buzz Lightyear a run for his money at its 2020 season opener in Bradenton, Florida. Records were broken thanks in part to great weather and a dedicated track crew that maintained a consistent racing surface over massive swings in conditions. The stands were packed for qualifying and eliminations, and the safety team and staff displayed unrivaled professionalism in response to multiple on-track incidents. Muscle Car Mayhem at Bradenton Motorsports Park was an intense beginning to the NMCA’s 2020 season.

Racing News: Travis Pastrana Joins Miss GEICO Offshore Racing Team

March 12, 2020

Eric Gustafson in his PTP-tuned Coast Packing Camaro cruised all the way to the final, where he clocked a 3.68 to win over Andrew Handras, who went into a wheelie and was forced to lift to a 4.09 in his Camaro.

ProCharger Floes as the 2020 Racing Season Kicks Off! Records Fall as ProCharger Screams!

March 12, 2020

It was big news when ProCharger F-3X-140 superchargers were deemed legal for NHRA’s Pro Mod class, and over the winter the buzz was how the ProCharger cars would stack up against the competition. We can now answer that—they stood up very well!

Gustafson, Holbrook, Khoury Lead Winners At NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem

March 11, 2020

The 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem Presented by Holbrook Racing Engines got off to a great start under very favorable weather conditions as several racers lit up the scoreboards with record-setting performances during qualifying — many of them running the table on the way to the winner’s circle on Sunday.

Race Wrap — 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem presented by Holbrook Racing Engines

March 8, 2020

Wondrous weather, powerful passes, and close competition made up the 18th Annual NMCA Muscle Car Mayhem presented by Holbrook Racing Engines, March 5-8 at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida. Excitement escalated as the weekend went on, and when it was all said and done, records were set and the winners of the series’ season opener in the Sunshine State celebrated in the Aerospace Components Winner’s Circle.

It’s a Win-Win-Win!

January 26, 2020

Lisa Keys, 2nd place winner of our #LardLovers Recipe Contest, posted about her win on her blog, Good Grief Cook. Check it out here!