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Would You Be Brave Enough To Drag Race A Suicide-Shifted Chopper Down The Strip?

For six years, motorcycles were my jam and to this day I still enjoy the occasional ride. My wildest years involved Yamaha two-strokes with enough power to scare the ever-living hell out of...

What Kind Of Money Is This 1986 3rd Generation F-Body Convertible Prototype Worth?

If you grew up in the 1980s and early 1990s you saw plenty of third-generation Camaros out and about on the road. These cars sold well and while they were not always the best runners, there were a...

Gymkhana Nine! Ken Block Tears Up Buffalo After Australia Has A Panic Attack Over His Take On “Hooning”!

By all rights, the latest and greatest Gymkhana film from Ken Block and the Hoonigan crew is lock-step with the last eight: Block, this time in one of the two Ford Focus RS RX vehicles on the planet,...

Only In Australia: Extreme Dinghy Racing Makes Jet Sprints Look Pretty Tame

Let me make one thing clear. I think Jet Sprint boats are some of the coolest boats ever. Big V8 power, jet drives, roll bars, and a course that looks like an autocross but with dirt banks to flip...

This 1960 Cadillac Series 62 Could Be You Perfect Kustom

Disclaimer: We know the dude selling this car and are better for it. With that said, we can also tell you that he doesn’t do anything half assed and that the description in this add is not only...

Welding Tech Video: TIG Welding Aluminum For Beginners.

TIG welding is awesome. Super sexy bad ass tig welds make your ride look like a million bucks. But it’s also one of the more challenging, and often intimidating, types of welding. And since the...

Scrapple, The Late Edition: A Frying Pan, Pennies And Exploding Phones!

LS Fest might have occupied the better part of the weekend, but if you think that the news stops just because a bunch of GM fans congregate in the middle of the corn fields, have we got news for you....

If You Like Custom Trucks, Then Scrapin’ The Coast Is A Must See. Check Out The Video.

There are a lot of car and truck shows around the country, but a lot of people say that Scrapin’ the Coast is arguably one of the biggest truck shows you’ll find. With more than 2000...

Jay Leno Shows The Classic Mini Some Love At The Garage: One Bonneville Car, One Street Runner!

The Mini…ok, the original Mini…is so iconic, so groundbreaking, that it’s often spoken in the same sentences as the Ford Model T and the Volkswagen Type 1 (Beetle). There is no way...

Holy Overkill: A Viper-Swapped BMW Z4. Just In Case You Didn’t Think Germans Had A Sense Of Humor…

The BMW Z4. Unlike the M3, M5, or 7-series executive sedans, the Z4 occupied the space in the lineup where the car is usually referred to not as powerful, not as luxurious, but as “cute”....

LS Fest 2016: Speed, Steering And Stopping…The Baer Brakes/Super Chevy 3S Challenge!

Speed, steering and stopping. Sounds easy, right? That’s the basic rundown of racing…you get up to speed as fast as possible, corner without balling the car up, and stop before you test...

Trans Tech Tuesday: How Does A Manual Transmission Work Anyway?

Don’t laugh. There are a lot, and I mean A LOT of people who have no clue how a manual transmission actually works. And we’re not judging them for it. After all, it’s not like most...

Zora Would Be Proud: Check Out This C4 Corvette Hazing Out The Skidpad At Bindoon!

Right now the automotive media is soiling their drawers over what is known as “Project Emperor”, a.k.a. the mid-engined C8 Corvette. Yeah, we know that mid-engine ‘Vettes have been...

Screaming Passengers Edition? Watch the Alfa Romeo Guilia Quadrifoglio Tear The Nurburgring A New One!

We know that Nurburgring lap times are essentially a gigantic measuring contest for the world’s manufacturers and don’t mean jack squat to all but the hardest of the hardcore racer owners...