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Danchuk Tri-Five Nationals 2017: Our Opening Gallery Of All Things Classic Chevrolet!

When the Danchuk Tri-Five Nats first appeared at Beech Bend a couple of years ago, it was a sleeper hit that saw classic GM cars roaming Bowling Green for a week straight. That’s no...

Morning Symphony: Jeep SRT Running At WannaGoFast In Virginia

I’m starting to get amped up. Here in a couple of days, Angry Grandpa is going back to BFNY Performance for a bit of attention, then it will immediately head out to a track. It’s racing...

Light And Mighty: This Hayabusa-Swapped Mini Is An Evil Little Machine!

Are you a heavy power kind of gearhead, or can you appreciate what is the automotive equivalent of a go-kart on steroids with a license plate on the back tearing around with a manic powerplant in the...

PSCA SCSN Anarchy At The Arch IV: The Final Gallery From St. Louis!

We’ve finally come to the end of our coverage of the 2017 PSCA SCSN Anarchy At The Arch IV event at Gateway Motorsports Park in St. Louis. There were some stout runs, very little drama...

NASCAR To Introduce Composite Bodies In 2017 – Mandatory By 2019

NASCAR is going to look a little different under its skin. The racing sanctioning body has announced that it will allow composite bodies at three of its races in 2017 and by 2019 the composite bodies...

Bonneville Speed Week 2017: Friday Salt Coverage – Racers Coming In, Tech Going On, Awesomeness Reigns Supreme

So here we go! Friday at Bonneville Speed Week 2017 is a pretty interesting day. It is low key, it is quiet, and it is a fun time to kind of get the lay of the land and see exactly what’s what...

Oddly Satisfying Video: Watching This Holley Deliver Fuel To A Dyno Engine Is Kind Of Mesmerizing

Ever catch a video on YouTube or another location and the title includes the words “Oddly Satisfying”? You know the ones. Videos of people power washing stuff, stacking stuff, arranging...

Purely For Racing: Petrolicious Takes A Look At The 1956 Aston Martin DBR1

Prior to 1956, entrants into sports car racing had to use a road-legal car or a car based upon a road-legal machine. Come 1956, however, and there was a change in opinion on the matter, which may...

Chevrolet To Replace The SS With The Camaro ZL1 In NASCAR – Here’s The First Look At The New Race Car!

(Photos: General Motors) It had to happen…with the death of the Chevrolet SS sedan, a new body had to be chosen for the teams flying the Chevrolet flag in NASCAR’s Monster Energy Cup...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Do YOU Want To See Out Of Our Bonneville Speed Week 2017 Coverage?

As you are reading this, I am quite literally cruising miles above the Earth’s crust on my way to Ontario, California where I will scoop up the rental car, meet Chad at his shop, hang out for...

Money No Object: You Don’t Have The Guts To Put This 1988 Ford Thunderbird SCCA Racer Onto The Streets, Do You?

The late 1980s Ford Thunderbirds are sorely underrated outside of NASCAR fans. Why is that? The roundy-round folks know why this car rules: 212.809 miles per hour at Talladega Speedway in 1987. Yes,...

PSCA SCSN Anarchy At The Arch IV: Our Coverage Of The St. Louis Showdown Continues!

We’re still bringing you photos from the Anarchy At The Arch IV race in St. Louis! Chad and I busted our humps on Sunday cranking out photos in between manning the camera and chomping down on...

The New Solid State Relay Block From MSD Will Clean Up Your Engine Compartment And Make Wiring A Snap

Some guys like Chad love wiring stuff. Some guys like me think that electrons were invented to torture humankind into submission. The good news is that companies like MSD bring products to the market...

Is The 1974 Buick GSX The Worst Muscle Car Insult Of The 1970s? We Found One For Sale

(By Greg Rourke) – We all know the Golden Age of muscle cars pretty much ended after 1971. A few hung on, notably Super Duty Trans Ams, but the rest were relegated to sticker charged attempts...