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RCR Checks Out The Mercury Marauder, The Taxicab With Attitude!

The Mercury Marauder might have been a copycat idea (see also: 1994-96 Chevrolet Impala SS) but it was a decent enough execution of the concept: big motor, body-on-frame sedan, monochromatic look,...

Jimmy Daniels Two-For-Two At US Nationals Mopar HEMI® Challenge

  (Photos courtesy of Mopar Motorsports)  Second generation Mopar racer Jimmy Daniels is now two-for-two in the Mopar HEMI® Challenge. The 21-year-old driver from Yardley, Pennsylvania, made...

BangShift Tech: Here’s How To Install A Tremec T56 Into A G-Body

(Words and photos by Scott Parker) –  As anyone that has perused a G-body or Pro-Touring forum can tell you, there is an easy and established way to transplant a Tremec T56 into a G-body. In...

Beyond Bitchin’ Video From Bonneville 1961 – A Teacher Chases A Record In His Hot Rod VW!

This is the best video you’ll see regarding car stuff today anywhere. The footage was taken by a TV crew at Bonneville in 1961 and it is a truly cool profile of racer Dick Beith and his little...

This Naturally Aspirated Mustang Has A 9,000 RPM Small Block, A Lenco, And 9-second Time Slips

This car is BRUTAL! With a small block that can sing soprano and a four speed Lenco hooked to the back of it, the 9.76 second run being made in this video is certainly done the hard way but it is...

Watch the Most Insane Mud Truck Run We Have Ever Seen

We have showed plenty of videos in the past of mud trucks pulling big wheelies on the launch or hanging the front end on the way through a pit. This is the first time we have ever seen a guy stand...

Watch The Munsters Coach Cruise Down The Strip At The 1966 NHRA US Nationals

The Chevrolet Performance NHRA US Nationals are coming up next week and that means we’re going to be going heavy on the historical drag racing content from the most prestigious race on the...

The 15th Ventura Nationals – Roadsters, Coupes, Bikes, Lead Sleds, Trucks & Low Riders On The Beach

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) There are so many Labor Day traditions, some of them being a car shows and cruises. The tradition of the Ventura Nationals, held at Seaside Park on the beach in Ventura,...

The Great Labor Day Cruise Photo Coverage Starts Right Here From SoCal

The Great Labor Day Cruise is one of the biggest shows in Southern California, and quite frankly the nation. I has been around for a jillion years, offers a very unique show and rv grounds, and...

Watch The Money Tree Triple 10’s Bracket Race LIVE, And FREE, Right Here, Right Now!

The Money Tree Triple 10’s bracket race pays $10,000 to win each of three days. Last year Doug Foley Jr. won BOTH Friday and Saturday. Payouts start at Round 3, and the action is hot and heavy....

Watch The Yellow Bullet Nationals LIVE Right Here, Right Now, And FREE!

That’s right folks, the Yellow Bullet Nationals 2017 is LIVE and you can watch it all for free right here! The MotorMania TV crew is on it, shooting all the action, from all the angles, so you...

The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Comes To California And Our Photos Start Here

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car series is a riot to run, to cover, and to experience as a racing fan. The Ultimate Street Car Association puts on a hell of...

Watch The Replay Of The RTRA Turbo Bullet Radial Rebellion Event At Northstar Dragway Here!

Last year’s RTRA, Radial Tire Racing Association, events at Denton’s Northstar Dragway were some of the record settingest races we’ve ever been a part of, and this weekend’s 2017 RTRA Turbo...

Say Hello to the Chupacabra: A Quad Turbo LS-Powered Vette Kart!

Oh man, you guys are going to love this one! One of the most polarizing trends in car modification these days is the Vette Kart. Made popular by our buddies over at Roadkill, they are typically based...