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Chris “Smitty” Smith Captures Goodguys National Autocross Championship In RideTech 48 Hour Corvette

National championships in any form or motorsport are very tough to come by. They are never accidental either. These are feats accomplished by motivated and driven individuals who have not only great...

The Guys At Donut Media Put Together The Ten Best Car Chases From 1960s Movies – From Herbie To Bond, The Classics Are Here!

Donut Media has been hard at work putting together top ten lists of car chase scenes by decade. We’ve seen the 00’s, 90s, 80s, and 70s countdowns, and we suggest that you do the same,...

Tough Truck Racing At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park: Low Level Flight And High-Intensity Durability Testing!

When you don’t care one iota about your vehicle, when it’s time has come, you call someone with a tow truck to drag it’s sorry carcass off to the giant metal pancake maker. When you...

Continental Tire Sports Car Series At Virginia International Raceway – Action and Pit Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – Yesterday we showed you some cool Lamborghini Super Trofeo photos that David Whealon captured at Virginia International Raceway. Today we’re back with more...

The Brick House: This Australian Chrysler 300C Is A Ten-Second Street Sweeper!

Here in the States, the Chrysler 300 has gone from an iconic rebirth sedan to rental-car fodder in three facelifts. The 300 SRT model was axed in 2015 for the U.S. market since some genius within FCA...

Street Machinery Inventory Intervention 2017 Coverage: From Rust To Custom Paint, We’ve Got The Photos Here!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Euclid, Ohio is a hot rodding town and Street Machinery has been one of the most enduring symbols of the area’s love of horsepower for decades. The shop was on...

Unhinged: The October Charge, When I Become A Somewhat Skilled Wrench For A Bit

I’ve spent more time in my garage today than I have since the night Eric Rood dropped off the 360 that is bound for the Imperial earlier this year. What am I working on? That same 360, of...

The Bloodhound SSC Is Making Its 200mph Test Today – WATCH IT LIVE HERE

The road to 1,000mph officially begins today! The pride of the UK and the hopefuls who are planning on running 1,000mph in the famed Bloodhound SSC will make their first official performance test...

HOLY COW! The Nicest Unrestored 1977 GMC Motorhome Left On Earth Is For Sale – This Is Amazing

While I can appreciate a good vintage motorhome, it is our own Chad Reynolds who is a complete and utter freak for these things. It is probably best that I was the one who found this on eBay because...

OPGI Is Running An Emblem Sale! 25% Off Until Halloween – Don’t Miss This Deal!

OPGI is always running cool sales and promotions and this time they have one going that any BangShifter with classis GM muscle in their life may need to take advantage of. OPGI is running an emblem...

Morning Symphony: Rally Cars In Their Natural Habitat Running Freely!

Rally machines have their own particular noises…usually that of either a highly-strung four-banger that is reaching to the far end of what a tachometer can usually cover, or the machine-gun...

Lamborghini Super Trofeo Action From Virginia International Raceway – Go Lambo Go!

(Photos by David Whealon) – So when we think of Lamborghini we don’t immediately think of racing like with do with Ferrari or Porsche. We do think of insanely bad ass cars that have...

2017 Street Machinery Inventory Intervention Coverage: This Show Rules!

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – Last year we introduced you to Boris and the gang at Street Machinery in Euclid OH. The “Inventory Intervention” event was so popular it’s...

A Tiny Bit Of Violence: Troy Scott’s Opel GT Was Tearing It Up At The Throwdown In T-Town!

Troy Scott’s Opel GT has been around for years and is legendary for what it can do on the strip. That’s not a stretch of the imagination…an Opel GT is the size of most kit cars and...