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Big News: Nitro Revival To Be Held During Laguna Seca Spring Classic – Historic Drag Cars Mingle and Cackle With Legendary Racers

If you haven’t heard of the Steve Gibbs created Nitro Revival yet, we’re wondering where you’ve been! This is an event that Steve and a group of truly driven enthusiasts that love...

Rough Start: Who Wants To Put A 1968 Road Runner Stock Car Onto The Street?

Ron, I’m calling you out, buddy. Oh, and Don too. In case you are wondering what’s going on here, dear reader, it seems that two of my friends from Topeka got together and found something...

Winter Weather Have You Stuck? Sit Back And Watch Some SLMRA Lawnmower Ice Racing!

As I type this, I’m looking out the window of the office and I’m watching Mother Nature coat everything around BangShift Mid-West in a fine mist that is going to freeze up and make all...

This 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 Is Bright Red And Packing Big Block Power – A Street Bruiser For Sure

In many ways, this 1965 Dodge Coronet 500 represents our favorite type of muscle car. It has one of the coolest and most iconic body styles of the middle 1960s, it has a great color slathered all...

Legendary NASA Astronaut John Young Has Died At 87 – Six Trips To Space, Walked on Moon, Commanded First Shuttle Flight

John Young is a man that every American should know but most do not. John Young is arguably the greatest NASA astronaut in history with a record that has no compare. He walked on the moon, he flew to...

Classic YouTube: 2005 Ford GT and Mustang GT – Ford’s Blue-Collar Exotic And Pony Car Were Riding High

Has it really been over a decade since the Ford GT and the S197 Mustang platform debuted? Yes it has, and both have stood those years very well. The GT, Ford’s present to itself and to...

Craigslist Hilarity: This Brilliant Listing For A 1990 Olds Wagon Will Have You Smiling

Thanks to Drag Weeker Dan Nissen we have this brilliant listing for a 1990 Olds wagon to share with you today. We love this stuff and judging by the response every time we post a genuinely funny...

Dakar 2018: Bryce Menzies And Pete Mortensen Crash Out On Stage Two

The Dakar Rally is vicious and has no spot for error. Unfortunately, that isn’t what BFGoodrich Performance team member Bryce Menzies and Pete Mortensen wanted to experience in real life. Six...

Houston Autorama Photo Coverage: These Texans Sure Know How To Put On A Car Show

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – People in Texas have a lot of pride. They love their massive state and all the things that it represents. The open spaces, the huge cities, the oil, the cattle,...

The “WTF?” Files: Ever Heard Of The 1996 Dodge TrailCharger? We Hadn’t!

Dodge’s SUV lineup in the United States through the 1990s and 2000s is pretty easy to follow: The Ramcharger existed until 1993, then nothing until the Durango showed up in 1998. Other than the...

Hot Rod Hullabaloo Last Blast: Our Final Group Of Photos From The Great Show!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I have some thresholds for what I will and will not take photos of.  Wide wheels of unattractive diameter for the vehicle with tires mounted that the...

King Of The Heap #2 At NCM Motorsports Park: The Morning Sessions And The Big One Happens

Most auto races start with the National Anthem. The second King of the Heap race at NCM Motorsports Park started with a different tune: “Happy Birthday” to Matt Busby, the track manager...

Discovery Wants Your Car And The Story Behind It. Apply Now To Be On TV And Get A Free Trip!

This week we got an email from the folks over at the casting department for the Discovery Channel and they have a new show that they want you for! Well actually it is more about your car and the...