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McTaggart’s Heart Will Go Pitter Patter Over This AMAZING 1981 Dodge Mirada

There are at least two things that make this 1981 Dodge Mirada “Rare” as the ad claims, but we’ll go into those in a few. Until then, lets talk about how amazingly straight this...

Speed Week 2018 At Bonneville Is Over But Our Photos Just Keep Coming

We’re not done yet! We’ve still got a handful of galleries left from out adventures at Bonneville’s Speed Week 2018, and we’re going to keep sharing them with you. Hot rods,...

This Mud Drags Truck We Found On RacingJunk Gives Me Lumber. 700 Plus Cubic Inches And 3 Kits For The Win!

Seriously? Like who in their right mind thinks that running this thing, even just 200 feet, with 700 plus cubic inches of Gene Fulton Big Block, on 3 stage of nitrous, is a smart idea? The answer is...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Pick A Car That Deserves To Die And Pick Your Method!

I don’t know all of Brian Lohnes’ vehicle-based past but if there is one thing I know, it’s that if he was to ever get a free pass to a demolition derby event and only had to pick...

Roadside – Lost Weekends with Peaches & Buttercup aka The Story Of The Summer Of C10

Want to see what Peaches & Buttercup have been up to? The duo take on a classic, well known C-10 down to bare metal and rebuild it into a timeless custom, with a few adventures along the way....

Cleetus Sets Another World Record! First Heads And Cam NA 6th Gen Camaro In The 9’s!

They were going after a 10.05 record, but the boys from Texas Speed and Performance, with Cleetus McFarland behind the wheel, crushed it and went all in for a new Heads and Cam NA 6th Gen Camaro...

Flowmaster’s New Delta Boost Performance Tuners Make More Boost, For More Power, In Minutes

Unplug the factory boost pressure sensor, plug in one end of the Delta Boost into the factory sensor and one end into the factor harness, tie it up so it won’t flop around, and download the...

This Might Be The Coolest Private Car Collection In Europe. Porsche 911s for days!

I love Porsches. I have never owned one, but I will someday. Like most of my car passions, those Porsches that do interest me are the older 911 models and their variants. The occasional 928S4 or 944...

Bonneville Speed Week Bonus Salt Flats Racing Photos Are Right Here

We told you we had lots more Bonneville Photos in the gallery bucket, and we were not kidding! This year’s was the fastest Bonneville Speed Week in history! Five streamliners went well over 400...

What’s The Strangest Broken Thing You’ve Ever Found On A Good Running Car?

So a Facebook friend of mine sent me a couple photos last night of the damaged rotor inside his distributor with the following message. “Dude, WTF kinda s#!t is this?” I laughed when I...

We’ve Seen A Lot Of Things Race Around Road America, But Stadium Super Trucks Might Be The Craziest!

I’ve been quick around Road America a few times, and I can tell you that it is one of my favorite road courses in the world. And for good reason. I mean just look at the place. It really is the...

The Baroque Bomber: Could You Get Down With A Pro Street Ford Granada?

I hate Ford Granadas. I hate them because they are the final form of “milking a platform to death”, one that had already been spread as thin as the peanut butter on a twenty-five cent...

You Ever Wonder Why Some Race Cars Just Don’t Leave Straight? Rear Steer. Here’s The Hows And Whys…

No matter how good the chassis under your race car is, if all of it is adjusted and aimed in the right direction then nothing is going to hook or go straight or be right. With that said, there are...

Just Swim It, Ya Hoser: Aquatic Off-Roading In Saskatchewan!

Water, plus running engine, equals a bad, bad day. If you’re lucky, your electronics will quit before your engine starts drinking like a fraternity pledge and you’ll just spend hours...