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2019 NHRA Gatornationals Photo Coverage: Nitro Funny Car and Top Fuel Action Images From Gainesville

(Photos by David Whealon) – We have been working up to the nitro powered photos from the 2019 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals and now we’re there! David Whealon’s lens captured...

Grand Finale Photos: Our Tour Of The 3Dog Garage Heads To Floor Three – A Car Collection Beyond Compare!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Over the last few days we have shown you the amazing 3Dog Garage car collection housed in a beautifully restored old 3 story brick building in located...

Memory Bank: How A Suicide-Door Lincoln Connects The Present To The Past

Forget the cars of your parents for a moment and think back to the cars of your grandparents. What did they drive? In my case, I’ve got a wide array to choose from, but none of them were really...

Old Man Out: This 1961 Buick Skylark Sent Supercars Packing At TX2K19!

TX2K is a race you go to if you want to see some exceptionally wicked machines. GTRs, Vipers, Corvettes, built Mustangs, and whatever rowdy machines show up that have what it takes will hit the strip...

Axle Necropsy: How Badly Did Finnegan Kill The Ramp Truck’s Dana 70?

Finnegan’s original car hauler, the Roadkill Ramp Truck, has been enjoying a pretty solid build. It’s gotten a full Cummins swap that’s nicely wicked up via a compound turbocharging...

You Might Not Need A Thousand Ways To Die…Just This Turbo V8 Garden Tractor!

I first encountered a garden tractor when I was eight. Up until that point, everybody had the typical gas-powered push mower, except for the one time my dad borrowed a fancy powered push...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Engine Would You Use For A Light Airplane?

Powered human flight doesn’t require a monster turbofan jet engine and an aircraft the size of a small Midwestern town. Twelve horsepower was all the Wright Brothers needed in order to get the...

Pocket Rocket: This Unassuming Ford Fiesta ST Is A Giant-Killer!

A couple of years ago, I made an argument that pretty much anything that had a chromed bumper could no longer be considered a sleeper. Nobody is going to believe that a 1970 Nova that is at the strip...

Save The Race Track: Onondaga Dragway In Michigan Battles For Its Life – Here’s How To Help

Michigan’s Onondaga Dragway, which was reopened after years of wrangling and has been providing a place for hot rodders to gather and have fun is under assault, legally, again. The track is...

Are You A Circle Track Racer Looking For An Edge? A COMP Hustler Cam For Your CT525 Engine Is it!

The GM CT525 engine has become a mainstay of many circle track classes across the USA. The engines are cheap and tough and readily available to the people who want them. Like any form of racing,...

3Dog Garage Tour Gallery: A Look A The Second Floor Of America’s Most Jaw Dropping Collection

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) –Let’s continue our walking tour of the private collection of the 3DOG Garage. I had visited 3Dog in the past, but the collection recently has expanded to...

2019 NHRA Gatornationals Sportsman Action Photos: Beautiful Cars, Horrible Wreck

(Photos by David Whealon) – As much as we have talked about the pressures and awesome performances of professional racers at the 2019 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals, the fact that there were...

Car Show Photo Coverage: 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Expo – This Show Rules!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more of the awesome and incomparable Piston Powered Expo in Cleveland. This show is open to everything and anything that is powered by a piston...