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Rough Start: V8, Stick Shift And Four-Wheel-Drive Make This Audi A Possible Screamer!

It’s easy to write off most German cars as overblown luxury barges that, if cheap enough, are worrisome enough to avoid at all costs. Certainly, I’ve seen many GIs in my day who...

2019 Detroit Autorama Photo Excellence: More Great Images From Frigid Detroit

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Like the unrelenting cold of the Michigan winter, we told you that we’d be back today with more images from the 2019 Detroit Autorama! It is another wide open...

PDRA Unveils Classic Graphix Pro Mod Challenge – Great Program For Racers and Fans

If there is one thing that we always like to see, it is a racing organization taking care of their competitors and their fans with cool programs. The PDRA has just done that in a big way with the...

Get Your Dirt On: Hartwell Speedway In Georgia Is For Sale – A 50 Year Racing Tradition!

We’ve been telling you about a bunch of race tracks that have come up for sale in recent months and that is because (a) all of them have been cool places and (b) you seriously seem to enjoy...

Pro Pontiac: This 1972 Ventura Is The Kind Of Functional Pro Touring Machine We Love! Poncho Power!

Call us lame, call us dumb, call us whatever you want but this is the kind of pro touring car that we really love around here. This 1972 Pontiac Ventura still has the rasp and soul of Pontiac with a...

Hot Parts: COMP Cams® NSR Drift Cam for GM LS Gen III/IV Applications

One of the amazing things about the aftermarket and its constant development of high performance parts and components is that they continually make it easier to create horsepower. Think we’re...

Gators Week: Watch The 1989 NHRA Gatornationals – Upset City In The Sunshine State!

It is officially Gators Week! The monstrous 2019 Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals will kick off this Thursday at Gainesville Raceway in Florida. It has been happening there since 1969 and we have been...

Video: Extreme Rail Biking Looks Both Amazing and Terrifying At The Same Time – Check This Out!

(By Greg Rourke) – Here we have something that’s a but quieter and a lot less powerful than what is usually found on these hallowed pages…extreme rail biking. Bicycling on former...

Ride With Paul Dallenbach As He Roars Up Pikes Peak In A Nutso Open Wheel, V8 Powered Unlimited Entry

Many people know the name Wally Dallenbach from his years as a successful professional racing driver in a couple of disciplines. While his brother Paul may not be quite as familiar a name, he should...

The Bang Shift Daily Tune Up: Vehicle – The Ides Of March (1970)

As a kid, I played the trombone and without bragging, I was a pretty decent player. I gave up the horn after I got the college and discovered that beer and working on cars with my pals (often while...

This 1977 Dodge Aspen vs Chevy Nova Promotional Film Is A Sad Window Into Cars Of That Era

As much as we joke and shake our heads at the cars of the late 1970s, there’s still some real entertainment value in watching videos like this which manufacturers made to showcase their cars...

Watch An Idiot Truck Driver Destroy A New Holland Tractor And Nearly Kill The Farmer Inside

Anyone who has ever lived or driven through a rural area dominated by farms has no doubt had to pass a farm tractor at some point in their travels. Yes, tractors are large and lumbering machines that...

Pomona Swap Meet Photo Bonanza: Awesome Stuff For Sale and To See At The Massive ‘Meet

(Photos by Chad Reynolds) – While Chad live streams the best bracket racing west of the Mississippi this weekend, he still has fond memories of recently cruising the aisles and acreage of the...