Author Archive: Chad Reynolds
G-Body GM Guys Rejoice! Full-Length Headers From Hedman Are Now 50-State Emmissions Legal
Jul 09, 2014Chad Reynolds1
We dig GM G-Bodies around here. They are relatively light, have suspension that allows them to do anything, and you can stuff just about any combo into one. Unfortunately with increasing emissions...
Watch BMW Turn An Aircraft Carrier Into The Ultimate Racetrack… Or Did They?
Jul 09, 2014Chad Reynolds11
We’ve seen a lot of cars race fighter jets on aircraft carriers, including Top Fuel Dragsters, but this video from BMW is using A LOT more of the aircraft carrier than we’ve ever seen...
Would You Rather: Drive A Baja Pacer Or Baja Bug In The Baja 1000?
Jul 08, 2014Chad Reynolds21
We started to do our Would You Rather with a Baja Bug and James Garner’s Baja Olds Cutlass, but then we saw a picture of this AMC Pacer running Baja and it seemed more fitting to match it up...
Could This C30 Chevrolet Be The Ultimate Off-Road Chase Truck? We Think So!
Jul 08, 2014Chad Reynolds3
Okay, so it’s not a chase truck right NOW… but damn this C30 Chevrolet would be bitchin with some 37″ General Red Labels on it and about 14 inches of suspension travel. According to...
Want To Know What 168 kmh Looks Like On A Mobility Scooter? Watch This.
Jul 08, 2014Chad Reynolds1
Mobility scooters, like the Rascal and Hoveround are what most people think of when they hear the words Mobility Scooter. And with jillions of them being sold and driven around stores near you,...
Check Out This Video Of Don Garlits Talking About Swamp Rat 37, And His Pursuit For 200 MPH!
Jul 08, 2014Chad Reynolds5
Check out this video that Amy and Dave Dayton, of ARS-TV.com, put together interviewing Don Garlits about his Swamp Rat 37 all electric dragster. Garlits and his crew are attempting to run over 200...
Belated 4th Of July Burnout Video From Bullet Motorsports That Will Make Anyone Patriotic
Jul 07, 2014Chad Reynolds3
Take one Marina Blue 1966 Impala, add a couple of red blooded flag waiving American’s, sprinkle in a good dose of throttle and tire smoke is the result. A result we all dig for sure. I was out...
Blow it Up Sunday: Pro Mod Clutch Destruction Like None Other
Jul 06, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Blow it Up Sunday: Pro Mod Clutch Destruction Like None Other
Pro Mod cars are evil. No really. Now they run as quick, or quicker, than Alcohol Funny Cars, which is basically what engine powers the blown and injected models. It’s insane that they run that...
Burndown Video Battle: Which Is Better? WJ vs Geoffrion or Garlits vs Carbone? You Decide.
Jul 06, 2014Chad Reynolds4
The other day we got a submission from my dad of a great YouTube video showing Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion in an epic burndown on the starting line at Houston during the 1994 Slick 50...
BangShift Daily Tune Up: “America The Beautiful” Ray Charles (2001)
Jul 04, 2014Chad Reynolds1
Yankee Stadium, mere weeks after America was attacked in New York City. Nobody has ever sang this song better than Ray Charles, and this particular performance was something special. Click play to...
Check Out Our Cool Photos From The American Sprint Car Series At Wheatland, MO
Jun 28, 2014Chad Reynolds1
We dig Sprint cars around here. Winged or non-winged, they are all fun to watch. Keep in mind, while these cars are really similar with and without the wings, the two of them do amazing things for a...
Here Is Our Final Gallery Of Car Show And Swap Meet Photos From Fords At Carlisle
Jun 28, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Here Is Our Final Gallery Of Car Show And Swap Meet Photos From Fords At Carlisle
We’ve had a week that has included an insane amount of photo galleries, and thanks to Joe Grippo we’ve had hundreds of Fords at Carlisle photos to include in them. But, all good things...
SCTA El Mirage Land Speed Racing Photos From The Dry Lakes Are Right Here
Jun 28, 2014Chad ReynoldsComments Off on SCTA El Mirage Land Speed Racing Photos From The Dry Lakes Are Right Here
When our buddy Zane McNary, of LandSpeedPhotos.com, sent us an email after last weekend’s SCTA Meet at El Mirage, asking if we wanted photos from the event, my only respose was...
Photos From Back To The Fifties In Minnesota, One Hell Of A Huge Show
Jun 27, 2014Chad Reynolds2
Rodney Prouty, Rodney Mason, and some of the other Ridetech Gang were at the Minnesota Street Rod Associations “Back to the ’50’s” Car Show and Cruise this past weekend and it...