Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Archaeological Dig: Dragging A 1966 Shelby GT350H From It’s 40-Year Rest…In Ohio.
Excepting half a year in Pennsylvania when I was a very young child and a few scattered years in southern Illinois between birth and early grade school, most of my life has been spent well west of...
Bolt-On Handling Improvements With Parts From Chris Alston’s Chassisworks!
Since when did “bolt-on” become some kind of bad thing? Would you like to simply unbolt a part, and bolt on something better in it’s place? I would…I have no shame in...
Well, This Sucks: The Outlaw Street Car Reunion VII Event at Beech Bend Has Been Cancelled
Even with everything that happened at last year’s Outlaw Street Car Reunion, from the usual roll-of-the-dice weather that western Kentucky threw at the racers to the whole timing system...
Big Brick: This 1975 Dodge Sportsman Is Proper Vanning…One Rolling Hotel Room, Sir!
As the threat of snow slinks away for another year, it’s time to start preparing for all of the fun that this year will bring. Travel season is already starting to hit BangShift as...
Mixing It Up: Tons Of Turbo Terrors Drag Racing At Olavarria In Argentina
We’re into racing that occurs all over the world. Any type, anywhere. Doesn’t matter which continent, doesn’t matter what surface, doesn’t matter what kind of machine is used....
Random Car Review: 1992 SAAC Mk 1 – Prelude To A Snake Bite
When the Shelby Mustang went away after the last of the re-VIN stamped 1970 models sold out, there was going to be fans of Carroll Shelby’s work who would miss the idea of a Ford Mustang that...
American Skidpad Practice: Cleetus And Cars Houston Burnout Footage!
Every ounce of footage we’ve seen from a Cleetus and Cars event screams unhinged fun, but this year we’re taking special note thanks to Cleetus’s recent extra-curricular activities....
Check Out QA1’s New Website! Tech Info, Common Questions Answered…And Killer Parts, Too!
The folks at QA1 speak our language. Whether it’s with a drag car that can hook and book on anything short of a half-inch of ice, a circle track car that can claw it’s way up and down the...
2020 Rob’s Rod Shop Open House Gallery: Gathering Up The Cars For An Early Get Together!
(Photos and words: Joe Grippo) This past Saturday we put the wrenches and ratchets down and crawled out from our garage, leaving the race car still transmission less and my wife’s Mustang project...
Morning Symphony: Turbo 20B Rotary Zing Out Of A Mazda RX-7
A good ear can determine what the engine is by sound alone. Most four-cylinders have the “swarm of hornets” thing going on. A good inline-six has a moan, the V8 has a range that goes from...
Classic YouTube: Supercross at Pontiac, Michigan – Excitebike In Real Life
It occurred to me, after seeing this bit of old-school, two-stroke goodness, just how little I’ve ridden ever since my last major crash on a dirt bike. I might have about fifty miles’...
Unhinged: Hunting For Beaters On Australian Marketplace Sites
So…I didn’t know that you could shop for Australian markets on Facebook Marketplace. Like I needed another way to dive down the rabbit hole of online car shopping, right? But I did, and...
Want Your Late-Model GM Truck To Be A Better Shop Truck? Check Out RideTech’s StreetGrip System For 2007-2013 Trucks!
It’s pretty difficult to look past a late-model GM pickup truck for a good daily driver or shop rig, isn’t it? Couple of comfy seats, heat and air, a thumping sound system, LS power, and...
