Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Chain Two Drift Cars Together And What Do You Get? Clouds Of Tire Smoke And This Video!
Chris Forsberg’s unholy Infiniti M45 and Ryan Tuerck’s 2JZ-swap Scion FR-S drift cars are really good for two things: making noise and turning tires into puffy clouds. And they do those...
Scenes From Vantaa Cruise In Finland – Another Anything Goes Meet, From Boosted Volvos To Conversion Vans?!
The more we see of events around the world, the more we hope we win the Lottery so we can attend them. From car meets at the Ace Café in London to any of the myriad of wild Australian meets like...
The 2015 Edge O’Dells Burnout Pit Contest – Is There A Car Type That Didn’t Make It Out There?
For years now, Australians have made it very clear that Americans just can’t do a proper burnout. They do theirs on a skidpad and it looks like ballet with blowers on top, while for the most...
Want To Know Why The Ford Focus RS Is A Big Deal For The U.S.? Check Out This Review Of The Last Generation Model!
For the first time ever, the Ford Focus RS will be coming to the USDM market, and we’ve been salivating ever since we got the news. A 345 horsepower, all wheel drive rally rocket that aims...
Start ‘Em Out Young: Footage From The Power Wheels Mud Bog At Birch Run
I had a Power Wheels Jeep Wrangler growing up as a kid. What I remember of it is pretty basic: it was red, it had stickers and all I could do was putt around the front lawn at 3.5 miles an hour for...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Straight Outta NASCAR, Hacking A Tesla And More!
Nothing says “summer” quite like hot temperatures, a cold beverage, and some greasy-fried delectables that nobody can quite identify, but go ahead and eat anyways. Chicken? Steak? Nah,...
Caption This: Tesla Has A New Snake-Like Charger That Finds The Car’s Charging Port Like A…Uh, Well…
Count this as the first time I’ve seen an automotive video, backed away from the computer, and went for a walk to come to terms with what I just saw. Was it the future? Was it real? Was...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: “Engine Noisy, Rattles, Please Advise”
Outside of a cutaway motor with an electric drive, I’ve only ever seen one engine with a good portion of the block missing still running: a 200ci straight-six in a purple Ford Granada had a...
That Isn’t Safe: Check Out This Holden Torana Burning The Rears Off…On A Lift!
We don’t tend to be safety nazis around here. There’s a reasonable amount of things that we agree upon (helmets, seat belts, having a car properly set up for racing, etc.) but we...
You Picked A Fine Time To Leave Me, Loose Wheel: This Corvette Z06 Loses A Wheel And Crashes At The Nurburgring!
If you’ve made your mind up to race your car, some things need to be checked out to make sure they are up to the rigors of the track. You are pushing the car further than the car was ever...
Question Of The Day: Street Bikes – Where Do You Stand With Them? Good Commuter, Long-Distance Summer Toy, Or Fastest Trip To Hospital Ever?
For someone who spent his formative years riding dirt bikes, quads and three-wheelers, you would think that I would have naturally transitioned to a motorcycle first chance I would have gotten. The...
This Guy’s Roll Racing A Pro Mod Corvette – Isn’t That Cheating? It Looks Like Cheating…
Roll racing looks awesome. Meant to duplicate freeway blasts, the idea is to get the cars to a matched speed and side-by-side by the Christmas tree, then let them go for broke down the quarter mile....
Watch This Mustang Trar Make Short Work Of The Course At The Mid Michigan Mud Run!
Yes, someone cut up a 1969 Ford Mustang and turned it into a mud truck, complete with whacked fenders and stacks out of the front fenders. We can already hear the sounds of tons of Ford fans and...
