Author Archive: Bryan McTaggart
Buried Alive: The Former PA Route 61 Known As “Graffiti Highway”
(Lead photo: Associated Press/Jimmy May) It seems that nobody can really come to a consensus on when the Centraila Coal Mine Fire actually started. Was it part of a garbage burn? Was it spontaneous...
Morning Symphony: Project Angry Grandpa Awakens From A Restful Period
If I’m going to be stuck at home and I’m not allowed to play Grand Theft Auto the whole time, then I’m going to put the shop to good use. And I have…the 302 meant for the...
Stock Cars Racing: A Driver’s Eye View Of The Freedom 500 Invitational Race!
For any doubters that thought Cleetus McFarland only bought a track for stupidity and YouTube stunts…well, here’s your crow to eat. Recently he ran what he dubbed the “Freedom...
Go Play In The Dirt: The Gambler 500 Presents HooptieX at Oregon City
Eliminate the cones, the ropes, the caution tape, the timing equipment and the guy telling me when I’m allowed to go, and you pretty much have my early driver’s education experience...
Random Car Review: 1984-86 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta “Starship”
It started in 1973…that’s the year that the Super Sport went on a long hiatus, one that it would not return from until 1996. In it’s place was a new name, Type LT (luxury touring),...
Unhinged: Did Bubba Wallace Really Deserve To Be Penalized For Rage-Quitting An iRacing Event?
With nobody needing to be near anybody during this pandemic, NASCAR took one of the more novel approaches we have seen and took their drivers to the sim racing game iRacing. NASCAR not only saved...
Morning Symphony: Happiness Sounds Like A Blower Car
I’ve seen nitrous sprayed into the heavens as if it was the cure for every ailment that plagues mankind. I’ve seen turbocharged power wheelies that allow cars to cross the traps on their...
Party Time: Quick Ford Fiestas From The U.K.
Did I ever underrate the Ford Fiesta. As a kid, we had one or two of what the Brits call the Mk.1 version in our yard, one of which I helped turn into a mini-ute at one point. Other than that, they...
Look Gang, A Mystery To Solve: Do You Know Anything About This Mid-Engined Ford Mustang Prototype?
One would think that a major car company would have an in-depth catalog of vehicles that explain everything, from the first sketches to the details of those who made it to production, but in reality...
Cabin Fever Cure: Paramotoring To McDonald’s For A Bite To Eat!
I don’t know about you, folks, but even with being lucky enough to live away from major populations way out in the corn fields, and being able to get outside of my house fairly often, the cabin...
Random Car Review: The 1962-64 Facel Vega Facel II – An American In Paris
There is an image that certain late 1950s-mid 1960s expensive grand tourer coupes present, and in short, that image looks a lot like James Bond, Mad Men and, to an extent, the namesake of the...
The WideLux At Holley Intergalactic Ford Fest: Dyno, Burnout, And More!
It’s been a few months since the first Holley Intergalactic Ford Fest, but the memories of Fat Erik’s Powerstroke-powered Toyota “WideLux” on the autocross course is...
Classic YouTube: Piston King Motor Oil’s “Trailer Towing Test”
In these times of not wanting to go run errands out of fear of someone coughing (or worse, you coughing because of springtime allergies and winding up getting bug-bombed with disinfectant while...
