A Piece Of Racing History: The Letter That Killed Group B Rally
May 25, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Group B rally was brutally fast, highly exciting, and exceptionally dangerous. Not because of the cars so much…there were many talented drivers who could wrangle these psychotic vehicles with...
Morning Symphony: Renault Laguna BTCC Cars In Action
May 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: Renault Laguna BTCC Cars In Action
During my travels through Ireland and Scotland , the Renault Laguna had to be the one car that caught my eye. Don’t use that as a judging point, now…what little hands-on knowledge I have...
Pride Of Kenosha: This 1974 AMC Matador Is An Original Paint Survivor That Might Be A Little Boring, But It Sure Is Nice!
May 22, 2020Brian Lohnes4
When it comes to survivor cars, we kind of love them all. We just don’t love them all equally. There’s an undeniably cool element in the “survivor” tag, right? The fact that...
Historic Footage: 1979 Talladega 500, With Lee Petty In The Booth!
May 22, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Historic Footage: 1979 Talladega 500, With Lee Petty In The Booth!
If you have never experienced a Southern summer day, you won’t be able to quite grasp the important aspect of the 1979 Talladega 500, so let’s explain that real quick. The air is hot...
Classic YouTube: Thrashing Angry Grandpa During A Michelin Track-X Day At NCM Motorsports Park
May 22, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Since this spring has been reduced to “get to work on the projects since there’s nothing else to do”, I’ve taken a bit of a critical eye of the fleet at BangShift Mid-West....
MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Forged PowerPak Piston Kit for LT-based Direct Injected EcoTec3 5.3L Engine
May 22, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Forged PowerPak Piston Kit for LT-based Direct Injected EcoTec3 5.3L Engine
When the transition from the LS to the LT family of GM engines was taking place, some people freaked out. There was direct injection and subtle design changes that hot rodders got nervous about....
Prehistoric Hot Rod: This 1916 Olds Has A Pontiac Straight 8 And Not Much Else
May 21, 2020Brian Lohnes2
Now this is one of the more interesting hot rods we have run across in some time. It’s also priced to sell and there’s an element of this thing that makes us super intrigued about owning...
The Evolution Of Speed: A Look At The Quickest 0-60 Cars In The World From The 1950s To Today!
May 21, 2020Brian Lohnes1
(By Tom Lohnes) – Speed is a glorious thing. With cars nowadays claiming 0-60 times of under 2 seconds, we’re gonna go back in time and discuss the quickest cars 0-60 wise, from the 1950s...
Great Video: An In-Depth Discussion About Clutches and Torque Converters With McLeod and FTI Hosted By VMP
May 21, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Video: An In-Depth Discussion About Clutches and Torque Converters With McLeod and FTI Hosted By VMP
Soooo, a supercharger company hosting a clutch manufacturer and torque converter outfit on their weekly tuning show? Does this make any sense? Of course it does! It actually makes all the sense in...
Temper Flare: Chase Elliott Throws Out His Own Flag On The Play After Getting Spun Out At Darlington
May 21, 2020Bryan McTaggart7
If there was any doubt that NASCAR drivers are content to be back in the cars and not behind the wheel of a sim racer, it all came out at Darlington on Wednesday, the second of seven races slammed...
Morning Symphony: It’s A Twin-Turbo, All-Wheel-Drive 1971 Chevelle That Puts Down About 1000 Horsepower In France!
May 20, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Matting the throttle on a big-power muscle car is a riot for all of the right reasons: loud noises, mosquito-fogging levels of tire smoke, and you save your local DOT money by repaving the roadway in...
Adjustable Shocks You Are Afraid To Use? Watch This Video From QA1 And Get Over Yourself!
May 20, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Adjustable Shocks You Are Afraid To Use? Watch This Video From QA1 And Get Over Yourself!
There’s a syndrome that befalls even the most hardcore of hot rodders. That is the paralysis by too may adjustments that comes with adding lots of cool parts to your car. There’s the carb...
QuarantinePiece Theater: A Double Header! The Power To Stop and An Introduction To The 1974 Chevelle Station Wagon
May 20, 2020Brian Lohnes1
Here’s a nifty little piece of 1970s goodness for you. This is a double feature that start with a film called, “Power to Stop” which talks about Chevrolet braking systems in 1974...
Old Man Cruiser: This 1972 Impala Is The Perfect Example Of What Old People Bought When Nixon Was President
May 19, 2020Brian Lohnes11
Old people in massive, slow cars. That was a trope used in all forms and facets of advertising and comedy from the 1950s right up until not that long ago. As the size of cars continues to shrink,...










