2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals – A Load Of Photos Featuring (Mostly) Cars of The Fabulous 1950s!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Saturday was our longest day at the Nationals. We went nearly everywhere outside and even made it in the building for the first time that week. We...
Wow! Former Senior VW Executives Oliver Schmidt Gets 7-Years In The Slammer For Diesel Scandal
After pleading guilty to charges that he was instrumental in the VW “dieselgate” scandal, Oliver Schmidt the man who ran VW’s environmental and engineering office has been handed...
Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Powermaster Can Bring Your Machine To Life And Keep The Energy Going!
Two things that will annoy any gearhead: having to change either a starter or alternator out because it’s dead on arrival. Want one more thing no gearhead wants to do? To replace the starter or...
BangShift Question of the Day: What’s The Best Looking Year For The Pontiac Firebird?
I don’t think it is controversial or weird to say that that for as long as the Pontiac Firebird was in production it was either the stylistic equal or superior of its sister, the Chevrolet...
Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: FK Rod Ends – Putting The Beef Into Your Suspension Needs!
FK, like sister company Fragola, specializes on the absolute basic parts of your machine. Where Fragola works for your plumbing needs, FK specializes in rod ends and bearings, and they only know how...
Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: MAHLE Motorsport Rolls Out New Rings, Pistons
The Performance Racing Industry Show 2017 is being hailed by many industry insiders as the largest in the 30 year history of the event. The guys and girls at MAHLE Motorsport were inhabiting their...
Random Car Review: 1966-1981 IKA-Renault Torino: The American Abroad
For 1964, Rambler gave the compact American the only clean-sheet from the ground up redesign, something that was sorely needed. The prior generation had been introduced in 1950 as the Nash Rambler...
Here’s The Next Installment In The Hoonigan Miata Death Kart Build
Yesterday we told you that the Hoonigan guys were building their own death kart out of a Miata, and that we kinda thought it was cool since it was really really cheap. And no matter how cool Vette...
Build Your Own Group B Race Car – That’s How This Celica Came To Be!
(All photos courtesy of Speedhunters) Group B rally race cars are legendary for a reason: during their heyday, these high-powered freaks were basically cut free from the normal rules. The idea was...
A Year In Review Of Spectator Drags: Close Races, Fender Rubbing And Wild Rides
In theory, spectator drags sound like a good time. Two people and their machines enter a circle track, make a lap or two, and whoever crosses the checkered stripe on the asphalt first is the winner....
Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Fragola Performance Systems Is
Fragola Performance Systems is constantly striving to meet the plumbing needs of today’s racers and enthusiasts, and parts and pieces that they brought to the table at the 2017 PRI Show in...
Ridetech’s 48-Hour Corvette Is Going Up For Auction At Barrett-Jackson With No Reserve
No Reserve means it sells regardless of whether someone bids $5 or $500,000. We’re pretty sure it’s going to take more than couch change to purchase this bad boy, but we’re excited...
The Hoonigan Guys Are Building Their Own Death Kart – Miata Based And CHEAP!!!
With all the Corvette Karts being built, a trend we started a jillion year’s ago when we did the original Vette Hack at Hot Rod Magazine, it is kind of surprising that more people haven’t...
Performance Racing Industry Show 2017 Coverage: The Sin Cars R1 Is Heavenly If You Want A Bad Ass Track Car
Being the upright citizens that we are, McTaggart and I got to the 2017 Performance Racing bright and early anticipating (rightly) a big crowd. There are exhibitors in the main hallway outside the...
