Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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2017 AACA Fall Meet Photo Coverage: Some Of The Coolest Restored Cars and Trucks In America Were There!

Aaaanndd we’re back with more sweet photos from the 2017 AACA Fall Meet in Hershey, PA. As mentioned in the title, this is now a show about hot rods or about ISCA show cars. This is a show...

Trepanier’s ’29 Model-A Tudor Crowned 2017 SEMA Battle Of The Builders Winner!

Troy Trepanier was announced as the winner of the 2017 SEMA Battle of the Builders competition during SEMA Ignited, the official SEMA Show after-party held at the conclusion of the 2017 SEMA Show in...

Show Coverage 2017 AACA Fall Meet – Hershey PA Was Packed With Fantastic Cars! Photos Here

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Remember when car shows were actually about looking at cars? Before the autocrosses, the concerts, the competitions, the speed stop challenges, the midways, the crummy...

This Dude Loses The Handle On His Car Racing The ‘Ring And He Only Wrecks His Shorts

It has happened to every person who has ever driven a car in anger. A loss of control where the only thing that prevents you from wadding your stuff into a pile is luck, physics, the power of a...

SEMA 2017: Cool New Blocks Ford Ford and Chevy Diesel Fans, and A Yeoman’s Crate Engine That’s Kind Of Neat

While there are plenty of mud flaps, bedazzled valve covers, and lame junk at SEMA there’s also loads of cool hard parts that are introduced at the show. In this blog we’re looking at a...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: Let’s Play A Game! Identify These Moroso Oil Pans By Application!

We admire companies like Moroso. Why? Because they make stuff. They design, fabricate, and build parts that racers and hot rodders rely on and most of that stuff is done from scratch. From their...

Ride Along In A Koenigsegg Agrea RS As It Hits 284mph On A Nevada Highway – Legally

Sweet mother of speed, this is insane. Remember in the cult-classic film “Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry” when the wacky cop mechanic tells the officer picking up the hot rodded cruiser that the...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: Photos Of More Stuff You Have Not Seen!

So here’s some inside baseball for ya. As much of a lunatic crazed experience the beginning of SEMA is the end is at least that nuts and likely a little more. See, people who have busted their...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: Racepak’s New Vantage CL1 Data Kit Can Prove You Know How To Lap A Track!

So you think you can lap a track, do you? Good for you…so does every other kind-of driver who is hot-lapping the local track to make YouTube videos that proclaim how they are the ultimate...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: The Photos Keep Coming As Do The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly Machines!

So we’re down to one last day here at the 2017 SEMA show and while that may sound sad, we’re actually kind of relieved. It’ll give us a chance to regroup, organize, and start...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: Inside and Outside Photos From An Amazingly Jam Packed SEMA Show

So hey, Thursday was a good day at SEMA 2017. The weather was great the sun was out and the crowds were totally packed into the joint. While dodging scooters and people who had no reason to be at the...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: The Sled Alley Built Camaros – Which One Would You Take Home?

Our friends at Holley always have something cool parked at their booth in the SEMA show, and this year it was a trio of Camaros. One was Big Red, the well-known 1969 Camaro, and these two choices...

SEMA 2017 Coverage: Yes, There Is Still Scads Of Stuff You Have Not Seen Yet! Photos Galore

Hello Ladies and Germs, we’re back with another SEMA 2017 gallery o’ photos for you to cruise through as you are checking in on our health and well-being here in Las Vegas. You’ll...

SEMA 2017: Which One Of These Machines Would You Rather Race In Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational?

Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Series has long been a battle ground for muscle cars, sports cars, fast imports, and even some exotics. And the battles have been pretty brutal as each group tries...