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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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FIA World Endurance Championships Highlights From TotalEnergies 6 Hours of SPA – Wheel To Wheel Racing Action

Round 2 of the FIA World Endurance Championships was held at SPA, aka Circuit of Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium, and did not disappoint. This is an epic race track, and the action here is always great,...

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Capturing Car Culture With Larry Chen: First Cameras Allowed in Toyota’s GR Factory: Minimal robots & More Humans

This is a cool episode of Capturing Car Culture if you are like us and love to see factory and how its made videos. I’ve been on several automotive assembly plant tours and can tell you that...

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Morning Symphony: Shouting The Arrival Of The Dawn With An Ex-SuperStars Mercedes!

At low speeds this monster sounds like a locomotive trying to get going, with the gears whining and the engine thumping out a percussive low bass. At speed these ex-SuperStars Mercedes C63s sound...

Check Out The New Holley Pint Glasses! Great Hot Rodder Christmas Gift!

These Holley Pint Glasses are the perfect, and affordable, gift for Christmas. Any hot rodder, racer, or car geek is going to dig these and at less than $15 they are a steal for a Christmas gift. We...

This Picklefork Boat Is Jet Turbine Powered And Bad Ass!

We dig boats. Especially Jet boats. They are after all the hot rods of the water. But when doing a search for Jet Boats on EBay, I found this! It’s a 1987 Talon Picklefork that was built from...

This Austin Mini Cooper Will Let You Recreate The Italian Job Driving Scenes!

For some reason, the Mini has always been one of those cars that puts a smile on people’s faces. No matter what kind of cars you are into, when you see a classic Mini you just smile. They are...

Morning Symphony: Rally Cars Tearing Up The Road Course!

“Adventure is taking inappropriate equipment to out-of-the-way places.” Outside of a meme that is probably ten years old or so, I don’t know who to attribute that particular quote...

Sliding On The Roof And Winning: Laurens Vanthoor’s Strange Win At The Macau Grand Prix!

After a tight race at a dangerous circuit, the race ended when the guy who crashed, flipped and went sliding on his roof down the asphalt was declared the winner. Sounds like NASCAR, right? Nope....

Morning Symphony: Listen To This Ex-SuperStars BMW M3 Bark Up A Hillclimb!

The SuperStars V8 touring car series had one major flaw, in our opinion: by the time we learned about it, the racing season had come to a close and the entire deal basically imploded, which was a...

This 1981 Mercedes 450SLC Roller Looks Ready For A Fight – What Would You Power It With?

I like seeing different cars doing things you’d never expect them to be at. Oddly enough, the Mercedes R107-platform SL coupes fit two roles…the 500SL rally prototypes that may or may not...

Money No Object: A Lotus Exige With The Powertrain Of A Ferrari F355. Can You Say, “Trackday Weapon”?

The Lotus Exige is Colin Chapman’s focus taken to the barest minimum: take the Elise roadster, already a very competent car, fit it with a solid roof for structural rigidity (and, probably, to...

Watching A BMW E30 Drift Through A Lovely Autumn Scene Is The Perfect Farewell To Warm Autumn Weather

Yes, I know that winter, technically, is five weeks away. But I’m not bothered about that. As I’m writing this, the awesome Indian summer that BangShift Mid-West has experienced this year...

The Mitsubishi GTO – Remember When Mitsubishi Knew How To Make A Wicked Corner-Carver?

Ah, Mitsubishi…where did they go so wrong? In the 1990s they had a great lineup of sports cars if you were looking. If you lived overseas, you got access to the earliest Lancer Evolutions, but...

The Snowblind 1967 Camaro Is Pro Touring Greatness You Can Buy

The first time we saw the Snowblind 1967 Camaro, which was built by the gang over at East Bay Muscle Cars, we were impressed as hell. There isn’t anything untouched on this car, and some...

A 500 Horsepower, V8 Prius Might be the Only Acceptable Prius

The Toyota Prius draws the derision of racing and auto enthusiasts everywhere and the hybrid certainly has its share of stereotypes. However, there are at least a couple of Priuses (Prii?) that...

Fire Is No Joke: Gary Sheehan Recounts the Frightening Seconds During Which His Race Car Was On Fire

Fire. You’d be hard-pressed to find a word that frightens race car drivers more. United States Touring Car Championship competitor Gary Sheehan found that out November 12 during the final USTCC...