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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DragonSpeed Become First American Team to Win European Le Mans Series Race

The “Star-Spangled Banner” is not a common sound on the overall podium in Europe. The continent is largely dominated by home teams, but last weekend, Florida-based DragonSpeed managed to become...

This ’86 Omni GLH Helped Bring America Out of the Automotive Dark Age

While Ford and General Motors both continued to build V8 pony cars in the 1980s as attainable sports cars, Chrysler instead tried to turn their econoboxes into their performance offerings. They did...

American Powerplant, British Handling: Would You Drive This V6-Swapped MGB?

British automaker MG may be the very definition of British sports car. Sure, the Jaguar E-Type gets all the Oohs & Aahs and the original Shelby Cobras were built on another, less-well-known...

It’s Not An LS Swap! This 240Z Is Nissan Skyline Powered!

Z Cars are cool. Everyone seems to like them, and they work really good for a variety of applications, from daily driver to road racer to autocross machine and even drag racer. Plus they just look...

Watch This Finnish Toyota Starlet Set a New Record at Michigan’s Empire Hill Climb Revival

The Empire Hill Climb Revival might not be the longest hilll climb in the world–in fact, it’s probably one of the shortest–but in the event’s fourth year since rebooting the classic...

Flyin’: Watch This Mustang Smash a Lap Record at Watkins Glen

Road racing videos can make it hard to gauge relative speed, especially in time trial runs. Because Brian Faessler drives his monster Ford Mustang so smoothly in this video of his lap-record run at...

Watch These ‘Retired’ ChampCar and F1 Cars Ring Up Substantial Repair Bills in Crash

While many Formula 1 and other top-flight open-wheel race cars end up museums and collections in non-operative order, there is a series in Europe where once can race wheel-to-wheel in “retired”...

Dajiban! Another Great Look at the World of Dodge Race Vans in Japan

Dodge Ram vans don’t really stand out in this country. Most have been worn down to the nub and the custom vanning scene, while enjoying a resurgence, isn’t as keen on the old Mopar haulers as...

Chris Harris Loves the Viper ACR and You Should, Too

“The man from America I met said, ‘You can’t slide that car,’” Chris Harris quips before tossing the bright blue Dodge Viper ACR sideways on the Top Gear test track. I’m about 99 percent...

Morning Symphony: This 1972 Steinmetz-Opel GT Group 4 Racer Tearing Up A Hillclimb Is Awesome!

You know what an Opel GT is, but take note of the name “Steinmetz”. Klaus Steinmetz, a former BMW team manager, was known for taking the 3/4 scale Stingray and boosting the power...

Formula E Announces Plan to Race in Brooklyn Against Manhattan Backdrop

The FIA’s all-electric racing series, F0rmula E, has become an interesting anomaly in the motorsports world. While the cars aren’t particularly fast and the noise of the electric motors...

Watch The TCI Red Dawn Camaro On The Dyno At Westech Performance Group

With a Lingenfelter LS7 under the hood, TCI’s Red Dawn Camaro is one bad ass car. And to make sure the tune was dead on, and ready to roll out for some testing, the guys at TCI cruised it over...

Top 11: Best Craigslist Road Course Trackday Cars You Can Get For The Money!

(Lead photo courtesy of Car and Driver. Seriously…road racing a Suburban? AWESOME!) If you haven’t driven at a track day, especially on a purpose-built road course like Pacific Raceways...

This Class Alfa Romeo 155 DTM Car Revs to 12,000 RPM and Is a Proper Italian Work of Art

While the cars that run in the modern German DTM series are pretty cool, we’re not sure if they’ll ever be as cool as the Mercedes 190 vs. BMW E30 days of the 1980s. Even less likely, however, is...