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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Would You Buy Something Like This? I’m Sorta Confused As To The Point

I get it, small car, little or no engine, blah blah blah, good for the environment, blah blah blah, great gas mileage, blah blah blah. Hmmmmm, it still seems weird. “Safe, Soft, and...

This 1956 Austin Healey is Hemi Powered And Fat Fendered

Austin Healeys are cool little cute cars. Cute being the operative word. Sure they have tons of racing pedigree and all that. We aren’t discounting any of that. But they certainly aren’t...

In the 1980s, Chuck Yeager Wanted You to Fasten Your Safety Belt and Drive a GM

You likely know Chuck Yeager from his aviation exploits, which are probably at or beyond those of just about any other human being. Not only was Yeager the first man to break the sound barrier in...

Aussie Budget Builds: Mighty Car Mods Pits Their Mitsubishi Lancer Against Their Re-Purchased Nissan 180SX

We can dig budget builds around here. Sometimes, you just have to play with the hand you are dealt and make the most out of what you’ve got. For Mighty Car Mods, that’s what this battle...

This 1982 Ford Mustang Is Set Up To Be A Riot On The Track…If You Like The Color Orange!

Oh, I like this. I like this a lot. For anyone who reads my ramblings, you might have picked up a theme I have specifically regarding Ford vehicles: I like them stripped, powerful, and purposeful....

USAC Champion Bryan Clauson, 27, Dies After Crash In Kansas Last Weekend

Oval-racing champion and Indianapolis 500 competitor Bryan Clauson has died on Sunday, August 7, following injuries sustained from a crash during the United States Auto Club’s (USAC) Belleville...

Watch As Matt Farah Scares The Hell Out Of Himself In A Mitsubishi 4G63-Powered Pontiac Fiero Track Rat!

I first watched this video this morning, and I’m still laughing…”Death Fiero”. Who in their right mind would be scared to death of a Pontiac Fiero? The little mid-engined car...

FOLLOWUP: Derrike Cope’s Explosion At Watkins Glen Was Simply A Tire Failure. Really!

When Derrike Cope’s Xfinity Series Chevrolet Camaro stock car exploded out of nowhere as the car was coasting on the straightaway near the “Bus Stop” kink at Watkins Glen on...

Watch Australian Legend John Bower Rip Through a Field of Vintage Muscle Cars

While he’s not a household name outside of Australia, John Bowe is one of the country’s living legends. Bowe won 15 V8 Supercar races, mostly in the 1990s, but his illustrious racing career also...

Watch This Road Racer Avoid a Tank-Slapping Supra By Inches

The Classic Sports Car Club (CSCC) in the United Kingdom hosts a whole ton of classes and their field for the “Future Classics” class includes a whole pile of sports cars from the 1970s and...

The Ridetech 48-Hour Corvette Just Keeps On Racing! And It Gets Faster All The Time.

The Ridetech 48-Hour Camaro and 48-Hour Corvette have taken on lives of their own. People stop with them all the time for pictures, tell stories about watching us build them live on the internet, and...

Driver’s OK, Car Sure Isn’t: Check Out Derrike Cope’s Unexplained Explosion From Watkins Glen!

If this doesn’t make it into a NASCAR Top 10 list somewhere this year, someone’s fired, because this is the strangest thing we’ve seen from roundy-round racing this year. During an...

This Formula V Has All The Right Looks And Would Look Bitchin At Home Or On Track

We’ve never driven a Formula V, but we’ve seen a lot of them. And this one may not actual be VW powered like the originals, in fact there are several Formula classes that have all kinds...

This Is What It’s Like To Run Around Circuit Of The Americas In A New Z28 Camaro

I’m heading to COTA, aka Circuit of the Americas, this weekend for Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car. And there is literally no way that I’m not going to make a lap or two...