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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TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package Gives Autocross And Road Racers A New Option

Evolution is a cool thing, especially when it comes to the mechanical end of hot rodding. The new TCI® AUTO-X GM LS 4L60E Transmission Package represents some of that evolution and it does so with...

Awesome Video: This Go Pro Footage Shot During The Making Of Fast And Furious 7 Shows The Insanity Of The Car Stunts

Love them or hate them the Fast and Furious series of movies are based around wild cars and have produced some of the highest grossing films of all time. We would run down the list of the other movie...

Classic YouTube: Carl Edwards Shoving Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. Across The Line At Iowa

Would you rather be lucky, or good? If you were in Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.’s shoes at the U.S. Cellular 250 at Iowa in August 2011, you probably walked out of the track that night thinking...

This Four Door 1965 Buick Wildcat Was Saved – But Do You Agree With How? We’d Rock It!

So here’s one of those questions. Is it better to have an old car on the road with a different combo than its manufacturer ever offered or is it just wrong to swap in some stuff that no one...

Total Control Products Adjustable Panhard Bar Is A Great Handling Solution For First Generation Mustangs And Cougars

Rigidity and control are two things that are essential in any good handling car. The car needs to be stiff and tied together to make sure that the suspension is doing its job and the thing...

Somehow Pennzoil Managed To Make One Of The Coolest Hellcat Videos Yet – What Has Gotten Into Those Guys?

There was a time when Pennzoil was a pretty cool brand. They were in all kinds of motorsports and had a good high performance image. For whatever reason, that promotional direction changed and they...

Creepy Car For Sale: 1955 Chevy Bel Air Wagon With Lee Harvey Oswald Ties – Buy It? Crush It? Run Away?

I am not a big ghosts and goblins guy but that doesn’t mean I am completely free of opinions and feelings on the subject. Every personal alarm bell that I have goes off when I see a car like...

Big Trucks, Hot Hatches, And One Last Pro Touring Blast From The Hotchkis Autocross At NMCA West Fontana

Here’s our last salvo of photos from the Hotchkis Autocross that was held at the NMCA West event last weekend in Fontana, California. In it you will see a kind of automotive schizophrenia that...

Top-Tier Shootout: McLaren P1 Vs. Porsche 918 Spyder, One Track, One Driver, And One Missing Ferrari

The McLaren P1, Porsche 918 Spyder and LaFerrari are currently the ultimate end of street-legal production cars. All three sport a combination of gas and electric power, all are expensive enough to...

Next Generation Indy Car Unveiled: Yesterday’s Technology Today And All For Under $1,000!

After years of fans clamoring for IndyCar racing to return to its creative and everyman roots, the series has dropped the curtain on the car that will do just that and allow pretty much anyone, even...

WHOOPS! Ryan Newman’s Team Just Got Busted For Messing With Tires! Here’s The Breakdown Of The Fines And Suspensions!

Didn’t we just have this discussion about cheating in motorsports? I could’ve sworn we just did. But when there’s smoke, there’s fire, and in the wake of rumors flying around...

These Two Hellcat Owners Nearly Get Tossed Out Of Texas Motorplex – Owning A Fast Car Does Not Make You A Racer

In a race there are two parts to the equation of winning: the car, and the driver. Most drivers look to the car to do all of the work, but as most good racers know, owning a badass car doesn’t...

More Great Photo Coverage From The Hotchkis Autocross At Last Weekend’s NMCA West Race

Our seemingly endless photo coverage of the Hotchkis Autocross that was run during the NMCA West event in Fontana, California weekend continues! Today we have another fresh batch of images featuring...

Incredible Video: Watch The Massive 28 Liter Beast Of Turin Charge Around The Winding Roads Of Goodwood!

It was a while back that the world freaked out over the preview footage for an upcoming documentary called, “The Beast Of Turin” which followed the restoration/recreation of the Fiat S76,...