Hyundai Bows Out Of U.S. Motorsports, Rhys Millen Racing Looking For New Automotive Partner
Dec 11, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Hyundai Bows Out Of U.S. Motorsports, Rhys Millen Racing Looking For New Automotive Partner
For the last six years, Rhys Millen Racing has been partnered up with Hyundai North America, running such events as Global RallyCross, Pikes Peak and Formula Drift. But recently Hyundai has stepped...
Here’s Another One For The Awful Welding File — Would You Trust This Tank?
Dec 11, 2014Brian Lohnes15
A while back we showed you an ATV that was booger welded together so badly that even calling it booger welding is giving what we saw too much credit. That blog item spurred the collective memory of...
We Play Middleman Helping A Buddy Score This Cherry 1976 Datsun 280Z 2+2 – Is There Anything More Fun?
Dec 10, 2014Brian Lohnes10
Recently, I got to help out BangShift web guy Scott Payton by being the middle man, bag man, pickup guy, final line of defense, or whatever you want to call it in a long distance automotive purchase...
Demo Day At The Simeone Museum – See Four Of The Most Legendary Cars Ever In Action: Daytona Coupe, GT40, Jag D-Type, Porsche 917 – EPIC!
Dec 10, 2014Brian Lohnes6
(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – The Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is a lot like other high-end car repositories, meaning, you pay your admission...
Crash and Burn: Only The Freshest Rally Wreckage For Your Entertainment!
Dec 10, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Crash and Burn: Only The Freshest Rally Wreckage For Your Entertainment!
The beauty of rally racing is actually it’s ugly side. Sure, it takes talent and brass ones to throw a car around in the woods at high speeds. Yes, there’s a technical side that appeals...
One Of None: The Supercharged Prototype 1953 Corvette That Never Saw Production – Lingenfelter Collection
Dec 09, 2014Brian Lohnes1
As we’ve been telling you, there are stacks and stacks of photos and stories yet to be written from our extensive visit to the Lingenfelter Collection in Michigan. We’re planning on...
Project Buford T Justice’s Last Stand On The Dyno Video – Who Won The Shirt? How Much Power Did It Make? What’s Happening Next?
Dec 09, 2014Brian Lohnes11
Last week I gave you a challenge. I had you throw in your best guess as to what kind of horsepower Project Buford T Justice would make on the dyno rollers at SMG Motoring in Hopedale, Massachusetts....
Marussia F1 Team Assets Go Up For Auction: Cars, Tools, Transport Trucks…Everything Must Go!
Dec 08, 2014Bryan McTaggart2
Watching F1 racing this year has been nothing compared to the absolute trainwreck of behind-the-scenes activities of teams. First Caterham imploded, then Marussia followed suit. While Caterham went...
Thieves Break Into Red Bull’s Racing Factory, Steal Trophies
Dec 08, 2014Bryan McTaggart2
Red Bull’s racing factory in Britain was broken into by thieves, who escaped with sixty of the team’s trophies, most of which were replicas of the actual trophies. The attack took place...
HTP Motorsport Switches From Mercedes SLS AMGs to Bentley Continental GT3s For Next Season
Dec 07, 2014Bryan McTaggart1
HTP Motorsports had agreed to a multi-year partnership with Bentley, which will see the Continental GT3 replace the Mercedes SLS AMG at the four racing series that HTP attends: Blancpain Sprint,...
What’s In The Future For Australia’s V8 Supercar Series Now That Ford Is Ending Official Involvement Next Year?
Dec 07, 2014Bryan McTaggart7
We’ve known for the better part of a year now that the Australian auto manufacturing front was about to undergo radical changes. Holden and Ford of Australia are closing shop, Ford has...
Watch Tomáš Enge’s Lamborghini Gallardo Go End-Over-End At Slovakia Ring
Dec 07, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Watch Tomáš Enge’s Lamborghini Gallardo Go End-Over-End At Slovakia Ring
Tomáš Enge was not having a good day at Slovakia Ring Circuit during the Blancpain GT race in August. From the start of the race he was trying to fight the pack of racers with his Reiter-built...
Here’s The First Video Of Jet Hot’s Awesome Double Down Running And It Sounds GOOD!
Dec 06, 2014Brian Lohnes3
Our pal Brian Medford posted this video to his Facebook page. It seems that the scurvy jerk was hanging out with Bryan Fuller at his hot rod shop recently and while there the car was fired up to let...
This Artistic Video Highlighting Motorsports Crews Working In Different Environments Is Great – Unsung Racing Heroes
Dec 06, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on This Artistic Video Highlighting Motorsports Crews Working In Different Environments Is Great – Unsung Racing Heroes
One of the things I always try to do when I am announcing a race or just hanging around racers is to acknowledge the work that the crew guys are putting in. This is true in any form of racing from...










