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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BangShift Approved? Check Out This Ratty Chevelle We Saw In Bowling Green And Let Us Know!

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Alright there, residents of readerville we need your opinion. See McTaggart snapped the below photos of a pretty ratty looking 1967 Chevelle in the swap meet at...

This Small Block Ford Powered, Sort Of Pro Touring 1971 Mail Jeep Is The Coolest Hot Roddy Mail Jeep We’ve Seen

It isn’t like this is the first old mail Jeep to be screwed around with and made into a hot rod but we’d submit that this is probably the BEST one. Why? Sure, the pro street ones look all...

Roadkill: How The Hemi 1955 Chevy Was Built – In All Of Its Sleep Deprived, Stop And Go Glory

Unless you live under a rock, surely you have heard of the 1955 Chevy build that Finnegan dreamed up decades ago and had begun to actually construct on Roadkill about a year and a half ago. The guy...

This Soap-Box-Driving Hippie Can Out-drive You

Soap-box derbies have apparently advanced since I last gave one any thought. I remember straight down a hill, first one wins. This particular derby was sponsored by Red Bull, hosted in London, and...

Andy Green Is Getting Ready To Drive 1,000 MPH And The Cockpit Of The Car Looks Like A Movie Spaceship

Andy Green is the guy who will drive the Bloodhound SSC land speed car in 2015 and 2016 with the goal of running 1,000-mph on land. Green has gone 763 mph previously as he was the driver of the famed...

Watch The 24 Hours Of Le Mans LIVE Right Here! FREE Live Streaming Video Starts At 9AM Eastern!

When we found out that the 24 Hours of Le Mans was going to be streamed live and free, we couldn’t keep from getting excited. Le Mans is one of the most influential race tracks in road racing...

Indy Goodguys Autocross Coverage: Cool Muscle Cars Taking On The Cone Maze!

(Photos by Mike Mendenhall/RideTech) – It was a busy weekend for the Goodguys Rod and Custom Association last week because they had a show in Colorado and one in Indy going at the same time....

Watch In Or On Car Video Of Several Different Cars On The Autocross At Goodguys Summer Get Together In Pleasanton

Since I was announcing at last weekend’s Goodguys Summer Get Together Autocross, I didn’t get to make any laps around the track myself, but that doesn’t mean you and I can’t...

Watch Jim Pace Dominate The Field In A Vintage Can-Am Car During The SVRA Race At Indy Motor Speedway – Incredible Sensation Of Speed

Of all the killer Jim Pace videos we have showed you over the years this may be the first one that truly indicates the amazing characteristics of the vintage McLaren M6B Can Am car that he sometimes...

Audi welcomes Porsche Back to LeMans the Proper Way – This Is A Cool Video

The 24 Hours of LeMans is coming up shortly, and nothing gets everyone excited for the historic race quite like rivalry. Luckily for us, LeMans is always full of the stuff-from Ford’s anger with...

Nut Driver: 4 AM Repairs And Autocross Action!

(Photos by Phil Trzcinski and the author) [“Nut Driver” features updates on Dave Nutting’s attempts to daily drive his 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Massachusetts 365 days a year] Before...

Out On Power Tour? Go See Matt Graves And The American Powertrain Boys In Their “C-Heap C10” – It Rules

Let’s consider this a sneak peek because in the coming weeks we’re going to be giving you the blow by blow build story of the truck that the American Powertrain boys are our cruising this...

2015 Corvette Z06 To Have 650hp, Most Powerful Car Ever Offered by General Motors – Stupid Fastness On The Way

Last night General Motors finally announced the horsepower number for the 2015 Corvette Z06 and it is a big one. The car will be rated at 650hp and perhaps more impressively, 650 lb-ft of torque....

Why The Hell Does This Car Exist? The Most Modified Prius Ever Is Still A Flipping Prius

(Words: Bryan McTaggart) – The Toyota Prius is the gearhead’s anthesis. It’s an over-rated doorstop of a car best suited to people who are just biding their time until Google’s wheeled...