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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Photos And Results From The Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car Race At Laguna Seca

This past weekend, we were on site in Monterey California for the first race of the 2014 Ultimate Street Car Association Series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Thanks to the guys at Kahn Media, along...

Screaming Video: Watch A Jag XKE Race Car Mix It Up With Other Classic Iron At Pacific Raceway

After I landed in California a week or so ago to ride with Chad up to Bakersfield for the March Meet, the cool old cars were all around. The one thing that everyone from California takes for granted...

Apex News: Nurburgring sold to Capricorn Group

It has been confirmed that the famed Nurburgring in Germany has been sold to the Capricorn Group, a German company that specializes in parts development and engineering for motorsports, for “over...

Petrolicious Video: A Man And His Car Roadtrip The United States

With all of the car shows, wrenching, racing, and just general automotive hijinks that get the most attention both online and offline within our collective automotive culture, I sometimes feel like...

ChumpCar Race Report: La Laguna Zeca-The Dry Lagoon – Chumps On The Corkscrew!

The Optima Batteries ChumpCar World Series (www.chumpcar.com)traveled to the world-class Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, located just off of the coast of Monterey, CA to kick off the West Coast Region...

Buy This 57 Year Old Corvette Wrecking Yard, Or Any Of The Vettes In It

This is one of those dream scenarios, that also has a sad twist. After 57 years in business, Wayne Auto Parts in Dover Ohio will be closing this year. The land is for sale, with or without everything...

Automotive Crush Of The Week: Toyota Celica GT-Four

Over on the BangShift forums there is a great thread titled “So what car do you want today?”. Started by our own Charles Wickam, this thread is full of photos of vehicles, some common and some...

Autocross Wreckage: A Corvette Spins Off Course and Into a Big Impact

(By Scott Parker) – Lots of wreckage on the blog today and here’s a little more. This video is of a crash that happened at an autocross event. The car in the video is a newish Corvette...

Fenders N’ More Has Your Fender Solutions From Mini-Bikes To Big Rigs…Seriously, We’re Not Exaggerating

I’ve never been one to shy away from a sensational headline but in this case there’s no exaggeration and I have photographic proof to back up my claims. The men and women at Fenders...

Apex Video: Matt Farah Benchmarks His Foxbody On A Roadcourse

As someone that loves The General’s products as much as I do, I have a confession to make: I’ve always secretly lusted over Foxbody Mustangs. Yes, it’s true: From the early “four-eyed” cars...

Kurt Busch To Race Indy 500 And Coca Cola 600 This May – Fourth Man To Attempt Both Races On Same Day

Love him or hate him, Kurt Busch is a racer and today’s announcement that he’ll become the fourth guy in history to attempt competition in both the Indy 500 and the NASCAR Coca-Cola 600...

Want To Drive Mary Pozzi’s Camaro? Now’s Your (Virtual) Chance!

(Photos courtesy of Sony Polyphony Digital) Ever wanted to drive a world-class Pro Touring car but didn’t have the time/money to build one yourself or know someone dumb enough to hand you the keys...

Autocross Season Is Upon Us! Does YOUR Region Offer the CAM class?

This last weekend I received a reminder email from the New England region SCCA club letting me know that the first points autocross event of the year is in less than four weeks. Say what?!?...

Who Does This? Here’s The Most Beat Down Grand National For Sale In America Today

Get a load of this sad sack SOB of a Grand National? If there is a more worn out, beat up, tired ass looking GN for sale in the continental USA we’ve never seen it. This car appears to have...