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Bill Martens, Special Programs Manager At Chevrolet Performance Is Talking About All Their Crate Engine Packages For 2024
Bill Martens is like the James Bond of Chevrolet performance parts. I say this because just like James Bond, who everyone knew was a special agent, everyone knows that Bill is one of the dudes with...
This Is The Greatest In-Car Camera Compilation Ever! Saves, Wrecks, Everyone’s OK
In-car camera were once only the realm of network television and huge budget racing teams. The units were clunky, added lots of weight, and at first they were not all that welcome by race drivers who...
A “V” Ain’t The Only Way: Watch This Built Chevy 250 Make 320hp On The Engine Dyno
Fans of old school inline six engines will love this video which shows a built Chevy 250 inliner making more than 300hp on the dyno without using boost, nitrous, and still having the crummy factory...
Wild Video: Ride Along On A GSXR 750 Powered Go Kart As It Attacks A Road/Autocross Course – Awesome!
When the first comment on a YouTube video is, “Do you like having steel balls?” you know something cool is contained in that digital footage. The fact is, anyone loony enough to (a) build...
When 320 Was Plenty: This Look At The 1995 Kenny Brown 320X Mustang Is Fun
Oh how the times have changed. You can waltz into a Chevrolet or Ford dealer these days, buy yourself a four banger equipped Camaro or Mustang and give the 1995 Kenny Brown 320x all it would handle...
Strapping A 410 Sprint Car To The Chassis Dyno! Dyno Day at Engler’s in DubZero. How Much Power Will This Bad Boy Make?
If you have never been to the dirt track to watch winged sprint cars, then you are missing out. Sprint Cars in general are awesome, winged or not, but no matter how much fun they are to watch, their...
Westen Champlin Crotch Rocket Swapped A Very Small Car – Hyabusa Powered BMW Isetta, But Not The Way You Think.
When Westen says that something is sketchy, that means it is SUPER DUPER DOUBLE DOG SKETCHY. And that may not be sketchy enough. I’ve known Westen for a few years, and he always puts a smile on...
OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Portland International Raceway – We take a look at the points chase with two qualifiers to go!
(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Five of seven regular season events are in the book in OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented by Advance Auto Parts. With the completion of...
Check Out This Great Video Of Test Running The 1980 Miss Budweiser Offshore Race Boat During The 2024 Apollo Columbia Cup!
Regardless of the era, Miss Budweiser has always been an impressive boat, and arguably one of the most famous off-shore race boats ever. So when I saw this video of the 1980 version of Miss...
A Study In Balance: The 1998 Kenny Brown 289 RS Mustang Coba Wasn’t Cheap But It Sure Was Good
There’s the old adage that you can have cheap or you can have good, but you cannot have both. That’s been true forever with cars (for the most part) and this video from 1998 shows that...
Beast Mode: Watch This 1,900lb Mercedes 190 Packing A 10,000 RPM Judd V8 Go HillClimbing For Fun!
If you had asked us who Reto Meisel was an hour ago we’d not have had an answer. Now? Now we know that this guy is a total boss who has a 1,900lb, tube chassis Mercedes that uses a 10,000 RPM...
American Bad Ass: This Video About The Life and Career Of Curtis Turner Is Fantastic
When we talk about NASCAR history, the name Curtis Turner looms large. One of the first true superstars of the sport, Turner was fast and loose in all aspects of his life. He made and lost millions....
BC Video: The 1982 Toyota Cressida Shows Us Life Before The Camry – It Was Another Hit For Toyota
When the “foreign invasion” of cars really kicked off in earnest, we all know what Detroit did. They ignored it. Eventually they simply gave up the ground of economy and compact cars...
Boosts Of Burden: This Video Profiles 10 Of The Coolest, Weirdest, and Most Interesting Boosted Race Engines Ever
This is an interesting collection of boosted engines. Before you drag racers out there get your dander up about not seeing a fuel engine in this collection, just know it’s mostly road racing...