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Category Archive: TECH, Videos

The Challenger Revival, Part 19: Air Conditioning And The Reconstruction Of The Dash

Dylan McCool and I have several things in common: a strong Mopar streak, a love of the open road, and we both live in a part of the United States where the summer weather can be described as,...

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Flyin’ On Dirt: This 1980s Look At An SCTA El Mirage Meet Rules – Random Andy Granatelli Appearance For The Win!

This year in land speed racing has been, well, like all else, strange. Bonneville is still happening however basically all activity at El Mirage has been wiped out. There is all kinds of behind the...

Nitro Time Machine Video: Watch Joe Smith On His King Rat Fuel Bike Win The 1974 US Nationals

When a sport like drag racing grows and evolves, things change and sometimes they simply go away. In today’s world of NHRA drag racing we have the Mickey Thompson top fuel Harley-Davidson...

Until Old Age Takes Them Back To The Weeds: Digging Through An Abandoned Junkyard In England

This video takes me back to my childhood…namely, the days where I’d prowl around in the woods between Olalla and Bremerton, Washington hunting the wrecks and abandoned cars left in the...

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Light Means Might: A Renault R4 F6 Sinpar Trudging Off Of The Path

I get a kick out of off-road types. Not real off-roaders. The ones who want you to think that their weekends are all mud and rock crawling, dune-bashing good times. The ones who drive Angry Jeeps and...

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Classic YouTube: The 1983 MG Maestro Challenge, Where 110 Horsepower Was Plenty

The IROC series was a neat way to pair off drivers from different automotive disciplines together onto a single combative race, wasn’t it? Well….no, not really. It was a short-run NASCAR...

Dyno Video: Watch This 383ci BluePrint Engine Go Through Its Dyno Paces!

We have long talked about the guys and girls at BluePrint Engines and the quality of their product line. One of the amazing things is the fact that the company dyno tests every single engine that...

Ibuprofen Won’t Help: Barbie Jeep Racing From The 2020 Rednecks With Paychecks Event In Texas

We all have our guilty pleasures…a song you wouldn’t admit to liking that you jam out to every time it comes in when you’re alone in the car, a food that you shouldn’t eat for...

Custom Intake Manifolds Tested! What Does The Ideal Intake Manifold Look Like? How Long Are The Runners? How Big Is The Plenum?

How many times have you found yourself in the shop, at the races, or on the dyno wondering if you have just thought of the world’s greatest speed part? It happens to me all the time, and...

Off Road Action To The Next Level! Watch The Qualifying Loop At King Of The Hammers From Inside Bryce Menzies Truck!

High Speed Off-Road Racing is something I’ve never done but want to do so bad. It’s awesome. I love the sport, love the trucks, love the events, and therefore running BAJA or King of the...

If You Missed Rocky Mountain Race Week, Here Are Replays Of All Five Race Days!

Rocky Mountain Race Week was once again and epic adventure, killer racing, and a display of commitment by both man and machine. Former Champions fell, new Champions were crowned, and memories were...

Mopar In A Suit: 1970 Monteverdi High Speed 375S – Worldly Gran Tourer!

While out on a lunch at Conway’s Red Top with my grandfather one Sunday afternoon, the subject of cars came up. I was hunting for what was going to be my first licensed, street legal vehicle...

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Classic YouTube: Selling Mopar’s Pocket Rocket With The Help Of Junior – The 1984 Dodge Omni GLH

“Dodge Omni has always been a good old buddy…a nice little guy.” Yeah, sure, believe what you will. Dodge’s Omni had a few things going for it…small, front-wheel-drive,...

Big Money Footbrake Only Drag Racing From The BTE World Footbrake Challenge In Bristol!

That’s right folks, if you are a fan of swapping feet instead of letting go of a transbrake button, then the BTE World Footbrake Challenge at Bristol is your jam! And thankfully the...