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The 700 Club: Watch This Little 427ci Ford Small Block With A Perfectly Sized ProCharger Make 764hp and 738 lb-ft On The Dyno
There’s just something about a really well designed engine combination that makes us happy here. To us, this little supercharged 427ci small block Ford is about as perfect as it gets for a hot...
When Mercury Was A Going Concern: This 1986 Laser Disc Preview Of Mercury’s Performance Cars Is Cool
Back when the Mercury division of Ford was a happening thing, they were all about getting on the performance bandwagon like the rest of the world was. Of course they, like the divisions of GM were...
Classic YouTube: This Hummer Look-Alike Goes For A Completely Underwater Cruise
We’ve seen videos of Army trucks driving while submerged before. One of the most memorable stories I’ve ever read here was showed a troop carrier several feet underwater, cruising around...
Gullet-Cam: Here’s What Goes On Inside The Intake Of A Turbo Supra!
The exciting parts of auto shop class in high school was any time you were hands-on with a car, right? You had the tools out, you had the test light out, and you were doing your best to figure out...
Langdon, Beckman, Enders, and Pollacheck Win 2020 NHRA US Nationals – Watch Them Do It Here
Boy, it was some kind of race day on Sunday at the US Nationals. Everyone was wondering if it would feel like the US Nationals, if it would have that intensity and that craziness. Well, it did. You...
Morning Symphony: Who Would Be The First To Hop On This V-Twin Racing Lawnmower?
I can’t lie…the lawn mower I use to hack down the grass around BangShift Mid-West is not fast. Not in the least. But that doesn’t stop me from whipping around from one edge of the...
Where It Ended: The Final Days Of The Chrysler Turbine Program
The Chrysler Turbine Car program is best remembered for the unique 1962-1964 two-door sedans that were tested by the public. But there is much more to the story. The start of the turbine car program...
Classic YouTube: Launching A Citroen 2CV Seventy-Five Feet Off Of A Sand Dune
Twenty-nine horsepower is the maximum any Citroen 2CV-based vehicle ever had. Twenty-nine. That means that if you stick with power ratings, a 2CV can compare with the likes of an upper-end riding...
Will Race Anything…Even Gardening Equipment! Check Out Roto-Tiller Racing From Arkansas!
For most people, the only difference between a roto-tiller and a lawnmower is the amount of damage they can inflict on the land. The experience is pretty much the same otherwise: run over the area...
Gonna Feel That In The Morning: Watch As Brett Ghedina’s Honda CBR Drag Bike Launches Into The Sky!
Count Brett Ghedina’s wild ride at the Maximum Thrust Grand Final race at Perth Motorplex in Kwinana, Australia as quite possibly the shortest drag bike run in history. Ghedina was preparing...
A Pair of Pro Mod Wild Rides From Indy: Kris Thorne and Steve Matusek Walked Away From Insane Crashes
The 66th running of the Denso Spark Plugs NHRA US Nationals was full of the same crazy stories, awesome runs, and big time performances that the race has delivered through its storied history. In the...
Aging Gracefully: This 1989 Profile On The L98 Powered C4 Corvette Is Awesome – They’re Growing On Us!
It can likely be argued that the nadir of the C4 Corvette’s existence came when Roadkill, before it was even called that, took one of the cars which was deemed virtually worthless, and cut it...
After Action Review: Randy Pobst Reviews His Pikes Peak Hillclimb Tesla Wreck
Randy Pobst is one of the most chill pro racers I’ve ever met. He’s as friendly and as chatty as he seems to be in person, he’s got a great resume as a wheelman, and as it goes with...
