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It’s All About The Flow: This Short And Sweet Lesson On Priority Main Oiling From Dart Is Great
Sep 02, 2020Brian Lohnes2
When we hear certain terms in the gearhead world we generally understand them but maybe a bit more clarity and education is always welcome, right? One of the big ones that gets thrown around a lot is...
Classic YouTube: An Odd Fight Between A 5.4/5-speed Crown Victoria and…a Mercury Villager
Sep 02, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
From Sanair Super Speedway’s dragstrip in Quebec, we bring you one of the strangest heads-up races we’ve seen in a while. In the left lane is a 5.4-powered Ford Crown Victoria that has...
Air-Freaking-Borne: The Story Of Motocross In America
Sep 02, 2020Bryan McTaggart5
I first started my motorcycle riding career on a Honda Monkey. I was nine, and the little 50cc unit was the perfect size for a first time rider. The perfect power level, too…it had enough oomph...
Hype Attempt Or Hard No: A Critical Look At A Dale Jr. Monte Carlo
Sep 02, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
Last year, I bought a Chevrolet Cruze. I had a small windfall of money come in, decided that a fuel-efficient car was a smart call considering how much I drive around the country each year, and got...
Sound and Fury: Ride In and Watch Outside Of A Vintage Matra-Simca Sports Prototype Racer At Goodwood – Wild!
Sep 01, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Sound and Fury: Ride In and Watch Outside Of A Vintage Matra-Simca Sports Prototype Racer At Goodwood – Wild!
Maybe one of the finest compliments anyone can bestow upon a race car, especially one that runs in a “prototype” style category is that it’s look and sound at timeless. Not in the...
The Buick Strikes Again: Hagerty’s Buick Straight Eight Build Hits Another Roadblock
Sep 01, 2020Brian Lohnes1
There’s something really awesome about getting honest information, right? In today’s world of cloak and dagger, hide the flaws, and don’t let anyone know that you’re human...
Real Hustle Video: Watch The Quickest Stick Shift Coyote Mustang In The World Run 7.86 –
Sep 01, 2020Brian Lohnes4
Joel Steele is the man who can claim to own the quickest h-pattern shifted Coyote anything after this rip he recently made at Beech Bend Motorsports Park, in Beech Bend Kentucky. The run, as you will...
STROKER: This Amazing Documentary looks at the life and times of Tom Medley, one of Hot Roddings Great Story Tellers
Sep 01, 2020Brian Lohnes6
This is definitely the coolest thing you will see today, bar none. The 18-minute film below called, “STROKER” is a short documentary on the life of Tom Medley and his alter ego Stroker...
Selling For The Pound: A U.K. Take On American Cars From 1977
Sep 01, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Selling For The Pound: A U.K. Take On American Cars From 1977
Until you’ve crossed the pond and have spent some time watching traffic patterns to see just what is going on, it is difficult to tell just exactly how out-of-place it is to see an American car...
Professional Road Rage: BTCC Racing From 1991-2002, or How You Make Midsize Sedans Wild!
Aug 31, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Some of the cars might seem familiar to you, some might not, but what you can tell once you get past the sponsorship stickers is that these are not silhouette racers. They’re caged,...
Video: The Incredible Story of The John and Jack DeLorean Go Kart – A 7/10 Scale Indy Car That Anyone Could Race!
Aug 31, 2020Brian Lohnes1
(Words and video by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Go karts strike a chord with so many people. They can be credited for giving people the racing bug, and they can be credited for giving people long...
Bonneville Speed Week Video: Record Setting Runs And Muscle Cars On The Salt During Speed Week 2020
Aug 30, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Bonneville Speed Week Video: Record Setting Runs And Muscle Cars On The Salt During Speed Week 2020
What truly makes Bonneville Speed Week special is the variety of vehicles that you see hauling ass down the salt. Different body styles, different engine combos, and different visions are what...
Mini-Overlanding: Building A Camping Trailer For Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s Monster Jeep!
Aug 30, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Mini-Overlanding: Building A Camping Trailer For Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s Monster Jeep!
The concept of overlanding rules. Ever since I realized that I was living down the street from the offices of Overland Journal magazine back in 2011, the idea of a complete off-roading unit that you...
Like That: The Argument For Checking Your Machine Out Regularly And For Packing A Fire Extinguisher
Aug 30, 2020Bryan McTaggart5
My first project car nearly set my right arm on fire. That’s not joking. Had I not had the reflexes of a cat on crank, my arm from the elbow forward would’ve been showered with raw...






