Hey Kids, Watch This! A Twin-Turbo Wheelstanding Short Bus For The Hell Of It!
Ah, the short bus. The one vehicle that would make just about any kid ever decide, “You know what? Looks lovely outside today. I think I’ll walk home, instead.” Nobody wanted to...
Rough Start: In The Mood For Some Gambling? This 1985 Renault Alliance Drop-Top Can Go Get Bashed!
In 2009, Car and Driver came right out and said it: One of their choices for their top-10 best cars for 1983 was not a solid choice. It was a solid something alright, the kind you encounter about two...
Wheels Up Sportsman Photo Coverage From The NHRA Winternationals Is Right Here!
Yesterday we shared Funny Car and Pro Stock photos from the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and there is the Sportsman Gallery we promised you earlier this morning. If you missed any of the photos...
In Plain English: Carburetor Basics For The Beginning Wrench!
If there is one criticism above all others that I will air out about my learning curve on working on cars, it is the way I was taught how things work. Case in point: my second car was a 1978...
Photo Coverage Of The NHRA Winternationals in Pomona Keep On Coming
Yesterday we shared Funny Car and Pro Stock photos from the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and today we’ve got Top Fuel and Sportsman action. Our Top Fuel gallery is below, but you’ll...
The Challenger Revival, Part 10: Trunk Floor Installation And More Rear Suspension Work!
If it seems like the last few episodes of Dylan McCool’s 1973 Dodge Challenger restoration has been focused on the rear of the car…well, it has been. Between the missing trunk floor and...
Brittany Force, Matt Hagan and Jeg Coughlin Jr. Take Top Qualifying Spots In Pomona!
The season opening NHRA Winternationals in Pomona are in full swing and eliminations start Sunday morning. Brittany Force, Matt Hagan, and Jeg Coughlin Jr. are all three going into Sunday in the top...
Live Once More: Bringing A Briggs And Stratton Engine Back From The Dead!
Hearing my younger brother cursing unabashedly in the side yard wasn’t the shocking part of what happened…the fact that he was actually trying to get the lawnmower started was. But...
We Want The Next Turn: Ride Along In A Legends Racer At Castelletto Circuit!
Was there anything better than a trip to the go-karts when you were a young kid? Strapping yourself into the seat, the little motor out back pushing you faster than you dared ride your bike, that...
BangShift Question Of The Day: How Much Of An A-Hole Driver Are You?
Anyone who asks me how I would personally describe my own driving style will get the same answer: in the typical day-to-day I’m conservative borderline prudish, but get me in the right moment...
NHRA Winternationals Photos Continue With Pro Stockers Hauling Ass
We told you we would have more photos coming today from the NHRA Winternationals in Pomona, and we weren’t kidding. We showed you a bunch of great NHRA Nitro Funny Cars this morning and now...
The 60th Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals Friday Qualifying Results!
(Photos by Wes Allison and Sandra Alberti) – Shawn Langdon kicked off the 2020 season opener in style, grabbing the Top Fuel provisional No. 1 qualifier spot on presented...
Project Hay Hauler Update: Bringing New Life To My Old 383 Stroker
(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) When we last left off on the Project Hay Hauler’s build, we had just replaced the broken Dana 44 with a junkyard scored 12 bolt, then replaced the entire...
Little Tin Goose: This 1:6 Scale Ford Trimotor Is Fantastic!
The corrugated metal on the wings, the design that was a blatant ripoff of the Fokker F.VII with design elements raided from Junkers, and a name that otherwise wound not make any kind of sense on a...
