The Jokes Write Themselves: 44,000 Pounds Of Steel Balls Flopped Out Of A Truck In Seattle
Oct 22, 2018Bryan McTaggart8
A key point for any driver to ram into the back of their brain about driving is “expect the unexpected”. Once you get comfortable behind the wheel, you get complacent. Once you get...
Pomona Swap Meet October 2018 Photos: More Cool Cars and Trucks For Sale
Oct 22, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Pomona Swap Meet October 2018 Photos: More Cool Cars and Trucks For Sale
(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more potential, more hopes and dream, more heartache and bad decisions. Yes, we are back with more swap meet coverage from the massive Pomona...
Vintage Drag Racing Film: Long Before The Strip They Were Drag Racing In Nevada
Oct 21, 2018Brian Lohnes1
When The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway was built in the not too distant past, it was no so much the introduction of drag racing to Las Vegas but it surely was the continuation of the...
Hooker Blackheart Stainless Shorty Headers For CTS-V Caddys Are Now Available.
Oct 21, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Hooker Blackheart Stainless Shorty Headers For CTS-V Caddys Are Now Available.
I grew up a Cadillac fan, and still love them. But never, and I mean never, growing up did I expect that Cadillac would come to the high performance market in the way they have with the V line of...
Morning Symphony: The Magic Of Audi’s Turbocharged Five Cylinder
Oct 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
Would you believe that the Audi Quattro exists purely because of the Volkswagen Thing? It’s true: in the late 1960s the German military had been trying to create a vehicle to replace many of...
The Purple People Eater: How Often Would You Drive This 1974 Chevrolet LUV?
Oct 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
For a section of time in the mid-1990s, my stepfather was enamored with Chevrolet LUV pickup trucks. One was slammed on it’s nuts and was a sprightly little thing, dressed in primer gray all...
You Will Not Believe That This Pro Mod Crash Ended With The Car On All 4 Wheels And The Driver Walking Away
Oct 21, 2018Chad Reynolds5
We see a lot of crazy crashes, after all we’re at the dragstrip more than most anyone you know. And sometimes it is a wonder that someone could survive some of them. But it is rare that someone...
BangShift Tune-Up: “My Sweet Shadow” by In Flames (2004)
Oct 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart2
The October Rush has hit BangShift Mid-West again. In one corner of the yard sits the Cadillac Limo, which has been entered in for at least one King of the Heap event at NCM Motorsports Park, which...
Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Goodguys Lone Star Nationals At Texas Motor Speedway
Oct 21, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Here’s Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Goodguys Lone Star Nationals At Texas Motor Speedway
(Photos by Rob Bennett) This is it, the last one, there will be no more. If you missed any of our photos from the Goodguys Lone Star Nationals, then click the link below to see them all. But if you...
Behind The Scenes: This Is How Carbon Fiber Race Parts Are Made.
Oct 21, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Behind The Scenes: This Is How Carbon Fiber Race Parts Are Made.
Carbon fiber race parts are not cheap! We all wish they weren’t, but they are, but if you see just how they go together you’ll understand why. Fiberglass race parts take a lot of work to...
Here’s A Craigslist Ad For A C-10 That You Are Not Likely To Soon Forget
Oct 21, 2018Chad Reynolds1
People send in Craigslist ads and story ideas to us all the time. And sometimes people send us funny Craigslist ads. Often those funny ads are too “colorful” in the language department to...
Forces Of Time: Does A Properly Prepared 1989 Ford Thunderbird SC Have A Draw?
Oct 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart5
Everyone always wants to make a crack about building the wrong car, until someone puts together the “wrong car” the right way. Ever notice that? Nobody liked 1973-77 Chevelles, it seemed,...
A Different Kind Of Fairmont: Paul Hamilton’s XA Ford Is A Violent Handful!
Oct 21, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
There were Ford Fairmonts before the Fox body. They look an awful lot like Mad Max’s Pursuit Special and are not common in the United States. In fact, I’ve personally only seen one, ever...
The Mickey Thompson Million Dollar Bracket Race Is LIVE Right Here!
Oct 20, 2018Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mickey Thompson Million Dollar Bracket Race Is LIVE Right Here!
This is the 23rd year of The Million, one of the richest purse events in the history of drag racing, and everybody that is anybody is on site trying to take home the big bucks at this 4 day...












