Same Great Speed, Now With Less Noise: Meet The Genovation GXE, The Electric Vette!
Jan 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart5
Outside of the sensation of being somehow better than others because you are not burning fossil fuels when you drive, what is the one true benefit to an electric car? All the torque, all at once....
Panther Bodies Built To Run Rock! Check Out This Autocross-Built Ford Police Interceptor!
Jan 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
It’s been seven years since Ford finally shut down the Panther platform. The last body-on-frame sedans out there, the Crown Victoria, Grand Marquis and Town Car proved themselves to be solid...
Unveiled: 2019 Ford Edge ST – Putting A Sharper Tone To Ford’s Mid-Size SUV
Jan 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart1
When we first met the current-generation Ford Edge just prior to it’s official introduction back in early 2015, we had to draw one particular note: when equipped with the 2.7L V6, it had...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Electric Truck, Hipster Toast and More!
Jan 12, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
New year, same old dish. As everything outside of BangShift Mid-West gets coated in a nice, shiny layer of ice, we went through some of the news snippets that didn’t quite past the muster on...
Behind The Ropes Part 7: The Final – Do The Guys Pull Off The Impossible?
Jan 11, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Behind The Ropes Part 7: The Final – Do The Guys Pull Off The Impossible?
Well here we are. This is Behind The Ropes Part 7: The Final. When the weekend began this was a team that was literally making check out passes to make sure their car was not going to fall apart...
Video: The Story Of Stevie Fast Jackson As Told By Stevie Fast Jackson (Part 1)
Jan 11, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: The Story Of Stevie Fast Jackson As Told By Stevie Fast Jackson (Part 1)
If there is one man that dominated headlines across the sport of drag racing in 2017, it was Stevie Fast Jackson. While some people know his background and roots, many do not know where this guy came...
Oh, Great…Not You Too: Ford Is Being Sued For Diesel-Related Issues Now
Jan 11, 2018Bryan McTaggart20
The lawyer firm of Hagens Berman has been a pretty busy place lately. Not only are they handling the lawsuits connected to the Volkswagen diesel case, they also went after General Motors for their...
This Concours Restored 1962 Chevrolet Impala Z-11 Is An Amazingly Nice Piece Of Drag Racing History
Jan 11, 2018Brian Lohnes5
This is stunning. You are looking at one of three remaining examples of a 1962 Chevrolet Impala Z-11 on Earth and this may damn well be the nicest one. The car has been concours restored and along...
Rough Start: The Stretch Geo Metro Is A Real Thing And Could Be A Solution To Your Parts-Hauling Problem!
Jan 11, 2018Bryan McTaggart11
“The car was built to fill a need that no car on the market could. To haul big loads and still get over 40 MPG.” That is the plan that set David Cloud on the path to stretching out a...
NEW PRODUCT: Holley Introduces Revolutionary Mid-Mount LS Accessory Drive – No Brackets!
Jan 11, 2018Brian Lohnes6
Leave it to Holley to keep the ball rolling on the ease of LS swaps. The company has introduced a new Mid-Mount LS accessory drive that is clean, compact, and actually uses no brackets. Seriously,...
Refueling While Tandem Drifting – This Is How You Keep A BMW Sideways For Over Eight Hours!
Jan 11, 2018Bryan McTaggart4
Eight hours sideways without stopping…that’s the record that BMW wanted to claim with their new variation of the M5 sport sedan. That’s a lofty goal, when you look at the logistics...
Cynthiana Rod Ron Burnout Contest Photos: Smoking The Tires At The Awesome Cruise Event
Jan 11, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Cynthiana Rod Ron Burnout Contest Photos: Smoking The Tires At The Awesome Cruise Event
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Tire smoke. Hi-revvin’ engines. Cooked clutches and hot transmission fluid. All part of the yearly burnout contest at the Rod Run. The location...
Want To Start Your Very Own Racing Team? Eighteen Porsche GT3s Are For Sale!
Jan 11, 2018Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Want To Start Your Very Own Racing Team? Eighteen Porsche GT3s Are For Sale!
The 2015 Porsche 911 GT3 defines “track weapon”. It’s not the monster Turbo…instead, it’s like the 911 Go-Kart: find a track and carve it to bits. If you are any kind of...
Cool Historic Video: Project Mercury Couch – Or How To Make A 49G Landing Pillow Soft
Jan 11, 2018Brian LohnesComments Off on Cool Historic Video: Project Mercury Couch – Or How To Make A 49G Landing Pillow Soft
We love old videos that show the early days of America’s space program. This particular one, made in 1960 shows some neat drop testing as part of what was known as Project Mercury Couch. The...












