Unknown Parts Counter Guy: You Know What I Miss Most? The Humor.
Sep 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Only in one aspect can I truly align working behind the counter at (STORE NAME HERE) and the military: the job itself kind of sucks, the leadership blows harder than a Funny Car engine most of the...
Rough Start: Buy A 1978 Ford Granada And Get Two Engines As Well!
Sep 04, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Rough Start: Buy A 1978 Ford Granada And Get Two Engines As Well!
My opinion of the Ford Granada is well-known here: nope. They are an over-dressed Maverick, which means that really, they are nothing more than a gussied-up 1960 Ford Falcon, from the “that...
Testing Out The Chi-Town Hustler Dodge Omni Funny Car At Route 66!
Sep 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
The Chi-Town Hustler is one of those legendary funny-car names that stops die-hard fans in their tracks and turns them directly to the track, and causes newcomers and those who have no clue about how...
Question Of The Day: What Car Would You Consider To Be The Ultimate Classic?
Sep 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart10
The dreaded question: what is the best of the best? The “one”? We can’t make our minds up on our own personal favorite car, let alone to pick one automobile that would be the...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Roasted Twinkies And A Nuclear Hot Hatch!
Sep 04, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Has summer already gotten away from us? The temperatures are still nice and pleasant, but I could swear that I smelled burning leaves on the wind and…oh, no. No, no, no. There’s a leaf on...
NSRA Streetkhana! This Ain’t About Power Parking – Corner Burning, Cone Killing Action
Sep 03, 2016Brian LohnesComments Off on NSRA Streetkhana! This Ain’t About Power Parking – Corner Burning, Cone Killing Action
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – NSRA brings back its own version of autocrossing to select events. I can’t recall the last time NSRA had autox at its events, but it has been at least...
How Not to Endurance Race: This Driver Somehow Avoids a Crazy First-Lap Crash in a 24-Hour Race
Sep 03, 2016Eric RoodComments Off on How Not to Endurance Race: This Driver Somehow Avoids a Crazy First-Lap Crash in a 24-Hour Race
The annual 24-hour race at the Nurburgring might just be the most grueling and daunting motor race. The massive track winds through the Eiffel Mountains in Germany and when it gets dark around the...
Pink Floyd Drummer’s Daughter Races a Pink Vintage Austin Named Floyd
Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason is well-known for his automotive enthusiasm. The rock star owns an impressive collection of priceless cars and even race at the 24 Hours of Le Mans five times during his...
Tough Video: Watch Bucky Hess Suffer A Crash In The Amazing Kandy Kuda Super Stock Hemi Car
Sep 03, 2016Brian Lohnes5
The 2016 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals have already provided some amazing and fun to watch action in the form of wheelies, track records, and header flames for days, but there was one...
Watch Big Chief’s Press Conference And The First NHRA Pro Mod Competition Run For The Crow Mod
Sep 03, 2016Brian Lohnes7
It was a big day for the NHRA J&A Service Pro Mod series on Friday at the 2016 NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. The category had the single gnarliest qualifying session in its history and...
Morning Symphony: An R33 Nissan Skyline Tearing Around A Mountain Pass
Sep 03, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: An R33 Nissan Skyline Tearing Around A Mountain Pass
Blame Gran Turismo for my fascination with this car. The Nissan Skyline is the ultimate “forbidden fruit” car from Japan for me, and it’s all due to that damn game. It was the car...
Cruising Through Fall In Style! This 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Droptop Is The Perfect Way To Enjoy Autumn!
Sep 03, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Cruising Through Fall In Style! This 1975 Pontiac Grand Ville Droptop Is The Perfect Way To Enjoy Autumn!
If you believed the naysayers back in 1975, cars like this Pontiac Grand Ville convertible were about to be relegated to the history books. It was too big, especially after the first Arab oil embargo...
Question Of The Day: What Kind Of School Bus Did You Ride As A Kid?
Sep 03, 2016Bryan McTaggart12
Now that school is in session, Bowling Green is filled to the brim with school busses ferrying kids across town and cops monitoring school zones. Since I live far enough away from the city that...
Miata Karts? These MX-5 Owners Go For The Gold When It Comes To Modifying Mazda’s Little Roadster!
Sep 03, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Miata Karts? These MX-5 Owners Go For The Gold When It Comes To Modifying Mazda’s Little Roadster!
(Photos: via Miata Karts of ‘Murica) Ever since it’s 1989 introduction, Mazda’s MX-5 Miata roadster has done nothing but earn praise for it’s handling characteristics. Call it...