Unhinged: A Good Plan Never Goes Unpunished
Saturday morning at BangShift Mid-West was as picturesque as it could’ve gotten: the sun made an appearance for the first time in weeks, with warm, Spring-like temperatures in the air. A light...
Hilarious: Watch This Aussie Drag Racing Fan Experience Top Fuel For The First Time – Video
There’s nothing like seeing a top fuel car in person for the first time as the Aussie drag racing fan in the videos below found out. In 2015 NHRA ran a program called #BaptsimbyNitro and what...
How Would You Build It: This 1969 Ford Galaxie 500 Is Desert-Clean But Needs To Be Finished Up
I’m a sucker for 1969-1972 big Fords. It’s nothing new…for a large car from that time period, the Ford design is the right mix of muscular and formal in my eyes. So I have no...
Drag Video: Autofest 2000 Highlights – The Greatest Financial Calamity In Drag Racing History Caught On Tape
It was supposed to be the event to end all events. The drag race to end all drag races. The race promoter and the track officials at Palm Beach International Raceway (Then Moroso Raceway) girded...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Not A Real Ferrari?
Halle-freaking-lujah, it’s officially Spring! Break out the bird feeders, allergy medications and the hope that the weather will hold long enough to be enjoyed…and break out the machine...
The Starting Shift: Ride Along In A Gear Jamming, Hard Pulling, Group B Audi On A Hillclimb
I wanted to bend some corners for this week’s Parting Shift so that’s why I went hunting in the world of hillclimb racing. These courses are challenging and fast with lots of corners,...
Money No Object: This 1987 Pontiac Firebird Has Us Thinking Bad Thoughts!
There is only one reason why this 1987 Pontiac Firebird caught my eye, and it goes straight to childhood. I had a toy car when I was little…I remember that it was a third-gen Firebird body, it...
Ever Wanted To Dyno Your Boat With The Engine In It? These Guys Invented A Way To Do It
Many days I try to use my brain like a random number generator for ideas that result in blog entries. Lots of times that leads me down interesting rabbit holes, sometimes it leads me down dead ends,...
Earning That Pay: Watch This 737 Pilot Work The Hell Out Of The Flight Controls On Landing!
Here’s my take on piloting an aircraft: your first goal is to get into the air without dying. Then your next goal is to have as much fun in the air as possible, be it a smooth flight to another...
King Of The Cab Overs? The Iveco-Astra Line Of Trucks Is Built To Dominate Loads And Terrain
Remember Iveco trucks? Scanias and Ivecos were pretty commonly seen in the USA up until the middle 1990s or maybe even a little after that when both brands removed themselves from the market in the...
Fun Video: How To Go To Space Explained (Using The 1,000 Most Common Words In English)
Space, the final frontier! I’ve always wanted to type that. Anyway, we’re here on a Sunday and we found a fun video that explains how people go to space using the 1,000 most common words...
Before Bonneville: More Intense, Fun, and Interesting Images From Ormond Beach 1905-1910
We’re back with another installment of Before Bonneville, a look at the world of land speed trials held on Florida’s Ormond beach for years before someone ever thought to turn a wheel on...
Watch A Ford 6.2 Boss Engine Which Now Measures 460ci Scream At 8,500 RPM And Make 800hp!
Ford’s 6.2L “Boss” family engine was launched to compete head to head with the GM LS engine of the same displacement and the late model Hemi that Chrysler puts on their trucks....
