335 MPH Funny Cars Pace Pomona Winternationals Track Records In Final Qualifying!
Feb 12, 2017Darr HawthorneComments Off on 335 MPH Funny Cars Pace Pomona Winternationals Track Records In Final Qualifying!
After local weather forecasters warned of a rainy Friday and Saturday at Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, the storm clouds moved away providing amazing performance, with track records and a great start...
Morning Symphony: Thoroughbred Italians Playing In The Snow
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart2
The Lamborghini Aventador S’s base price is an eye-watering $402,995. Don’t sweat what you can or can’t buy with that kind of cash…just think about this for a second: if...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week, Shoving Kids Into The Trunk, Tesla vs. Adidas, And More!
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart3
Welcome back to the table of plenty! Whether you are swimming in your front yard out west, digging your car out of a snowbank in the Northeast, or enjoying the storms that are blowing through the...
Money No Object: This 427-Powered 1983 Chevrolet El Camino Choo Choo Customs Conversion Is A Shop Truck Dream!
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart1
Is it strange that I don’t see a useful need for a half-ton pickup? I get why a 3/4 ton or heavier truck could be useful, but to me…and this is an opinion, remember…a...
Rough Start: The Ghost Of Street Stompers Past Haunts This 1964 Dodge 330
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
That first photo is haunting, ain’t it? It’s the kind of scene a true gearhead hopes to stumble upon by sheer luck: they meet up with an older gearhead at a show who is just there to look...
Low Life: This Lowered 1977 Dodge Aspen Wagon Has Potential Written All Over It!
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart7
Two things caught our eye when we found this 1977 Dodge Aspen wagon: one was it’s slammed but stock appearance, and the other was the seller’s references to “Elvis’s Last...
How To Kill An Afternoon: Racing A Hot-Rodded Lawnmower Against A Volkswagen Beetle!
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggartComments Off on How To Kill An Afternoon: Racing A Hot-Rodded Lawnmower Against A Volkswagen Beetle!
A racing vehicle, a 1973 Volkswagen Super Beetle isn’t. While there are positive aspects worth mentioning when it comes to the iconic VW, acceleration was never, ever going to be a strong suit...
Unhinged: How Oregon’s House Bill 2877 Is A Warning To The Automotive Community
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart11
You see that 1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS 30th Anniversary Edition there? In junior high, that was the dream car right there, and you could make mine T-topped, powered by the rare-as-hen’s-teeth...
Ten Pounds In A Five-Pound Bag: Check Out This Turbocharged 360-Powered Mini!
Feb 12, 2017Bryan McTaggart4
Mini fans might be completely and utterly against this monster, but we love it. What used to be a small, quaint, front-wheel-drive estate version of the lovable and iconic Mini is now, quite...
Watch This BMW M3 Punt A Huge Tire And Then Reveal Itself To Be A Clown Car – Sorry about Your Quarter, Bro
Feb 11, 2017Brian Lohnes3
We have run lots of videos of guys wrecking cars on tracks like the Nurburgring over the years and while it stinks that they crashed, they wrecked on the damned ‘Ring. You tell your grand kids...
This Les Mayhew Video From The Pro Mod VS Fuel Altered Showdown At North Star Dragway Is All-Time
Feb 11, 2017Brian Lohnes5
Hey look, it is us fawning over another Les Mayhew video! This is a real shocker because we do it every time the guy releases something. Why? We do it because the stuff is just fantastic. It is not...
Awesome: Watch The US Navy Test Out The New Electromagnetic Launcher On The USS Gerald Ford – No More Steam!
Feb 11, 2017Brian Lohnes3
For the last six decades the US Navy has used steam powered catapults to launch airplanes of the decks of aircraft carriers. Starting with the USS Gerald Ford that will change to an electromagnetic...
Video: This Look Behind The Scenes During Testing At Cruz Pedregon Racing Is Cool
Feb 11, 2017Brian LohnesComments Off on Video: This Look Behind The Scenes During Testing At Cruz Pedregon Racing Is Cool
Every team that heads to Phoenix for pre season NHRA testing does it because they want to come out of the gate swinging in Pomona. Perhaps no one at the session was more motivated to perform well and...
The Coolest/Weirdest Engine For Sale On eBay Right Now Is A Nine Cylinder, Air-Cooled, Radial Diesel!
Feb 11, 2017Brian Lohnes5
Many people are shocked to find out that there have been diesel engines in airplanes before. Particularly diesel radial engines. Germany used them and they were also used in America. While they were...












