Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Toyota Pays, Jeep Plays, And Ford Displays Shrinkage!
Nov 19, 2016Bryan McTaggart5
In the blink of an eye, summer disappeared, the school busses appeared, and we’re about a week away from turkey, pumpkin pie, and a food coma on the couch with a football game on the TV in the...
Bring On The Fire! These Dirt Drag Racers In Mississippi Run All-Out!
Nov 19, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Bring On The Fire! These Dirt Drag Racers In Mississippi Run All-Out!
Fire, rooster tails of flung dirt, auditory violence and speed. Dirt drag racing is a special kind of lunacy, isn’t it? We can applaud anybody who is willing to climb into the seat of a rail...
Money No Object: A Lotus Exige With The Powertrain Of A Ferrari F355. Can You Say, “Trackday Weapon”?
Nov 19, 2016Bryan McTaggart3
The Lotus Exige is Colin Chapman’s focus taken to the barest minimum: take the Elise roadster, already a very competent car, fit it with a solid roof for structural rigidity (and, probably, to...
Watching A BMW E30 Drift Through A Lovely Autumn Scene Is The Perfect Farewell To Warm Autumn Weather
Nov 19, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Watching A BMW E30 Drift Through A Lovely Autumn Scene Is The Perfect Farewell To Warm Autumn Weather
Yes, I know that winter, technically, is five weeks away. But I’m not bothered about that. As I’m writing this, the awesome Indian summer that BangShift Mid-West has experienced this year...
Stuck The Landing: This Monster Chevy Goes For A Jump And Breaks A Few Things!
Nov 19, 2016Bryan McTaggart4
It’s tall, it’s got presence, it’s got a Duramax that sounds the business, and it looks virtually new. This Chevy Silverado is somebody’s life-long project…or current...
More Behind The Scenes Pit Shots From The Street Car Super Nationals
Nov 18, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on More Behind The Scenes Pit Shots From The Street Car Super Nationals
If you spend all your time at a drag race sitting in the stands, or standing near the starting line, you’ll miss out on all kinds of cool stuff going on. The pits are where tons of the action...
More Action Shots From Day One Of The Street Car Super Nationals In Vegas
Nov 18, 2016Chad ReynoldsComments Off on More Action Shots From Day One Of The Street Car Super Nationals In Vegas
We can’t believe that this much action has already gone down at the Street Car Super Nationals in Las Vegas! Thursday started off with the first round of qualifying for all the categories,...
The Street Car Super Nationals Behind The Scenes
Nov 18, 2016Chad Reynolds4
Everyone knows that drag racing is about tire smoke, wheel stands, and going fast right? Well it’s also about preparation, determination, reliability, and horsepower. And there is not better...
Watch This Opel Change Lanes, Climb The Wall, And Almost Flip At SCSN 2016
Nov 18, 2016Chad Reynolds2
Sometimes things just go right, even when they appear to be going oh so wrong. Such is the case of this big tire Opel at the SCSN 2016 in Las Vegas. It lined up in the left lane, with a Plymouth...
Buy This Bitchin Oldsmobile Pro Mod And Race At Street Car Super Nationals 2017!
Nov 18, 2016Chad Reynolds3
Pro Mod is a crowd favorite because the cars have personality. Sure there are a lot of Camaros and Corvettes, they are a popular hot rod body style, but there are also a ton of other really cool and...
Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Slacking By Example
Nov 18, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
It’s been two and a half years since I handed off the keys to my register and the doors. I threw most of the uniform shirts into the closet and forgot about them. One or two of the company...
NHRDA Diesel Finals Footage: 2.5 and Limited Pro Stock Trucks Dragging The Sled!
Nov 18, 2016Bryan McTaggartComments Off on NHRDA Diesel Finals Footage: 2.5 and Limited Pro Stock Trucks Dragging The Sled!
What makes a truck pull so great, really? Is it the sled, dragging the tow vehicle down? Is it the volley of exhaust vented like a demonic locomotive the entire run? Is it the one-sided winner, the...
Would You Rather, The Dirt-Cheap Hot Rod Buick Edition! Regal Versus Roadmaster for $2,500!
Nov 18, 2016Bryan McTaggart8
Buick has always had a real strange relationship with performance. Cars like the Riviera, Gran Sport, GSX, Grand National, and the GNX give Buick performance credit that at times, the company...
Powermaster Brought New Products To SEMA 2016 And We Got The First Look
Nov 18, 2016Bryan McTaggart1
Can you think of any sound that brings more of a sickening feeling to your gut than the “click” of a dead battery when you go to crank it? Actually, we can think of another…the sick...












