Cool off in the summer heat with this vintage Finnish ice racing home movie
Now that much of the U.S. is in the middle of bathing their assorted extremities in the summer heat-wave sweat, what better way could we celebrate than by pulling out some classic Finnish ice racing...
This Vintage Merlyn Sports Racer Is a Beautiful Piece From a Bygone Era of Racing
In the early 1960’s, homebuilt and small-batch sports racers ruled the day in road racing. This was the early days of broader space-frame building and most of the purpose-built race cars of the day...
This 1974 Rokon Trailbreaker Is A Two Wheel Drive Moto-Tractor We Want To Own
The Rokon Trailbreaker is a true American legend. These things have been produced in New Hampshire for somewhere on the order of 50 years and the company is still going strong today. Essentially the...
NMCA Pro Stock – What You Can Expect To See This Weekend And The Aussie Star Making His US Debut (Video)
When the NMCA announced the creation of a new NMCA Pro Stock category lots of people around the sport of drag racing perked up and took notice. With a rather unique rules package that allows for a...
8.29@180 Miles Per Hour: This Nissan Skyline R32 GT-R Is A Street Legal Rocket!
The R32 Skyline is considered by many to be the ultimate Nissan. We won’t go that far, but there is little doubt that they are certainly wicked machines that are a far cry from the “rice...
This 1928 Ford Is A Far Cry From An Old Dog With New Tricks…It Can Hold It’s Own Nicely!
When did the old hot rods, the real hot rods…the Deuces, the highboys, the roadsters…when did they get relegated to the manicured lawns and parking lot shows? Was there a good reason for...
ECTA Ohio Mile Coverage! Cars, Trucks, and Bikes Ripping Down The Mile Under The Ohio Sun
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The June ECTA meet was full. Tons of runs, lots of spectators, and a bucket-load of racers came out for what was suspected could be the last Ohio Mile...
This bike-powered, three-wheeled, drifting Italian scooter is peak insanity
Quaint Italian villages where everything looks old and weathered but not in poor shape. Narrow, wall-lined cobblestone streets that wind around steep hills. Sprawling coastal vistas that look like...
More Good Drag News: New And Improved Crossville Dragway Readying To Open! Win!
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – We published a story on Bangshift about the purchase of I-40 Dragway last year, and we could see that the new owners had big plans for the facility....
Question Of The Day: What’s The Strangest Reason You’ve Ever Had For Working On Your Car?
I would have never, ever expected to have to remove a center console for the reason I faced Wednesday evening. The explanation starts on Monday. We own three cats: two gigantic, purring throw pillows...
Get ready for the most spectacular rally on the 2016 calendar this weekend in Finland
We don’t usually post event previews here, but this is just a bit of a heads up to expect some great rally jumping content—also known as “yumps” in the local parlance—next week after the...
Drag Action Coverage: Southeast Radial Wars At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip
(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you rewind the clock about 20 years, the whole “outlaw” street car thing was really starting to take off. It was packing the stands, and carving...
More Cruise Coolness: Filmore’s Dairy Hut Was Teaming With Killer Iron!
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More cruise coverage from Filmore’s Dairy Hut in Florence, KY. Thought we’d been to Filmore’s for several cruise-ins we’d never ate there because...
Enjoy some iconic 12-cylinder audio from the Le Mans Classic this year
The late 1960’s and early 1970’s were an interesting transitional period in sports car and open-wheel racing, marking the time during which race car builders started to understand the complex...
