eBay Find: This 1971 International 1310 Truck Was As Hardcore A Pickup As You Could Get In ’71
Oct 05, 2015Brian Lohnes5
International pickup trucks were never known for their luxurious cabs, copious swaddling option packages, or opulent use or chrome and bright work. No, they were known as being virtually...
Question Of The Day: What Car Is Currently The “Do Whatever” Hot Rod, And Which One Is Next?
Oct 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart5
It’s a predictable pattern: Car is too new to modify. Car is still kind of new, but a couple of tasteful bits won’t hurt. Car is ok to modify. Hell with it, nobody wants these damn things...
From The Land Of Oz: Check Out This 8-Second Ford Ute Run The Quarter At Sydney Dragway
Oct 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart2
As the Earth tilts and we start to get cooler in the Northern Hemisphere, in the land of Oz things are finally starting to warm up. I think…from what we can tell, the fun never does seem to end...
Rough Start: This 1978 Pinto Cruising Wagon Is Almost Perfect! But You’d Better Like Orange…
Oct 05, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Say you want something fun and funky to rock on your “part-time at Taco Bell” budget. Basic society would suggest taking what you can get, shutting up, and moving on. Manufacturers would...
Gravelrama 2015: Uphill Drags! A Race Where The Surface AND Gravity Are Working Against You
Oct 04, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Gravelrama 2015: Uphill Drags! A Race Where The Surface AND Gravity Are Working Against You
(Words and photos Doug Gregory) – The plan for this year’s Gravelrama was to cover as much of the uphill drags, flat drags, and the Big Eliminator as we could. As we were to find out there...
Classic Iron At The 2015 NSRA Nationals – The Stuff That Falls Between Muscle Cars And Hot Rods
Oct 04, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Classic Iron At The 2015 NSRA Nationals – The Stuff That Falls Between Muscle Cars And Hot Rods
(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The hey-day of the big three designs were without a doubt in the 50s and 60s. It was a time when you could barely glance at a car and distinctly tell...
Shakedown At The Summit 2015: Here’s Our Final Load Of Killer Photos From The Race
Oct 04, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Shakedown At The Summit 2015: Here’s Our Final Load Of Killer Photos From The Race
(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Well we have finally worked our way to the bottom the massive pile of photos that Mike Brooks shot while he was at the Shakedown at the Summit 2015. This race has...
Watch NASCAR Truck Series Racer Austin Theriault Suffer A Massive Wreck At Las Vegas – This Happened Last Night
Oct 04, 2015Brian Lohnes2
Austin Theriault is one of the talented young drivers in the NASCAR truck series these days and the dude has a pretty interesting story. He grew up and honed his driving skills in northern Maine, a...
Land Speed Action Photos: More High Speed Images From The Ohio Mile September Meet
Oct 04, 2015Brian LohnesComments Off on Land Speed Action Photos: More High Speed Images From The Ohio Mile September Meet
(Photos by David Whealon/DWPhotos.net) – Land speed racers are a very interesting lot. For the most part they do not get to ply their trade nearly as much as people who race stock cars or go...
Ebay Find: A Checker Marathon For Your Inner Hot Rodder And Taxi Driver
Oct 04, 2015Bryan McTaggart6
I never have understood anybody’s obsession with the Checker Marathon. Ok, the absolutely freaking huge Aerobus eight-door wagons are kind of cool, but the regular four-door Marathon taxi cars...
OUCH – This Audi Vs. Bentley Accident At The Blancpain Sprint Series Misano Race Is Cringeworthy!
Oct 04, 2015Bryan McTaggart1
That misty shot of dirt, debris, and scattering body panels is the result of the coming together of an Audi R8 and a Bentley during the Blancpain Sprint Series race at Misano. Coming out of a corner,...
This Hellcat Challenger Whips Up On The Unsuspecting At A VMAX200 Event In Europe!
Oct 04, 2015Bryan McTaggart3
Ranting, raving, and fawning over the Hellcats should be over…they are out and about, and hunting. Quarter mile times are known, top speeds are known. Done and done. What’s left?...
Tough Truck Racing! Check Out The High-Flying, Axle-Breaking Fun At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park!
Oct 04, 2015Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Tough Truck Racing! Check Out The High-Flying, Axle-Breaking Fun At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsports Park!
If it’s destined for the junkyard but runs, you might as well have some fun with the vehicle before it dies, right? That’s the theory behind some of the best low-buck racing you can find:...
Land Speed Coverage: Action Photos From The 2015 ECTA September Meet – Final Runs Of 2015
Oct 03, 2015Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by David Whealon) – The final event of the 2015 ECTA season was a barn burner for sure. The place was jammed packed with more motorcycles and hot rods than anyone could remember, the...