Video: Here’s What It Was Like To Ride Along With Ricky Johnson In A Torc Pro 2 Truck Through The Snow And Slop In Maine
Dec 21, 2014Brian Lohnes3
A couple days ago I told about about my experience riding along with Ricky Johnson in a Torc Pro 2WD off road truck during a preview day for the upcoming Red Bull Frozen Rush event at Sunday River...
Rough Start: The Fastest (And Cheapest!) Way Into The Friendly Skies!
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart10
Once again, it’s time to break the Rough Start rules, but this time it’s not because the car is worth it, or because we’re shopping abroad. Nope, the target is in Kansas and the...
Playing In The Snow: Diesel Trucks Dance Together In A Snowy Parking Lot
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Playing In The Snow: Diesel Trucks Dance Together In A Snowy Parking Lot
Donuts in the snow…is there anything better in the winter? It doesn’t take effort, or even a lot of power to look like a pro when enough of the white stuff is on the ground. However,...
Six Minutes Of Non-Stop Drag Race Wheelstands From Urban Hillbilly Video – This One Is Hot Off The Presses
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes2
In what has become a multiple time a week tradition around here, we’re back with another awesome video from Urban Hillbilly Action Videos (for those of you rolling your eyes, NO, we...
“Countach” Is Right: A Mountain-Motored Lamborghini Drag Car From Australia
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart10
A Lamborghini Countach needs no help when it comes to being an absolutely insane beast. The wedge-bodied super car was a jaw-dropper from the prototype onwards, the car was exceptionally fast, and it...
Is It A Good Idea To Let A 7 Year Old Do A Burnout In Your Hot Rod? This Aussie Guy Thought So – Video
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes2
We should mention that the burnout is also of the indoor variety, to boot. We wouldn’t want to leave out that important detail but we’re pretty sure that it won’t overshadow the...
Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Identify This Monster Cylinder Head We Spotted At PRI
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes24
We hope you have not gotten too deep into the egg nog this weekend because we’ve got a little quiz for you in the form of this monster cylinder head that we spotted at the Serdi booth at PRI...
The Oshkosh Multi-Mission Recovery System Is A 10-Wheel Drive Wrecker That Is The Most Capable And Awesome In The World
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes3
When big, heavy vehicles are damaged on the field of battle, trucks capable of recovering them are necessary. Because wars don’t tend to happen in the best or most friendly driving...
Cool Video: Look Inside The Gray Motorsports Pro Stock Shop And Watch Them Test Pro Stock Engines On Their Inertia Dyo At 10,000+ RPM
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes5
Today’s top level drag racing operations are not based in gas stations or the garage of the car owner’s uncle. Instead they are in impressive, sanitary, and intricate race shops. Case in...
Craigslist Find: Hey, Fat Man In The Red Coat! This 1974 Cummins-Swapped Dodge Needs To Be In My Driveway Now.
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart6
Listen, Kringle. We haven’t seen eye-to-eye since I was fourteen and got a PlayStation and Gran Turismo for Christmas. I spent the last decade not asking for much, so humor me and leave this...
This Vega Wagon Has A 500ci Caddy Motor Mounted In The Back – It Runs, It Drives, And It Rules….Plus It Is For Sale
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes8
BangShifter Tom Loreto send a tip line email in with this car being the subject. Tom’s take? It read as follows: “This is a very BangShifty find. A 500ci Caddy powered, rear engined, Vega...
Show Coverage: 2014 East Coast Indoor Nationals – More Awesome Hot Rods, Muscle, Race Cars, And Freaky Stuff
Dec 20, 2014Brian LohnesComments Off on Show Coverage: 2014 East Coast Indoor Nationals – More Awesome Hot Rods, Muscle, Race Cars, And Freaky Stuff
(PHOTOS BY JOE GRIPPO) – We’re back with the second and final installment of great photos coverage from the 2014 East Coast Indoor Nationals that were held at the Maryland State...
Busted: A C7 Corvette Got The Ferris Bueller Treatment, And It Was Captured By The Car’s Valet Recorder
Dec 20, 2014Bryan McTaggart4
The C7 Corvette has many technological advancements that are really cool to use. One of them is the Performance Data Recorder (PDR) system. Normally, this is a system that records the car’s...
This 1974 Corvette Has A VW TDI Diesel Engine, A Toyota Transmission, Gets 44 MPG, And Is Slightly Lacking In The Fit And Finish Dept
Dec 20, 2014Brian Lohnes12
I was seconds away from shutting my computer when ace BangShift tipster Mike Kenworthy sent in an email gently urging that we take a peek at a Craigslist ad that he sent. We opened the link and were...












