Gallery: The Connecting Rods Car Club Cruise – June 2012
Jun 04, 2012Brian Lohnes3
I’ve been remiss in some of my cruise reporting duties thus far in 2012, so it was good to sneak out on Friday night with my sons and father in law to hit a local cruise in Halifax,...
Watch Drag Racer Alex Vettros Suffer a Massive Wreck at Cecil County Dragway
Jun 04, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch Drag Racer Alex Vettros Suffer a Massive Wreck at Cecil County Dragway
After a busy weekend of racing all over the country, there are plenty of wild videos floating around on Monday morning. This piece of video was shot at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland and it shows...
PowerTour Adventure Blog: The Mopar That’s Waiting to Meet the Edsel
Jun 01, 2012Brian Lohnes2
(Photos and captions by Jon Clark) – Yesterday we showed you one half of the dynamic duo we’ll be following this year on PowerTour. Matt Graves of American Powertrain is powering north to...
FREE LIVE CHEVY HIGH-PERFORMANCE NATIONALS DRAG RACING NOW!
Jun 01, 2012Brian Lohnes3
Our Free LIVE Streaming Video Coverage of the Chevy High Performance Nationals at Atlanta Dragway will start at 12 Noon Eastern Time on Friday June 1st. Coverage will begin again on Saturday and...
Event Gallery: Goodguys Nashville 2012
Jun 01, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Gallery: Goodguys Nashville 2012
(Photos by Doug Garrison) – The Goodguys car show series is the biggest and baddest traveling circuit in the country, bar none. At every event, the best and coolest cars in the region show up...
Power Tour Adventure Blog: Matt Graves Hits the Road in a 1959 Edsel Wagon With a 5-speed – Cannonballing to Detroit For a Date With a Barton Hemi!
Jun 01, 2012Brian Lohnes4
(Words and Photos by Matt Graves/American Powertrain) Powertour 2012 is upon us again. Last year an ill conceived plan involving me, my wife, Jon Clark and three vehicles in various states of...
Bitchin’ New Part: Aeromotive’s New Stealth Fuel Tanks for First Gen Camaros – Perfect for EFI swaps and big power!
Jun 01, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on Bitchin’ New Part: Aeromotive’s New Stealth Fuel Tanks for First Gen Camaros – Perfect for EFI swaps and big power!
One of the coolest things about the aftermarket industry is that it really exists to solve the problems that hot rodders have. For instance, all of the guys swapping EFI and big power engines into...
Video: Catching Up With Bill Caswell – What’s the Crazy Bastard Doing Now?
Jun 01, 2012Brian Lohnes2
Our pal Bill Caswell just did a pretty kick as interview with the Drive channel on YouTube. Hosted by Mike Spinelli, the 25-minute waltz through the past, present, and future of Bill’s...
Sneak Peek: Ironworks Speed and Kustom Has Some Bitchin Projects in the Works!
May 31, 2012Chad Reynolds3
Roger and the guys at Ironworks Speed and Kustom in Bakersfield California have been building bitchin chassis and complete cars and trucks for several years now including the 2011 Goodguys Giveaway...
Tire Smoking,Wheelstanding, Drag Gallery: NHRA Division One Sportsman Action From Maple Grove
May 31, 2012Brian Lohnes1
(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The NHRA recently held a Division 1 points race at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. BangShift’s Joe Grippo was on the scene and kept a keen eye on...
Rocket Racing Wheels Now Offers True Thread-On Knockoffs and We Dig ‘Em!
May 31, 2012Chad Reynolds1
To us there is nothing worse than the old set of Appliance wheels with the crap knockoff center caps. Not only is it a quick way to ruin the look of your car, but also instantly cheapens it. Rocket...
BangShift and GOJO Industries Team Up for the “The GOJO Giveaway 2012” – 10 Weeks of Prizes!
May 31, 2012Brian LohnesComments Off on BangShift and GOJO Industries Team Up for the “The GOJO Giveaway 2012” – 10 Weeks of Prizes!
Wrenching season is going at full tilt all across America. From coast to coast car guys and girls are getting greasy, oily, dirty, and grimy, each and every day working on their cars and trucks. With...
Question of the Day: What’s the #1 Thing On Your Automotive Bucket List?
May 31, 2012Brian Lohnes20
A couple years back, I wrote a story in Hot Rod Magazine that was essentially the ultimate gearhead bucket list. A few of us threw ideas at the list and I glued the whole thing together for the...
Hellacious Dyno Video: Watch Lee Sicilio’s Turbo Barton Hemi Powered Beast Spin the Rollers!
May 31, 2012Brian Lohnes5
Our pal Scott Clark is an EFI tuner that lays his hands and lap top on lots of different cars across the country. There are high performance street cars, drag cars, and land speed cars as well. The...