RideTech Mecum Auction Update!
(Words and photos by Bret Voelkel) – Ridetech Update 2 The Ridetech crew is at the Mecum Auction selling our 1967 Chevelle SS. Bret Voelkel, president of Ridetech, sent in his second...
BangShift Engine Tech: How a programmable ignition can make anyone look like a pro
BangShift.com is proud to announce that we have partnered with Westech Performance Group to bring you killer engine tech in 2011! From the complicated to the just plain fun, we’ll have it all...
Bonneville Video: The Flower of Scotland – An International Streamliner Team on the Salt
The lure of the Bonneville knows no bounds and creates some interesting partnerships among gearheads. This video is a very neat look at the Flower of Scotland streamliner team and profiles their...
ADRL SuperCar Showdown Class Open to Far More Than Chevy/Dodge/Ford Models
In a recent announcement, the ADRL sought to clarify their upcoming SuperCar Showdown class. We, like lots of other people took this class to be a haven for the factory drag race cars from the...
Traxxas Sponsorship Brings Back $100,000 Top Fuel and Funny Car Shootouts!
While we were working the annual MPMC show here in Los Angeles, just down the road in Glendora, the NHRA was dropping a huge news bomb and for once in recent memory, it was good news! It turns out...
Death Wish Video: Dirt Bike Rider Tempts the Grim Reaper on the Peak of a Mountain
Yesterday we showed you video of a dirt bike rider scaling a huge “mountain” of dirt and rocks. Well, that video was child’s play compared to this one, which features the same rider...
eBay Find: A Bizarre 1933 Ford Pickup Made Completely of Teak Wood
The 1970s were a strange time. New cars were all total crap, gasoline was stupid expensive, inflation was hauling ass, and people were building classic cars out of wood. We’ve seen more than...
The RideTech Mecum Diary: Tuesday
(Words and photos by Bret Voelkel) – I love buying cars! (doesn’t every hotrodder?) I have justified my car buying activities to this point by using these cars for product development,...
GM Claims ZL1 Camaro Will Be Faster Than Mustang GT 500 Despite Horsepower Defecit
The Mustang/Camaro cat fight is heating up with GM’s recent claims that the ZL1 Camaro, despite what will amount to a 70hp disadvantage, will sprint to 60mph quicker than the upcoming 650hp...
Wild Video: Helmet-Cam Video of a Dirt Bike Rider Scaling a Mountain
Tiny HD sports/action cameras have truly revolutionized the way us gearheads get to experience the triumphs and follies of our fellow brothers in arms. With companies like ReplayXD cranking out...
eBay Find: A Homebuilt, Old School Monster Truck That Could Crush Marriages and Relationships in a Single Bound
You all know my history of being very hung up on cool, old, big trucks. Even I know there is a limit to what can be drug home to Chez Lohnes and this big ol’ Chevy monster truck is way beyond...
MPMC Parts Spotlight: Lunati Signature Series Connecting Rods
We are suckers for cool parts, which is why we always dig the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, but our favorite show has to be SEMA’s Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Conference that we are...
Caption This Photo: A Cheech and Chong Looking SUV
Yesterday I posted the photo sequence of Chad burning the tires off of our rental car at Palm Beach International Raceway. Because he did the burnout with the air conditioner on accidentally, the van...
Drag Video: Running 8.70s with a Turbocharged and Nitrous Injected 1.8L Motor!
It seems like we’re on an Aussie drag racing video kick, but bitchin’ stuff keeps jumping off the computer screen at us. Since the whole seasons thing is a swap with the southern...
