Craigslist Find: A Pinto Mini-Stocker Complete with Spares
Jul 30, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Craigslist Find: A Pinto Mini-Stocker Complete with Spares
We’ve been quietly longing to go budget beater stock car racing for some time now. The gallery we posted earlier in the week from the dirt Battleground Speedway really got our gears turning....
Barnstormin’: Heading to Loring, Lobster, Hot Rods, and Maine State Troopers
Jul 30, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Barnstormin’: Heading to Loring, Lobster, Hot Rods, and Maine State Troopers
Well, we’ve arrived at Loring, Maine. We’ve sipped our first beers, ate a bunch of lobster, oogled a trio of cool hot rods, and skirted a huge speeding ticket due to the good graces of a...
Ivan Stewart is Auctioning Trucks, Memorabilia, and Parts! Get your pennies ready.
Jul 29, 2010Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Ivan Stewart is Auctioning Trucks, Memorabilia, and Parts! Get your pennies ready.
Ivan “The Ironman” Stewart, multi-time Baja 1000 winner, and off-road racing icon is having an auction in honor of his retirement on August 28th. Stewart’s career includes...
Is Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Danger of Collapsing Under It’s Own Financial Weight?
Jul 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Is Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Danger of Collapsing Under It’s Own Financial Weight?
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most famous altars to speed in the world. It is also one of the largest and most expensive to operate. The track really runs just a handful of events...
New 15W50 Break-In Oil From Comp Cams
Jul 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on New 15W50 Break-In Oil From Comp Cams
Breaking in a new motor is both an exciting and nerve racking experience. With oil being stripped of several critical elements due to government regulations there are few truly good options left for...
Video Bonanza: Loring Timing Association 2009 Meet Videos
Jul 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video Bonanza: Loring Timing Association 2009 Meet Videos
By the time you read this we’ll be headed north to the uppermost portion of Maine to join a small band of dedicated speed freaks at the Loring Timing Association’s 2010 LSR Meet. The...
Great Read: A Good Interview with Chip Foose
Jul 29, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Great Read: A Good Interview with Chip Foose
Chip Foose is one of the most likable “big wheels” in the car hobby. He’s a legit car guy, can fit into any room of people, and of course manages to design and build some awesome...
eBay Find: A Barn Find 1966 Pontiac LeMans Sprint at No Reserve!
Jul 29, 2010Brian Lohnes1
We’re oddly fascinated with the OHC six Pontiacs of the late 1960s. The engine was a pet project of John DeLorean and an attempt to appeal to the enthusiast driver who was looking for a more...
Event Coverage: The 9th Annual Englishtown Funny Car Reunion and Old Time Drags
Jul 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: The 9th Annual Englishtown Funny Car Reunion and Old Time Drags
The Funny Car Reunion and Old Time Drags are events that simply have to be taken in. Held each summer at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, it draws all of the strongest nostalgia Funny Cars...
Event Coverage: The 2010 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular
Jul 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Event Coverage: The 2010 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular
The KKOA Leadsled Spectacular is billed as the world’s oldest and most established Custom Car event. It was started thirty years ago and continues to thrive today as evidenced by the great...
Video Bonanza: Evel Knievel, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Jul 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Video Bonanza: Evel Knievel, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Evel Knievel is an interesting character study. On the one hand there is the guy with the panache, guts, and skill to fly a too heavy motorcycle over too far a distance in front of tens of thousands...
Check it Out: A Killer Show This Weekend at HRE Wheels,Tour the Factory
Jul 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Check it Out: A Killer Show This Weekend at HRE Wheels,Tour the Factory
If you are in the San Diego area this weekend make sure to stop by HRE Wheels on Saturday morning. They are hosting a car show and giving factory tours. HRE builds some really wild high-end stuff so...
Crazy Euro Wreckage: A Spec Racer Flies, Flips, and Tries to Kill Turn Workers
Jul 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Crazy Euro Wreckage: A Spec Racer Flies, Flips, and Tries to Kill Turn Workers
While we generally hate the hell out of “spec” racing, it does provide very tight action, expecially on road courses. That tight action can often lead to wreckage, normally it is not as...
Racing Junk Find: The World’s Baddest Ass Pit Vehicle
Jul 28, 2010Brian LohnesComments Off on Racing Junk Find: The World’s Baddest Ass Pit Vehicle
Hit any racing event and you’ll see multitudes of people cruising the grounds on mini-bikes, golf carts, old mopeds and other small stuff. That’s all fine for them, but for us it is...












