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Bigger, Badder Blasphemi: The New Motor, The SEMA Thrash, And The Hoonigan Callout Race

From the moment a shell of a 1955 Chevrolet was wheeled out of a backyard on a cart and onto a trailer, the car that is known as “Blasphemi” has been a major part of the scene. It’s...

2018 SEMA Photo Coverage: The Last Blast From The Camera Of Lohnes

(Photos by the author) – From rat rods to OEM offerings, the SEMA show really has everything you’d ever want to check out as a gearhead. For years it was just Ford up front, Chevy in the...

McLeod Has New Products, Expanded Offerings For 2019 – Shifters, Flywheels, Clutches, and Automatic Kits!

It is always great to stop by and see the people at McLeod Performance Engineered Driveline Solutions, especially at SEMA because as time has shown, these guys and girls are always working on...

Trick Flow Brought Out New Stuff For Small-Block Mopar And Ford FE At SEMA 2018!

We first heard about it at last year’s SEMA show, but Trick Flow’s PowerPort 190 cylinder head for small-block Chrysler engines is just about ready for the big-time show! The PowerPort...

Arms Race, Part One: More Of The 2019 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Has Been Shown!

While the general theme of the scene at the moment is a worry over fuel economy and what’s going to happen in the next five to ten years, apparently nobody at Ford’s Mustang group has...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: What’s In A Name?

Ten more days…are you feeling the spirit yet, readers? Are you filling up on the spirits? The Christmas season is in full swing at BangShift Mid-West. The parties are planned, the ingredients...

Micro-Aggression Machine: Continued Work On The 500cc Power Wheels Camaro!

So, what do you drive, again? “A composite-bodied, Subaru-swapped Chevrolet Camaro on air suspension”. Yeah, that line will get you looks from people who know what those words actually...

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Unveiled: 2020 Dodge Challenger Drag Pak – Fourth-Gen Factory Racer!

Four generations of Challenger Drag Pak. Four. It’s amazing that FCA has stuck with the limited-edition drag machine, but at SEMA 2019, they rolled out the newest form of the...

More Photos From OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Summit Point Raceway. We take a look at the points chase leading up to the regular season finale!

Here’s our second, and final gallery from Optima’s Ultimate Street Car at Summit Point. Thanks to Jim and Kaleb for the photos and words, we appreciate the share. Check out the last...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Summit Point Raceway. We take a look at the points chase leading up to the regular season finale!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine. Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Six of seven events are now in the books for OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented Advance Auto Parts. While some points battles across the...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Portland International Raceway – We take a look at the points chase with two qualifiers to go!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Five of seven regular season events are in the book in OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented by Advance Auto Parts. With the completion of...

MORE PHOTOS!!! OPTIMA Goes to Laguna Seca – The Ultimate Street Car Series Hits One Of The Ultimate Race Tracks

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Crack open an incognito window and Google “best race tracks in the world” and Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca will probably make most of the...

OPTIMA Goes to Laguna Seca – The Ultimate Street Car Series Hits One Of The Ultimate Race Tracks

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Crack open an incognito window and Google “best race tracks in the world” and Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca will probably make most of the...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Portland: The last West Coast event of the year brings plenty of action!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Usually, after four events in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, we can start predicting who might be...