Throwing Good Towards Bad: Stuffing A Barra Six Into A 1976 Ford Granada
Feb 24, 2020Bryan McTaggart1
Oh, look…it’s the car I love to hate. If you’ve never seen me write about one of these before, I’ll make it plain: the 1970s Ford Granada, Mercury Monarch and Lincoln...
BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Keep A Tally On The Cost Of Your Project?
Feb 24, 2020Bryan McTaggart10
When I first started building the 1981 Dodge Mirada I scored for $650 in the fall of 2009, I decided to keep a running total of the money I spent on the car. I didn’t have any reason to…I...
Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Missing Porsches For Club Money
Feb 24, 2020Bryan McTaggart2
Another week down, another week closer to warmer weather and more action. We can’t wait…in fact, we haven’t! Chad has been out at the ECTA Invitational at Spaceport America...
Watch This Pro Stock Semi Pulling Truck Called Bad Attitude Hike The Front Wheel At The Start And Never Put It Down – Torque At Work!
Feb 24, 2020Brian LohnesComments Off on Watch This Pro Stock Semi Pulling Truck Called Bad Attitude Hike The Front Wheel At The Start And Never Put It Down – Torque At Work!
My favorite competitive beast of burden is a pro stock semi pulling truck. Why? They look all the world like over the road trucks and have immense power, cool names, and many of them have enough...
Here’s Every Round Of Pro275 Eliminations From Lights Out 11 At South Georgia Motorsports Park!
Feb 23, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on Here’s Every Round Of Pro275 Eliminations From Lights Out 11 At South Georgia Motorsports Park!
Pro275, the newest class in 275 drag radial racing, is the king of the small tires. Taking everything from Radial vs The World, but on a smaller tire, this class promises to be one of the harder to...
Will Procharged Pro Mods Make Roots And Nitrous Combos Go The Way Of The Dinosaurs? Tim McAmis Thinks They Might. Watch This.
Feb 23, 2020Chad Reynolds3
When Procharged Pro Mod combinations were first approved in the Mid West Pro Mod series, everyone was wide eyed and paying attention as the first race featured a Proline Procharged combination that...
Mini Truck On Mags: 1973 Chevrolet LUV With Small-Block Swap
Feb 23, 2020Bryan McTaggart4
I can hear several of you making that noise right now, the one that informs the wallet that trouble is afoot, the one that informs the significant other that a surprise purchase might be happening...
The Challenger Revival, Part 11: Getting It’s Feet Back On The Ground
Feb 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on The Challenger Revival, Part 11: Getting It’s Feet Back On The Ground
Is there anything worse than a car that isn’t sitting on all four tires? I’d say yes. Then again, that’s coming from the guy who left his wife’s first car up on jackstands for...
The Mongrel Project Gets More Paint, Suspension, And More! This Sucker Is Getting Close To Making Noise And Smoke!!!
Feb 23, 2020Chad ReynoldsComments Off on The Mongrel Project Gets More Paint, Suspension, And More! This Sucker Is Getting Close To Making Noise And Smoke!!!
We love the Mongrel Project, a combination of a cool old British Ford and Mazda Miata that is somehow right in every way. The stance, the width, the flares, the fabrication, it all speaks to us and...
Mental Micro Machine: 550 Horsepower Mini Cooper, Because It’s A Great Idea
Feb 23, 2020Bryan McTaggart3
One car that I have yet to experience is a legitimate Mini. Not the BMW versions that are at least twice the size, but a real-deal Mini. The one that everybody adores. The one from The Italian Job....
Morning Symphony: The Moonshine Missile Granada At Lights Out 11
Feb 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Morning Symphony: The Moonshine Missile Granada At Lights Out 11
of If you haven’t been following the antics of Chad and the Team Bigun group of guys for the $10K Shootout series, you need to. A combination of racing know-how, parts working and the bent to...
McLeod Racing Introduces Aluminum SFI Bellhousing for 5.0L Coyote Drag Racing Applications
Feb 23, 2020Chad Reynolds2
Going fast isn’t hard to do with the right power adder and a newer Coyote. With boost, or nitrous, or both, these suckers can haul ass and that means SFI rated bellhousings are a necessity for...
Tennessee Drift Day 2020 Gallery: Wearing That Groove Back Into The Track!
Feb 23, 2020Bryan McTaggartComments Off on Tennessee Drift Day 2020 Gallery: Wearing That Groove Back Into The Track!
As I watched the trailers and cars roll into Beech Bend on a quickly warming Saturday morning, a thought occurred to me: this is just like throwing bird seed in the driveway. When I was younger, I...
FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: ECTA Spaceport America 1.5 Mile Invitational Shootout Continues This Morning!
Feb 22, 2020Chad Reynolds4
When Steve and Suzy and the gang from the ECTA called me and asked if I wanted to help out at the ECTA Spaceport America 1.5 Mile Shootout, I said “Sure, how can I help?”. When they said...












