Tag Archive: exclusive, spotlight
Ramp Truck Greatness: A 1971 C30 Chevy Ramp Truck That May Be The Cleanest Ever
When BangShifter Dan sent me an email with the link to this bad boy, accompanied by the note “I think this is one of the best I have seen done up, just needs some Ride Tech airbags and it is...
Video: The Wildest Starting Line Crash In Drag Racing History – Funny Car Rear Ends Mustang!
Thanks to BangShift forum member BigDad, I found this footage of the wildest drag strip crash I have ever seen. My eyes have witnessed some true weirdness over the years at tracks. I thought the time...
One Of None: The Supercharged Prototype 1953 Corvette That Never Saw Production – Lingenfelter Collection
As we’ve been telling you, there are stacks and stacks of photos and stories yet to be written from our extensive visit to the Lingenfelter Collection in Michigan. We’re planning on...
TheThump Truck – A 23,000lb Kenworth That’s About to Run 13s (w/video)
With this Labor Day Weekend’s “theme” around here being working vehicles, we knew we couldn’t pass up another chance to share this insane tire shredding dump truck we have...
Video: A Young (and Uncomfortable) John Force Hosts A Bitchin’ Profile Of Connie Kalitta From The Mid-1990s
If there is one thing that you’d never call John Force these days it is camera shy, but even Force took some time to get the level of comfort he has on the small screen today. This video stands...
1957 Chevy Factory Orrville Crew Cab Conversion – NAPCO 4WD and Power Steering –
Since today is Father’s Day I figured I would dig up this old item about one of the coolest trucks I have ever laid eyes on. This 1957 Chevy Factory Orrville crew cab conversion has NAPCO 4WD...
Here’s The First Video Of Jet Hot’s Awesome Double Down Running And It Sounds GOOD!
Our pal Brian Medford posted this video to his Facebook page. It seems that the scurvy jerk was hanging out with Bryan Fuller at his hot rod shop recently and while there the car was fired up to let...
FAIL: Watch A Rickety Truck On Massive Tires And Axles Fold Up Like A Blanket While Trying To Jump A Junker
This was certainly the most exciting thing that happened at the trailer park last week. In this video you’ll see an older Ford truck that has been propped up on massive Rockwell axles from a...
Watch Mike Knowles and Kevin Fiscus Experience About As Close A Call As You’ll Ever See In Pro Mod WITHOUT A Wreck
The St. Louis NHRA races as a crazy one for Pro Mod. Peter Farber’s car smashed the wall, Rickie Smith went out early and extended the championship hopes of competitors like Von Smith and Troy...
This Artistic Video Highlighting Motorsports Crews Working In Different Environments Is Great – Unsung Racing Heroes
One of the things I always try to do when I am announcing a race or just hanging around racers is to acknowledge the work that the crew guys are putting in. This is true in any form of racing from...
The Hybrid You’d Actually Want: A Pulling Tractor With Twin 38.8L V-12 Turbodiesels and a 526 Hemi
(By Jason Sands) – (Editor’s note: We have run some video of this massive and insanely powerful tractor in the past but this is a fresh chunk of video goodness that Jason found so...
Nostalgia Silly Season News: Ronnie Swearingen Signs On With Nelson Racing – Will Tune California Hustler In 2015
Fresh off a championship effort and years of consistent success with Dan Horan Jr., noted crew chief Ronnie Swearingen has been announced as the guy turning the screws on the California Hustler...
Feature: A 1973 Chevelle That Personifies Working Man’s Pro Touring
There were some truly incredible rides at the 2012 Run to the Shore event held at New Jersey Motorsports Park in April. We oogled the likes of Billy Utley’s all conquering Nova and Jeff...
The Top Fuel Sand Drags Experience: 7,000hp, Nitro, And Paddle Tires
Truth is, I have never been to the sand drags. Here in New England the “sand drags” is ripping away from any stoplight after the snow melts and all the sand that has been spread on the...