“Blowfish” is a 1969 Plymouth Baracuda built by Rad Rides by Troy for Camel Toe Racing owner/driver George Poteet. Sporting its new 358 cubic inch R5 Sprint Cup engine built by JESEL, the "Blowfish" will be going for a record in the Blown Fuel Comp. Coupe Class C - the standing record in this class is 262 mph. The "Blowfish" will be racing to set a new record of 300 mph on the 5-mile course. Read More »

Owners of pickup trucks, especially regular cab models, often struggle with how or where to place subwoofers when upgrading their car audio system. Most solutions are not optimized for the small interior space of a truck. Rockford Fosgate hopes to solve that problem with two, new, loaded subwoofer enclosures. Read More »

With 0-60 MPH times in the 3.2 second range and ¼ miles times of 11.5 seconds, it makes you wonder if the GT-R isn’t putting down more than the 480 hp Nissan claims. We’re not the only ones who are curious. Car and Driver magazine ran five Nissan GT-Rs to see how much power they really are making. Read More »

A 1938 Alfa Romeo owned by Jon and Mary Shirley of Medina, Washington, was named “Best of Show” at the 58th Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance held Sunday along the 18th fairway of Pebble Beach Golf Links. Read More »

One of my favorite vehicles on the road today, the Ariel Atom, is getting freshened up with a few mechanical changes and more interior room. The third-generation Atom gets an upgraded chassis with diagonal side rails to allow 3.9 inches of elbow room and an additional 2.4 inches of hip room inside the cockpit. Read More »

I often get asked about the best oils for performance motors. Which oil is best for new, multi-cam motors? Which is best for pushrod motors? Which oil is best for breaking in a motor? Well, Valvoline has teamed up with the engine building and racing expert Jack Roush to create ROUSH® Motor Oil, the ultimate engine elixir for performance vehicles. Read More »

The Monterey classic car weekend is home for two great events, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and the Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races. Read More »

Greg Weld, the creative visionary who took racing and custom wheels to a new level died at age 64. Weld died from undisclosed complications.

Welds' revolutionary view and his unconditional desire allowed him to create the finest quality forged wheels in the industry. Read More »

If you’ve been waiting for Nissan’s GT-R V-Spec, you’ll have to keep waiting. Nissan has just delayed the launch of the lightweight GT-R V-Spec until early 2009. However, Nissan is getting ready to launch their NISMO performance parts catalog for the GT-R on august 20th. We can expect many of the popular tuner companies, such as Stillen and GReddy, to produce performance products for the GT-R as well. However, there is a new company stepping into the ring – GT-RR.com. Read More »

One of the coolest modifications I’ve seen for S197 Ford Mustangs is the shaker hood scoop. The engine-mounted scoop provides a retro look while being a functional cold air induction kit. Unfortunately, the shaker scoops were never really designed to work with an aftermarket supercharger… until now. Read More »