While the phrase “pit manuever” makes it sound like something from either racing or barbecue, it’s actually an acronym, traditionally standing for “Precision Immobilization Technique” or “Pursuit Intervention Technique”. The PIT maneuver has been used by US police departments since about 1985, although the maneuver has been in existence since the early 70’s in Europe. […]
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Before you go and spend over $80K for the new Dodge Demon you may want to read this review of the new 2018 Dodge Hellcat WideBody. One problem with the Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat is that it looks fairly similar to a regular Challenger. Yes, there are some styling differences between this 707-horsepower monster and other Challengers, but […]
His name is Kah Chuan Hoong , he is from Singapore, and he is also the first person to climb the Everest Base Camp in a supercar. Everest Base Camp in Tibet is a long way from the summit of Mount Everest, but it still sits at an astonishing 17,600 feet (5,364 meters) above sea level. Not exactly supercar […]
The star of this article is a Muroc Roadster dubbed “Magnatude”. A customized 1932 Muroc roadster, Magnatude is actually a custom of an old Foose design Chip worked on in 2001. Muroc’s were steel-bodied rollers with independent suspensions that were made available for sale by Kugel Komponents. Only 20 of this beauties were ever produced; 10 […]
There are as many different style of hot rods as there are people who own hot rods. 1930s Fords have always been popular choices and you just never know what you will see when one is done. This one takes the idea of hot rodding to the extreme. With huge 26 inch wheels, and low […]
So you want to work on a Funny Car? Here’s an inside look at the service after a run with Chris Stillwell, crew member on Matt Hagan’s Mopar Funny Car. When your engine produces about 8,000 horsepower those components go through a lot of wear and tear just from a single race. This is why Funny Cars and […]
The Christmas holidays are just around the corner and all of us have our lists shaped up and ready for Santa to look over. For some of us, the contents of our list include headers, intake manifolds, turbos, and all of the like. As the holidays approach, some of us celebrate their arrival in our […]
If there was an award for the lowest and sleekest hot, Mike Renfrey’s ‘HAND MAID’ would have won it hands down. Loosely based on a ’33 Ford Roadster, Mike spent more than six years and 7000 hours in his home garage making this stunning all-steel roadster from. The chassis was plasma cut from 3mm flat […]
When you want that Japanese feel but also that American Muscle look in the front, the Rocket Bunny V2 kit essentially converts the S14 into a very “muscle car” looking vehicle. The “Japanese Tourist” is the Nissan 240SX (known as the S14 Silvia in Japan). Yep, that’s a ’70s Cuda-esque front grafted onto a widebody […]
This Mazda RX-3 is just ridiculous – in the best possible way! Savant Young’s owns this tough little Mazda RX3 that made its way onto Jay Leno’s Garage. Young said that, as a boy his uncles would race RX-3’s on the streets of Compton in California, he liked how the rotors sounded and the fact […]