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Speedway Motors and the Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering...

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NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, And Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $50,000 Sunday

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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Amazing Restoration Video: Watch A Classic Clausing Colchester Lathe Get Completely Rebuilt To As New Condition

There’s something extra cool about restoring machinery. For whatever reason, seeing this video which features a 700 hour restoration of an old Clausing Colchester lathe hits different then that...

Wreck Of The Decade? Tim Tidle’s Monster Crash At The 2013 NHRA US Nationals Might Be It

Over the course of 2010 through 2019 there were plenty of nasty wrecks in drag racing but this one still stands in my mind as one of the worst.  Is it THE worst? Perhaps that is up for debate and...

Boosted Beast of Burden: This 300ci Ford Inline Six Makes More Than 500 Force Fed Horsepower

A while back the guys at Engine Power got their mitts on a nearly dead 300ci Ford inline six. The thing made 88hp on the dyno as it sat when delivered and over the course of time though bolting on...

How To Choose The Right Welder For Your Garage Regardless Of Your Skill Level! Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Machines

Some people have a really hard time making decisions on what to buy, even on the simplest purchases. So when it comes time to make a purchasing decision on something more complicated, it can be...

Mud Truck Photos: McLennan County Mud Fest Mega Truck Photos Are Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Charles Wickam) I’ve been around the Bangshift guys for quite a while and have come to learn what Chad and Brian like and dislike pretty well. Yeah they both love drag...

Project Binky Update: Reassembly Is Well Underway! When Will It Make Its First Drive?

Well, it is moving forward. Not under its own power, but it is moving forward and we are so excited. The electronics, mechanicals, and more are all going in or getting ready to go in because this...

The 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Is Everything We Dreamed About As Kids And More

(By Tom Lohnes) – Just days after it was teased, the 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 has made a surprise reveal at the famed Quail show during Monterey car week. The first-ever revived...

Video: Have Uncle Tony And Pals Made It To The Bottom Of Why Hydraulic Flat Tappet Lifters Suck Now?

It is one of the biggest and frankly frightening parts of budget engine building these days. The seemingly awful failure rate of hydraulic lifters after cam swaps or in fresh builds. It has...

The Thrash Is Over! Or Is It? Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Project Hits The Road For The First Time!

Because I’ve built many cars at the last minute, and thrashed for days and days, just to hit the road at some predetermined time in order to make an event. And when you drive out of the shop,...

Money No Object: This 1973 SS 454 Chevelle Is Restored Greatness. Big Block, Bench Seat, Column Shift!

I used to HATE the look of these weird body style Chevelles, El Caminos, and Lagunas. I couldn’t get behind Johnny Hunkins unnatural love for them and wasn’t afraid to tell him that. But...

Make A Press Form To Emboss Sheet Metal With Only A Grinder, File, And Shop Press.

Wait, I lied. He uses a welder too, in order to weld a brace on the die and to weld together the female side of this press form. But in theory, you could bolt those parts together, it would just take...

Relive The 1975 NHRA US Nationals With The Wide World Of Sports Broadcast

The 1975 NHRA US Nationals were notable for a bunch of reasons as every iteration of the Labor Day weekend classic always is. Wally Booth set a pro stock record in his AMC at 8.75 seconds, Raymond...

Subaru Teases Upcoming Forester Wilderness – More Off-Road Capability, More Power?

(By Tom Lohnes) – After the surprising success of the Outback Wilderness, Subaru wants to recreate it, just in a more mild weight class. The Forester Wilderness is coming, and it looks like it...

Fire Safety: Finnegan Is Making Sure The Caddy Project Has All The Fire Protection It Needs

Anyone who knows me knows that racing safety is a very important thing to me, and that fire systems in particular are something I’m pretty passionate about. My friend Lyle Barnett was involved...