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The 2015 Shelby Super Snake: 750 Horsepower And An Optional Roll Cage

(Photos: Shelby American) We’re losing track of how many Mustangs are rolling out with the word “Shelby” attached to them, so for simplicity’s sake, understand that there are...

Amazing eBay Find! This Quadruple Four Barrel, Straight 8 Powered Street Roadster Was A 1970s NHRA Killer

We see lots of cool old drag cars around here but this one is in a league all of its own. For sale on eBay is this absolutely awesome former NHRA street roadster class machine that can in the C/SR...

Vote For The Baja 1000 For The USA Today 10 Best!

We can’t believe it, but of 20 races around the world, the Baja 1000 is currently 2nd behind the Indy 500 in overall votes and just ahead of the Isle of Man TT which happened recently. We LOVE...

USCA Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car: Michigan This Weekend!

That’s right folks, two weekends ago we were in Bowling Green, Kentucky at the awesome National Corvette Museum Motorsports Park for Optima’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car and this...

Look! New Edelbrock E-CNC LS3 Heads That Will Help You Make Big Power NA or Boosted

Let’s face it, the magic in GM LS Engines is in the cylinder heads. The rest of it is just so much stuff that consists of a bunch of metal that holds a crank, rods, and pistons. There is NO...

Throwback Thursday: SCORE Legend Parnelli Jones At Baja

When you hear the name Parnelli Jones, you either think Indy or Baja depending on your background. Of course he drove just about everything else, but in Baja he will always be known as one of the...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day. The 48 Hour Double Header!

We love the 48-Hour cars from Ridetech, and as part of ACED: AutoCross Every Day, we’re highlighting both of them on video. It’s a 48-Hour double header if you will. The 48-Hour Camaro...

Watch These Fabtech Jeeps Make Big Rocks Seem Like Nothing!

We’ve spent enough time on rock trails to know that the most mundane looking stuff can sometimes kick your ass. For example, the trail at Stoddard Wells called Pumpkin Eater. It’s a mix...

Hard Guys Nitro Funny Car Heads To IHRA Nitro Jam At MIR With High Expectations

After a winter of building engines, upgrading the car, and testing in recent weeks the Hard Guys nitro funny car is ready for its first true test of the 2015 season at this weekend’s IHRA NItro...

Off-Road Race Report: Results From The Baja 500 And W.E Rock Colorado

Rock Crawling and Baja Off-Road endurance racing seem to be the farthest apart in terms of off-road racing, but only on the surface. Suspension, tires, the right power and drivetrain combos, a driver...

Racer With Your Social Media Game On? RynoFund Is A new Site Where Your Hard Work Could Result In Support

  It is funny how life works, sometimes. Take Chad and I for example. A chance meeting at Drag Week in 2005 resulted in a friendship and it resulted in us having a mutual friend in Freiburger....

Drag Action: Our Last Blast From The Mega Mopar Action Race At Maple Grove Raceway

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It was a great weekend of showing, racing, and hanging out at Maple Grove Raceway for the Mega Mopar Action weekend. From the SS/AH cars that blistered the strip and...

Is the Great Race Coming to Your Town? The Ultimate Route 66 Adventure Involves 2,400 Miles in pre-’72 Cars

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) –  We cover many types of racing, but what you may not often see is “time, speed, endurance rallying”. It’s a rare form of racing, but there are a...

Tour Nebraska 2015: More Than 400 Cars, Lots of Cruising And Tons Of Fun – We Were There!

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) –  There is another big cruising tour out there. The car club, Nebraska Rod & Custom Association, has been putting on Tour Nebraska for 22 years. 2015...