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Ebay Find: Four Harley-Davidson Engines Connected By A Jeep Could Be Yours!

There are easier ways to utilize eight cylinders for the single goal of making a Jeep tub haul the mail, but having the visual appeal of four Harley-Davidson Evolution running together through a...

Florida Driver Jumps His Tahoe At An Opening Bridge While Messing With His GPS System

First it was the radio controls. Then it was driving while eating. Then phones. Then the really stupid stuff like reading the newspaper. Driving distracted is simply dangerous, because you are not...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: Goodbye, Brave Little Toaster, Pininfarina News and Uber Busted!

Where has this week gone? Seriously…somebody tell me, I haven’t really been out of my room this week. I got one day in of house shopping in, then I got sick and I’ve been at home...

Big Rigs Racing At Thunderhill Are Awesome To Watch! Champ Truck Baby!

There is a reason that big rig racing around the world includes big nerf bars and all kinds of safety stuff, and that’s because these things are NOT MEANT TO DO THIS! Brian thinks this is the...

Watch This Video And Learn How To Be Really Fast At Willow Springs

I’ve got more than a few laps around the big track at Willow Springs, although I must admit it has been far too long since my last adventure there. I have some interesting stories of some on...

We Wish We Were These Guys Wheeling At Big Bear!

The Fabtech boys are having waaaayyyyy too much fun this summer. They keep sending us videos of them wheeling and having a great time. We’re jealous! Although in fairness, they did invite us on...

Third Qualifying Session Added To California Hot Rod Reunion! Darr Loses His Mind!

Darr Hawthorne has been beating the drum like a mad man, trying to convince everyone that will listen that having a third qualifying session, rather than just two, for the nitro cars at the...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! This Thing Whoops A Lambo’s Ass

We aren’t sure what the hell this little roadster that belongs to Kristain Gunderson is based off of, but it sure looks like a riot to drive! That’s why we chose it for today’s...

NHRA Names Peter Clifford As New President – New Era At The Top Of Drag Racing’s Largest Sanctioning Body

(Photo credit: NHRA) – Yesterday it was announced that the NHRA had promoted Peter Clifford to the role of the organization’s president. Previous to this promotion, Clifford was the...

Ryan Milliken’s Duramax-Powered 1941 Willys Is A Serious Piece – Meet The Batmobile!

“In testing” my left foot…we first saw the evil black Willys at the TS Performance Diesel Drags earlier this year, and if they are still tuning and tweaking that car, we’re...

Two Beautiful 1964 Chevrolet Impalas And The Owner Who Restored Them From The Ground Up

When you roam a car show, look at the vehicles not for their beauty, or their power, but instead, next time, look at them and wonder what kind of stories they could tell. Automobiles have been such...

Looking For A Job In The Industry? Holley And Precision Turbo Are Hiring!

There’s a good chance that if you are reading this right now you are at work. Perhaps work is a job that you hate beyond all measure of actual human hatred and you are looking fort a change....

This Ferrari’s Wreck At Road America Shows Off Both The Strength And Weaknesses Of The Catch Fence

Once a race car has gained sufficient altitude to make it to the catch fence, nothing good will come out of what happens next. Literally, the best-case scenario in these kinds of situations starts at...

KABOOM! This ‘Cuda’s Transmission Explosion Ventilated Just About Everything In The Car

(Photos: Jeff McDowell via Quad City Drag Racers) Yes, that’s a shrapnel hole in the door of this Plymouth ‘Cuda, one of many after the TorqueFlite let go in dramatic fashion. While we...