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Irwindale Drags Open For Special Friday Night Thunder This Week!

We’ve got a hidden treasure here in Southern California, and it just keeps grinding out timeslips week after week, year after year. The Irwindale Event Center is a workhorse in SoCal, home to a...

Want To Buy A Toyota From The Long Beach Grand Prix Celebrity Race? Do It!

This is a first. We always assumed they crushed these cars. We really want to know if they have a title and all that. But regardless of the details, you can actually buy one of the 1994 Toyota...

Team Racepak! If You Are A Racer Wanting Exposure and Racepak Sponsorship, Here’s Your Chance

It’s back! Racepak is bringing back Team Racepak for 2017 and they are looking of a fresh crop of recruits to fill their ranks. Team Racepack is an awesome concept because it truly embodies the...

Don’t Call It A BRAT: This 8-Second Subaru Brumby Is Sick!

The Subaru BRAT: The one coupe-utility that was sold in the States that isn’t often thought of. Memories of a strange little pickup with jump seats in the back to circumvent an archaic tax have...

Video: The Basquez Roadster Does It All On The Salt, On The Strip, And At The Show

When our pal Ronnie Mankins sent us a link to this cool video done by Brian Basquez, we dug it. Clearly the Basquez Roadster has an owner who knows how to show it a good time! We knew the roadster,...

Oil Tech Video: Cameron Evans From Red Line Oil Talks Lubricants and Fuel Additives

You likely recognize the name and the face of Cameron Evans. He’s been in the high performance industry for years on both the media and manufacturer side. The editor of Popular Hot Rodding and...

2016 Photo Highlight Reel: David Whealon Picks His Favorite Photos From The Year That Was (Part 1)

(Photos by David Wealon – DW Photos) – David Whealon had one heck of a busy year in 2016. From shooting ECTA events at the Ohio Mile to hitting the road course at VIR, drag races all...

Nightmare For Sale: This 350ci Chevy Powered Kia Could Be Yours For Less Than $3,000

If you are itching to dive into someone else’s personal hell of a unique but 84% finished project, boy do we have a deal for you! This 1999 Kia Sportage has lost whatever sad sack engine...

Morning Symphony: A Big-Block Stroker Plymouth Barracuda Shouting In Italy!

A bright green Plymouth Barracuda isn’t out of the ordinary at the strip. In fact, it should be right at home, tearing tires to bits while running down the quarter mile at full song. We...

The WTF? Files: Check Out This Flame-Throwing 1984 Mercury Hearse!

I like strange and different…I’ve kind of built up my automotive background based on those principles, for better or for worse. I like seeing original builds, things you’d never...

Hop In The Hot Rod Time Machine For Some Sweet 1980s Car Show Coverage! Ponca City, Oklahoma

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Drag week 2014 visited Ponca City briefly.  This community has a rich pioneer and oil-industry history.  The Pioneer Woman museum is there and the famous...

Think The Jeeptor Was Cool? How About the Bustor?

(By Greg Rourke) – Okay Lohnes, I’ll see your Jeeptor and raise you a freakin’ school bus tractor that I am hereby dubbing the Bustor. I’d like some details on this beast....

Storm Brewing: This FPV F6 Typhoon Is A Stick-Shifted Family Screamer!

There is a good reason why we have been lamenting the loss of the Australian automobile manufacturing arena: they cranked out some useful, yet badass rides that work in a wide range of applications....

FACEPALM: These Letters To The Editor Complaining About Car Commercials Are Hilarious

When I first saw the comments and concerns rattled off by the various people who’s words are featured at the link below, I thought it was a joke. I was actually surprised to learn that there...