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If You Were Going To Race In The BAJA 1000 What Class Would You Run?

On Wednesday evening I went to see Dust2Glory, the 2nd story of racing in BAJA, on the big screen. I had seen the original Dust to Glory on Amazon a few years ago, and was super excited about Dana...

The Duramax Powered 2017 Suburban 3500 Is A Reality – Buy One Now!

Duramax swaps aren’t anywhere near new, and they happen in all kinds of GM vehicles, but they are a ton of work. I’m talking TONS of work. Getting one to fit is some work, but...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: The Valvoline Engine Display Has A Cutaway Blown Hemi And It Rules All

There are certain things that we have come to expect at the PRI show each year and at this Performance Racing Industry 2017 show the Valvoline guys delivered again with another awesome collection of...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017 Coverage: The Sin Cars R1 Is Heavenly If You Want A Bad Ass Track Car

Being the upright citizens that we are, McTaggart and I got to the 2017 Performance Racing bright and early anticipating (rightly) a big crowd. There are exhibitors in the main hallway outside the...

PRI Show 2017: We Are On The Floor In Indy To Check Out The Latest And Greatest!

It might be absolutely frigid in Indiana this week, but that doesn’t mean squat to us, because we are at the 2017 PRI Show in the Indianapolis Convention Center in Indiana! We look forward to...

Performance Racing Industry Show 2017: Racepak Unveils Four Versions Of Vantage CL1 Cloud Based Data Acquisition System

When we last told you about the completely and utterly amazing Racepak Vantage CL1 system around the time of the 2017 SEMA show, we talked about the fact that the company had rolled it the first...

Battle Of The Diesel Freaks: Watch The Pro Mod Class From Diesel Thunder At Gulfport Dragway

When people think of diesel drag racing they mostly picture pickup trucks hammering down tracks with soot clouds looming large above them. Well as diesel performance pervades more and more of the...

PRI Show 2017: Weld Wheels Continues To Innovate And Create Wheels That Can Take The Heat!

Weld Wheels has long been a friend to the racing community, and their continued development into wheels across many different applications, from street heroes to the upper tiers of drag racing, has...

eBay Find: This 1954 Bonnie And Clyde Edition Plymouth Station Wagon Could Be Yours – It’s Holy!

As many of you history buffs out there likely know, the criminal duo of Bonnie and Clyde met a grizzly end after being ambushed by law enforcement and peppered full of holes from their submachine...

Remember When NASCAR Driver Jimmie Johnson Raced Grand National Sport Trucks? Here’s His First Victory At Las Vegas!

He’s tied with The King and Dale, Sr. for the most championships. He’s the only driver to win five consecutive championships in a row. He’s got a win streak in NASCAR that reads...

2017 NSRA Street Rod Nationals Coverage: From Crusty To Chromed, We’ve Got A Ton Of Cool Cars To Show You!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – More Friday photos from the 48th Annual NSRA Street Rod Nationals at the Kentucky Exposition Center.  When I take photos I do not immediately look to see...

Hell Yes! The Whack Is Back, Baby! Scott Palmer Inks Multi-Year Extension Wit Cat Spot, Dom Lagana To Fly Colors As Well!

One of the true good guys in the sport of professional drag racing has inked a multi-year deal to keep himself out on the road and chugging nitro for seasons to come. Scott Palmer Racing announced...

The Car Bros. Are Back! Watch The Dynamic Duo Win The LA Auto Show

The Car Bros are back with another funny video! This time it is from the always stuffy, pretentious, and overly self important LA Auto Show. After taking the traditional approach to “making...

Induction Find: This Cool Four Weber Boss 429 Intake Manifold Would Be A Cool Top For A Cooler Engine

I’m a freak for induction systems. I love searching them out on eBay and other places. The weirder the better and frankly this setup, which appears to be custom built is pretty awesome. What we...