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Unhinged: There’s Always A First Time For Everything, And You’re About To See A Lot Of “Firsts”…

The tone of voice that came through the phone was absolutely incredulous. “You’re telling me you’ve never rebuilt a carb before?!” Chad couldn’t believe his ears, but...

Mopar On A Mission: Alan Prusiensky Announces eCarMover.com As Title Sponsor For 2018 NRA Pro Stock Season

Mopar lovers who follow the world of NHRA pro stock racing will be excited to hear this! The headline says it all. Alan Prusiensky Announces eCarMover.com As Title Sponsor for 2018 NHRA Pro Stock...

Opinion: Bret Kepner Says That NHRA Needs To Keep The Lights On

(By Bret Kepner) – I seldom make my opinions public but, as the 2018 NHRA Drag Racing Season begins, I’m prepared to make an exception. In the interest of retaining the true spirit of the...

Genuinely Shocking: World Rallycross Will Go All Electric Starting In 2020!

Watching World Rallycross racing in person is excitement with a soundtrack: little violent turbocharged, four-wheel-drive monsters on a course filled with tight corners, a joker lap layout and at...

This Supercharged Big-Block Suburban Is The Tow Vehicle You Deserve! Check Out This 1990s Throwback!

Sport trucks…which were mostly Chevy and GMC C/K trucks in monochromatic paint jobs wearing billet aluminum wheels slammed low to terra firma, looking sharp. You couldn’t get away from...

Leah Pritchett To Compete In Full NHRA SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown Season – Will Wheel A Drag Pak

2018 is going to be an insane year for the NHRA SAM Tech Factory Stock Showdown program. They gloves are off, the race for the 7s is on and there are going to be DOZENS of cars attempting to qualify...

Shop Truck Winner! This 1989 Chevrolet Medium-Duty Build Is Greatness!

Your neighbor up the street just dropped seventy-something thousand dollars on a brand new Ford that does everything but please him as he drives down the Interstate. Around the block, you have the...

Morning Symphony: The GMC Astro That Can And Will Drag This Sled The Distance!

Everybody knows the story of The Little Engine That Could. “I think I can…I think I can…I think I can!” the Little Engine repeats to itself as it tries to climb the mountain...

Caption This Photo: What Is Lanny Miglizzi Saying to John Force Here?

We captured this moment during Sunday at the NHRA nitro spring training event at Wildhorse Pass Motorsports Park. While we could not hear what John Force Racing track specialist Lanny Mcglizzi was...

Weekend Concours: Check Out The Restoration Of A Studebaker Wagonaire Matchbox Car!

From the first Hot Wheels car I ever got (a silver C4 Corvette with red interior that is somewhere in my garage) to present-day, I’ve had to have gone through tens of thousands of 1/64th scale...

Racetrack for Sale: Cleveland Speedway In Tennessee Is Up For Grabs – Killer Little Clay Oval Track!

We love posting about race tracks for sale. Why? These places represent opportunity, hopes, dreams, and all the stuff that racing is about. Cleveland Speedway in Tennessee is the latest facility we...

Cross-Functional Synergy: This Is What Happens When A Drifter Meets The Burnout Pad!

Drifting and Aussie-rules burnout contests aren’t too different from one another. The goal is to kill tires in the end, it all boils down to how that goal is achieved…do you use tons of...

2018 Cincinnati Cavalcade Of Customs: More Photos From Survivor Row Featuring Neat Stuff!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Back for more from the Survivor’s Alley section of the show.  The biggest thing going on in here are the 5 FJs gathered which included a RHD diesel...

Here’s A Fun Game To Play: Who Has The Fastest Daily Driver? The Hoonigans Challenge Each Other!

You can’t be a gearhead and not have some sort of ego issue going on. You just can’t. You can downplay it all you want, but in the end, you and yours has to rule in some shape or...