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NHRA E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Action Photos From Bristol – This Was A Doorslammer Throwdown!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – It is a beautiful place, it is a tricky place, and for the racers of the NHRA E3 Spark Plugs pro mod series, it was an exciting place to race. It was Jose Gonzales...

2019 LA Roadster Show Images: Check Out All The Cool Stuff In The Swap Meet At The Show!

Not all swap meets are created equal. The swap meet that happens in connection with the LA Roadster show is a notch above many others because of the cool parts, projects, and completed cars that show...

2019 NTPA Mule City 300 Pulling Action Photos – Wheels Up, Soot Up, Power ON!

(Photos by David Whealon) – We’re back with more awesome David Whealon photos from the 2019 NTPA Mule City 300 from GALOT Motorsports Park. The facility is great and the hundreds of...

Watch Mike Salinas Win Top Fuel In Bristol And Give An Emotional And Heartbreaking Top End interview

The NHRA Thunder Valley Nationals is special because it falls on Father’s Day every year. Racers typically have their kids with them and the fans do as well. For Mike Salinas who appeared in...

Watch Bob Tasca III Capture His First Nitro Funny Car Wally Since 2012 – The Ford Motorcraft Boys Did It

It has been a rockier road than Bob Tasca expected since coming back into the nitro funny car ranks of NHRA competition full time. Ford invested in his program, Tasca invested in a new body, he has...

Question of the Day: What’s the One Race Vehicle You Would Absolutely Never Drive?

There’s plenty of examples of videos we watch which trigger a desire to drive certain things, especially race cars. We don’t feel that way about every race vehicle though. For instance,...

More Than 210 Cars Hit 5 Dragstrips In 7 Days: Rocky Mountain Race Week In Full Swing! Check Out Our Latest Photos

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Rocky Mountain Race Week is in FULL SWING for 2019 and we’re having some serious fun. With more than 200 cars attending the 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Race Week this...

Anglo-American Success Story: Get Up Close With Jay Leno’s Jensen C-V8!

Sean Connery owned one, and adored it massively during the year he owned it. Slade guitarist Dave Hill had one. Maybe 500 escaped the workshop, maybe seven of them with four-speed manual...

Unhinged: Bringing Hummer Back As An Electric Vehicle Brand?

During GM’s major rework following the financial hellscape that was 2008, the government got to direct some moves that have left many in the auto world shaking their heads. In short terms,...

Dad’s Old Truck: A 1971 Ford F-250 That Is A Refreshing Look To The Past

One of the earliest memories I have of riding around with my dad involved his Ford F-250 that he owned. I’m 90% sure it was a 1968, if not it was certainly that bumpside body style, and it was...

Holley Hot Rod Reunion Gallery: Roaming The Show Fields On Saturday

You didn’t even have to be inside of Beech Bend to see show cars at the 2019 Holley Hot Rod Reunion. From the moment you turned onto Riverview Drive, the road that becomes Beech Bend Road, you...

Jeff Arend & Mendy Fry Qualify #1 – Both Nitro Racers Victorious At NHRA Holley Hot Rod Reunion!

(Photos by Lou Hart) – The 17th annual Holley National Hot Rod Reunion came to an exciting conclusion Saturday as champions were crowned and winning racecars headed to the Winners Circle  ...

Backwards Drag Racing Video: We Found One Thing Suburbans Suck At

It has been a while since we have brought you some high quality destruction and madness from Maine’s Beech Ridge Speedway but the drought it over! This time we’re highlighting the...

This 5-Liter V-Twin Engine Was Created From Two Radial Aircraft Engine Clyinders And Lots Of Skill – It Roars

Life is all about perspective, right? When we talk about a 300ci V8 engine we’re talking about a little small block but when you apply that size to something with only two cylinders you are...