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Watch Angie Smith’s Wild Pro Stock Motorcycle Ride At Norwalk – No Brakes!

If there is one place on the NHRA Mello Yello drag racing series tour that Angie Smith may never be in a rush to get to, it could be Norwalk, Ohio and Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. This...

Sleeper City: This Audi Makes 500 AWD Horsepower To The Tires On A Mustang Dyno And Sounds Nasty

This (to us, anyway) is an awesome sleeper on the dyno. No an Audi S5 is not really a slow car. They make great power, they are all wheel drive, and they can move, BUT, this one is an exception. Take...

The Man: Watch This Amazing Interview With Drag Racing Hall Of Famer Dave Wallace Jr.

Few people if any on Earth have had the life in drag racing of Dave Wallace. He literally grew up at the strip working jobs from tearing tickets to announcing. He rose to become one of the greatest...

2019 LA Roadsters Show Photos: The Largest Gathering Of Roadsters on The Planet Got Even Bigger!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – The story of the LA Roadsters show is the story of hot rodding itself. Back in 1957 a car club formed. By 1960 they wanted to put on a car show, so they did. The...

Nightmare Video: Watch Pro Mod Racer Marc Caruso Enter The Bristol Sandtrap At Over 180mph – He Is Banged Up But OK

The flaming dust cloud is what all of us at Bristol Dragway saw last weekend when NHRA pro mod racer Marc Caruso crossed the finish line at nearly 250mph and then had a parachute AND brake failure....

More NHRA E3 Pro Mod Action From Thunder Valley: Action Photos of 250mph Door Slammers!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) –It was a nitrous vs turbocharged battle in the final round of the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA pro mod class at the Thunder Valley Nationals last weekend. Jose Gonzales got...

2020 Mustang GT500 Power Numbers Released: Here’s How Much The Blown Cammer Makes

In a one sentence press-release Ford has announced the horsepower production numbers for the 2020 Mustang GT500. They are impressive and with all of the work done to manage the weight of the car and...

Holley Hot Rod Reunion Gallery – Nostalgia Pro Stocks And More Show Field Footage!

They are the shapes of cars I know. Hell, they are the shapes of cars, period. I love the nitro, I love the jet cars, but if there is one class above all others that I’ll watch, it’s the...

The Peugeot 205 GTI: When France Turned A Tiny Little Car Into An Attack Chihuahua

You would think that, following two energy crisis and rapid urbanization, that the “hot hatch” trend that swept Europe in the 1980s would’ve translated well to the United States. A...

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2019: The Trip Through The Rockies And Bandimere Speedway, Through The Lens Of 1320Video!

It’s land that I know like the back of my hand. Colorado’s Front Range is gorgeous country, punctuated by the Rocky Mountains, red rocks, and gorgeous roads that cover the best the state...

Swinging Big Power Through Your 6L80E Automatic? Hays’ New Twister Full Race Torque Converters Are Your New Friend!

Calling all of you late-model GM folk with a 6L80E automatic and a need to get down with a ton of power: have you been looking for a torque converter that will back up that Bad Mother…well, you...

Nerd Facts: Here’s Why Mercedes Flipped Head Over Heels At LeMans In 1999!

Without a doubt, it was my first “Whoa, what the hell just happened?” moment I had while observing any kind of motorsports ever. I had the day off from work and it was summer vacation,...

More On-Road Photos From Rocky Mountain Race Week! Drag Cars In The Rain!!!

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Day 4 of Rocky Mountain Race Week was fun for some, an adventure for others, and hell for those that are left. As a full travel only day, this was one of the days to let it...

Rocky Mountain Race Week Day 4: Great On-Road Photos! Day 4 Coverage Continues

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Day 4 of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2019 is on! As a full travel only day, this was one of the days to let it all hang out and enjoy the beautiful countryside that Colorada...