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Funny Video: Watch Aeromotive Boss Steve Matusek Take On His Employees On The Practice Tree – Hilarious

If your boss is a drag racer, chances are you hear about his or her exploits on a week to week basis at the track with their race car. If your boss is a professional level drag racer, they likely...

Unveiled: 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray – Mid-Engined Corvette Has Finally Arrived

(Photos: General Motors) We had to wait. We had to wait through a presentation by renowned astronauts. We had to wait through concept cars like the CERV test vehicles and the Corvette Indy prototype....

Engine Examination: Get The Details On The 260ci Twin-Turbo LS Mill That NRE Torture Tested

Watching this Nelson Racing Engines-built 260ci twin-turbocharged GM LS engine run at max RPM and max boost for five minutes under full load is a neat trick. If this was a dyno mule or a one-time...

Morning Symphony: Air-Cooled Burnouts At The European Bug-In

When writing the other day, I made mention of a car I’ve been giving thought towards lately: a Karmann Ghia done up like a Porsche 356 outlaw (specifically, this Porsche from the movie King...

The Cars Of Doorslammers 2019: Pro Mod Aston? AWD Camaro?! Yes, Please.

It’s easy to write off England as a land of small cars, small roads and Range Rovers. I’ll attest that if England looks remotely anything like Scotland did when I was last there, the...

Morning Symphony: Stick-Shift Racing At Street Car Takeover Charlotte

I can’t get enough of the noise of an H-pattern-shifted drag car. I don’t care if it’s a Mitsubishi EVO tuned to kill or a nasty LS-powered Camaro, a Sox and Martin Plymouth or...

Rough Start: 1969 Baja Bug, Complete With That Stinger Exhaust Pipe!

It was the first car I knew my grandfather Ken absolutely and utterly hated. Bright red, shiny wagon wheel mags, and that exhaust pipe sticking straight up like a middle finger to the whole...

We Love Track History: This Documentary Looks Back At The Awesome History Of Bandimere Speedway

The eyes of the NHRA drag racing world have all turned toward Bandimere Speedway as they have done for decades at this time of the year. The kick off for the grueling, vaunted, and frankly awesome...

One Moment, Please: The New Fastest Formula 1 Pit Stop

Seven minutes. In a past life, that was the time to beat when I was working on a re-arming, re-fueling pad for helicopters. I had seven minutes from the moment the helicopter was safely down until...

This Top Sportsman 1965 Coronet Is Every Mopar Fans’s Dream Come True – Lenco, Wedge Blower, Tube Chassis!

Oh sweet mother of mercy! This 1965 Coronet is one of the coolest cars we have ever seen, not just for the moment but in forever. You are looking at near drag racing perfection here. The tube chassis...

When Entry-Level Performance Didn’t Suck: The 1972 Dodge Demon 340

While looking up something for my highway roamer Chevy Cruze online, I wound up in a thread that asked why the 2.0L turbo-four never made it into the Cruze, and a response was provided: “They...

1980s Toy Ad Greatness: This Collection Of SST Muscle Machines Commercials Brought Us Right Back To Childhood

There were few toys I loved more as a kid than my SST Muscle Machines and while I had not thought of them in a long, loooong time, when I ran into this YouTube video with a complete collection of ads...

New Product: COMP Cams® DOD Delete Kits for GM Gen V LT Applications

If you are the owner of a GM vehicle that uses a late model LT1/L86/L83/or LT4 engine, COMP Cams has just the ticket for you to ditch the annoying and kind of strange “Displacement on...

2019 NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Sportsman Cars, Motorcycles, Wheelies, and More!

(Dave Nutting photos) – We’re back with more great action photo coverage from the 2019 NHRA New England Nationals and this time we’re not talking pro racers, we are talking...