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Coker Tire’s Chattanooga Cruise-In 2019: New Location, Same Massive Springtime Show!

The Chattanooga Cruise-In that Coker Tire has thrown over the last few years has had a growth problem. It’s grown like a baby elephant: it started out impressive and as the years have passed on...

Finishing Up The Tube Core Support, Front End Mounts, And Radiator Mount On The Mongrel

This little beast just keeps on moving forward! Once again I’m impressed with the fabrication and simple approach to keeping things clean, functional, and serviceable on this cool little track...

This 1964 International Metro Mite Van Has An Almost Done LS Swap And Would Be A Rad Cruiser!

I have a weakness for step vans for some reason. I don’t know what it is, but they seem to fit into my love of station wagons, Suburbans, and custom vans, so why not. I’d LOVE to own this...

The Mongrel Gets Wings! Errr… Fenders. And The Way Urch Has Mounted Them Is Awesome And Clean. Watch This.

The Ford 100E and Miata conglomeration called The Mongrel is turning into one really bitchin machine and is becoming more and more complete by the minute. Fiberglass fenders, doors, and more have...

Choosing The Right Steering Wheel For Your Race Car Is About Way More Than Looks!

Sometimes the parts choices you make on your race car are for looks, sometimes for power, and sometimes for convenience or safety. But it always make me laugh when you realize that some of the...

Ride With Jim Pace As He Jams Gears In A Small Block, Former John Surtees Can-Am Lola T70 – CRANK IT UP!

Sure, McTaggart gets all lumpy in the shorts area when he sees something about a Bugatti Veyron going 246mph or some such stuff but let’s be honest here. Jim Pace isn’t going anywhere...

Watch Tim Slavens Run 3.62 At 217 mph To Set The Record In His Bitchin 1969 Camaro Radial Car

I’m a ’69 Camaro owner and love them, so seeing a good one running down the race track really does it for me. Tim Slavens’ Camaro also happens to be the fastest of it’s kind...

Whacked Out Video: Watch An Enraged Stock Car Racer Chase And Wreck Someone In The Pits!

Ace BangShifter BigDad shot me a tip about this absolutely whacked out video that was taken at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska at some point. As you look at the lead photo you are thinking,...

This Is The Best Funny Car Pedalfest In Modern Drag Racing History – Awesome Stuff

When Phil Burkhart and Cruz Pedregon lined up next to each other at Bristol in 2004 neither of them knew that the next nine seconds of their lives would be some of the most intense in drag racing...

Now THIS Is A Burnout! Watch Arne Kallevik’s Massive Head Gasket Killing Smoker From Santa Pod

How about burnouts? We all love them, right? The thing is, they are not all created equally. A guy in a stock pickup truck melting one rear tire down to the cords is not the same as a wild...

Have You Cruised The Rick’s Tanks Site Lately? If You Are Seeking A Fuel Tank, It Is Mandatory!

It always blows us away when we talk to someone who has built a really nice car and the conversation turns to full systems. Basically at this point we default into assuming that they have a killer...

The Parting Shift: Fairlane Fever! Watch A Liberty Equipped Big Block Car Take On A Lenco Equipped Small Block Machine!

One of our favorite video guys out of the Pacific Northwest is Rob Fedyk. Why? The biggest reason is that the guy totally gets it. He’s not trying to go over the top with crappy music and...

Crushing It: Car Bros. Most Genius Lampoon Video – The Fiero Enzo Hits A Super Car Show!

My joy in watching Car Bros. videos is palpable. These guys make some of the funniest and smartest car comedy YouTube magic ever and they are back. Yes, this is the Car Bros. most genius lampoon...

2019 Piston Powered Expo Photos: Cleveland Rocked With Muscle Cars, Drag Cars, Tanks and Planes!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re not done with our unrelenting photo assault from the 2019 Summit Racing Equipment Piston Powered Expo in Cleveland and we are taking ‘er up a notch...