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NHRA Insider Podcast: Joe Amato Talks About Life and Career, JR Todd Talks About Reaction Times, Quarantine, and More

Since the NHRA is on an extended layoff like all of motorsports at this moment, it has been a good excuse to have legends and cool people on the NHRA Insider Podcast that I have always wanted to chat...

Unhinged: Did Bubba Wallace Really Deserve To Be Penalized For Rage-Quitting An iRacing Event?

With nobody needing to be near anybody during this pandemic, NASCAR took one of the more novel approaches we have seen and took their drivers to the sim racing game iRacing. NASCAR not only saved...

Hilarious Video: This Promotional Film For The Dinner With Racers eRacing Series Is Brilliant

The explosion in popularity of iRacing in the recent months has been amazing to watch with amateur racers gaining in status because of their abilities and pro racers looking both good and sometimes...

Engine Tech Video: Watch This Little 302 Receive A Trick Flow 11R Top End Kit – Installing The Upper End Of The Valevtrain

One of the neatest things to happen for people who love making horsepower over the last ten years has been the emergence, explosion, and acceptance of the “top end kit”. It was a...

The April Fool’s Joke That Needs To Exist? Hyundai Teasing A Palisade N Seems Like A Good Idea

(By Tom Lohnes) – Hyundai had an awesome April Fool’s prank this year. They released some photos that looked like high-performance N versions of their Nexo Fuel-cell EV, Palisade Family...

Drag Racers Stepping Up: DSR/DSM Partner with Stratasys to Aid in the Fight of COVID-19 Pandemic

The saying “we’re all in this together” hits home when the people we know who aren’t in the medical industry are stepping up to aid the fight against the dreaded COVID-19...

Morning Symphony: Happiness Sounds Like A Blower Car

I’ve seen nitrous sprayed into the heavens as if it was the cure for every ailment that plagues mankind. I’ve seen turbocharged power wheelies that allow cars to cross the traps on their...

No, Canada: This 1982 S10 Has Been Stretched, Mid-Engined, Blown, and Given Dually Fenders

There’s that major underlying question that always comes up with any purchase. We’re talking anything from a new hat to a new hot rod. “It is worth it?” That’s a loaded...

Party Time: Quick Ford Fiestas From The U.K.

Did I ever underrate the Ford Fiesta. As a kid, we had one or two of what the Brits call the Mk.1 version in our yard, one of which I helped turn into a mini-ute at one point. Other than that, they...

Quick Junk: This Look At The 1986 Maserati Bi-Turbo Highlights A Car With Horsepower And Even More Headaches

Man, the Italians have had some really interesting bad cars over the years. The 1980s Maserati Bi-Turbo examples usually make every list of “worst cars of the 1980s” because of the fact...

Look Gang, A Mystery To Solve: Do You Know Anything About This Mid-Engined Ford Mustang Prototype?

One would think that a major car company would have an in-depth catalog of vehicles that explain everything, from the first sketches to the details of those who made it to production, but in reality...

QuarantinePiece Theater: 1970s Drag Racing Film “Vroom” In Its Entirety Here – Garlits, Muldowney, Jungle Jim, Loads More!

There are cool 1970s drag racing videos and then there is the 1970s drag racing video perfection known as Vroom, the film we have for you below. This 15-minute piece was designed and made as an...

Cabin Fever Cure: Paramotoring To McDonald’s For A Bite To Eat!

I don’t know about you, folks, but even with being lucky enough to live away from major populations way out in the corn fields, and being able to get outside of my house fairly often, the cabin...

Want To Avoid Splashing Into A Frozen Lake? Use Firestone Winter Tires Like Those In This 1970 Ad!

We have seen some awesome television ads for tires over the years. This is doubly true for winter tires. Cars accelerating and braking on ice rinks, cars clawing their way up snow covered mountain...