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Cory Mac Is Back! Cory McClenathan to Return for NHRA Indy Double-Header with DSR

Another legend is coming back into the fold of NHRA drag racing at Indy! Cory McClenathan will be running both of the events as part of Don Schumacher Racing with sponsorship from Nordic Boats and...

This Could Be The Coolest and Cleanest 1974 Chevelle Malibu On The Planet – Warmed Up Big Block and A 4-Speed

When it comes to sniffing out the good stuff for sale on the internet, our man Rocco is unparalleled in his skill level. It’s always interesting and in the case of cars like this 1974 Chevelle...

The VW Arteon R Is The Newest Hot Sedan From Germany To Land On American Shores

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Volkswagen Arteon is probably a car you don’t know existed. Released to most of the world in 2017 and then in America in 2019, the Arteon is a good-looking fastback...

Knievel vs The Canyon: Here’s The Incredible Story Of The Snake River Canyon Jump In 1974

There was a time in America when the most famous person in the entire country was a lunatic with a motorcycle called Evel Knievel. His fame and his public bravery reached their outer limits on...

The American Engineer: This Chevrolet Sponsored Film From 1960 Is Really Cool and A Celebration Of The Profession

This is a neat old movie, especially when you look at it in the context of 2020. The film was originally made sometime in the 1950s and then updated right around 1960. You’ll see 1960 model...

Nothing Else Sounds Like It: Watch This Beautiful Ferrari 512 Driven By Derek Bell Scream Up Goodwood

I know lots of race car drivers and generally speaking the ones that do it for a living really view the car they are competing in as a tool. They see it as a carpenter see his T-square or as a welder...

Classic YouTube: The 1974 World 600, As Seen Through The Lens Of Car And Track!

It’s been lamented over and over that the only reason people watch NASCAR anything is simply for the crashes. And honestly, we understand that. The personality was sucked out of most of the...

Bandimere, Tuesday Morning: 2020 Rocky Mountain Race Week Day One Coverage From 1320Video.com!

The first day of the 2020 Rocky Mountain Race Week is always a fun one. Everybody’s excited, everybody is anxious to get onto the track, and everybody’s ride is at the best it is going to...

Rough Start “Tour Of Temptation”: 1991 Ford Econoline Dual-Axle Bus

For those of you who are following along on our Rocky Mountain Race Week 2020 coverage, my end of the story goes like this: after the livestream at Bandimere Raceway, Haley and I crashed at the hotel...

On This Day: The First Successful Mid-Air Refueling Happened In 1923

For years, part of my job with the helicopters was to “hot” refuel helicopters on the ground. The pilots would land and the second the aircraft was electrically grounded…rotor...

The Greatest Top Fuel Burnout Ever? Watch The Laganas Rip One So Long That They Have To Refuel BEFORE The Run!

(By Jason Mazzotta) – It is safe to say the Lagana family will go down in drag racing history as the nitro team that had the most fun doing it their own way. Finding success in both IHRA and...

Fun Video: Check Out This Home Movie Footage Showing A Trip To Santa Pod Raceway In 1972

This is one of those videos that’s great because of what it doesn’t have as opposed to what it does. This video doesn’t have a lot of production value as it was shot on a home movie...

Twin Blown: This 1,100hp LS Engine Does Not Use Turbos But Rather Two TorqStorm Centrifugal Blowers

This is a really neat engine build video and the best part is that you can win the engine! Seriously Holley is giving this actual engine away and we have been telling you how to enter. If you are...

Fun History: This Short Motor Trend Documentary Tells The Tale Of Mickey Thompson Running 400 MPH!

Now this is some fun watching. Freiburger told me a while back that he was working on a short documentary about Mickey Thompson’s quest to become the first American to run over 400mph and how...