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Holley’s New High-Clearance, High-Flow, Lo-Ram Intake Is Available For LS3. Burst Panel Optional!

Holley’s new Lo-Ram intake manifolds are designed for those that don’t want a scoop or bubble, or who don’t want to cut a hole in their hood, but who want big power capability. Or, for...

Bruce Cook Is Building A Solid Axle Swapped Chevy Truck, On His Own, From His Wheelchair…

If this isn’t inspiring, then I don’t know what is. And I don’t mean because he’s in a wheelchair and it is sad or something like that. Bruce Cook is a bad ass that...

Take A Ride In The Winged Express At Maple Grove – Coolest AA/FA Of All Time!

  Take A Ride In The Winged Express at Maple Grove! Ride on the shoulder of Mike Boyd as he makes a wild, lane changing run at the historic facility. This is a cool video made by our pal Dawn...

Kyle Loftis Goes Big And Runs Over 200 mph In His New Favorite Street Car!

Kyle from 1320Video has been around ultra fast street and race cars for 20 years now, since the inception of 1320Video in 2000. But he’s only been behind the wheel of these cool cars in the...

Drag Racing Photos From LSFest West In Las Vegas Start Right Here.

We’ve got another batch of great photos from the event for you to enjoy today. Our previous galleries were from all over the show, but todays are all about the dragstrip and that means lots of...

LSFest West Coverage Continues: Race Cars, Street Cars, Trucks, And More At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

We’ve got another batch of great photos from the event for you to enjoy today. Our previous galleries were from all over the show, but todays are all about the burnout pit and that means lots...

More 429 on 4/29: Let’s Look Back At The Cadillac 429 V8 A Three Year Luxury Wonder

While the Ford 429 engines are the best known of this size, Cadillac produced a 429ci V8 engine from 1964 right through the 1967 model yeah. The engine was the ultimate extension of the venerable...

Ready. Set. Launch. Tony Stewart’s 300 mph Internship Officially Starts Right Here

The number of racers who have driven in NASCAR, Indy Car, and NHRA is a limited but cool group and the latest to join that group is Tony Stewart. When he announced he would be coming NHRA Top Fuel...

Watch This 1954 Kurtis 500S Go Ripping Around Goodwood In Classic Fashion

You don’t have to be a huge racing historian to know the name Kurtis and how it played in the world of automotive competition during the 20th century. Frank Kurtis was an innovator and a guy...

Boss Day! To Celebrate 4/29 We Have Thunderjets, Super Cobra Jets, And Big Bad Bosses! Ford Power

The 429ci variant of Ford’s 385 series of engines had a pretty neat life. Yes, the 460 was the longer running side of the duo but the 429 was available in more high performance guises than the...

How To: Understanding Wheel Specs to Get the Perfect Fitment on Your Car, Because Bad Fitting Wheels Suck!

Nothing sucks more than a car with the wrong wheels or the wrong stance. When wheels don’t fit right they certainly don’t look right regardless of the design of the wheels. Sure, having...

Photo Bonanza: Here’s All Of Our NHRA 4-Wide Nationals Images In One Place To See!

(Photos by Wes Allison) – This weekend the NHRA returns to traditional two-wide drag racing at Atlanta Dragway for the last running of the NHRA Southern Nationals at that vaunted facility....

One Of Them Racing Deals: Watch The Vintage Formula One Crash At The Monaco Historic Race!

Vintage racing is an awesomely sharp doubled edged sword as we so often learn. On one side you have these amazing machines reliving their glory years on the track, often piloted by some of the best...

Hyundai Builds A Big-Boned Hot Hatch: The 2022 Kona N Carries The Performance Letter But Does It Carry The Performance Flag?

The hot hatchback of old is evolving. It’s getting taller, longer, and wider. Manual transmissions are being replaced by quick-shifting autos or DCTs. They also have a new name: Hot CUVs. Vehicles...