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B. FORCE, HIGHT, STANFIELD AND M. SMITH RACE TO PROVISIONAL NO. 1 POSITIONS AT NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS

(Words and Video by NHRA) LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28, 2022) – Brittany Force made the quickest run in each qualifying session on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to the provisional...

AACA Hershey Swap Meet, Car Corral, And Show Photos: Bitchin Rides From The Biggest Show Around

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The full name of the event is the 67th Annual Antique Automobile Club of America Hershey Region Fall Meet, most just call it Hershey. Many others, including your...

Will Vice Grip Garage’s Turbo Buick Grand National Run And Drive After Sitting For 20 Years?

He’s back at it again! Derek has found yet another amazing ride, this time an actual Buick Grand National, and is going to try to make it run and drive and then drive it home the $400 miles. I...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Cutting Out Rusty Floors And Making Patch Panels For Everything

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is going to the rear of the cab to replace more rust. Now that the front is done, will this be the last rust repair? If you have missed any...

Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway: The Country’s Wildest Street Cars Attack Byron

Here’s our fourth gallery of Drag Week photos from Byron Dragway. When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I...

Quickest Diesel In The WORLD Makes Its LAST Passes Ever

1320Video always catches great stuff, but this one here is something different. This is the quickest diesel in the world, but the FirePunk crew is fired up to get a new project rolling. What that is...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Assembling The 32 “DeLorean” Roadster’s Painted Chassis & Rust Repaired Body

This week’s video is all about making the chassis and body one again. Paint has been done but the suspension and chassis need to come together and then go under the body that has had all the...

Too much boost?? Too much RPM?? Understanding Starting Line Tuning With Peter Harrell.

Let’s take a look at what causes traction issues on the starting line in turbo cars. Tuning cars for maximum power takes skill but tuning a car to leave the starting line with full power takes...

Pulling Photos: North Carolina State Fair Tractor Pull Coverage Continues

David Whealon, our resident drag race, road race, and tractor pull photographer was at it again for his annual pilgrimage to the North Carolina State Fair, where the National Tractor Pullers...

Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway: The Country’s Fastest Street Cars Attack Byron

Here’s our third gallery of Drag Week photos from Byron Dragway. When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I...

Watch What Happens When The Rear Axle Effectively Rips Out Of A Brazilian Drag Chevette

It is never good when you are able to try and make a judgement call on the type of engine a car is powered by via the oil pan facing toward the sky. In this case we’re taking you to a small...

Is This The Most Dangerous Road In America? Scott Speed VS THE DRAGON

So let’s just get one thing straight, this video is BAD ASS! Take a Subaru WRX rally car and send it through the 318 curves that make up the 11-mile Dragon in Tennessee. You’ll hear a lot...

New Products: Halibrand Sprint and Indy Roadster Wheels For 1973-1987 GM C10 Trucks

If you are looking for a cool set of wheels for your squarebody C10 Chevy or GMC, check out these new offerings from Halibrand. These wheels look awesome on these trucks, are available in a few...

JUNKYARD LS PLUG GAP TEST. DOES MORE GAP EQUAL MORE POWER? HOW MUCH SHOULD I RUN? .010 VS .100 GAP

Spark plug gap is one of those things that some folks SWEAR makes a huge difference in power. It goes right along with the guys that think that indexing plugs is a big performance trick, but...