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This 1991 IHRA Video Known As Crash-O-Rama Has Some Big Names And Big Carnage In It!

It is weird to think about now but there was a huge business in VHS tapes back in the era before YouTube, streaming video, and OnDemand, well, anything. The “And They Walked Away” Series...

Squarebody Cinema: Check Out This Salesman Training Video On 1974-75 Chevrolet Trucks

Yes, we do want the “Dooley” as much as you do, but that’s jumping ahead. One of the greatly ironic naming conventions in automotive history belongs to GM and the line of trucks...

These 1980s Dodge Omni GLH and Shelby Themed Commercials Are Pretty Cool

The Dodge Omni GLH and its brethren like the Shelby Daytona were hit tickets during the slow mid-1980s revival of performance cars in Detroit. Using small turbocharged engines they made use of their...

In-Car Video: Let’s Go Legends Racing At A Bullring Called Wake County Speedway

Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, North Carolina advertises itself as America’s favorite bullring and that’s pretty awesome. The place has been open for about 50 years and it lived the...

World’s Fastest Stick Shift Full-Size Truck DESTROYS itself on the Drag Strip! | Race Week 2.0 Day 2 From The Texas Motorplex!

Day Two of Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 was full of personal bests, and more carnage! We had lots of folks making the best runs of their lives, but a few that also broke things worse than they ever...

Tuning Up Blasphemi! Let’s Help Mike Finnegan Get Blasphemi Ready For Drag Week! MORE POWER!!!

Finnegan has been making some pretty massive changes and improvements to his 1955 Chevrolet gasser they call Blasphemi in recent months, and those changes are all directed toward making the car...

Dylan McCool’s RATTY 1969 Charger GOES WILD At Holley’s MoParty! Burnouts, Autocross, Drag Racing, And More At Beech Bend Raceway Park!

Take one very rough 1969 Dodge Charger, fix the bare necessities, stuff a big block in it and make it run and drive. Sounds like a recipe for one ugly but fun ride don’t you think? I sure do,...

Drag And Drive Carnage! 130MPH High Speed Wreck On Race Week 2.0 Day 1 At Pine Valley Raceway In East Texas

There has never been a drag and drive event that didn’t start off with someone having a really bad day. It happens. Whether that’s in the form of a wreck, engine carnage, transmission...

This Promotional Film For The 1955 Chevrolet Is Awesome Propaganda

We clearly love old promotional films around here. We run basically all of them that we can find. Why? They are fun and sometimes funny but they are also a great window into how the companies...

Finally! These Are The Best Pliers Project Farms Has Ever Tested! Not Even Close! How Can Someone Be This Excited About Pliers?

I love it when Project Farm does tool testing, and this video here is no different except that he’s found what may be the best pliers ever made. I don’t want to let the cat out of the...

GASSERS Go WILD at Knoxville Dragway! Wheels Up, Gear Jamming, Old School Rides From The Southeast Gassers Association!

You know how much we dig the Southeast Gassers Association races, and have shared videos and coverage a bunch over the years. In this newest video from our pal Tommy Lee Byrd, and his Hot Rod Hoarder...

Racing Mike Finnegan’s 1300HP ’55 Chevy BLASPHEMI! Can Tony Angelo Keep This Iconic Monster On Track?!

Finnegan has been making big changes to Blasphemi in the last few months and it is all coming together now as Drag Week is about to start. To get ready for it, Tony Angelo and Finnegan have been...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: STREAMING VIDEO From The Ultimate 64 Mini Bracket Race From Kil-Kare Raceway – Saturday

Kil-Kare Raceway is home to some awesome events, including the 19th annual Ultimate 64 Big Money Bracket Races in June. This is one of the older events in the mid west and racers flock to this one to...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The NSRA Hot Rod Drags 2024 From Santa Pod, Is Live Right Here!

It’s time for more great drag racing LIVE from Santa Pod in England. This time it is their NSRA Hot Rod Drags and all the action can be watched LIVE right here thanks to the folks at Santa Pod....