Steve Magnante Junkyard Crawl: Here’s A Race Hemi Coronet Ready To Come Alive. This Post Car Could Be Epic!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car shell. This is a 1965 Dodge Coronet 440, and while it didn’t come with a Hemi under the...

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Bodywork 101: Fixing BAD Panel Gaps! Tightening Up Your Gaps Can Make A HUGE Difference In Your Finished Project

There are a lot of differences between your average body shop paint and bodywork and something that someone like Kevin Tetz would do for a high end project. Sometimes projects don’t require, or...

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Cutting Up A Real 1932 Ford Frame? Iron Trap Garage Is Using Parts From This One To Fix Another!

When the guys at Iron Trap Garage pick up a new project, they sometimes find themselves with stuff that most people wouldn’t try to save. They have an eye for what something can become and,...

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Here’s What Happens When Two Drag Racers Team Up To Go Racing At The 2.4 Hours of LeMullets and Do GOOD!

You have to love the idea of Disco Dean and Kye Kelley as teammates for the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets in Florida. If you aren’t familiar with this race, it is a 2.4 hour long endurance race that...

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DIY Tool Restoration: Restoring a Vintage Hydraulic Jack that survived a Fire! Jacks Are Simple, Right?

I love it when you can restore an old tool. Anything that still serves a purpose and can be useful in the shop or garage is always good, and sometimes these small projects are just what you need to...

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Orlando Speed World Dragway BANS ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES From Competing At The Track, Effective Immediately. What Do You Think?

Citing a long list of concerns, many of them the common ones on most folks minds, Orland Speed World Dragway has officially closed their doors to Electric Vehicles. The ban does not apply to hybrids,...

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Plenty Capable: The Buick With The Handicap Plate Has Something For You!

For a few years, I ran a hustle that involved a 2001 Buick Regal GS. The car surprised the hell out of me when I first test-drove it. And if it surprised me, naturally, it would surprise the holy...

Give It A Listen: Ron Capps and JR Todd Talk Pedaling Funny Cars and Craziness On The NHRA Insider Podcast

Ever wonder what it is like to try and pedal an 11,000hp nitro funny car? Ever wonder what goes through a driver’s head when he or she is sitting there watching the cars ahead of them blow the...

10 Questions With Bret Voelkel – Here’s A Great Look At The Past, Present and Future of Ridetech

There’s always something interesting about getting the backstory of the movers and shakers in the hot rodding industry straight from their ow mouths, right? In this case we have Bret Voelkel...

Big Dog Coverage: Results and Photos From The Spring 2019 Big Dog Shootout At Piedmont Dragway!

(Words and photos by Greg Burrow) – Competitors in the  popular Big Dog Shootout at historic Piedmont Dragway have two complete seasons under a new rules package, designed to make competition...

Chicago Fire: Watch What Happened To Jeff Diehl When The Header Failed On His Funny Car

Just when you think you have seen it all. This video, taken several years back at the NHRA Rt 66 Nationals in Joliet, Illinois shows the effect of a funny car losing a header during a run. While...

Funny Car Video: Ride In The Awesome Time Bomb Nostalgia Alky Funny Car – HUGE Burnout, Six Second Run

This is a spectacular video because it is all the stuff you want and none of the stuff you don’t. No music, no graphics, no junk, jut a very real look at what life is like driving a nostalgia...

WILL IT FIT? Can You Fit A 275 Drag Radial On A 14 inch Wide Rim? Watch This!

As Drag Radial Racing has evolved, and 275 tire technology has improved, the size of wheel that everyone is running has continued to grow. On paper an 8 inch rim is wide enough for a normal 275...

The Great American Bracket Race Is LIVE Right Here! Big Money Bracket Racing From Memphis

For years the best bracket teams across the country have come to compete at the Great American Bracket Race. Since moving to Memphis International Raceway in 2013, the race has become a must attend...

Get The Check Ready: This 1987 Pontiac Trans Am GTA Rocks!

There are actually quite a few killer looking cars from the 1980s. IROC-Z, the 1982 Mustang GT, the later Dodge Daytonas, the very last of the Pontiac Fieros, G-bodies…maybe I’m on a...

Pony Wars Episode 2 Is LIVE! Watch The Mopar Come Together And See How It Compares To The Ford And Chevrolet

The 2019 Horsepower Wars Pony Wars Competition started off with 3 stock pony cars and ended with three evil beasts that made stupid power and hauled ass. We took a 2019 Camaro SS, a 2019 Mustang GT,...

The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Watch This 1,400hp GT350 Run 9.07 With A Stick!

Turbochargers are like fire. Man’s best friend and his worst enemy. We love them for what they can do in terms to making horsepower and impressive performances and we hate them for what they...

New Products: STS Ball Bearing Turbos, Journal Bearing Turbos, and Frostbite Intercoolers

STS has been a part of the Holley family of brands for a while now. Most well known for their rear mount turbocharger kits, STS is branching out by offering their turbochargers in a variety of sizes...

2019 NHRA Virginia Nationals Action Photos: Pro Stock and Pro Stock Motorcycle Images From The Strip!

(Photos by David Whealon) – In the world of NHRA drag racing there are two categories that stand apart in their brutally tight and precise nature. Those two categories are pro stock car and pro...

The World of Pro Drag Superstars: This 1985 TV Show Features Garlits Vs Kalitta, Roger Gustin, and More!

Now THIS is some killer stuff. We have no idea what channel “The World of Pro Drag Superstars” aired on back in the 1980s but we know that we did not get it or if we did, the Curtis...