FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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It’s Official: World Series Of Drag Racing Back At Cordova August 25-27

    In a Saturday afternoon news release, IRG Sports + Entertainment, the parent company of the IHRA has announced that the World Series of Drag Racing will return to its rightful home at...

Tucson Dragways Nate Burger Shows The Kids At Import Face-Off How To Do A Burnout In A Mustang!

Okay, so he also showed them how to almost crash your car, but we’re going to roll with the positive here. We kid, because Nate is our boy and he’ll be laughing when he reads this. At...

This Might Be The Most Pissed-Off Mazda 323 On The Planet…Didn’t Think We’d Ever Say That!

Quick story: before I had my license, shortly after I traded a neighbor a non-running 1979 Cutlass for a kind-of running 1977 Chevrolet Impala coupe, there was a real risk that I was about to become...

Watching Grudge Racing At Sydney Dragway Can Ease Cabin Fever Symptoms!

Saying that I have cabin fever isn’t quite correct. Cabin fever hits when you have been snowed in and you want to be anywhere than stuck inside the house. Luckily, this winter has been, so far,...

NHRA Winternationals History: 30 Years Ago This Weekend The Streamliner Of Gary Ormsby Blew Up On The Burnout (Video)

Top fuel streamlining has had two eras in drag racing. One was in the 1960s and the other came in the middle to later 1980s. 1986 was the season that the streamliner of Gary Ormsby debuted at the...

Building An LS-Based Drag Racing Engine? MAHLE Motorsports Has Domed Pistons For You!

While the worldwide appeal of the LS engine as a hot street performer has been exploited for years, the engine has finally begun to make inroads in the upper realms of sportsman drag racing as well...

2017 US Street Nationals Action Photos: Wheelies, Radials, Coffins, More!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Benoit Pigeon is about as hardcore a pro mod guy as we have ever met. The last couple of days we have been featuring his pro mod photos from the US Street Nationals...

Challenger Demon To Come With Crate Full Of 18 Components – Tools, Performance Parts, Track Pack

Well the latest Challenger Demon video has dropped and with it the release from Dodge on what the heck it all means. This latest video is called “Crate” and in it we see a Stig like guy...

NHRA Pro Mod Schedule Expands To 12 Races – J&A Service Returns – TV Ratings Soar – Video!

It has been a killer couple weeks of news for the NHRA Pro Mod world. Firstly as was announced at the end of the 2016 season, the J&A Service Company will be back as the title sponsor of the...

Fitting: A Mopar Captures Leaf Spring Record – Watch Lyle Barnett Crush It In A Turbocharged, Predator Headed Dart

I have had the good fortune to see many an impressive run at the drags over the span of my life but I am not sure I have ever been so impressed as I was the moment I saw Lyle Barnett run a 4.29 at...

US Street Nationals Pro Mod Action Photos Part 2 – More Killer Cars On The Run

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We’re back with more US Street Nationals action photos from the pro mod category. As we told you yesterday this race is the culmination of a week (and...

Watch The Professional Final Rounds At The 1992 NHRA Winternationals

Well here’s a total gem to start your Thursday with. Here’s what the professional class final rounds looked like 25 years ago at the NHRA Winternationals. The names are familiar, the...

2017 US Street Nationals Coverage: Pro Modified Action Photos From Bradenton

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We were fortunate to have Benoit Pigeon on the scene at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida to blast photos of the 2017 US Street Nationals as they happened....

Banrstormin’: A Weekend With The Outlaws

(Lead image credit: SpeedVideo.com) – I’m not going to lie, rolling into Bradenton Motorsports Park last weekend felt pretty damned good. It isn’t like it has been a great while...