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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Ride Along In The Highest Winding, Nastiest Sounding Small Block Ford Drag Race We’ve Ever Heard – Comp Eliminator Greatness

For those unfamiliar with the wild and wonky world of NHRA competition eliminator, the altered classes may be a bit confusing. This is one time in drag racing when the world altered does not strictly...

Awesome Historic Drag Video: 1968 US Nationals – The Eliminators – A Sweet 1960s Look At The Big Go

I’m not going to lie to you. I’m heading out to work as part of the NHRA announcing crew a the 60th Chevrolet Performance US Nationals on Tuesday and I have not slept in a week. Yeah, I...

Fact Is Crazier In Fiction: The Time The Winged Express Bumped Don Garlits And The Got Petitioned Out Of The Top Fuel Class

There are people who defy convention by necessity. There are people who do it for fun, and then there are those that do it to prove a point, no matter how costly the potential victory may be. Drag...

Mini-Feature: The Original Arfons Brothers Green Monster 5 – Allison Power, Great History!

Before their relationship turned cold and distant, Art and Walt Arfons created and raced together. Their machines were completely hand built, home engineered, and capable of running with virtually...

Watch A Pair Of Nitro Burning Nostalgia Funny Cars Rip Off Some Cool Dry Hops And Blast Down The Quarter Mile…At Hockenhiem

One of the coolest things about the nostalgia nitro funny car explosion over the last 10 years or so is that the cars have the same deeply appreciated fan base all over the world. Yes, funny cars...

Mark Rebilas Captured The Horrible Top Dragster Wreckage Sequence In Amazing Detail – Photos Here

There’s not much luck in photography and that’s a fact. When I hear people telling photographers how “lucky” they were to get a particular shot my stomach turns. The simple...

The Incredible (and insane) Vermont Muscle Car Junkyard Is Still For Sale And Open For Business

Of all the things I have done or I will ever do in the world of “car stuff” none of it will match the sheer amazement, weirdness, and muscle car “shock and awe” I experienced...

Is It Ever OK To Stick A 2JZ In A Camaro…Even If It Is A 1992 Model?

A couple years ago Hot Rod Magazine ran a story about a guy who built a first generation Camaro with a Toyota 2JZ inline six. After the story ran, the internet was ablaze with pure hatred from many...

Carnage Video: Watch This Dragster Suffer A Transmission Explosion At Little River Dragway

This one could’ve gone a lot worse than it did. At the Southwest Superchargers event at Little River Dragway in Holland, Texas, the CarQuest Top Dragster was in the middle of a burnout when...

Glorious Noise: This Demon Screams Like One

The Dodge Demon…for something that in reality was nothing more than a Dart coupe, this car pissed off a lot of people. A Duster wearing a Dart nose, these cars were immediately targeted by...

New York’s Lancaster Dragway/Speedway Is For Sale – 77 Acres Outside Of Buffalo, NY

Now’s your chance if you have always wanted to get into the racing business. Not only is it a chance to go into the drag racing business but it is also a chance to go into the circle track...

Tony Bartone Is Wielding His Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster Like A Weapon – Undefeated In 2014!

If General Sherman had a dragster back when he was making his march, it probably would have looked something like this. Tony Bartone and his crew have been literally mowing down everyone and...

A Six Minute Urban Hillbilly Video That Features NOTHING But Rapid Fire Wheelstand Action – This Is Sweet

The sweet, sweet footage continues to flow from the vault of Urban Hillbilly Action Video and this time it is a six minute compilation of wheelstands that range from wild on purpose to completely...

You Want Close Racing? Here’s Your Close Racing…How About Two-Thousandths Close?

2/1000ths of a second…it doesn’t get any better than this one, folks. During the 2014 Real World Street Nationals in Orlando, Florida, these two Mustangs, the New Edge being driven by Tim...