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New Years At The Grove No Prep: Drag Racing Action Photos Start Here!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Well, if you had told me a few years ago that I’d be standing on the starting line at my home track on New Year’s weekend watching a bunch of really fast street...

ARP Shop Tour Video: You Think You Know But You Have No Idea – Incredible Place

It’s almost comical how some thins we just take for granted. Things like the awesome fasteners that ARP makes for so many different applications. Where do they come from, beyond the packaging?...

Watch An 802ci Steve Schmidt Drag Race Motor Make Nearly 1,800hp On The Dyno Naturally Aspirated!

Drag racing fans have long been familiar with the name Steve Schmidt. The engine builder has been involved with everything from pro stock to competition eliminator and virtually every other class...

Watch This 1955 Chevy Pull A Massive Wheelie, Pogo Stick Down The Track And STILL Manage A 9.12 ET!

There are some guys who literally do no know how to lift their foot off the gas. We’ve seen that work in both directions. There’s direction (a) like this video where the guy comes out...

Real Good At Doin’ Stuff Extreme Tactical Interview 2!!! Finishing Up The Interview With Torque Converter Specialist Greg Slack!

Here is Part 2! Peter Harrell from the Real Good At Doin’ Stuff YouTube channel, and Harrell Engine and Dyno, is an engine building and tuning expert. He’s been building and tuning racing engines...

1320Video: Street Outlaws FIRST 1/4 MILE Races. Easy 5 second Passes, Or Are These Guys Slower Than You Think?

With rare exception, most of the Street Outlaws have never actually raced the cars you know and love down a 1/4 mile dragstrip. That’s because they all race 1/8th mile whether on the street or...

Amazing Historic Drag Video: The Mind-Boggling US Turbine 1 Dragster

The halls of drag racing history are filled with lots of little nooks and crannies. In those tiny spaces exist cars and people like the US Turbine 1 Dragster and George “The Stone Age...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad – The Car The Internet Won’t Let Him Forget About!

DD Speed Shop has no shortage of project cars and somehow this one was completely forgotten. I don’t know how that’s possible, but man I’m glad they have such cool ones to remember,...

Finnegan’s Hot Rod Drag Week 2022 Movie: Part 2 – THIS IS THE END. BLASPHEMI IS BACK

Blasphemi is back in Part 2 of the Drag Week Movie! We all watched the Finnegan’s Garage videos from Hot Rod Drag Week 2022, where the trials and tribulations of drag and drive events all reared...

SPARK PLUG HEAT RANGE TEST-JUNKYARD LS. HOT PLUG v COLD PLUG-DOES IT MATTER? TAPERED VS GASKET PLUGS

We recently shared a video from Richard Holdener where he tested spark plug gaps to see if a tight gap vs a normal gap vs a super wide gap made any difference in horsepower in an LS engine. The...

4.10 Gears, Rain, And A 450-Mile Drive…Vice Grip Garage Brings Home A Wild Chevelle

As much as I’m sure it pained Derek to do, retiring the Independence Chevelle from competition was the right thing to do. The patriotic A-body put on plenty of good shows, but being very...

Happy New Year From BANGshift.com, And Here’s To A Great 2023!

On behalf of the entire BANGshift Family, I want to thank you all for being a part of our 2022 and hope that your 2023 is even better! After a couple of years without much racing, it is awesome to...

Real Good At Doin’ Stuff Extreme Tactical Interview 1!!! First Part Of A Two Part Interview With Greg Slack!

Peter Harrell from the Real Good At Doin’ Stuff YouTube channel, and Harrell Engine and Dyno, is an engine building and tuning expert. He’s been building and tuning racing engines for...

Happy Holleydays Deals End Tonight! SAVE NOW!

HOLLEYDAYS DEALS FOR 2022 END TONIGHT!!!! Here are this week’s sale items! USE THE LINK BELOW TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN GET FOR A KILLER DEAL THIS WEEK ONLY! Happy Holleydays are here! The sale has...