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TX2K23 Day 2: FASTEST PASS EVER, Lambo Smashes Wall, 4X Champ & MORE!

Here’s more awesome action from Day 2 at TX2K23! It’s that time of year again when everyone converges on Houston Raceway Park for TX2K. 2023 is going to be the last TX2K to be held there, as...

The St. Patrick’s Classic Is LIVE! We Have Live Drag Racing To Watch Right Here!

We’ve got all the drag racing action you can handle live right here from the 14th Annual Hot Shot’s Secret St. Patrick’s Classic at GALOT Motorsports Park. There is $13,000 and $7,000 up for...

Happy 3/18 – Let’s Celebrate The Chrysler 318, The 318 Poly, and One Other 318ci Mill You May Not Think About

Ah yes, 3/18 the day we look back at the venerable 318ci Chrysler small block, the 318ci Chrysler Polyspheric, and a diesel engine that is not necessarily known for its displacement but more for the...

Mod Motor Mark Is Back With A New Car! Meet Orange Drank. HED’s Real Good At Doin Stuff Is Back With More Chains Than Brains After The Crash

Regular viewers will remember that Mod Motor Mark, owner of the More Chains than Brains Mustang, crashed the car at Mooresville Dragway in November and has been out of the picture since. Luckily the...

DIY Friendly Paint Products: KBS MAXX Single Stage Paint Offers Durability, UV Stability, and Easy Application

Our friends at KBS have an all-new, easy-to-apply, single-stage polyurethane paint that you can use for everything from painting chassis, parts, or an entire car! We’re excited about this one...

This Vintage Ad For Irwindale Raceway Will Make you Long For SoCal Living 50 Yars Ago

There’s nothing like the history of southern California drag racing. A few years I spent days cruising SoCal to see the locations of many old strips. Between the finals and the exploration, was...

Happy Y-Block Day! We’re Celebrating The Lincoln 317 On This Fine March Day!

Like yesterday’s look at the little 316ci Pontiac, the 317ci Lincoln Y-Block is not exactly history’s most celebrated engine. The mill as introduced in 1952 and produced trough 1954. It...

Welding Tech: Techniques For Stacking Dimes With A MIG Welder

I’ve been welding for more than 40 years. Yep, sounds weird to say it to me too. I’m 50 years old now and welded my first thing, my initials made from wrought iron fence scraps, while...

TX2K23 Day 1: Mustang Nearly TAKES OUT Lamborghini, 200mph Races, And MORE

It’s that time of year again when everyone converges on Houston Raceway Park for TX2K. 2023 is going to be the last TX2K to be held there, as the track is going to be closing soon. Where will...

Drag Strip Time Machine Video: A Day At Great Lakes Dragaway Circa 1977 – Top Fuel, Pro Stock, More!

There are few tracks in the world of drag racing that have the history, the feel, and the outright awesomeness of Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. Sure the place may be a little rough...

Know Your Bolts: This Video From ARP Explains Bolt Grading and What It Means – Good Stuff!

In the world of hot rodding, there are lots of terms that people know and have a really basic grasp of but there’s way more depth to them. Bolt grading is one of those things that people know...

Happy 3/16! Here’s Some Love For The Little Pontiac 316ci V8

This is another of those dates where most people think that there’s no gearhead connection but those people would be wrong! In 1956 and for one year only Pontiac offered a 316ci V8 engine. A...

March Meet 2023 Photos: More Hot Rods, Customs, And Historic Race Cars From Famoso

Our tenth gallery from the March Meet is our second of nothing but car show and display cars from the race. We’re talking front and rear engine dragsters, hot rods, altereds, and more....

How To Rebuild A Holley Carb, Part 1. Keeping It Simple. Anyone Can Do This!

While EFI is the hot topic nowadays, and we’re fans of some of the cool stuff it can do for us, there are jillions of cars and trucks still running around with carburetors on them. I own a...