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Ridetech Recipe: This 1976 Corvette Speaks To Me, And I Think It Would Make An Awesome Corner Carver

I can’t be the only one reading this who finds themselves sometimes just loving some prospective project car that they find online for no particular reason. This 1976 Corvette is not something...

Holy Crap, This Might Be The Baddest Throttle Body Ever Invented! Serious Game Changer. The ICON 102 From Motion Raceworks

Wow, just wow. Throttle bodies aren’t something that is super exciting because of their functionality, but they are usually made out of all kinds of billety goodness and they look awesome so...

This LS Swapped 1962 Volvo Is Way Cool And Packs A Punch The Owner Isn’t Afraid To Throw

For some reason I dig old Volvos. I know that seems weird, but there are some cool body styles like this 1962 Volvo Amazon for instance. And the earlier models kinda looked like an early ’40s...

Riley Stair Brought His Bad Ass, Homebuilt, 1000HP, Pontiac Trans Am to LS Fest West 2021 In Vegas

Dude! If you don’t know Riley Stair’s Pontiac Trans Am then you must live under a rock. Built at home and one of the most talked about rides of the SEMA Show in 2019, this car is...

More Corner Burners From LSFest West In Las Vegas. We’ve Got Lots Of Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Wes Allison) If you liked all the cool corner carving machines we had up in yesterday’s gallery, then you are going to dig these as well. The coolest thing about LSFest events is the...

Corner Burning Action From LSFest West In Las Vegas: We’ve Got Pro Touring Photos From The Track And Autocross

(Photos by Wes Allison) If it turns corners like it is on rails and is LS powered, and lives anywhere within 12 hours of Las Vegas, it was probably at LSFest West tearing up the tarmac and getting...

Welding Sheet Metal Or Plate To Tubing Takes Some Work. Here’s How To Do It Right.

The devil is in the details, and sometimes there is no place this is more apparent on a project than in the fabrication of the chassis or roll cage. The Fabrication Series has been showing you ways...

The Road To SEMA Goes Through NOLA Motorsports Park: Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car SEMA Quest

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) The SEMA Show in Las Vegas is the largest trade show in the world for the automotive aftermarket and if you want your ride to get in front of the maximum amount of eyeballs,...

Are They Ruining It? The Motion Raceworks Bubba Nova Gets Engine Swapped

This 1972 Nova is the first street car project to come out of the Motion Raceworks shop, and it is a pretty special one. Yes, they have built several cars that they drive on race events like Rocky...

PRI Announces All New Membership Program: Businesses And Race Teams To The Front! Individual Memberships Soon!!

PRI has been focused on big things and big changes for more than a year now, and against all odds have really made a huge push despite the global pandemic. One of the things their new leader Jamie...

The Flare Witch Is One Bad Ass Nash American Station Wagon You Just Can’t Help But Stare At

When Suzy Bauter decided to drag this Nash American Wagon home, and then proceeded to plan out a Pro Touring style build for it, the only person that didn’t think she was crazy was her partner...

Wicked Fast Isle Of Man TT Motorcycle Racing Footage – Near Miss, Crazy Action

The Isle of Man TT is arguably the most bad ass motorcycle race on the planet. It just is. Held on public roads, with bikes of all kinds in a variety of classes, the entire place shuts down during...

NOS Nitrous Unveils Biggest Nitrous System In History! The Moonshot Is Capable Of 3,500 Horsepower!

That’s right folks, in a move that follows along with recent Holley firsts, you can now buy ready to install NOS nitrous systems that are capable of supporting unreal power levels. To get...

Ultimate Street Cars Back In Action: The Best The West Has To Offer Invade Las Vegas!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) Season eight for OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, tipped off at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 20th and a full field of...