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Category Archive: FUNNY STUFF, MISC, ROAD TRIPS, TECH, Videos

Flying Sparks Garage Diesel Mercedes Adventures! Sun, Fun, And Sand Because Breakdowns Won’t Slow Them Down!

Road Trip! As someone who has, on multiple occasions, headed off cross country in a car or truck that has zero miles on them, I can tell you that there is some anxiety that goes along with the...

Dave Chappelle’s Off-Road Games Jeep Project: The Jalopy Jeep Is Going To Need A LOT Of Tough Love In The Form Of Fire

If there’s one thing I know, it’s that Dave Chappelle has no fear when it comes to cutting up Jeeps and the like in order to make them into real wheeling machines. I mean just look at...

Major Race Carnage! BIG WRECKS at North VS South No Prep Race At Immokalee Regional Raceway!

Immokalee Regional Raceway is home to a lot of cool racing throughout the year, but this particular race here had more than it’s fair share of excitement. Some of that excitement was from the...

When A Square Is Not Just A Square: Jason At Fireball Tools Answer Your Most Asked Questions About Welding Squares

I’ve been a Fireball Tools fan since Jason was still working in another shop and Fireball was his side hustle, along with his YouTube channel. His awesome designs, testing procedures, and...

FAKE Oil Claims: The “Lubricity” Test Problem. Do These “Tests” Prove Anything, Or Are They Just For Show On Commercials?

While this testing device has been around for a very long time, it became really popular in the 1980’s when some major oil and additive companies used the results in TV commercials to make...

FREE LIVE ROAD RACING FROM LONDON: The British Auto Racing Club LIVE From Brands Hatch – 19: Truck Races, Vintage Races, Modern Stuff And So Much More!

It’s time for some road racing in England! This weekend there are big drag races, monster trucks, and more at Santa Pod and then a big road racing weekend at Brands Hatch. The weather is good,...

WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

Dyno Tested: A Ram Air V-Headed Pontiac That Puts Up Big Torque Easily!

As 1970 approached, manufacturers were building high-horsepower engines as if they were preparing for war. Ford and Chrysler were at war with each other on the drag strips and the NASCAR high-banked...

Playing Mad Scientist: Making A Lawn Mower Carburetor Feed A Blown Small-Block Ford

In 2022, Luke took his absolutely ratty and glorious Ford Maverick and created a way to run that car’s 302 with the carburetor from a lawn mower and proceeded to break a lot of brains in the...

Bringing A $400 1982 Dodge Charger Back To Life Is A Cry For Help

Given that I’m the actually proud owner of a late 1970s Dodge Charger, I usually get thrown into conversations of “what is the worst Charger ever made?” It’s a question...

Pest Control Fail: Vice Grip Garage Brings A Beetle Back To Life (WHY?)

I am not a classic Volkswagen fan. Let’s get that out of the way first. Ever since I was a kid, even before I was a mini-gearhead, I disliked the tweeting noise that indicated that one of these...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! 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...

He Stops Racing To Make a Big Change to Blasphemi! HERE IS THE FINNEGAN’S GARAGE SICK WEEK 2025 MOVIE: PART 3

Finnegan made a huge change to Blasphemi late last year and with the change he also pissed off tons of gasser and Blasphemi fans. The change that caused so much drama was the swap from a solid axle...

Mega Truck Mud Throwing Action: Rednecks with Paychecks Spring Break 2025 Truck Bounty Hole

I love megatrucks and would totally love to build a purpose built high flying mud machine like these at some point. They don’t run them much where I’m at, but they do not far into East...