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Raw Speed: Watch Mark Donohue Set The Closed Course Speed Record At Talladega In 1975
There’s a really interesting history behind the whole “closed course” speed record that really started getting a lot of attention in the 1950s. There’s also a weird side note...
QuarantinePiece Theater: Watch The 1976 NHRA SpringNationals – Shirley’s First Win, A Breakthrough Moment!
Today on QuarantinePiece Theater we present to you the 1976 NHRA SpringNationals from Columbus, Ohio. This was a historic moment for multiple reasons in NHRA competition. The first professional class...
Seeing This Vintage Morgan Plus Four Race Car Cruised On The Streets Makes Us Want One Bad
I have had a fascination with old British sports cars for some time. They’re interesting to me because for a long time they were some of the neatest and highest performing machines in the...
Crash, Bang, Boom: This Compilation Of Racing Crashes On The Nurburgring From 2019 Is Wild!
You’re probably stuck at home. Hopefully you are stuck at home and in a healthy state waiting this whole mess out. The video is designed to cheer you up. Why? Well because if you are at home,...
RUN! This Video From A Street Race In Belize Is Hilarious Because No One Got Killed – Not Really Smart
Street racing is dumb. We have been over this a billion times. People get hurt, people die, and what’s the end result? Those people who love cars all suffer for the bad publicity, increased...
Horsepower Battle At Goodwood: Watch Two Vintage 1960s Can-Am Cars, A Lola and A Chinook Battle
The era of Can-Am competition that gets the most attention is the early 1970s because it was then that the cars had aluminum big block engines, horsepower numbers that nearly made them 1:1 in terms...
QuarantinePiece Theater: The Anatomy Of Auto Racing Is A 1973 Film That is Simply Amazing! From Can-Am To Indy To SCCA
Sears Tire and Auto Centers, remember them? Back in 1973 Sears was raking in money as one of the most massive retail chains in the world and because of that they were looking to promote their other...
NHRA Insider Podcast: Joe Amato Talks About Life and Career, JR Todd Talks About Reaction Times, Quarantine, and More
Since the NHRA is on an extended layoff like all of motorsports at this moment, it has been a good excuse to have legends and cool people on the NHRA Insider Podcast that I have always wanted to chat...
Hilarious Video: This Promotional Film For The Dinner With Racers eRacing Series Is Brilliant
The explosion in popularity of iRacing in the recent months has been amazing to watch with amateur racers gaining in status because of their abilities and pro racers looking both good and sometimes...
Want To Avoid Splashing Into A Frozen Lake? Use Firestone Winter Tires Like Those In This 1970 Ad!
We have seen some awesome television ads for tires over the years. This is doubly true for winter tires. Cars accelerating and braking on ice rinks, cars clawing their way up snow covered mountain...
Cleetus And Friends Test Out The Freedom Factory Burnout Pad With The First Burnout Competition! Winner Gets A Boat!
When Cleetus and crew first moved into the Freedom Factory, they spent tons of time getting stuff cleaned up and functional. But we all knew that once the required work was done they would start...
American Powertrain Parting Shift: A 1933 Willys With A 514ci Ford and A Lenco Rips The Quarter Mile
While you may have lost track of what day of the week it is like we often do, it is Friday and because it is Friday around here, it’s American Powertrain Parting Shift time. For this video we...
Nitro Time Machine: Watch Pat Austin Score The First Ever NHRA Double-Up In 1991 – Top Alcohol Funny Car and Top Fuel!
“At 26 years of age, he may be the greatest driver this sport has ever seen,” states Steve Evans at the end of his top end interview with Pat Austin after Austin had just won top fuel,...
Pros vs Joes: Watch NHRA Professional Racers Take On The Best Sportsman Drag Racers In The World In A Practice Tree Battle!
Practice tree “races” have been a thing in drag racing for a very long time. Normally they are a great reason for drag racers to gather in the winter or anytime in the off-season and ply...