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Watch The 1990 IHRA Winternationals Here – Big Names, Big Engines, And The 20th Anniversary Of The Organization
Yesterday we showed you the 1990 NHRA Winternationals and today we flip the script and go to the IHRA side of the fence with their longtime season opener at Darlington Dragway in South Carolina. This...
Watch The 1990 NHRA Winternationals In Their Glory Here – KC Spurlock’s Big Debut, Bernstein Goes To Top Fuel, More
This year, I’ll be looking back at the 1990 NHRA drag racing season as the 2020 NHRA drag racing season winds its way around the country. The 1990 NHRA Winternationals was an interesting affair...
Multitasker: This Manual-Trans Holden Burnout Machine Wins!
Like pretty much any racing discipline, there’s usually a formula that if followed, leads to success if you’re a halfway competent driver. In Aussie burnout contests, what you need is...
Drag Racing In Agrentina Is Bad Ass: Watch This Gear Jamming Footage From An Eighth Mile Strip!
Yes, the title actually says it all, Drag Racing in Argentina is bad ass. We often show you videos from the drag racing scene in Brazil, but we have also eluded to the fact that the sport thrives in...
Watch 24-Year Old Craig Epperly Win Nitro Funny Car In His First Career Start At Columbus 1981
There will be many rookie debuts in the professional ranks of NHRA drag racing this year and it will be fun to watch people both young and old achieving the dream of running a pro level class....
Classic YouTube: Mini 2WD Pulling Trucks From Boston!
Normally, when it comes to truck pulls, I’m front and center for the 2WD pulling trucks. That’s where you get the screaming V8 running at RPMs that only NASCAR drivers and the ultimate...
John Andretti Has Died At 56 – Incredibly Diverse Driving Career, Tireless Fundraiser, Well Loved Man
We were very saddened to hear of the passing of John Andretti, a man who stands as one of the most diversified race drivers in modern history, who stands as a well loved man by virtually everyone...
Drag Racing Cinema: This 2019 US Nationals Video Is An Incredible And Beautiful Look Inside The Race
Now THIS is some drag racing cinema. It is insulting to call this a “video” because it is so much more than that. A wonderful, intense, professional, comprehensive, and unflinching look...
Rallying Cry: The TUF253 Ford Escort At Summernats 33
Just about anywhere else in the world, the Mk1 Ford Escort is a treasure. Or a rally car. Maybe both. Okay, probably both. Small, light, lithe, and in the right hands wickedly potent, the Escort was...
Viva Orange! Watch This Stick Shifted, Turbocharged, Four-Cylinder Brazilian Chevette Run 8s At 170 In Brazil
As the drag racing scene in America begins to slowly wake from its winter slumber, the boys and girls in the Southern Hemisphere continue to kill it with their cool cars and trucks. In this video we...
Classic YouTube: 1973 Southern 500 at Darlington
If you haven’t seen some of the higher-quality footage of NASCAR races from the 1970s on YouTube, you need to check them out. With Car And Track’s Bud Lindemann narrating, it’s...
Fabulous Floppers: This Excerpt From The Vintage 1980s Diamond P Video Is An Amazing Pocket History Of Funny Cars
Just when you think you’ve seen them all! This is a 10-minute excerpt from a video called Fabulous Floppers that was made in the early 1980s. The best part is that this is the section of the...
Don’t Hate The Player: Watch This Dart LSNext Based LS-Motor Make 2,347hp With Twin 88s!
We know. You are just so sick and tired of LS engines everywhere. Why couldn’t we just show a Buick making 500hp or something and be happy with it. Well, because we love those other engines but...
Ruh-Roh: Meet The Rotary Burnout Microvan That Cleetus And Crew Built!
In the grand scheme of things, this might be one of the most unsafe things that Cleetus and his friends have ever done. Keep in mind that we are talking about the guy who’s claim to fame...