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Category Archive: RACING & ACTION, Videos

Ford In A GM: This Holden Ute Is Packing A 410ci Mill Stripped From A Sprint Car!

Bring up the whole “Ford Tough with Chevy Stuff” argument or suggest that 75% of the Fords still on the road are only there because of an engine transplant and you can watch the foam...

One Way Or Another: Watch As This Quadriplegic Takes On Elimination Hill At Gravelrama 48!

(Photo: Jeff Tomlin) In the last gallery from Gravelrama 48, I said that I didn’t spend nearly enough time on-site for my liking…and that’s the truth. I only scheduled in one day,...

The Final Result: The Mighty Car Mods’ RB-Swapped Fairlady Z Is On The Track!

Watching Marty and Moog take a 1975 Fairlady Z from an engineless shell of a car imported straight from Japan to a restomod that any gearhead should be proud to own has been a great source of...

Proper Homework: Watch Kids Get Racing Lessons In The Youth Hornet Class At Evergreen Speedway!

Back when Spanaway Speedway was still in existence, there really wasn’t a way that I was officially going to be allowed to drive the 1978 Pontiac Bonneville that we had built up to run. I was...

Afternoon Time Killer: Kick Off Your Long Weekend With An Hour Of Tough Truck Footage!

Welcome to Labor Day weekend! For many, this will be an extra day or two off of work to enjoy the last vestiges of summer before the temperatures start to drop off and the leaves start to turn, and...

Watch The 1993 NHRA US Nationals Here – 25 Years Ago Force Had Never Won It, Upsets Galore

It was the 39th NHRA US Nationals. It was a weird weekend in Indy. It was a weekend where John Force was trying to win his first Indy, it was a year that the race was not broadcast on TNN or ESPN but...

30 Year Time Machine: Watch The TNN Broadcast Of The 1988 NHRA US Nationals

It’s only fitting that on the first day of the 1988 NHRA US Nationals we take a look back to the event that was run on the same track 30 years ago. The 1988 race was interesting because of the...

Morning Symphony: The Group 5 Zakspeed Ford Escort – Screaming For Everyone To Hear

Growing up in two different generations of Ford Escort here in the States and learning to equate that nameplate with boring commuter car (and a seriously wicked car accident I was involved in as a...

Classic YouTube: The Impossible Motorcycle Hill Climb From Muhlbach-sur-Munster In France

Muhlbach-sur-Munster is a picturesque location in eastern France, near the border with Germany. It’s known for being the birthplace of Johann Carolus, the man responsible for the earliest known...

Turning The Soil: Fast Mud Racing At The Michigan Mud Jam

Four-wheel drive never looked so violent as it does when mud racing is the game. I grew up with trail trucks…little big of rocks, little bit of mud, and maybe a Buick to park on at the end of...

Caddyshacked: Lining Up Against This Hayabusa-Powered Golf Cart Is A Mistake!

I’m not asking any of you to raise your hand, because I’m pretty sure that I know the answer. How many of you have done some…entertaining things with a golf cart? Drag racing with...

Just Swim It, Ya Hoser: Aquatic Off-Roading In Saskatchewan!

Water, plus running engine, equals a bad, bad day. If you’re lucky, your electronics will quit before your engine starts drinking like a fraternity pledge and you’ll just spend hours...

Street Car Takeover Denver: Using Up All Of That Fresh Mountain Air For Power!

Drag strip tracks do not get better views than what you’ll see at Bandimere Speedway in Colorado. Just outside of Denver on the hills in front of the Rocky Mountains, Bandimere has a wide-open...

Flying Brick Compilation: Celebrating Badass Volvo Rally Machines!

The Volvo 200-series was never meant to be a sporting car of any sort. That just wasn’t the Volvo way. They were meant to be safe. The 240 series was, essentially, two-thirds of the Volvo...