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LIVE Big Money Bracket Racing: The West Coast Bracket Races Southwest Showdown Is LIVE Right Here All Weekend Long!

It’s that time of year again, when racers from the western states and beyond show up at Tucson Dragway for what has become the premier event of the West Coast Bracket Races series. The Southwest...

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Toronto Motorama Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, And More! Doing It Up Canada Style!

(Photos by Mike Brooks)  Continuing with his Toronto Motorama traditions, Mike Brooks has visited the great white north for the Toronto Motorama again this year. We’re used to seeing Brooks...

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Ultimate Street Car Season Begins With Racing In Texas! Here’s Why Running Early In The Season Matters For Championship Pursuits

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series officially kicked off at G2 Motorsports Park in Anna, Texas. When the grid lined up, the...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Sportsman Door Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock Bikes And More!

We’ve shared a few galleries of photos from David Whealon already but now we’re getting into some of the photos from Richard Pasley too. Check them all out below by using the link to all...

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Drill Taps: Are These Self Tapping Drill Bits The Tool You’ve Been Missing? Are These More Useful Than Any Other Drill Bits?

I’m a big fan of a good drill bit, like anyone else who’s having to drill holes. But there are some serious differences in bits, regardless of the price. With all the different coatings,...

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Vice Grip Garage Interior Rehab: Derek and His Wife Jess Restored Their Darts Interior On A BUDGET! Here’s How

Just because the parts are available doesn’t mean that doing an interior restoration on your favorite project is going to be cheap. With lots of options, from “custom” bolt in...

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Hot Rodder’s Project: Make Your Own Louver Press In Your Garage! Louver The World

Back in the day, you could go to your local hot rod or speed shop and have louvers pressed into parts of all kinds. Local hot rodders would bring in hoods and fenders and more, all in search of...

BangShift Project Files: This V-10 Powered Fairmont Is One Stuffed Fox!

Ford could’ve had so much fun with the 6.8L V-10 if they really wanted to. The 412ci ten-hole unit usually gets relegated to the trucks and vans,  and while it made alright power, it...

It Might Look Like A Fancy Pinto, But It’s Really Micro Luxury And We Love It

This 1979 Mercury Bobcat is amazingly clean, and while it might look like a fancy Pinto, we prefer to call it Micro Luxury. The Bobcat, Mercury’s “upscale” version of the Ford Pinto was...

Period Correct Style And Mag Turbines Too: 1979 Datsun 620 Custom

Mini-trucks are not a late 1980s-early 1990s phenomenon. Mini-trucks have had their fans since they first started rolling on our side of the pond. Toyotas, Datsuns, Mazdas and the American-branded...

Oh Chute: John Zappia’s Parachute-Less Trip Into The Sand At Kiwnana Motorplex!

At the end of World War II, there was a ton of surplus military equipment that could be picked up and be put to good use outside of official military functions. You could buy surplus aircraft...

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....

There’s A Buick Straight Eight Redline Rebuild Coming And This Preview Video Sets It Up!

We love the Hagerty Redline Rebuild series that they have been producing for a couple of years now. Almost every engine platform you can think of has been a part of the time lapse fun and they have...

How Many Ways Can You Weld Box Tube Corners? The Answer Is A Lot, And Here Are 4 Cool Ones

Sometimes I see videos of guys making rounded or capped, or other corners in box tubing on videos you’ll see on youtube. Most of the time these videos have little or no instruction, or are in...

Big Block VS LS Supercharged Slugfest! Which One Makes More Power With The ProCharger?!

The LS engine has done a ton for the automotive aftermarket. Period. Love it or hate it, this little engine has spawned so much parts development over the past decade or so that it has spilled over...

Question Of The Day: What’s The Best Hole-In-The-Wall Joint You’ve Found On A Road Trip?

When roaming around the highways, byways, state roads and random paths, sooner or later you are going to need two things. One is a bathroom, and the other is food, and if you are a smart traveler,...

Patina Shine Without Clearcoat: How To Use Linseed Oil To Bring Out Some Gleam!

I love Arizona, and I love cars from Arizona. But one thing I don’t love about Arizona is baked paint. Arizona, Colorado, Texas, eastern Washington…great metal, salvageable interiors,...

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Who Wouldn’t Want To Own Their Own Race Track?! Cleetus Goes And Does It! Welcome To The Freedom Factory

The Freedom Factory. It’s got a nice ring to it don’t you think? Well of course it does! What else would you expect from Cleetus McFarland. I can’t imagine how much fun it was to...

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...

Engine Location Matters! Tim McAmis Tells Us Why And How To Decide Where It Goes.

Moving an engine forward or backward in a car can make a huge difference in the way it rides and handles. In a drag car that is arguably even more critical and can dramatically effect that way the...