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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...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares The HISTORY of Alabama’s Favorite Wheelstanding Farm Truck!

Only in the 1960s did a track like Baileyton Goodtime Dragstrip have an in house wheelstander. I mean it wasn’t theirs, but was regularly seen at the track and there are tons of stories about...

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Our Texas Formula Drift Action Photos End Here: Check Out All Our Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) Check out all our great drifting photos from Formula D in the Lonestar State! Drifting is one of those motorsport events that can be really polarizing, but whether you say...

You’ve Got $1500 To Buy One Of These Vehicles, And A $12,500 Budget To Make It Into The Ultimate Pre-Runner. Which Do You Choose?

I recently filmed a new web series featuring junkyard trucks being built into off-road monsters that have to compete in several off-road challenges in order to crown a winner. Some teams went in...

The Fabrication Series Builds One Ultra Cool And Versatile Fixture Table We Wish We Owned

Unless you are really new around here, you know I’m the guy who loves all things welding and fabrication. We’re building a new shop and house right now and I’m dreaming of a killer...

Classic Dash Adds AEM CD-5 Digital Dash To The Digital Dash Lineup For Camaro, Nova, And Civics!

We love the Classic Dash insert in our 1987 Chevrolet pickup, and have used them in a variety of rides over the years, but when they came out with their Digital Dash series of inserts that house...

Kicking The Rods Out During A Burnout Contest Makes This Guy Way Harder Core Than Anyone Else!

It’s hard to argue with the carnage that goes on at a Cleetus and Cars event. If you aren’t entertained by it then you are probably at the wrong event, because all of the people attending...

This 1980 K15 GMC Has 12 Inches Of Lift, Super Swampers, And All The Right Attitude

In the 1980s and 1990s, owning a lifted truck like this 1980 model GMC would have had you looking liking a complete stud. 12 inches of lift, and a great set of Super Swampers made everything else...

NHRA Motorsports Museum Twilight Cruise Features Willys Round-Up!

October’s Twilight Cruise at the Pomona Fairplex-based NHRA Motorsports Museum featured a salute the classic gasser and street machine; the Willys – in their yearly Willys Round-Up.   The...

TNT Tractor Pull Coverage: Some Of Kentucky’s Coolest Iron and Best Pullers Came Out To Test Their Mettle

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Five classes were to be contested on this rather hot and humid evening, but we only stayed for 4. Sorry diesel trucks.  Maybe next time.  We’d been...

Seems Legit: Watch This Crew Load A Massive Log Onto A Truck In The Least Smooth Way Possible

When I first started Watching this video I was wondering if there was going to be a punchline. I mean, when you see the big Caterpillar tractor up on its front wheels, a second Caterpillar working,...

2019 Syracuse Nationals: More Killer Photo Coverage From The Gargantuan Gathering Of Goodness!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re back with more great photos from the 2019 Syracuse Nationals as shot by Mike Brooks. This is a massive show that has huge history and following to it. Guys...

Collings Foundation B-17 Tragedy: Seven Dead As One Of Last Airworthy B-17s Crashes In Connecticut

Seven people are confirmed dead after the crash of a Collings Foundation B-17 at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport. The airplane, one of less than 20 airworthy B-17s of the 13,000...

Cross Ram or Car? This Certified Authentic Chevrolet Cross Ram Is Awesome and Unrestored, Need It?

Few areas of automotive development have advanced like that of induction over the last 50 years. While some of the earlier attempts at increasing horsepower through more efficient and higher volumes...

The Bodywork Is Happening On The Mongrel Project, Check Out Everything That’s Being Done Before Paint

The Mongrel Project, from Matt at Urchfab, is one cool project that we’ve been having a great time following. It’s the melding of a cool, old, English Ford 100E and a Mazda Miata. If Ford...

Buy This Dirt Oval Track For Cheap And Live The Dream Of Owning A Race Track

38 acres, featuring a 3/8 mile dirt oval, seems like a dream come true to us. As one of Arkansas’ premier racing facilities, Diamond Park Speedway in Nashville Arkansas is home to a ton of...