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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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A Perfect Fit: Uncle Tony Checks Out The Straight-Axle Mafia At The NDRL Fall Classic!

There was no surprise whatsoever seeing Uncle Tony and Kathy at the NDRL Fall Classic. It felt like their kind of scene…laid back, older iron, lots of home-brewed items. It seemed to be a fine...

New Light Formula: This V6-swapped Trans Am Packs A Downsized Punch!

Like any other pony car, most of the buying public who had interest in the third-generation Pontiac Firebird ticked the box with the V8 option and went about their way. Anyone who bought a V6 model...

Forcing The Hand: SEMA Files A Lawsuit Against NHTSA Over The Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturer’s Act!

Last year they threatened action, and this year they’ve pulled the trigger. According to Hemmings Motor News, SEMA has filed a lawsuit in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in California...

Honey, I Bought A Convertible: You Need This AM General 5-Ton In Your Life!

Whenever that music plays that cues the flashback to my military career, it usually winds up with me bitching about HMMWVs, waxing poetic about Kiowa Warriors, or fawning over LMTVs. But there was...

Big-Block Barina: The Little Australian Crapcan That Can Gets Dyno-Checked And Beat On!

122 horsepower in most cars at the wheels isn’t something to dance a jig about. Ok, it’s not. We wouldn’t be bragging on that number to anybody for anything sized larger than a...

Hemi Heaven: There’s A Virtually Complete (disassembled) 1964 Chrysler Race Hemi For Sale on eBay

All Hemi engines are not created equal. While we respect the early Gen I hemi, love the mighty 426 beast that reigned supreme from 1966-1971, and certainly have some good feelings for the Gen III...

14 Years Later: Remembering The Infamous Bruce Allen Kenny Koretsky Pro Stock Wreck From Dallas

I was 25 years old and in the middle of my first visit to the Texas Motorplex this weekend 14 years ago. As you read this I will be back there, this time as part of the NHRA on FOX crew. In 2005 I...

Green Giant: 1972 Plymouth Fury Gran Coupe – Everybody Pile In!

Fun story: up until I came into the picture, my mother’s daily driver was a Plymouth Fury in about this same shade of green, with a worked-0ver 440 and mag wheels. It was only after this little...

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Keep Looking Up: On The Bumper At The 2019 Byron Wheelstand Contest

Some things are just universally awesome. A desert truck flying over the desert floor at speed is awesome. A drifter nailing the perfect run while making it look easy is wicked. And the wheelstand is...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Don’t You Miss When Drivers Had Actual Personalities?

The other night, while in the middle of the traditional dinner-and-YouTube scene that plays out at my house, I inadvertently introduced Haley to NASCAR Radioactive videos…you know, the radio...

SEMA Show 2019: Garrett – Advancing Motion To Have Twin Turbo LS Powered Lamborghini Huracan In Their Booth

Well, it isn’t just just people in the USA that’ll have their dander up about LS swaps, the Italians can get in on the mix now as well! That’s right, as the title suggests,...

2019 NHRA Carolina Nationals Pro Mod Action Photos: A Wild, Controversial, and Fast Weekend!

(Photos by David Whealon) – As you know by now, Stevie Fast Jackson and the Bahrain 1 crew took home not only the E3 Spark Plugs NHRA pro mod championship but they also won the race,...

Mark Williams Enterprises Announces NEW Billet U-Joint Cap Kit For 1350-1410 OEM and NASCAR Style Companion Flanges

We always talk about how Mark Williams Enterprises goes the extra mile to examine, test, and develop new products. Well, here’s their latest example. New Billet U-Joint caps for 1350-1410 OE...

Watching The Restoration Of This 1940s Era Craftsmen Bench Top Metal Lathe Is Awesome!

There are few things more satisfying to us than seeing cool restoration videos. We have showed you various tools, cars, components, and other stuff being remediated over the last few years but this...