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The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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The Last LIL GANGSTA standing get’s $30,000 Cash! – Biggest Payout EVER! Here Is Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway

Lil Gangstas just keeps on keeping on, and at Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway they not only put on a hell of a show, but also put up the biggest payout in LG history at $30,000 for...

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Here are 16 of the COOLEST GASSER Combinations from the Southeast Gassers Association. It’s the 1960s All Over Again!

Every Southeast Gassers Association race is a flashback to the 1960’s, which is why everyone loves going to their races so much. These races are all about the showmanship and the fun and...

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Can You Really Paint A Car For Less Than $250 And Make It Look Halfway Decent? Tony Says, Yes… Err Maybe. Watch.

Cheap car and truck paint jobs have always been popular, whether in DIY stories in magazines, on the internet, or with companies like Earl Sheib and Maaco. Hell, Earl Sheib would paint any car for...

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Taking Slow Junk Off The Jumps At The Ramp Contest at Hudson Speedway Memorial Day Thrill Show 2026

Going fast in slow cars, thrashing on junk, and jumping things that shouldn’t be jumped are always a good time and the folks at Hudson Speedway sure know it. For their Memorial Day Thrill Show...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The ACE Triple $20,000 Races Are LIVE From Dragway 42 – Sunday

The ACE Triple $20,000 Races are live this weekend from Dragway 42 in Ohio, and we’ve got all the action coming to you live and free right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV. Racing action...

Road Racing Livestream From Anglesey In The UK: The British Automobile Racing Club At Anglesey Circuit LIVE June 1st

It’s time for more road racing in the United Kingdom! This weekend has the British Automobile Racing Club back at it again with fun racing action at Anglesey Circuit. The weather was good, the...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

Retro Cool! Group C Race #2 Was FULL Of Amazing Action! Check It Out From Last Weekend’s 2025 SPA Classic Car Races!

If you missed any of the SPA Classic this weekend, you can watch the entire replay at the link below. But if you are a big big fan of Group C racing, and want to see the Nissans, Mercedes, and...

Truck Race Video: Craftsman Truck Series 2025 – Rackley Roofing 200 EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS Of The Series That Still Believes Rubbing Is Racing

I’ve been to my fair share of NASCAR events, but my favorite were always the Craftsman Truck Series. I used to go to Texas Motor Speedway to watch them and because their racing was at night you...

NO PREP CHAOS AT THE UK’S NEWEST DRAG RACING TRACK! – MANSTON RACEWAY PARK DOES NOT DISAPPOINT! NO PREP ACTION!

Drag racers are always excited about new race tracks opening up, but those of us in America have it good in comparison to those folks in the UK who want to race. They have WAY less options than we...

F1 History: Did The 1972 Eifelland E21 3.0-litre V8 Take F1 Innovation To Far For The Early 1970’s?

Formula 1 Racing has gone through awe inspiring technological advancements over the last 75 years, and at mind boggling expense. But there is no doubt that this advancement has delivered incredible...

Bennett’s Customs Is Shaping Hot Rod Door Skins from Scratch: Watch And Learn The Power Hammer Low Crown Technique!

Metal shaping is fun! It’s amazing how much you can manipulate sheet metal, and the variety of tools that you can use to do the manipulating. Whether you have an English wheel, planishing...

We Drive It: The 2025 McLaren Artura Spider – It’s Fast, It’s All The Money, and It’s Bizarrely Fit To Daily Drive

We know, we know. You likely don’t have the $320,00 MSRP laying around to bop into your local McLaren dealer to score a 2025 McLaren Artura Spider. Neither do we but once you sit in one, run...

Can Dylan McCool Fix A FORGOTTEN Barracuda After 27 Years So His Dad Can Have A Birthday Roadtrip?

We’re about to find out, cause it has to make it more than 650 miles home after sitting for nearly 30 years. What could possibly go wrong? Sounds like the perfect father son birthday road trip...

NHRA Pro Stock Bike News: Dystany Spurlock Tests On A Pro Stock Motorcyle at Indianapolis Raceway Park

Pro Stock bikes are awesome, and the folks who race them are a slightly different breed. I’m all in on driving things with four wheels down a dragstrip, but I’m not about going down one...

Not Stock Photo’s Video From The Rally for Jeff: Custom Cars, Celeb Guests & a Community United for Jeff Stroh

John was back at it last weekend, shooting video at a cool show to share with all of us, while at the same time helping our friend Jeff Stroh who is incredibly well connected in the scene, and who...

On Car Video! Running The Nevada Open Road Challenge in a Factory Five Type 65 at 165MPH IS RAD!!!

There have been several iterations of open road racing events in Nevada over the years, and I’ve been down the road that Silver State runs dozens of times on my way to and from Bonneville....

Octane Booster That Works! You Can Increase Your Octane Level Up To 5 Numbers With The New NOS Octane Booster

In the 1980s and 1990s lots of hot rodders like myself would buy lead additives to put in their gasoline because the valve seats in our engines weren’t hardened and would become damaged without...