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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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Would You Rather, The Ute Edition: 1973 GMC Sprint SP 454 or 1979 Chevrolet El Camino Super Sport Four-Speed?

More often than not, the coupe utility body style gets derided as the four-wheeled equivalent of the mullet: business in front, party in the back, and unless it’s around friends and family, no...

Video: Cars in action – The 1959 Chevrolet Biscayne mail car

In 2014, the way you sell cars in TV ads is to show them either drifting, driven by some celebrity chick with high heels, or loaded up with kids. But in 1959, if you were out to buy a car, you wanted...

This 1965 Mercury Comet Cyclone Is A 4-Speed, Small Block, Wimbledon White Slice Of Mercury Perfection

When it comes to interesting cars that some people forget about, the Mercury Comet Cyclone, especially the early years of its existence are a pretty strong pick. These cars were pretty light, pretty...

Watch The Dramatic Top Fuel Final Round At The 1983 NHRA World Finals – Amato Vs. Muldowney

There’s a finality about the last race of any competition season and in the sport of drag racing the biggest close of the year is the NHRA World Finals. Over the years this race has made dreams...

Watch Andy Manson Run 6.26/221mph In His ProCharged Small Block Ford Mustang!

We live in a world where guys with small block Ford engines, albeit ultra-hardcore versions of that platform can run freaking 6.20s in the quarter at OVER 221mph. This is a good world to live in. Oh,...

Push-Button Power: Cleetus Tests Out An On-Demand Electric Turbocharger!

Here’s a fun trivia question: what do the V8 Interceptor from “Mad Max” and Dom Toretto’s Charger from the Fast and Furious franchise have in common? Fake-ass boost! Both of...

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Goodguys Lonestar Nationals Show And Autocross Action Photos Are Right Here

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) If you haven’t been to a Goodguys show in a while, you don’t know what you are missing. Thousands of hot rods, muscle cars, street machines, customs, cruisers,...

Wheels Up Action Shots From The NHRA World Finals In Pomona! Big Tire, Small Tire, And More!

NHRA’s Mello Yello Drag Racing series visits a lot of great race tracks each year, but only a handful get a National Event twice per year. With that said, none are more important or prestigious...

2019 SEMA Nightwalk Gallery: Meet Your Heroes

Many might think that out of all of the cars I saw at SEMA, that I would’ve spent the most time with Mike Copeland’s Dodge Rampage. I spent quite a bit of time around that car, no...

Pick ‘Em! The NHRA on FOX Crew Makes Their Championship Predictions Coming Into The AutoClub Finals! Who Gets It Right?

It all comes down to this. A weekend of furious competition awaits NHRA drag racing fans and racers at the season ending AutoClub Finals which are held at AutoClub Raceway Pomona as they have been...

Video: Do Not Mourn The Death Of This Lawnmower Engine, Celebrate It

These dumb kids, blowing up this lawnmower engine for their own entertainment with nitrous and squirt bottles of fuel! They could have been hurt! They could have set the lawn on fire! They could have...

Homebuilt Perfection: This 1955 GMC Wrecker Was Made By A Body Shop More Than A Half-Century Ago

This is the second old rusty truck today that I have fallen head over heels in love with. I’m still trying to find the right project car to shove in the garage here at BangShift Eastern World...

Morning Symphony: 1976 Ferrari 308 Dino GT4 – Practical Mid-Engined Sweetheart

Only in May of 1976 did Enzo Ferrari give permission for the rear-mid engined four-seater with the V8 at the back to wear the prancing horse badge and fully claim it’s rightful place. Prior to,...

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The End: Watch The Final NHRA Today Episode Ever, Circa 1998 – Neat Stuff Here

NHRA Today was a staple show for NHRA drag racing fans over the course of the 519 episodes that were made over the years. It was a way to see what was happening in the sport, a way to get to know the...