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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 Were Cold But The Action Was Hot! Check Out All Of Our Galleries Starting Right Here!

(Photos by David Whealon) – The PDRA Carolina Nationals from Darlington were cold and challenging, but we’ve got a bunch of photos from David Whealon showing just how cool the cars and...

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Tool Testing: Mustard vs Ketchup DeWALT says their 1st Right Angle Die Grinder is 1.5X As Powerful As Milwaukee!

We love tool tests around here, and while we know many of you out there are super loyal to mustard or ketchup, aka DeWalt or Milwaukee, we’re not really that particular. Yes I understand why...

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Super Stocker Feature: This Classic Tri-Five has been a 265ci powered Small Block Race Car Since 1972!

Old race cars are cool, but old race cars owned and raced by the same people for decades is even cooler. That is exactly what this cool 1955 Chevrolet is. Rene Garza is the man behind this great...

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2026 Virginia Motorsports Park IHRA Pro-Am Series Super Stock And Stock Eliminator Drag Racing

It’s time for some IHRA Stock and Super Stock video, this time from our friend Bobby Fazio at the IHRA Pro Am at Virginia Motorsports Park. We’ve shared other photos and video from the event...

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Influence And Impact Podcast: Rolling Art – Wheel History Part 3: Billet Wheels And Multiple Piece Aluminum Wheels

Wheels and tires make or break a car. When combined with the right stance, the wheels and tires on your ride can dramatically change the look, character, and feel of any car or truck. With one simple...

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Boots On The Ground: How To Actually Fill A Dragstrip In 2026

(Words By Darr Hawthorne) • Drag racing, and motorsports in general, has never been an easy sell. It wasn’t in 1965, it wasn’t in 1985, and it sure isn’t now. Somewhere along the way, we all...

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Inside The Shop: This Video Featuring Kelly Racing In Australia Is An Amazing Look At Supercar Competition

We always talk about how we dig the Aussie Supercar series around here but the long story is that we don’t know a whole lot about the series outside of the fact that the cars make good noise...

Big Iron In The Twists: This Video From The 1965 NASCAR Race At Riverside Is Awesome

Racing stock cars on road courses is not only fun, its historic. Back in the 1960s, the tour famously ran at Riverside, California and this footage from the 1965 race is freaking awesome. Huge cars...

This Vintage Devin Drag Car Has California History And A Shot At Hitting The Streets – Awesome!

Now THIS is awesome. You are looking at a vintage Devin sports car body sitting on a shortened, narrowed, and lightened 1956 Chevrolet frame. Currently powered by a hotted up 355ci small block Chevy,...

Action Photo Coverage: IMSA Michelin GT Challenge Racing From Virginia International Raceway!

(Words and photos by David Whealon) –“The Hills are Alive with the Sounds of……..” not Julie Andrews but with the awesome sound of over 120 of some of the finest liveries on the planet....

New Parts: MAHLE Motorsport Develops Custom Piston for Mazda Motorsports’ Spec Mazda MX-5

Spec Mazda MX-5 (Miata) is one of the toughest road racing classes in the country. There are loads of cars, there’s very little mechanical advantage available, and there’s a massive...

NHRA Insider Podcast: The Big Show About The Big Go – Talking Indy, Drag Week, and the State Of The Sport

Last week’s running of the 2019 Chevrolet Performance NHRA US Nationals was epic. It always is. This episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast recaps the running of the race, looks ahead fo Hot Rod...

Classic YouTube: Buddy Ingersoll At Bristol, 1986 – How To Screw With Pro Stock Using A 4.4L V6

The phrase for IHRA Pro Stock in 1986 was “mountain motor”. But there was an exception. Sitting over in the corner, tweaking on a former Warren Johnson Oldsmobile that had been re-skinned...

“Any Landing You Can Walk Away From Is A Good Landing”: The Story Of The Brocklesby Mid-Air Collision

Interesting lead photo, isn’t it? What you are looking at are two Avro Ansons, mated in the middle, laying in a farmer’s field near Brockelsby, New South Wales, Australia in 1940. Believe...

Woodward, The Proper Way: With A Gigantic Droptop! Hoonigan Takes A Trip To The Dream Cruise!

I’ve driven the Woodward Dream Cruise once. My wife and I rode in Angry Grandpa for HOURS just to make one lap of the route between Detroit and Pontiac, Michigan and I’m pretty sure that...

Snowmobile-Powered Triumph: A Full-Scale Test Romp…This Time, With Everything Hooked Up!

It’s weird just how at-home this engine is. Once powering a Yamaha RX1 snowmobile, this supercharged four is now fully functional inside of a Triumph Spitfire and is ready for a good flogging....

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Rough Start: 1987 Chrysler Conquest TSI – The Sound Of Mitsubishi Spooling Up

It’s the box flares and those wheels that make the Chrysler Conquest TSI stand out from the crowd. It looks like Inspector Gadget’s sports coupe, filled with flares, boost and modest...

A Suspension For Your Suspension: Can You Replace Your Tires With Coil Springs?

The thicker the rubber, the more cushion is provided to the suspension. Ask off-roaders and people who remember the time when you put some sidewall on your rolling stock instead of some rubber-band...

Incredible Read: This Profile Of Danny Thompson And The Challenger 2 Is Automotive Writing Perfection

Every now and again we run into some motorsports jouralism that really knocks us back on our keister and today is one of those days. This piece was published by Smithsonian about a month ago but we...

Watch This Toyota Supra Scream Out 750 Rear Wheel Horsepower With A Trunk Monkey Installed

There’s been loads of talk about the new Toyota Supra that has made a big splash in the media and in Toyota dealerships. That car seems really good, seems really fun, and seems like it does...