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LIVE-STREAM: “Kings of Columbus” Backside Battle @ Darana Raceway, Ohio – July 25th 2026

Well, it’s time for some backside no prep racing action, and this time it’s coming to you from National Trail Darana Raceway in Ohio where the Kings of Columbus Backside Battle 2026 is...

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Bug Jam Festival 2026 Livestream: Epic Weather For One Of The Coolest Summer Events At Santa Pod In England! Plenty of Action!

I love VWs, and have always wanted one. So when I saw that Santa Pod was streaming their Bug Jam Festival again this year I figured I’d share it with all of you guys as well. Whether you like a...

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Drag Racing Livestream: Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Numidia Dragway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest on the east coast and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. Check it...

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LIVE STREAMING | Race 1 and 2 | Misano | GT World Challenge from GT Festival in Darwin Australia powered by AWS 2026

It is road racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more endurance and road races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime...

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Music To Your Ears: Watch, And Listen, To The Best Sounding Cars From The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed Right Here!

Whether you love the sound of a great American V8 at full song, the shreak of a V12 Aston Martin, or the songs that Ferraris and F1 cars make, you’ll love this video. This is nothing but on track...

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19 Years of Madness: Get a Look Inside the Sold-Out Camp N Drag 2026 Car Show! This Thing Is Epic and Old School!

Way back in the day, like 25 years ago, most folks at mini truck and van shows were camping out and partying all night long. Even at some of the car shows it was common. Shows would close the outside...

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Rough Start: 1979 Chevrolet C70 Flatbed – Rule The Gigantic Truck Roost

Diesel this, diesel that. Monster lifted Jeep, Mega Cab Ram with the 10-inch exhaust pipe. Ford F-450 daily driver and so on, and so forth…the whole big truck thing hurts my head. Some days I...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Less Auto, More Electric!

The leaves are falling, the temperatures are retreating down to comfortable levels, and you can see the end of the racing season start to appear for the year. It’s not over yet…in fact,...

Episode 6 Of The $10k Drag Shootout Is Right Here! Watch Us All Finish And Get Numbers On The Dyno

There is nothing cooler than the $10k Drag Shootout, but this year was a completely different animal than last year. By now you have probably heard that three of the four cars were damaged in...

Classic YouTube: Bobby Unser’s 1975 Crash At Riverside In An IROC Camaro

The accident itself was spectacular enough: at the start of the 1975 IROC event at Riverside, Bobby Unser and Bobby Allison had a meeting of the metal that put both cars into a wall. Both cars met...

NHRA AAA Fall Nationals Saturday Final Qualifying Results Are Right Here

NHRA’s AAA Fall Nationals is tearing up the 1320 at the Texas Motorplex near Ennis. BRITTANY FORCE TOP FUEL NO. 1 QUALIFIER ADVANCE AUTO PARTS DRAGSTER 3.651 SEC., 331.28 MPH NOTE: Top...

Super Base: 1978 Mercury Zephyr: Who Ordered A Friggin’ Three-Speed Manual In 1978?!

Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t know of anyone who has purchased a brand-new car and explicitly went for the ultimate no-frills model. Not one. I don’t know anyone my age who bought...

RIP Joe Hunt: Our Friends At 1320 Put Together A Great Tribute. God Speed My Friend.

Joe Hunt is one of those guys that totally lives street cars and drag racing. Completely. He’s one of us. There is no doubt that he was as hardcore as they come. I met him several years ago,...

KITT’s Hidden Mode: Watch This Firebird Mud Bogger Get Down!

The running joke about third-generation F-bodies is that they belong in the realm of the redneck and the mullet-wearing 1980s throwback. They don’t. They were GM’s power re-awakening,...

Fire, The Cure For Everything: Freeing Up A 289 Ford With A Torch!

Now that his revived 1965 Ford Mustang is roadworthy and proven, Mike from Classic Mustangs 429 has taken on a new project: a 1967 Mercury Cougar. Honestly, we’re glad to see anyone take...

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NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing LIVE Right Here! Funny Cars, Dragsters, Wheels Up Door Cars, And More!

NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing is the sportsman division and is responsible for a crazy amount of cool drag racing across the country. Alcohol Dragsters, Funny Cars, Competition Eliminator, Stock, Super...

Ratty Muscle Cars Presents Mopar Vs. Brand-X Gallery: Stuff The Show, We Want The Go!

I thrashed, I wrenched, I cussed the damn thing out left, right and center, and I can officially say that the Imperial is functional enough to be driven. That’s the good thing. The bad? It just...

Project Binky Is Back And All Your Questions About This Project Are Being Answered

We love project Binky, and it has almost nothing to do with it being a cool little Mini. The truth is, the best part of this project is watching the cool fabrication work and seeing the reasoning go...

The Challenger Revival, Part 4: Buttoning Up The Front End, And Tearing Into The Locked-Up 318

In the last update on his rescued Dodge Challenger, Dylan McCool tore into the front suspension, all the way to the base, and rebuilt just about everything. For a car that has sat longer than I...

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NHRA’s AAA Fall Nationals Friday Qualifying Results With Video Are Right Here!

The NHRA AAA Fall Nationals are in the Lonestar State this weekend at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis. The world’s first All Concrete Dragstrip, has had a lot of record runs over the years and...