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Speedway Motors and the Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering...

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NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, And Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $50,000 Sunday

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! 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...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! 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...

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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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Battle Barge: Cleetus Showed Up At Ford Fest With Project Neighbor And Had A Ball!

I would’ve been shocked if I didn’t see one rowdy-ass Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor with Florida plates parked somewhere at the Holley Intergalactic Ford Festival. Cleetus is known...

California Bill To Amend 2018 Exhaust Noise Law Signed Into Law By Governor Gavin Newsom! Fix It Tickets Are Back And We Love It!

This just in! Our friends at SEMA just sent out word that the incredibly strict enforcement regulations recently imposed for loud exhaust in the State of California have been change in our favor! Or...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA World Finals: Bring ‘Em Out!

My benchmark for a Ford show in the fall at Beech Bend is painted Candy Apple Red and wears a gold belt around it’s middle. Jason McDaniel’s 1969 Shelby GT500 is a local celebrity in the...

Morning Symphony: Banshees In The Dunes

You ever look at a picture and are able to smell it? I know, it’s about as intelligent of a phrase as they get, but you know what I’m getting after. The sound of the red ball that most...

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Generational Melting Pot: The Old And New Met In An Impala SS!

I remember the first time I saw a 1991 Chevrolet Caprice. It rolled up in a resplendent champagne/sand kind of color, with those weird not-quite-wire wheels that they used, with darker brown interior...

Six Seconds, Four Cylinders, And Lots Of Alcohol: This Chevette Is One Mean Little Bastard!

To the average person living in the States, the Chevrolet Chevette is just one footnote in a long line of forgettable attempts by General Motors to try their hand at an import-beater. The...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest and NMRA World Finals: Bring On The Crowds!

If there was any doubt whatsoever about the potential of the new format of the fall Ford show at Beech Bend, it got put to bed immediately on Saturday. The fans showed up. The show cars showed up,...

The $10k Drag Shootout Continues: Episodes 2 And 3 Are Right Here And The Drama Is Heating Up!

Last year’s $10k Drag Shootout was an absolute riot, and at the same time an absolute ass whip. But man was it rewarding and cool! Our competition was Midwest Mayhem, Comp Cams Dream Team, and...

With High Horsepower Coming So Easily And Economically From Modern Gas Engines, Is There Really A Reason To Spend Jillions Building A High Horsepower Diesel?

I saw a video about a 1200 Horsepower Duramax combo the other day and how expensive it is to get to that power level with a diesel, and it blew me away. Sure they make insane torque at those levels,...

Shayna Texter Is The Winningest Flat Track Singles Racer In American History, But How Did It Happen?

Sometimes we still make assumption on gender based on a set of accomplishments, especially in racing. We assume that someone named Stacy must be a man if that Stacy has 100 race wins. I’m...

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The Ultimate Vise Torture Test: Old VS New, Import VS Domestic, Which Bench Vise Does It All And Lives?

There is nothing cooler than a big old vintage vise for the bench in your garage or shop. Brands like Wilton bring big money at swap meets and garage sales, because people know they are ultra bad...

Straight-Eight Showdown: The Engines Run…Now, Will The Old Tanks Actually Move?

We’ve been digging this “straight-eight showdown” build-off going on at Cold War Motors. If you haven’t seen the last few episodes, the premise is simple: these guys have two...

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No Party Like a Parachute Party! – Roadkill Nights 2019 Woodward Pre-Party

Alex Taylor is one lucky girl. She works hard to be this lucky, but she’s lucky nonetheless. With a father who can literally build a car from the ground up with no outside help, and the passion...

Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest Is On And We’ve Got Photo Coverage Galore! This Event Is Awesome!

When you combine Holley’s ability to put on an event with diversity that has never been seen before, and NMRA’s history of incredibly fast Ford powered drag racing, there is no doubt that...