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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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We Love Track History: This Documentary Looks Back At The Awesome History Of Bandimere Speedway

The eyes of the NHRA drag racing world have all turned toward Bandimere Speedway as they have done for decades at this time of the year. The kick off for the grueling, vaunted, and frankly awesome...

One Moment, Please: The New Fastest Formula 1 Pit Stop

Seven minutes. In a past life, that was the time to beat when I was working on a re-arming, re-fueling pad for helicopters. I had seven minutes from the moment the helicopter was safely down until...

This Top Sportsman 1965 Coronet Is Every Mopar Fans’s Dream Come True – Lenco, Wedge Blower, Tube Chassis!

Oh sweet mother of mercy! This 1965 Coronet is one of the coolest cars we have ever seen, not just for the moment but in forever. You are looking at near drag racing perfection here. The tube chassis...

When Entry-Level Performance Didn’t Suck: The 1972 Dodge Demon 340

While looking up something for my highway roamer Chevy Cruze online, I wound up in a thread that asked why the 2.0L turbo-four never made it into the Cruze, and a response was provided: “They...

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1980s Toy Ad Greatness: This Collection Of SST Muscle Machines Commercials Brought Us Right Back To Childhood

There were few toys I loved more as a kid than my SST Muscle Machines and while I had not thought of them in a long, loooong time, when I ran into this YouTube video with a complete collection of ads...

New Product: COMP Cams® DOD Delete Kits for GM Gen V LT Applications

If you are the owner of a GM vehicle that uses a late model LT1/L86/L83/or LT4 engine, COMP Cams has just the ticket for you to ditch the annoying and kind of strange “Displacement on...

2019 NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Sportsman Cars, Motorcycles, Wheelies, and More!

(Dave Nutting photos) – We’re back with more great action photo coverage from the 2019 NHRA New England Nationals and this time we’re not talking pro racers, we are talking...

2019 All-Ford Nationals Carlisle Photo Coverage: Once Again, Pennsylvania Was Transformed Into Blue-Oval Heaven!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The 2019 All-Ford Nationals at Carlisle were what they have come to be known for in the Ford community. Huge! Expansive! Full of awesome cars, trucks, vans, muscle,...

2019 Columbus Goodguys Nationals: From The Highest End Hot Rods To The Most BangShifty Rumblers, They Were All There!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Mike Brooks may not have had the smoothest experience with his trip to Columbus, Ohio, but he sure gathered some awesome photographs during his time at the show. Many...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Erica Enders and Scott Palmer Talk Fire, Risks, and The Challenges of The Western Swing

It’s another week and it’s another episode of the NHRA Insider podcast! This time it’s the Western Swing warm up show and the guests are Erica Enders and Scott Palmer. The last time...

2019 Hot Rod Power Tour Coverage From A Rest Stop: Images From Hot Rodding’s Most Massive Moving Event

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –No I didn’t get to go and I have never been though it’s on the bucket list.  My car is still down and I have very little vacation time thanks to health...

2019 Highway Creepers Car Club 6th Annual Rock N Rods Car and Bike Show Photo Coverage: Cars, Trucks, Patina, Paint, Fun!

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – We’re back with more cool photos from the Highway Creepers Car Club’s 6th Annual Rock N Rods Car and Bike Show. The 300+ car soiree took place in April and...

The C8 Corvette Will Be Revealed Tomorrow. What Would You Like To See Out Of The Mid-Engined Vette?

It’s like Demon déjà vu all over again, the way Chevrolet has teased us about the upcoming C8 Corvette. From that first test mule that was composed of Holden Ute body panels back in 2015 to...

Rough Start: 1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Laguna 454 – Do What Scares Others.

It’s hot rod black. It’s got the required 7.4 liters of thumping big-block Chevrolet under the hood. It’s got the rally gauges with the tachometer, as they all should have come....