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The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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The Last LIL GANGSTA standing get’s $30,000 Cash! – Biggest Payout EVER! Here Is Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway

Lil Gangstas just keeps on keeping on, and at Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway they not only put on a hell of a show, but also put up the biggest payout in LG history at $30,000 for...

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Here are 16 of the COOLEST GASSER Combinations from the Southeast Gassers Association. It’s the 1960s All Over Again!

Every Southeast Gassers Association race is a flashback to the 1960’s, which is why everyone loves going to their races so much. These races are all about the showmanship and the fun and...

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Can You Really Paint A Car For Less Than $250 And Make It Look Halfway Decent? Tony Says, Yes… Err Maybe. Watch.

Cheap car and truck paint jobs have always been popular, whether in DIY stories in magazines, on the internet, or with companies like Earl Sheib and Maaco. Hell, Earl Sheib would paint any car for...

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Taking Slow Junk Off The Jumps At The Ramp Contest at Hudson Speedway Memorial Day Thrill Show 2026

Going fast in slow cars, thrashing on junk, and jumping things that shouldn’t be jumped are always a good time and the folks at Hudson Speedway sure know it. For their Memorial Day Thrill Show...

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Sounds Like Roadkill! Freiburger Overpaid, EVERYTHING Needed Fixing On This Jeep Cherokee And The Road Trip Did NOT Go As Planned!

It’s not like Freiburger hasn’t been down this road before, but he really seemed to think this Jeep was going to be a fun and simple project to get on the road for some adventures....

FREE Drag Racing Livestream: Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 5 World Wide Technology Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! 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...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: Here Are The NSRA Nostalgia Nationals 2025 From Santa Pod!

Santa Pod’s National Street Rod Association Nostalgia Nationals are live right here! And thanks to the awesome streaming team at Santa Pod, you can watch live from all over the world for free....

Free Road Racing Livestream From England: British Automobile Racing Club Action LIVE From Thruxton – Sunday May 4th

It’s time for more road racing in England! This weekend there are drag races at Santa Pod and then a big road racing weekend at Thruxton. The weather is good, the racers and fans are out in droves,...

FREE HILLCLIMB LIVESTREAM: Here’s The Simola HillClimb 2025 – King of the Hill – TOP 10 ShootOut Action From South Africa

If you are a fan of hill climb events, then you are going to want to watch this great racing action from South Africa this weekend. This is the Simola Hillclimb, an even that has been going on for 15...

Our NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos Continue From Zmax In Charlotte: 4-Wide Drag Racing Is Right Here!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

FREE Big Money Bracket Racing Livestream: 1st Annual Marty William Memorial Bracket Race – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you Thursday, Friday, and Saturday this week from the inaugural Marty Williams Memorial. This big money bracket race has a guaranteed purse and promises to...

Wee Little Car Feature Video: This Is The Peel Trident – What Is The smallest Two-Seater Car in the World Really Like On The Road?

How cute is this? Tiny cars have been a thing in Europe for decades, but this one here takes the cake. This is the Peel Trident, which is the smallest two seater car in the world. In this Goodwood...

REBORN: The Stanceworks Turbo K20-Swapped Ferrari hits the STREETS! // GridLife Prep For The 2025 Season

In the last video about the Stanceworks K20 swapped Ferrari, it was all about prepping for the race season. Now it’s time for some testing. Unfortunately, a dyno session and some street shifts...

Is This Makita Now The New Worlds Most Powerful Cordless Impact? Testing The Makita GWT10Z

The Cordless Impact Wrench wars are a real thing. Hell, they are even more hardcore than the big three are for their diesel wars. What is interesting is that when I think about the highest powered...

Derek Took This ABANDONED Barracuda And Officially Revived It After 23 YEARS Of Neglect.

Derek is back at it, saving a long forgotten or abandoned ride again and this one is an interesting and cool project. This time he’s saving an old Plymouth Barracuda. Not a ‘Cuda, a...

A Kids Dream Comes True! – 4 Years Of Working, Saving & Building His First Truck And It Finally Makes Noise!

Ryan Wing, co-host of my Beards, Burnouts, and Beer podcast, has been slowly working with his son Jake as he’s saved, studied, hustled and worked until he could get the truck he always wanted,...

PONTIAC RAM AIR 5 BUILD!!! EVAN PERKINS TALKS ABOUT HIS PONTIAC ENGINE BUILD WITH RICHARD HOLDENER

Evan Perkins is one of those magazine guys that not only writes about the stuff but really lives it. That should go without saying when talking about magazine publications, but it doesn’t...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: 4-Wide Drag Racing Is Right Here!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...