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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indianapolis 500 Open Testing Is On! | Day 1 | INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few weeks until the start of all the official Indy 500 festivities, including official practice sessions, qualifying, etc, but that doesn’t mean that teams aren’t...

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Check Out The Record Breaking Ford GT Mk IV Lap Around Nürburgring! 6:15 Is The Quickest Internal Combustion Vehicle Ever On Track!

Before anyone starts yelling that there are quicker cars that have been around the Nurburgring, remember that there are only two of them and both of those cars had electric assist as a power adder....

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Buy Your Dream Apartment Condo At Texas Motor Speedway! 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 9th Floor Outside Turn 2 At TMS!

I’ve been fortunate enough to be at a couple of parties in the condos outside turn 2 at Texas Motor Speedway and can tell you that they are pretty cool. I went to a party in one of them where...

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Proper Vintage F1 Racing in Monaco: The 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix Did Not Disappoint! Awesome Racing Action!

I’m not a die hard Formula 1 fan that follows all the racers and points and such. But I appreciate the cars and the racing and all the technology that is present in that world nowadays. With...

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LIVE REPLAY: Circuit of the Americas GT World Challenge America powered by AWS 2026

Here we go again! We’ve got GT World Challenge Racing going on live right here, and we dig road racing and who doesn’t love the World Challenge series? This weekends racing is coming to you live...

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5.30 OUTLAW SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS AT MOORESVILLE! 704 OUTLAWS SEASON OPENER APRIL 2026!

We’ve said it multiple times, but it still makes me smile when I see heads up no-prep racers running an index class, and the awesome popularity of Lil’ Gangsta’s and other classes...

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Cheap Racing LUV: The Deadline Is Looming And The LUV Needs To Be Put Back Together!

I’ll admit, I’ve been a bit busy lately playing with low-buck cars of my own and had forgotten to check in on the progress that the Broke Bastard Garage has been making with their...

2018 Syracuse Nationals Photo Onslaught: The Mechanical Hits Just Keep on Coming

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – As we promised, we’re back with more 2018 Syracuse Nationals coverage from the lens of Mike Brooks and the images are great. Recently we can across a story about a...

The “WTF?” Files: A Bed-Mounted VR6-Powered VW Caddy – Rear Engine Minitruck, Euro-Style!

The only person who took the theft of Roadkill’s “Mazdarati”, the 1974 Mazda REPU with the Olds 455 in the back, more personally than the guys themselves was myself. I...

Hit Job: Straight Axle Mafia Action And Pit Photos From US60 Drag Strip

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The Straight-Axle Mafia (henceforth referred to as SAM) has a pretty steady core of racers that we see nearly every time we attend an even they support. ...

Rollin’ Hard: This Street-Driven Holden Commodore Belted Out Nearly 2,500 Horsepower On The Dyno!

Throwing a Doorslammer and a RvW-style car on a dyno and getting big numbers is awesome, but it’s kind of par for the course. You’d expect something running a Hemi on alcohol to produce a...

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Kid-Friendly Burnout Machine: This Vintage Go Kart Can One-Wheel Peel Like A Mother!

Growing up, I had visions of what I expected out of a go-kart, much of which was based on what I saw police cars do in movies and on television. We’re talking dust clouds while hauling ass, the...

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Rough Start: This 1962 Studebaker Isn’t Your Normal Cheap Budget Craigslist Score

They were some of the final vehicles sold by a company that had been a staple in the marketplace. The company itself has been dead for decades, long enough that the brand name is included in those...

Breaking: Heartland Motorsports Park Owner Threatens To Close, Raze, and Move Facility Over Tax Issues

Chris Payne is the owner of Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka, Kansas. He was the guy that came in and saved what is one of the nicest racing facilities in the country from what was going to be a...

The End of The Photographic Line: Our Final Blast Of David Whealon’s 2018 Best Shots

(Photos by David Whealon) – Well, we have finally come to the bottom of the well of photos that you’ve been enjoying. Yep, the end of the line for David Whealon’s 2018 best shots....

Syracuse Nationals Car Show Photos: More Cars, More Trucks, More BangShifty Fun

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We’re here with great photos from the 2018 Syracuse Nationals as shot by Mike Brooks. This is a massive show that has huge history and following to it. Guys from...

US-60 Drag Strip Drag Action: Sportsman Cars, Time Trials, and Bracket Bombers

(Photos and words by Doug Gregory) – In the Midwest US-60 is known for many things and some of that is its support for grudge racing, small tire racing, and even no-prep events.  Lots of...

Aeromotive Phantom Trifekta Video: If You Need To Feed Big Horsepower THIS Is The Way To Handle It!

It is an incredible age that we live in. Why? Not so much for the sheer power that people can make with their hot rods these days because people have always been pushing that boundary but it is the...

Let The Dyno Decide: A Turbocharged Versus Blown Big-Power Battle At Summernats 32!

It’s the great automotive lie detector test. You can claim all the numbers you like, you can throw out any race challenge you want, but if you really want to be the one to lay their big brass...

This 1948 Willys Jeep CJ-2A Is An Awesome And Accurate Look At The post War Jeeps America Fell In Love With

After serving dutifully in every role that the military asked it to serve, the Jeep came home a war hero just like the soldiers that operated them in all the varied theaters of WWII. The pluggy...