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Atlanta Dragway Returns As 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series World Finals Location! The International Hot Rod Association Acquires Atlanta Dragway in Banks County, Georgia.

That’s right folks, after announcing that they have taken over Virginia Motorsports Park most recently, and tons of other iconic tracks around the country in the last 6 months, the IHRA...

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World Rally Championship FULL ONBOARD Video From WRC Rally Sweden Stage 17 with Katsuta and Johnston

I miss that you don’t get to watch every World Rally Championship event from start to finish like we used to get back in the day, unless you pay for a subscription of some kind. The coverage...

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Lights Out 17 Testing Livestream And Video: It’s Time For Radial Revolution 2026 At South Georgia Motorsports Park

It’s time for Lights Out 17, Winter’s favorite radial race, and thanks to NC Promoder we can all watch testing and highlights as Monday and Tuesday had teams doing shakedown hits to see...

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Brrrrrrrrr… Texas Cash Days In The Cold Means Tuners Were Working Hard To Put Power Down In The Lonestar State

Like most of the country, we’ve had some weird weather down here in Texas over the past couple of months. From absurdly warm to bitter cold, and everything in between. Like many, we were iced...

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Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: Steve Found A 1 of 2,553 Barracuda Formula S Convertible At Backyard Auto In New Hampshire!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car project or two. Today is a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S Convertible, of which only 2,553...

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Trailer Tech: Here Are Some Simple, But Effective, Trailer Upgrades That Save You Time, Money, and Aggravation When Hauling A Load

I’m a big fan of trailers, and I own a few different sizes. With that said, I am one of those people that is always contemplating another size to add to the fleet because they are just so...

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October 2018 Pomona Swap Meet Photos: Cars, Parts, Trucks, and Hot Rods

(Photos by Wes Allison) – There’s nothing more satisfying than seeing the power of hot rodding when all of its various facets show up at the same events. Whether it is SEMA, the Hot Rod...

This Ranger Gets Down The Strip With A Duratec 2.3L Four Making The Power!

  The old 2.3L “Lima” four-cylinder engine, when turbocharged properly, are eye-opening little monsters that can take stunning amounts of boost and stay together under pressure....

Rough Start: A Pontiac Firebird Formula 400 That Has Been Dormant For Three Decades

When I put together the concept of Rough Start finds, one of the main things that I’ve rarely swayed from was the need for the vehicle in question to run and drive. Small repairs that were...

Boneyard Photo Gallery: The Motorama Museum’s Boneyard In Wisconsin Is Weird and Awesome

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) –  Our recent visit to the Motorama Auto Museum in Aniwa Wisconsin was eye opening, to say the least. Marques I’d never heard of were everywhere. Our...

Money No Object: This 1974 Chevrolet K30 Stepside Fire Truck Is Too Cool!

It’s a given: at some point in their lives, a kid wants to be a firefighter. They want to ride on the trucks, put out the flames, and to be the hero. Certainly you remember that point of your...

Doing It Wrong Video: This Promotional Video For The 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco Is Proof Of How Tone Deaf Car Companies Can Be

It is weird to have such a clearly made picture of just how horribly wrong Detroit was looking at the automotive world than this promotion video for the 1977 Dodge Royal Monaco. They attack Ford for...

RacingJunk Find: This Ray Barton Hemi Cranks Out 1,200hp With Some Spray

When it comes to engines and the names associated with them, few are more entwined than Ray Barton and the Chrysler hemi. This is a guy who has been cranking them out of his Robesonia, Pennsylvania...

SEMA 2018 Preview: Chevrolet Performance Engine-Swap Display Vehicles Include This Sick 1973 Laguna!

(Photos: GM) GM usually brings an armada of vehicles to show off on the floor at SEMA. We’ve seen everything from the Chevrolet ZH2 military test vehicle to Hot Wheels edition Camaros to...

2018 NHRA Dutch Classic Action Photos: More Super Stock Action From Maple Grove

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Here’s out last blast of photos from the 2018 NHRA Dutch Classic featuring the super stock category. Super stock has served as the launching pad for many drag...

Morning Symphony: The Musclecars Of Finland! Get An Earful Of Expats Here!

We might be closing in on the weekend, but we aren’t there just yet. You still have to drag your hide out of bed and get cleaned up for another day of fun and excitement…or whatever...

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Elk Creek Dragway Nostalgia Action Photos: Ain’t No Way Like The Old School Way!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – There’s nothing cooler than  nostalgia drag race at a nostalgia style drag strip. Elk Creek Dragway is the place and Benoit Pigeon was there blasting photos...

BangShift Question of the Day: What Was Your First High Performance Automotive Modification?

What was your first high performance automotive modification? The running theme when we ask most guys in the high performance industry tends to involve doing something that had no actual performance...

Drag Race Action Gallery: 2018 End Of Season Nostalgia Throwdown At Elk Creek Dragway!

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – The end of the season has become a nostalgia tradition at Elk Creek Dragway’s last race of the year allowing only older cars to participate....

2018 Dutch Classic Action Photos: Super Stockers Reaching For The Sky!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re back with more cool action photos from the 2018 NHRA Dutch Classic. “The Dutch” is the last race of the Division One schedule and has been a...