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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: The Every Man Challenge Is Today! Smaller Tires, Less Power, And Less Suspension Travel! This Is King of the Hammers Livestream Action From Johnson Valley!

Off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026 continues right here! We’ve got the livestream rocking right here from start to finish, so make sure you tune in and...

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Sick Week 2026 Video Coverage: Drag, Drive, Repeat’s FULL Day 2 Video Coverage Is Right Here! All The Action!

The Drag, Drive, Repeat crew are in the house and ready to rock and roll through the rest of Sick Week 2026. And while we already shared their Day 2 points special, this video here is one that shows...

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Sick Week Drive Day Video: 370 Street Miles Prove Too Much For Some Racers And Brings More Bad News

370 miles is a real drive, and apparenlty more than a few of these racers could handle during Sick Week 2026. The drive from South Georgia all the way to Bradenton is a real drive and sometimes...

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Tool Tech: Have You Ever Seen A Screwdriver This Good? Testing And Reviewing Precision And Electric Screwdrivers

Let’s face it, there are plenty of times that the tools we are using on our hot rods and race cars are about as rudamentary as can be. Hammers, pry bars, even screw drivers sometimes. But then...

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Day 9: Shannon and Jess Campbell’s King of the Hammers 2026 Daily Adventures: Watch Shannon Qualify For King of the Hammers 2026 With In Car Video And More Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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Sick Week Day 2 Video From KSR, Drag, Drive, Repeat, And Alex Taylor: This Day Did Not Go To Plan For Everyone!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 2 video blog post from Sick Week 2026 and that means Kevin and the KSR crew, Alex Taylor, and the Drag Drive Repeat boys are...

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50th Cobra Jet Anniversary Celebration Photos: Norwalk Was Brimming With Ford Horsepower

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It was the coolest gathering of Ford people, card, and history that anyone had ever seen and our man Joe Grippo was on the scene to check it out. The 50th Cobra Jet...

Our Last Look At The 2018 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise – Great Photos From An Awesome Day

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more coverage from the 36th annual Great Labor Day Cruise at the Orange County Fairgrounds in California. We have hundreds of photos in the can from...

Is This Old Dodge Truck About To Become An Expat? Check Out This Drag Week Purchase!

If you didn’t know, there are a fleet of Aussies in the United States gearing up for Drag Week. One of them is Mark Arblaster, better known as Arby, who will be running his Valiant known as...

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Morning Symphony: The Stick-Shift Class At Street Car Takeover Bowling Green

Come this weekend, the rolling hills around Bowling Green are going to be echoing with the sounds of all things GM as LS Fest East kicks off. For the next few days, there will be tons upon tons of...

This Checker Aerobus Should Be The Talent And Crew Transport For Drag Week! Who’s With Me?

So, if you haven’t heard, I’ll put it up for all to see: for Drag Week 2018, both Lohnes and Freiburger have gotten Dodge Challenger SRT Redeyes that they have to race at each stop. Words...

The Upgrading Of The Mighty Car Mods’ Mitsubishi Continues With The First Fire And Turbocharger Fitting!

Maybe I’m digging the build of the Mighty Car Mods’ Mitsubishi Lancer more than I should. But why shouldn’t I? I love any project that takes a car nobody likes, puts genuine thought...

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Watch The Stock Eliminator Final Runs From The 1963 NHRA US Nationals!

While stock eliminator has morphed and changed and adapted with the times over the years there is still an aura about the class and what it represents. In this video you will see the conclusion of...

RacingJunk Find: This 1963 Chrysler 300 Has A 440 Six-Pack Swap!

Now this is pretty awesome. The 1960s Chrysler letter cars are all cool in their own way. Designed to be luxury performers for customer who had the bucks and wanted some good old ass-kicking...

Flowtech Small Block Ford Turbo Headers Are A Hassle Free Solution To Getting Your Turbos Mounted

One of the most vexing things about adding turbochargers to your car is determining where to place them, how to make them fit, and how to get the plumbing right in your engine bay. Budget minded...

Whipple + LS Engine = Big Numbers – This 1,082hp Screamer Makes Incredible Torque As Well

The US Nationals provided an interesting look at the role of the LS in traditional drag racing and perhaps not in the way that you think. Yes, the SAM Tech factory stock showdown was populated with...

Guts Video: This Film That Shows A Bridge Being Built In Burma During WWII Is Awesome

What does this have to do with cars? Not a whole lot outside of the random truck that is shown as part of the work but this is as BangShifty a video as I have ever found on the internet. Why? It is...

2018 Ford Nationals At Carlisle Gallery: Super Cars From Over The Decades With Ford Power!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – We recently spent a few days wondering around 2018 Ford Nationals at the Carlisle Pennsylvania Fairgrounds. 3000 plus cars and Ford trucks packed the place...

2018 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise Coverage: More Cool Cars From The SoCal Show

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more photos from the 2018 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise. It was a murky day in the skies over SoCal but that did not keep people away for...

Just A Basic Car: This Opel Kadett A Is A Father-Son Bonding Experience In Blue!

Small, simple and basic was not in any American manufacturer’s lexicon in the early 1960s. Not even Rambler, who had built up a reputation of economical cars, could truly claim the small but...

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