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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Laris Motorsports Insurance $75K Livestream Starts With The THURSDAY WARM-UP

It’s time for more LIVE drag racing, and this time it is from the big money bracket races at Darana Raceway National Trail in Hebron Ohio as they Laris Motorsports Insurance $75,000 To Win race...

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Free Livestream: Check Out Big And Small Tire Testing At US131 As The Mid West Drag Racing Series And Radial Outlaws Prepare For The Weekend!

US 131 has been open for testing the past two days as both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series prepare to take over the famed US 131 Motorsports Park. I’ve raced...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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It’s Got 1 Cylinder and 13 Horsepower! Is It Actually The Best City Car Out There? Here’s Why Jay Leno Thinks So!

If you are under the age of 20, you might not recognize this car, but otherwise you’ve probably seen a BMW Isseta before. Made famous again by the lovable and weird Steve Urkel character on...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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This 9 Year Old Kid Jumps The Double Stack Ramp At The Hoonigan Shop In A Bad Ass UTV!

Kids that are incredibly confident and do extreme stuff are cool as hell. But kids that do extreme stuff and still show a bit of fear and excitement are even cooler. They’re kids after all....

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Morning Symphony: Working Out A 410ci Ford On The Skidpad In An XC Falcon!

Simply put, happiness is valve float. You’ve reached the max point of the engine’s capability to ingest and expel air. You’ve found the limit. Very few people will ever see the...

45 Hours, Coast to Coast, In A Custom Dodge Van? This Is The Four Ball Rally

(Words and Photos by Jim Smoot) Boston, Massachusetts – June 2, 1984… In the early morning hours, in the pouring rain, more than a million dollars worth of exotic automotive machinery &...

Historical Bonneville Video: This Glimpse Of Hot Rods On The Salt Will Make You Smile

Today we take for granted that the pits at Bonneville will be filled with cool and unique hot rods, homebuilt creations, and strange ideas on how to go fast. Such was not always the case though. The...

Have A 2005-2014 Mustang? Want To Make It Really Corner? Here’s The Ticket – RideTech Coilover Suspension Install!

It makes us feel angry and ancient to admit that that a 2005 Mustang is not a new car anymore. The things are 13 years old and can be had for a literal song on any sort of internet selling operation...

Rough Start: Who Knew That A Clean Early Mazda RX-7 Could Be In Budget?

It might be the world’s loudest doorstop and look like a Triumph TR7 from more than a couple of angles, but the first-gen Mazda RX-7 is a neat little car. Powered by a 12A two-rotor system,...

Seems Safe: What Happens When you Drop A Truck Whose Tires Are Turning At Speed?

“Every warning label has a story”. This isn’t just a comic’s intro to a horrifyingly funny story, it’s a real thing. No engineer on the planet can possibly think up...

BangShift Tune-Up: “Rag Doll” by Aerosmith (1988)

So what does a very dilapidated 1964 IH Metro van left languishing in the woods of western Massachusetts have to do with today’s BangShift Tune-Up? That van is the very first tour van that...

This Australian Drag Racing Video From The 1970s Is Absolutely Awesome – These People Are Nuts

Welp, I’ll freely admit to being fascinated with the drag racing scenes of England and Australia during the 1970s. The sport grew quickly in those countries during that decade producing stars...

Deathmobile! This Clone Of The Animal House Car Is The Daily Driver You Really Need!

I should probably be embarrassed by saying that I’ve never seen “Animal House”. Not once, not ever. In fact, the first time I’ve seen any part of that movie was a few minutes...

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The Mach 12: Check Out How This 1973 Ford Mustang Is Being Turned Into One Man’s Vision Of A Sports Car!

(Words: Kevin Brown) When it comes to engines many believe that there’s simply no replacement for displacement. But in all reality, every variation of engine size, and style, has its place. Turbo...

Watch One Of The First Monster Truck Bus Crush Attempts – Bear Foot In 1984 Has Axle Breaking Fun

Back in the 1980s, one of the most precarious looking and cool things that monster trucks did was to crush old school buses. They did not actually crush the buses but they did drive across the top of...

NHDRO Results From Indy – Bad Ass Bikes On A Bad Ass Track Makes For Big Fun!

(By Tim Hailey) – Big Money payouts continue to flow from the Midwest’s largest motorcycle drag racing series—NHDRO—into the hands of winning racers. This past weekend it was the bracket...

A Rough Start For The Pontiac Freaks Among Us: A Trophy Four And A Whole Lot Of Work

My pal and fellow NHRA announcing cohort Alan Reinhart sent me this listing for a 1962 Pontiac Tempest sport coupe the other day for consideration as a Rough Start. This is proof that (a) AR reads...