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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(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...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(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...

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Originality Is Only Skin Deep: Aaron Oberle’s 1965 Chevelle Is Pro Touring Perfection

(Words and Photos by Steve Chryssos and Ridetech) Editor’s Note: Aaron Oberle is a bad ass and so is this bitchin Chevelle of his. We’ve been lucky enough to spend time with him and the...

Take A First-Person Walk Through CTC Auto Ranch, A Treasure Trove Of Machines!

I love going to North Star Dragway in Denton, Texas. It’s got a proper small-strip feel without feeling like you’re at a sketchy, fend-for-yourself kind of place. It’s got a great...

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This Dodge Short Bus Is The Perfect Party Bus For Your Racing Adventures!

If you ever wanted a rig dedicated to hauling you and your buddies and the beer to the races, this just might be it. This bitchin Dodge Short Bus is speaking to us. It needs and engine, but...

Kansas City Street Outlaws Cash Days: Heavy Hitter Cars Attack The Streets Of KC

Cash Days baby! My favorite street racing anymore has got to be card draw cash days events. Chip draw is okay too, but either way it has to be old school street racing if you are going to do it...

Street Car Super Nationals 2018 Gallery: Anarchy Under The Arch And Thunder Everywhere!

St. Louis in early August is normally a massive sweatbox. The air is hot, rich with moisture from the Mississippi River, and you can actually watch me lose weight over the course of a weekend as I...

LIVE: Street Car Super Nationals – St. Louis Anarchy Under The Arch Continues Saturday Morning

Street Car Super Nationals – St. Louis will be LIVE again starting Saturday around 9 am Central Time! We’ll have all the action from the Mid West Pro Mods to Radial vs The World, plus...

Flowtech Releases Long Tube LS-Swap Headers For 1982-1993 S10 Trucks – Nice Pieces!

Guess this is S-1o week around here, huh? Earlier in the week we told you about RideTech’s new and awesome lowering suspension for S-10 trucks that makes ’em sit perfectly and car corners...

Watch The “Open Container” Boat/Truck Capsize At A Northwest Tuff Truck Competition – 100% BangShift Approved Action!

Dave Tucker of Oregon is a man we want to drink beer with. He owns and operates a welding and fabrication business that does lots of work with off road guys, he has built his own monster trucks, and...

Watch Jim Yates Literally Steal One From Darrell Alderman In 1994 – Greatest Holeshot Ever?

There is a lot of win in this video, especially if you are a hardcore drag racing fan. Why? There are the people involved, the strategy involved, and the technology involved, all of which were played...

Question of the Day: What’s the One Restored Race Car You Would Want to Own?

We were talking with an old drag racer about a week ago and the guy kind of lamented that he’d never see his favorite car again and there was no real way to track it down. It is interesting in...

Funny Video: This Is What Happens When You Attempt To Autocross A Tiny, Three Wheeler BMW Isetta

There are certain things in the automotive world that we hold as self evident. The first is that performance cars have four wheels. Call us stodgy, traditionalist, resistant to change, respectful of...

Bubba Wallace Found Out What Driving A NASCAR Stock Car Without Any Brakes Was Like Last Weekend – OUCH

Bubba Wallace is a good dude. I have been fortunate to have been able to spend some time with him at the NHRA races over the years and the fact that he’s got a ride now is awesome. Last weekend...

Watch This Blown Alcohol Hemi Explode In Flaming Glory On The Engine Dyno – Wild Stuff

When things go wrong with an engine that makes thousands of horsepower they go wrong very quickly and they go wrong violently. Such is the case in this video where we see what looks to be a Fontana...

This 1975 Pontiac Astre V8 Swapped, Clean, and The Cure For The Common Vega

If you have been looking for something a little different, our man Rocco has you covered. He is the guy that dug up this sweet 1975 Pontiac Astre station wagon thats for sale in LA. The little wagon...