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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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Watch The Pro Stock Final Round Between Bob Glidden And Warren Johnson At The 1988 NHRA US Nationals

Well, we’re officially less than one week away from the best damned drag race of the year, the NHRA Chevrolet Performance US Nationals. I’m heading to Ohio this weekend for a little warm...

MAHLE Is Speed – World’s Fastest Nissan GT-R Relies On MAHLE PowerPak Plus Pistons!

(Photo by Epik Productions) – We often talk about the quality, variety, and engineering that all surround MAHLE Power Pak Plus pistons and that’s all well and good but at the end of the...

RacingJunk Find: This 2007 GMC C5500 Kodiak Monroe Conversion Truck Needs Nothing (But Larger Tires!)

If you are going to tow, you may as well tow in style, right? This is one way to do it and boy are we loving the whole program here. You are looking at a 2007 GMC C5500 Kodiak Monroe Conversion rig...

Morning Symphony: The Saleen S7-R – America’s Original Hypercar

“America’s Original Hypercar”? Really? I’ll stick with that statement. Look, Cobras and Corvettes and radical, winged Chrysler products nonwithstanding, a hypercar has to be...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Should Be Done About Sideshows?

The San Franscisco-Oakland Bay bridge is the last place on Earth I’d want to be ripping donuts in a twenty-year-old Mustang. Nevermind that nice drop to the water below, nevermind the hoards of...

Oldest Trick In The Book: Will Tons Of Banana Peels Spin Out An Audi? Hoonigan Testing Continues!

Be it a comic pratfall, a cartoon cliché or the most annoying thing in Mario Kart since Luigi’s “Waaaaaa…!!!” noise, the joke is the same: you slip on a banana peel and you...

Adding The First Few Miles: Leno Drives A Schuppan 962CR, A Car That Had Nothing On The Clock Until Recently!

It isn’t everyday that I see the shape of a car and I find myself reclining in my chair, looking at the screen, left muttering, “WTF?” to myself. The shape is a combination of early...

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Rough Start: Never Pass On A Properly Lifted Ford Explorer…They’re That Good!

Back in 2009 I had the opportunity to purchase a lifted Ford Explorer that had been passed around some of the guys I worked with in the Army. Forest green and tan, a mild lift kit and 33s, and...

UNFC Championship & Spokane Win To Bobby Cottrell!

(Photos by Annette Barton and Kim Fuller) – The inaugural season of the United Nitro Funny Cars Championship Series presented by Good Vibrations Motorsports is now complete with the fifth and...

Creativity Knows No Bounds: Anyone Want A Mud Truck Made From A Crown Victoria?

Ever since moving to Kentucky at the tail end of 2013, I’ve been quick on the draw with jokes about the state. Some aren’t deserved. Some are just quick jabs, like the Kentucky Fried...

Street Beast: This Volkswagen Corrado Is One Of Many Monster Builds 1320Video Is Checking Out In Germany!

The Volkswagen VR6 is a funky engine. The design is brilliant…it produces a six-cylinder engine that is compact enough to fit where a transverse four-banger once sat, offering up the power...

Watch The Sportsman Final Rounds From The 1978 US Nationals – Some Of The Weirdest Combos Ever!

Monday at Indy is the stuff of legend. It is the end of a long, long road of drag racing. It is the day when people have their hearts broken and their dreams realized. It is a day that I lay awake at...

Rough Start: The Nicest Vega GT We’ve Seen…Ever! Still All Original!

The Chevy Vega is a car whose reputation is solidified and earned. A car that General Motors had envisioned would be the machine they could use to turn the tide against a sea of Volkswagens and...

Unhinged: The Crossovers and SUVs That Want To Be Cars

The end of the car is coming. The sky is falling, too, if you haven’t heard the rampant digital ink screaming from every corner of the Internet over the last few years. It’s true that...

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