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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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Shaggin’ Van Restoration? Jeff Dunham Shows Off The Restoration Story Of His Ford Cruising Van!

Van culture is well before my time. And I consider that a good thing. Look, I love a good restored or exceptionally well-kept 1970s era machines, but in the grand scheme of things there is a good...

Purge Welding Stainless Tubing Doesn’t Have To Be Nearly As Difficult As You Might Think. Watch This.

If you are building headers or exhaust or something from stainless tubing you might wonder if you need to purge, or back gas, the tubing so that the welds are stronger and prettier? What we mean by...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Little Crapcan Would You Like To Make Rock?

Yes, I’m still fascinated by the Aston Martin “V8 Cygnet” that showed up at the 2018 Goodwood Festival of Speed this weekend. The engineering that went into building this one-off...

You Don’t See 1980s Dodge Trucks Done Like This 1984 Ram – Tubbed And Three Pedals!

You can throw a rock and find a well-sorted square-body GM pickup truck, and for good reason: they are simply one of the best pickup truck designs out there, ever. If you hunt around, you might find...

Leroy The Savage Goes To The Wind Tunnel! Nothing About This Is Aerodynamic!

When we heard that Cleetus McFarland was going to take Leroy the Savage and put him in the A2 Wind Tunnel in Mooresville North Carolina, we laughed out loud. There is nothing about the car, save for...

Our Photo Coverage From Optima’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car At Pikes Peak Starts Right Here

One of our favorite tracks in the country is Pike’s Peak International Raceway. The setting is cool, the track owners are some of the best in the business, and the track is just plain fun to...

The OPGI Spring Summer Series All Chevy Show Was Sunny So Cal Perfection

There is always a lot going on in Southern California, especially on summer weekends, and this one was no different. But the smart kids were enjoying amazing weather in Seal Beach at Original Parts...

The Goodwood Festival Of Speed Is LIVE Right Here!

Goodwood is an automotive event like none other. Think F1 race meets PGA Golf Tournament meets the Oscars. It’s a social event, a be seen event, and a racing event all in one. And if it...

The FTI Summer Shootout Big Money Bracket Race Is LIVE Right Here!

SFG Promotions presents the FTI Summer Shootout from US131 in Michigan. This is the 6th race in this big money bracket race series and all the action is going on live throughout the weekend....

The Keystone Funny Car Nationals Are LIVE Saturday!

The Good Vibrations Motorsports Funny Car Nationals at Keystone Raceway are LIVE right here all day Saturday! If you like great Funny Car drag racing, then this is the event for you. With nearly 30...

Fix Flaking Clear And Messed Up Paint At Home With This Rattle Can Kit!

How many times have you seen a car or truck on Craigslist that you thought could be cool to own, but then realized it had flaking clear coat and would be way to much work to fix on a budget? And how...

Calm Down, Turbo: This Mazda RX-3 Got Way Too Excited And Flipped (onto) It’s Lid!

Small car, short wheelbase, big power always equates to “twitchy” being used as an adjective to describe the handling characteristics. The more power applied, the more insane the handling...

Here’s 20 Minutes Of Sunday Funday Cash Days Street Racing From Kansas City

A middle of the day Cash Days street race is what every Sunday is meant for, and this one certainly earned the name Sunday Funday. With 20 cars on site, racing for big money on SMALL TIRES, this is...

Rough Start: This 1974 Mercury Montego Badly Wants To Stay A Late 1970s Teenage Dream!

Looking over this 1974 Mercury Montego for a Rough Start candidate is easy enough: it falls under budget at $4,500, looks ready to drive, isn’t too bad to look at and has a kind of mean stance...