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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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The Big Fix: Watch This Welder Perform A Repair On A Massive Lanz Bulldog Piston

Ok, now this is neat. You are about to watch a welder perform a piston repair on a massive Lanz Bulldog piston. So a Lanz Bulldog is a tugboat engine? No. A locomotive engine? Negatory. How about a...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Highlights Six Crazy RARE “Sport Customs” with Hand-Built Bodies & American V8 Power

American Sports Customs. Not a category of car most of us hear often, but one that definitely gets our attention as anytime a car guy sees a machine like those featured in this video we can’t...

Finally! Lights That Are Brighter Than Advertised! Project Farm Tests Out Headlamps To See Who Makes The Best One

I used to think headlamps were a weird tool to have in the shop, but not anymore! I’ve changed my mind after using them during all the electrical installation in the shop. I love them now! I...

Full Car Show Video From The Gathering at the Roc 2024 – The Best Damn Hot Rod Show on the Planet

The Gathering at the Roc is a truly special car show, and for good reason. This show is held at Woolaroc, a wildlife preserve located in Oklahoma that features 3,700 acres of ranch lands that have...

Featured Products: Improve Your 2024 Mustang S650’s Stopping Power with Baer Eradispeed+ Brake Rotors

Stopping is important! We all know it, but for some reason tons of folks tend to focus on more power but never look at more braking performance. If they are doing autocross or road course stuff then...

IHRA News: Kenny Nowling Appointed President of the International Hot Rod Association (IHRA). Big Plans For 2025 And Beyond!

HOUSE SPRINGS, MO USA — October 21, 2024 — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Kenny Nowling as the new President, effective immediately. The...

Upholstery Tips For Beginners – How To Upholster A Sun Visor. Simple, Straight Forward, And Clean Way To Make Your Sun Visors Brand New Again.

I love the Upholstery Tips YouTube channel. If you don’t smile and giggle a little listening to him walk you through an upholstery job, I worry about you. Laugh, smile, enjoy! I have never...

The Biggest All Truck Race In The World! The Tailgate Throwdown Did Not Disappoint! Check Out Day One Action Right Here!

Ryan Wing and I have been talking about putting on a race for a couple of years now, and then he had an idea on an all truck private shootout, and then a bunch of people said they wanted to come and...

Are Wacky 1960’s Show Rods Making A Comeback? How About Billet? What Automotive Trends Are We Going To See Come Back To A Show Near You?

In the last year or so I’ve seen a couple of rides at shows that surprised me at first glance, and even more once I went up and talked to the owners. These cars were bubble top 1960s and 1970s...

Make It Kustom And HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck: Building The Deck To Finally Put The Ramp Into This Ramp Truck!

It’s time to put the ramp in this ramp truck! Check out the latest update and let us know what you think of this project. This project has been a fun one to watch, it started when Brent from...

Finnegan’s First Drive In His 1957 Chevrolet Station Wagon Goes Horribly Wrong! Or Just Like You Expect! Same Same.

Another Finnegan project? It seems like he’s got more projects going right now than he’s ever had and I can’t be mad at him for it. This one is a 1957 Chevrolet 210 station wagon...

Is The Best Thread Locker Loctite? Will Loctite Come Out On Top vs Permatex, JB Weld, Amazon, And More!

I always refer to thread locker as Loctite. And I don’t know anyone else who says anything different. Loctite is to thread locker like Kleenex is to facial tissue. Intelligently I know there...

Influence and Impact – Car Builder TV Show History, Monster Garage to Gas Monkey, Reality TV Hits The Hot Rod World.

Jason and Marcel are no strangers to building custom cars and trucks, and they’ve also seen it done on tv and even been a part of a few car builder tv shows. When reality tv found the car...

Rarely Seen: This Road Test Of The 1982 Lancia Zagato Shows Off One Of The Oddest Limited Run Cars Ever

When we look at the history of Italian car companies in the United States, it ain’t the rosiest. Yes, Ferrari and Lamborghini have made a living here for quite some time but the place to look...