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Our Final NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

Heres our final gallery of photos from Richard Pasley’s coverage of the NHRA New England Nationals in Epping New Hampshire. If you missed any of the previous photos, use the link below to check...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Day THREE Drag and Drive Photos! Our Second Gallery of Day Three On Track Action and Checkpoints!

Here’s our second gallery of lost photos from Day 3 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link...

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A Train Wreck! How DO THEY CLEAN ONE UP?! Watch Them Move These Locomotives On Site! Insane Lifting.

While we were on Rocky Mountain Race Week a couple of weeks ago, we passed a train derailment that had happened in the not too distant past. The tracks were repaired, and some of the train wreckage...

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The Dash COMES OUT! Vintage Air Installation – Installing Air Conditioning on this 1985 Mustang GT Build!

Vintage Air has been cooling hot rods, customs, and race cars for decades now and is continually reimagining and developing new systems. But that doesn’t mean they have forgotten their tried...

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The CHEAPEST Hemi Swap EVER Hits the Road! Will This Body Swapped Dodge Actually Survive The Drive?

He’s back at it, and because I’ve done a similar type of chassis swap myself, I can’t fault him for the idea or the execution. Would I do some stuff different, sure. But I guarantee...

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More NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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No Prep Drag Racing Photos: The New Year No Prep At Maple Grove Was Hot On Action But Cold On Temps!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) I hate the cold weather. That probably sounds pretty ridiculous coming from a lifelong resident of the Northeast region of the United States, but as I get older the...

Goodwood Feature: The 10-litre, 1913 Theophile Schneider Aero Is An Insane Race Machine That’s Over 110 Years Old And Powered By An Airplane Engine!

These old, old, race cars are called Aeros when they are powered by an airplane engine, which makes sense, but also seems kind of crazy. Especially when you consider that the one in this particular...

Here Are The NHRA’s Top 10 Quickest Top Fuel Runs of the 2024 Mission Drag Racing Series

If you weren’t watching every single run in the NHRA Mission Drag Racing series this year, or you were but don’t remember all the stats, here is a video that features all of the baddest Top Fuel...

Installing Big Block Cam Bearings: Squarebody Stuff Keeps Rolling On Their 454 Big Block Chevy For Project Creampuff.

Chad from Squarebody Stuff has got a .060 over 454 block that he is planning to do a full rebuild on for a project, but first he had to make a repair on a starter bolt hole, and then move on to...

Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: Building Floors For This Cool Rat Rod Out Of Street Signs. This Is Cool.

Well, he’s back at it and rolling on with the zero dollar budget rod build. After engine, drivetrain, steering, headers, and so much more, it’s time for actual floors. This “cab”...

Stop Building LS Engines? Wait, What? Why Are These Guys Saying That LS Engines Are Not Worth Building Anymore?

LS Engines have been the hottest swap engine on the planet for a decade or more, and there is no sign that they are slowing down any. With that said, there are more and more folks who are swapping in...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Steel Savage and Trivd Frol Face The Extreme Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 16

We’re making our way through the totally insane Fireball Tools flap disc test series with two flap discs at a time. This testing is about as thorough as it gets, and I can tell you that so far it...

Massive Salvage Yard Full of Classics Cars, Part 2. Back To Nobody Else’s Auto Salvage With Rebeldryver’s Garage!

We shared Part 1 of Scott’s adventures in Kansas, but if you missed it, we’ve got a link below. This salvage yard is epic, so check out the video and let us know what your favorites are...

HOW STREET CAR RACING and DRAG-AND-DRIVE GOT STARTED. The Inside Story From David Freiburger Himself!

We’ve just announced our own Drag and Drive event, after 20 years of participating in them, so I thought it would be appropriate to share how this whole side of drag racing first got started....

The Vice Grip Garage Buick LeSabre is back after sitting 4 YEARS! Epic Fuel System Fixes, Some Paint, and CRUISE!

Big cars are cool! Sure, we love lighter weight muscle cars and high performance rides, but there is something that just brings a smile to your face when you get into a big boat like this Buick...

BangShift Test Drive: Dodge Hornet R/T Blacktop and Track Pack – Horsepower Changes Everything

Back in May of 2024 we were thrown the keys to a 2024 Doodge Hornet GT and we shared our finding here. We were not terribly impressed nor were we terribly disappointed by the Hornet GT. Maybe we were...

THE BACONSHIFT SALE ENDS TODAY!!! FREE BACON IS BACK, With $300 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 13th!

SNOW AT AMERICAN POWERTRAIN HEADQUARTERS SHUT DOWN THE SALES DEPARTMENT EARLY ON THE 10TH, SO THEY EXTENDED THE SALE THROUGH THE 13TH!!! One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT...

Radial Tires At A No Prep Race? Who Does Jimmy Dale Think He Is? Clearly This Can’t Work

Or can it? I’ve seen some stuff, and heard some stuff, and ultimately it’s still all just stuff. I know guys that ONLY run on drag radials, and have never even touched a slick. And I...

Changing A Serpentine Belt Can Be A Pain. Do You Have One Of These Tools In Your Box? Which Ones Are Worth Owning?

I’m an old car guy. Meaning I prefer cars that are older and would traditionally have a v-belt drive system for the accessories. Sometimes that’s one, sometimes two, and sometimes three...