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FREE LIVESTREAM: Wednesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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NASCAR Contemplating Mufflers For Cars As Way Of “Enhancing” Fan Experience

In a continuing effort to destroy their own sport, NASCAR is apparently considering adding mufflers to their cars in order to make the races more fan friendly. Yes, that’s why no one is showing...

Quick Gallery: On The Line With The Nitro Cars At The 2017 Good Vibrations March Meet

Watching a well-sorted team prepare a nitro-powered race car for the next pass is absolutely amazing. It’s a choreography of tasks that are rehearsed and repeated until they are instinctive,...

The Devil’s Dart: This ProCharged Big Block Chrysler Powered ’69 Is A Street Driven Grudge Killer

We’ve been talking about grudge racing a lot lately and that’s because it is a crazy popular and fast growing segment in the world of drag racing. Ron Bookman’s Dart is a prime...

Our Friend, And Nitrous Guru, Monte Smith Has Passed. God Speed My Friend.

It is with a heavy heart, wet face, and lump in my throat that I write these words… My friend, and the man who made me love nitrous, Monte Smith is dead. I am in shock. I can remember so many...

Good Vibrations March Meet 2017: A Photo Tour Of The Pits! Lots Of Engines, Thrashing, More

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more images from the pits at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield. As we talked about before, this is where the true beating heart of the race track...

Good Vibrations March Meet 2017: High Flying Starting Line Action Photos

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We are currently in that odd post-race hangover period where you are thinking that when you wake up from sleeping you’ll be chucking your clothes on and heading...

Detroit Autorama 2017: The Killer Iron In The Motor City Just Keeps On Coming

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – One of the things people don’t realize about the Detroit Autorama is that it is a whole lot more than just the Great 8, the Ridler Award, and all of the other...

Awesome Corvette! This 1969 Big Block, 4-speed Street Freak Was Built IN 1976

Well this thing is just beyond words, isn’t it? For some of you that means it is beyond words to describe how much you hate it. For us it is beyond words to share how much we’re in love!...

Pro Freak: This 1938 Packard Has A Lenco, A Twin Blown Big Block, and A Unique Look

We’re thinking that there needs to be a new class of car out there and we’re calling it Pro Freak. This 1938 Packard coupe will be the poster child for the whole program. Why? Just take a...

Holley Releases Sniper EFI Race Fabricated Intakes & Throttle Bodies

If you are reaching the performance limits of traditional intake manifolds with your LS1, LS2, LS6 or Coyote engine, Holley has an option for you that won’t break the bank. The new line of...

2017 Good Vibrations March Meet: Do You Really Care That This Chevy II Has Four Doors?

When you get cars together at an event like the March Meet, you are bound to see trends. It was no surprise that there were plenty of first-gen Camaros. It was a bit of a surprise to see 1975-77...

Hilarious Video: The War Between The Grudge And Bracket Racers Has Escalated and Hitler Is Pissed!

Recently there has been some interesting smack talk flying around the internet between members of the bracket racing community and members of the grudge racing community. The typical stuff of grudge...

Roadside Find: An Awesome International Harvester Wrecker With History

(By Greg Rourke) – International Harvester has been building trucks since 1907. From light duty pickups, Travelalls, Scouts, and all the way up to the biggest of the big rigs, International...

This GTO-powered Subaru Legacy Station Wagon Gives Your Inner Hoon The Look Of Responsible Adult!

It’s to the point with the current horsepower war that you can spot a heavy hitter pretty easily…the callouts on the fenders, the exhaust that announces itself well before the car is...