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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million’s Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30k Wednesday

It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring Fling Million. We love this event...

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Car Feature Video: This Ultra Rare 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Modified By Rutterz Rodz Is Epic

Our friend John Jackson is back at it with another great feature shoot video, but this time it’s with something even more rare than his norm. This 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham is one of just...

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HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?

Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...

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LIL GANGSTAS BATTLE FOR BIG MONEY AT CAROLINA GOLD 2026 AT SHADYSIDE DRAGWAY

The popularity of Lil Gangstas is absolutely insane, and we love it. Not only because it is good, fun, close racing, but also because the fact that Jimmy and Poland convinced the no prep world to go...

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Let’s GO! 2,000 Miles in Two UNTESTED Hot Rods. What Could Possibly Go Wrong On Route 66?

The Taylor Gang is back at it, with Alex, Dennis, Nick, Megan, Todd, and Kelsey hitting the road from SoCal in a couple of hot rods. Their goal is to road trip this Nova and 3rd Gen Camaro down Route...

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IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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World’s Only 1968 Pontiac LeMans Safari Pickup Heading To Auction

Now THIS is cool. Coming in a couple of weeks, the Leake Auction Company will be holding their Oklahoma City Auction and with it are some really interesting cars, none more so than the one you are...

FAST Valve Timing Control Module For Ford Coyote Engines Lets The ECU Control Cam Position

Power and control. Those are two things that factor large into human life but the are the most important factors in making horsepower and enjoying your race car or hot street car these days. Power is...

US Street Nationals Pro Mod Action Photos Part 2 – More Killer Cars On The Run

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We’re back with more US Street Nationals action photos from the pro mod category. As we told you yesterday this race is the culmination of a week (and...

2017 Grand National Roadster Show: We’ve Not Yet Begun To (Photo) Fight!

The Pomona Fairplex is an interesting place and it is a pretty important place in American motorsports history we’d say. The drag strip there is the oldest operating track in the country, the...

Watch The Professional Final Rounds At The 1992 NHRA Winternationals

Well here’s a total gem to start your Thursday with. Here’s what the professional class final rounds looked like 25 years ago at the NHRA Winternationals. The names are familiar, the...

Snow Riding Fun: Blasting Through The Woods In The Middle Of Winter Looks Awesome!

I’m not saying that I miss snow, or that I would want any more than I’ve already seen this winter. It was bad enough that I had to extract Angry Grandpa from the ditch that the Chrysler...

2017 US Street Nationals Coverage: Pro Modified Action Photos From Bradenton

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – We were fortunate to have Benoit Pigeon on the scene at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida to blast photos of the 2017 US Street Nationals as they happened....

Grand National Roadster Show 2017: The Photo Assault Continues!

So we’re continuing on with our massive onslaught of 2017 Grand National Roadster Show. You’re welcome. As pretty much all of you know, the Roadster Show isn’t just about roadsters....

Question Of The Day: At What Point Do You Feel Sorry For A Poorly-Modified Car?

Sorry, probably should’ve warned you first, but hey…at least there is no question about what I mean about “feeling sorry” for a car. The case in point is a Mitsubishi...

Texas Raptor Run Action Part 2 – More Fun Rippin’ It Up

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with part two of Charles Wickam’s photo log from his visit to the Texas Raptor Run Raptor X event at the Texas Rally Ranch in Dale. As a...

This Nasty Twin Turbo Dodge Rumble Bee Truck Tries To Spin The Dyno Rollers Right Out Of The Floor

The Dodge Rumble Bee truck was kind of neat for its time. While it had no real discernible performance parts on it outside of the big 20″ wheels, the attitude was right. It wore a stripe...

This 1981 Toyota Truck Is Amazingly Clean And A Total Throwback – Want Is Strong!

There was a theme I picked up on as a kid here in New England. That theme was rapidly disappearing Japanese trucks. I don’t mean like being stolen by aliens, I mean like evaporating from road...

Demon Watch: The Dodge Challenger SRT Demon Loses 232 Pounds The Good Old Fashioned Way…

So the upcoming Dodge Challenger SRT Demon has lost weight. Surely, the massive wall of people screaming “About time!” will be satisfied that Mopar’s muscle car has finally shed...

Banrstormin’: A Weekend With The Outlaws

(Lead image credit: SpeedVideo.com) – I’m not going to lie, rolling into Bradenton Motorsports Park last weekend felt pretty damned good. It isn’t like it has been a great while...