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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Perfection At Park Lane – This 1966 Mercury Droptop Blends Big Topless Cruiser With Just Enough Muscle!

So Lohnes has been gawking big drop-top cruisers lately. Can’t say I blame him any…I think we all are looking forward to Spring with a vengeance, but in his case I’m also willing to...

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That’s A Wrap: Our Final Round Of Photos From The 2017 Grand National Roadster Show

You never thought it was going to end, did you? The seemingly relentless charge of photos from the 2017 Grand National Roadster day after day. We just about shot ’em all at the Pomona Fairplex...

Question Of The Day: What’s Your Best Method Of Messing With The People At The Parts Store?

Ok, it seems that our own Unknown Parts Counter Guy has become bored. That isn’t a good thing…when the guy with a bag on his head has grown weary of listening to the sounds of angry...

This 1994 Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Looks Ready To Rock Any Trackday!

When General Motors unveiled the 2002 GMPD Sunoco Heritage Camaro as part of the “final farewell” of the F-body, many a Camaro fanatic developed a small twitch in their eyelid. The 1967...

Watch Jason Rupert Lay Down Two Beautiful and Thundering Funny Car Passes – IHRA Record Breakers!

While the IHRA may not have a professional series in 2017 they sure did in 2016 and in the nitro funny car category Jason Rupert hammered all comers and took home the title. In this Les Mayhew video...

Not Done: More 2017 Grand National Roadster Show Photos You Have Not Seen!

  Just when you thought we could not possibly have any more photos of the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show, BAM! Here we are. Back with more photos from the 2017 Grand National Roadster Show....

Conesville Drag Strip Video: Madness At The No Frills, No BS, No Under 21 Strip Your Mom Warned You About

(By Greg Rourke) – To paraphrase The Stranger from The Big Lebowski, sometimes there’s a drag strip, it’s the drag strip for it’s time and place. It fits right in there....

AutoMeter Releases Diesel Tach Adapter – Simple, Ingenious, More Uses Than Just Diesel

If you have wanted to put an aftermarket tach in your diesel truck up to this point it was a pretty big hassle and AutoMeter has heard all about it. Diesel enthusiasts have been asking the company to...

This 1966 Polara Convertible Is A Big Block Powered Cruiser and Ready Made Parade Float

There are some cars that you do not buy for speed, you do not buy for handling, and frankly you don’t buy for bold styling. There are some cars you buy because you just want to enjoy the road,...

Cool Car For A Good Cause: Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle Reveals The Dagger Fairlane

Many of you are familiar with our pals at Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle, the Illinois based shop that cranks out some of the coolest cars of all shapes and sizes in the country. From their Craftsman...

Football?! Nah, Watch The 1991 NHRA Winternationals Right Here!

Apparently today there’s a sporting contest going on between two cities. Many people seem to be highly interested in said contest and are clogging up the roads, airwaves, and internets with...

Love CCW Classic Wheels? We Do Too! More Sizes Mean Your Hot Rod Can Wear Them

The CCW Classic wheel is one of those designs that looks good on just about every car ever made. There are very few wheels that have ever been produced that you know you can bolt onto a car and five...

This Hemi Prowler Is A Cruiser We’d Kill To Own – Coulda Had A V8!

There were many things legitimately awesome about the Plymouth Prowler when they were made. The simple fact that the car was even produced in the first place was a triumph of people with passion over...

Look Out Below! This Classic Ford Truck Ad From 20 Years Ago Still Stands The Test Of Time – What A Jump!

(By Eric Rood) – By 1996, Ford had essentially built the same F150 pickup for nearly two decades, utilizing the boxy truck shape and same engine options for most of that time: a 4.9-liter...