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LDR Madness at the US Street Nationals! Check Out The Carnage and Racing Right Here! Limited Drag Radial Racing Action.

Limited Drag Radial, aka LDR, is one of the best door car classes in drag radial racing. With a maximum tire size of 295/65/15 they look like a normal car and are identifiable. In fact, the rules are...

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Shannon Campbell’s King of the Hammers Daily Adventures 2026: Watch All Of Shannon’s King of the Hammers 2026 Videos 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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Installing a Total Cost Involved Pro Touring Front IFS on to a 1966 Chevrolet Nova – Simple Tools And A Simple Process

Installing a front subframe on a car is not usually considered a super straight forward and simple project, and there are times when it can be more difficult than others. If you have a running and...

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Found: 3 Project Camaros and a Hidden Barn Find Ferrari in Louisiana! Check Out This Insane Car Hunt

You never know what you are going to find when you plan on visiting some project cars in a barn. Half the fun of picking up cars that have been sitting for years is looking to see what else might...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! The Livestream Starts With This View Of Hammertown Coming Together LIVE From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Joe Grippo’s Best of 2025: Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Photos From Joe’s 2025 Highlight Galleries. Racing, Hot Rods, Customs, And More!

Here’s another great Photo Gallery from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the previous gallery, we’ve got a...

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SEMA 2016: In A Sea Of Overkill Show Cars, This 1961 Chrysler Stands Out From The Crowd!

Outside of the Las Vegas Convention Center, you will find some of the really wild cars…wild paints that you shouldn’t look at directly during full sun, wheels that have to be one-off...

SEMA 2016: Weld Racing Goes Big And Introduces New Weld Racing XT Product Line For Lifted Trucks

One of the things that blows us away at SEMA every year is the literal and figurative size of the wheel industry. In particular are the massive wheels that are being used on today’s lifted...

Some Guy Built A Killer Scrambler Bike Out Of A Gold Wing And Is Selling It Cheap!

As a guy who knows little about the motorcycling world in general, I do know that a Honda Gold Wing is not exactly considered a performance machine. Now, I know it was not necessarily designed to be...

Remembering GMC Crackerbox Trucks – Stubby, Square, and Tough!

(By Greg Rourke) – Yes, more big trucks, more cabovers. GMC called their all new, aluminum tilt cab trucks the F model, but truckers called them the Crackerbox. It’s easy to see why. All...

SEMA 2016: This RX7 Is A Build In Progress And The Car Is Completely Bonkers

An RX7? Really? Yeah we know you may be skeptical of this one but when you see what’s about to happen to this car and the stuff that has already happened to this car you’ll understand why...

SEMA 2016 Gallery: The Cars Of The Optima Ultimate Street Car Challenge

With no doubt, if you are a gearhead in Las Vegas, the SEMA week has been your primary focus and the Las Vegas Convention Center has been your home away from home, but once SEMA Ignited is finished...

Here’s Some More Detail on the Crazy Australian Time Attack Nissan

Less than two weeks ago, we showed you onboard video of Tim Slade obliterating the World Time Attack Challenge record at Sydney Motorsports Park. Slade, whose normal gig is driving a Holden Racing...

SEMA 2016: Mickey Thompson Unveils Fresh Brand Identity – Renews Commitment To Racing

We were at the press conference yesterday when Mickey Thompson Tires and Wheels debuted their new brand identity. While this may seem like a paper change to many people we think it is pretty cool...

SEMA 2016: Even The Trucks Are Awesome! Check Out Some Of The Shell SuperRigs We Found Outside!

As you would expect, from one side of the Las Vegas Convention Center to the other, the area is covered in beautiful cars that are completely and utterly stunning. But as we walked to and from the...

Pulling Action Photos: The Dirt Was Flying At The NC State Fair!

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – Well we’re back on our yearly stop at the NC State Fair with some of the best NTPA pullers in the country showing up for their final exhibition of the...

Peace, Love And Track Days: This Porsche 993-Powered VW Bus Is Killer!

The Volkswagen bus…the vehicle of a generation, the shape that reminds many of good times, good music, and if you don’t have rose-colored glasses on, acceleration that can be measured in...

How Much Would You Pay for a Big-Dollar Auction Starting Point Like This ’58 VW Bus?

We don’t follow the big auction houses very closely, but we do occasionally take notice when something like a completely restored 23-Window Volkswagen Bus brings in more than $200,000 at auction....

Southeast Gassers Action Photos: These Cars Are Spectacular

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –  More badness from the Southeast Gassers at Mountain Park Dragway in Clay City, KY.  The track first opened in 1963 and has been going strong ever...

SEMA 2016: Our First Look At The “Project Underdog” 1972 Ford Maverick!

If there was one car that many, many people have been waiting to see at SEMA 2016, this white 1972 Ford Maverick was it: Project Underdog, the car that three teenagers from Alhambra High School in...