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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indy 500 Driver’s Meeting! With All This Qualifying And Practice Done It’s Almost Time To Race! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few days until the start of the Indy 500, but there is plenty of practice and qualifying action to watch until then! We’ve got live streaming video from the Indianapolis Motor...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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Saturday $20,000 Race AND Wheelie Contest! Wasting Fuel Productions Coal Rush $20ks Big Money Bracket Racing Weekend LIVE!

It’s time for more LIVE big money bracket racing. This weekend’s Coal Rush 20s start now and promise tight racing and big payouts. With other races being cancelled this weekend due to...

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FREE Drag Racing Livestream: 9th Annual Strange Engineering Ronnie Buff Memorial Friday

There is soooo much going on at the 9th Annual Ronnie Buff Memorial race at Shadyside this weekend! No matter what kind of racing you are into, there is going to be something here for you to enjoy....

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Testing Video: Chaos SuperNationals Testing at Summit Motorsports Park. Funny Cars, Fuel Altereds, and More!

The Chaos Series has been going hot and heavy so far this season, and with lots more racing left there are a lot of teams out there battling it out for points. And the competition is getting tougher,...

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Our 2024 SEMA Show Coverage Just Keeps Coming: Tell Us Which Of Our SEMA Show Photos From Vegas Is Your Favorite!

Yep, we’ve got even more photos to share! If you missed any of our previous photos, use the link below to see them all. We’re at the 2024 SEMA Show in Las Vegas checking out all  of the...

Unreal Adventure Part 1: The Unreal Adventure Is The Ultimate Off-Road Road Trip, And The 2024 Edition Was Epic!

The Unreal Adventure is the new name for the old trip that used to be called Ultimate Adventure. For decades, Ultimate Adventure has been a killer event that some incredibly lucky off-roaders got to...

Fabrication How-To: #2 – DIY Engine Turning Any Sheet Metal. Dash Inserts, Gauge Panels, And So Much More!

Engine turning is one of the most iconic ways to dress up a piece of sheet metal. Back in the early days of hot rodding, they would engine turn firewall panels, gauge panels, dash inserts, and more....

FINNEGAN LOST MONEY, FOUND COOL CARS AND NOT SO COOL CARS AT SEMA: 2 DAYS IN VEGAS FOR THE SEMA SHOW!

Every year I comment on how I spent a month one week in Vegas for the SEMA Show. It feels like that. Every day feels like three at the minimum, maybe more some days. I mean it’s great, but it...

Hill Climb Royalty: In Car Footage Of Loni Unser, The Fourth Generation Of Unsers To Attack The Pike’s Peak Hillclimb

Loni Unser is the 4th generation of the Unser family to race up the mountain at Pike’s Peak. This mountain has often been described as in their back yard, their mountain, home of the Unsers,...

Patrick Dempsey Returns to Racing in “Back on Track” – Ep 1 – Circuit of the Americas

Patrick Dempsey, aka Dr. McDreamy from Grey’s Anatomy, is getting back behind the wheel of a Porsche race car. He’s a die hard racer who has been racing at endurance racing all over the...

Stanceworks Is Building A Real Ferrari F40 Like Only They Can: The “F40 Evolution” – Starting at Step 1: Chassis Table & Body Setup!

It’s time to get started on the Ferrari F40 over at Stanceworks. They have all the body parts and tub, so now it is time to get this thing sitting up on the chassis table so they can start...

More Car Show Photos From The AACA Fall Regional Meet at Hershey! Classics, Muscle Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, And So Much More!

Here’s our second gallery from the car show at Hershey, thanks to Joe Grippo who was there shooting it all. And if you missed any of the other car show, swap meet, or auction photos, use the...

Even More 2024 SEMA Show Coverage: Hot Or Not, Tell Us Which Of Our SEMA Show Photos From Vegas Is Your Favorite!

Well folks, it was a heck of a SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and I’ve still got tons of photos to share. I mean tons. I’ve got enough photos to last for days and days, so make sure to stay...

The Custom Bed On The Two Front Jeep Project Is Almost Done – Part 3: Will The Rest Of The Jeep Be Done For Unreal Adventure?

Dave has gotten most of the Jeep rebuilt, converted, and maintained so that he can get it to the 2024 Unreal Adventure, and the bed is coming along nicely. But will it all be done in time for him to...

This Father, Daughter, And Son, Funny Car Go-Kart Project Isn’t Pretty, But It Might Be With A Little Oven Cleaner And Elbow Grease!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another project to save and this one is going to make you smile. It’s an old funny car go-kart, with the Pepsi Challenger livery, that he...

Metal Fab: Bello’s Kustoms Is C-Notching And Four-Linking An Aftermarket Chassis For A 1936 Ford Custom

If you’ve been around here for awhile, you know that we love Bello’s Kustoms on YouTube. Mike Bello is funnier than hell, very talented, and has an eye for building customs. He’s...

New Project Truck: Here’s The Metal Massacre Fab Shop’s Next Project Truck, The Blue Goose! Is Matt Getting In Over His Head On This One?

(Words by Charles Wickam) Matt over at Metal Massacre Fab Shop, in Southern Indiana, may have bonked his head jumping into the deep end with this one. He and his wife decided to rescue a long...

Car Feature Video: This 1893 Salvesen Coal-Fired Steam Car Is Still Going Strong After More Than 130 Years!

I’ve seen a few steam powered cars in action, and have watched Jay Leno drive his all around town, but they are a rarity for sure. From what I understand, they make big power and can actually...