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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 4 Rally Racing Action, And A Night In The Desert With No Support, Is Taking It’s Toll!

Stage 4 action, highlights, and more are below! Bodies and vehicles are being put to the test and the carnage and emotions are real! This overnight stage was tougher than many expected. Dakar Rally...

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Unreal Adventure 2025: Unreal Adventure Hits The Pacific Northwest! Episode 7 – Part 1 Razor Sharp LAVA ROCK vs 4x4s: Oregon’s Rim Butte Trail

Unreal Adventure is back and we’ve got Part 6 below! Don’t worry, if you missed the previous videos we’ve got links to those as well.  In the last episode, drivers and crews learned what...

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This Guy Is Asking Strangers to Paint THEIR Car… What Would You Say If Approached By This Guy?

It’s one thing to have a driveway cleaner or mowing guy come to the door and ask if they can mow or pressure wash for free. I mean they do the work right there at your place. But what if...

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Ruined Or Remarkable? CHOP CHOP Part 1: How To Cut Up A Perfectly Good 1937 Chevrolet To Make It Shorter!

A chopped top is one of the most iconic, and extreme modifications you can make to a custom hot rod. Whether you are talking about a 1930’s hot rod, a 1940’s or 1950’s custom, or...

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1966 Oldsmobile Feature Video: He Saved this BIG BLOCK ‘66 Oldsmobile from DESTRUCTION

This is NOT your father’s Oldsmobile, although it looks like it could be. With lots of performance upgrades, it is what a restomod is all about. Plus it has many custom features that look like...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 3 Rally Racing Action From The Insanely Rocky and Dangerous Conditions in Alula

Stage 3 action, highlights, and more are below! This was some carnage filled action! If you missed the previous video, use the link below. Dakar Rally 2026 is on! The worlds longest, toughest, and...

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Well Hung: What To Do When Racepak Gets An Old Budweiser King Funny Car Body

Lets face it, every single drag racing fan on the planet has at one time or another wished they had a funny car body to hang on the wall in their house or shop. And at some point many of us have had...

More NMCA West Drag Racing Action Coverage Right Here

Cole Reynolds was at it out at the NMCA West Drag Races and got all kinds of cool starting line and staging lanes shots for you to enjoy. The action was hot and heavy as usual for an NMCA Event and...

Larry Larson Will Face Off Against Australia’s Best At Outlaw Armageddon

We’re excited to announce that Larry Larson is going to Australia and he’s taking the Chevy II with him! After spending the last few months working with the wonderful crew at Willowbanks...

NMCA West Street Car Nationals Autocross Action Photos

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) The third race of the NMCA West series at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana was action packed, with lots of cars on the property. In addition to the drag racing action you expect...

This Big Tire 1971 Plymouth Duster Is One Clean Machine With A Twist

So before you threaten to burn it to the ground, know that there isn’t actually an engine in this Plymouth Duster even though it is setup for a Big Block Chevrolet. Also know that because it is...

Fact: Upcoming 2018 Dodge Challenger ADR (American Drag Racer) Will Have AT MINIMUM 800hp

The car you see below is not the upcoming 2018 Dodge Challenger ADR (American Drag Racer), instead it is the Challenger GT concept from SEMA 2015. Why are we showing it? That answer is easy....

NMCA West Street Car Nationals Drag Racing Action Photos

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) The third race of the NMCA West series at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana was action packed, with lots of cars on the property. In addition to the drag racing action, there is...

Off-Road Expo 2016 Had All The Big Tire Goodness You Expect!

I’m a big fan of off-road trucks, Jeeps, and anything that plays in the dirt. I have a hard core soft spot for desert and short course style rigs, but you just can’t help but love...

Wait For It – This Blown Falcon Lays Down A Space Shuttle Launch On The Streets Of Topeka!

(By Jason Mazzotta) – Sometimes it is easy to lose reality of how powerful or how fast some cars actually are when they are surrounded by equally matched cars at a racetrack. A good example is...

Finale: Here’s Our Last Batch Of Drag Week 2016 Images From Summit Racing Motorsports Park

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – So we have made it to the end of the photo extravaganza that allowed us to relive Tuesday at Hot Rod Drag Week 2016. Rick Johnson at Gear Vendors deserves tons of...

This Ultra Slow Motion Look At Doug Kalitta’s Top Fuel Car On A Failed Launch Is Mental

To the casual fan, top fuel is an overwhelming stack of stats and numbers. 320+ mph, 11,000hp, 0-100 in less than one second. They are huge numbers and insane numbers but do they really mean...

Watch the Mayhem of Early 24 Hours of LeMons Races

The 24 Hours of LeMons celebrates the 10th anniversary of its first race this weekend at Gingerman Raceway and while I’ll be there wearing the robes of the LeMons Supreme Court. While the endurance...

This Old Mickey Thompson Cross Ram Intake Manifold For Ford FE Big Blocks May Not Make Power But It Sure Is Cool

There are things that sometimes transcend horsepower. Take this intake manifold for example. Currently sitting for sale on eBay for about $3,600 it is one of the only Mickey Thompson “Power...

Nostalgia Drags Coverage: The Most BangShifty Cars At Maple Grove Glory Days

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – When it comes to nostalgia drag racing there are lots of different ways one can go. You can run a slingshot dragster and experience the same feeling that the hardcore...