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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Rest Day Action! Drivers, Navigators, And Race Machines Get A Break. The Crews, Not So Much!

It’s Rest Day at Dakar 2026, but that doesn’t mean that everyone is just sitting around. In the video below you’ll see where everyone stands now as drivers and crew, along with...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera 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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Steve Magnante Junkyard Crawl: Here’s A Race Hemi Coronet Ready To Come Alive. This Post Car Could Be Epic!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car shell. This is a 1965 Dodge Coronet 440, and while it didn’t come with a Hemi under the...

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Bodywork 101: Fixing BAD Panel Gaps! Tightening Up Your Gaps Can Make A HUGE Difference In Your Finished Project

There are a lot of differences between your average body shop paint and bodywork and something that someone like Kevin Tetz would do for a high end project. Sometimes projects don’t require, or...

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Cutting Up A Real 1932 Ford Frame? Iron Trap Garage Is Using Parts From This One To Fix Another!

When the guys at Iron Trap Garage pick up a new project, they sometimes find themselves with stuff that most people wouldn’t try to save. They have an eye for what something can become and,...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 6 Rally Racing Action! The Saudi Desert Is Fighting Back In This 48th Running of the Dakar Rally!

We’ve been sharing every day’s coverage from the 2026 Dakar Rally and today is no different. Watch the video to see all the Stage 6 action, highlights, and more below! Bodies and vehicles...

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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...

BangShift Previews: The Bathurst 1000, Australia’s Great Race

The Virgin Supercars Championship—formerly V8 Supercars—will tackle the daunting Mount Panorama Circuit this weekend for the 54th running of Australia’s Great Race, the SuperCheap Auto Bathurst...