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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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In This Episode Of Finnegan’s Garage The C10 Gets An LT4 And Magnum T56!

Mike Finnegan is so much cooler than any of you people out there know, if all you know him for is Hot Rod and Roadkill. In fact, if you are fans of his, only because of those two titles, he should be...

Not The Ghia You Were Expecting: This Volkswagen Type 34 Is Rare, Mostly Original And Driven!

I’m pretty open about admitting my under-appreciation of air-cooled Volkswagen products. I know how iconic they can be, I know there is a fan base, and I’ve seen some blisteringly fast...

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Rough Start: Try Something A Little Different – A 1973 International Wagonmaster!

It’s not uncommon nowadays to see families using extended-cab or crew-cab pickups as the family car. You have seating for at least four and a bed…what’s not to like?  It...

Want To Build A Cool Bar Stool For Your Shop, Bar, Or House? Check This One Out

Making furniture can be fun, and it’s a good way to get your metal working and welding skills up to par for your car projects. It’s also a way to do something with your car building...

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Two People Running Into Each Other’s Cars On Purpose…Awesome!

But doing it to fight over a parking spot at a laundrymat makes both of these women complete and utter idiots. We can only hope these two aren’t procreating and adding this kind of mess to the...

This 1951 Ford COE Fuel Truck Is Begging To Become A Car Hauling Ramp Truck.

Whenever we see one of these tanker trucks we think that cutting the tank off of it and leaving the sides with a ramp truck bed in between would be the coolest thing ever. And since this one is...

Trick Flows LSx Steam Line Kit Is A Great Gift For Your Hot Rodder This Holiday Season

Or you can buy one for yourself! Either way works. If you have put together more than a couple LS engines, or maybe even just one, you know that the factory steam lines at the front and rear of the...

Our Boy Dominator Driving Like A Boss At Redemption 6.0 No Prep In Tulsa

Dominator is one of our favorite Street Outlaws. We know a lot of those guys, and they are all super cool and fun to be around for sure, but anyone who’ll stuff a Chevy in a Mopar and then not...

If You Thought We Were Out Of Street Car Super Nationals Photos, You Would Be Wrong

We still have tons of photos from the Street Car Super Nationals in Las Vegas, so we figured we better start doubling them up and giving you two galleries for the price of one. I keep getting emails...

This 1970 Ford Camper Van Makes Us Want To Load Up The Family And Hit The Road

Whenever you see a car, truck, or van in this case, that just makes you feel like taking a trip, it’s a good thing. And that’s exactly what this 1970 Ford Camper van did for us when we...

Crushing A $40,000 1kg Gold Bar In The Hydraulic Press: Most Expensive Crush Ever

We’ve seen a lot of stuff being smashed by hydraulic presses lately, but this is most certainly the most expensive thing ever crushed by one on YouTube. This is a real 1000g or 1kg aka 2.2lb...

This Howling Holden Torana Would’ve Been Right At Home In The 405!

Decry no-prep racing all you want, but it offers up one thing that a lot of fans seem to miss: seeing cars that they know and can identify tear the strip apart. Our time at Redemption 6.0 recently in...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: When The Good Idea Fairy Goes After The Computer System

One of my swiftest complaints to come flying out of my mouth involving the store, any store, is the computerized catalog. It’s the bane to older generations, the parts Bible to the incoming...

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Is This The Hot Rodders Hoverboard? This Is One We Think We Could Get Behind…errr… ON!

We’ve got friends that are all into their hoverboards. In fact, our friend Richard Holdener has been known to ride his all over Westech Performance Group in the wee hours while working on the...