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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 9 Racing Action! The Dunes, The Rocks, And The Mountains Try To Knock Them All Out!

It’s Stage 9, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stages 7 AND 8, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 3 of the 2nd Week of Dakar....

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Are These The Weirdest Monster Trucks Ever Produced: Taking A Look At Monster Jam Trucks, Big Foot Trucks, And More!

I’m old enough to remember when Monster Trucks just ran over parked cars, and didn’t fly through the air. Hell, back then nobody would have ever imagined they would be doing backflips and...

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The Best Rolex 24 at Daytona Finishes of All Time! IMSA Shares Their Favorite Finishes Of All Time!

IMSA’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is coming up in just over a week, with the Roar Before the 24 coming this weekend. If you aren’t familiar with everything that goes on during the month of...

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Larry Chen’s 240Z Final Gets Much Needed Suspension and Interior Upgrades, Plus Other Cool Stuff!

Larry Chen has some fun rides, but his 240z is “the one”. What I mean by that is that this is his forever car, the one that will never get sold and sent on its way to a new home. Larry...

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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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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Your Tesla Is Cute: Watch As The Electric Fox Dragster Runs A 7.631 Quarter At Tierp!

You’ve seen the videos of people trying out the Tesla Model S P90D’s “Ludicrous Mode” acceleration system…in case you haven’t, here’s a brief rundown: the...

Check Out “Kong”, This Unbelievable 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda, As Seen By Someone Who Isn’t Used To Musclecars!

As I can attest from my trip to Ireland a couple of years ago, there isn’t much in the way of muscle cars on the motorways, European or otherwise. Honestly, the count ended at two: a 2005-ish...

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Would You Rather, Strange Australian Burnout Machine Edition! Which Badass Old Merc Floats Your Boat?

The normal Aussie burnout machine is usually one of two makes: it’s either a Ford of Australia product, or it’s General Motors’ Australian division, Holden. It never fails…you...

Confirmed: The Dodge Viper Will Be Dead By The End Of 2017.

We had heard the rumors, heard the hearsay, and now, Allpar.com is reporting that the Dodge Viper, the biggest surprise to come out of Chrysler in the late 1980s, is going to finally slither off at...

Ratty Mopar-fection: This ’67 Charger Is Straight Out Of The 1970s and AWESOME! Tunnel Ram, Four Speed, More

Today’s gold star for Best BangShifter is being awarded to Jeremiah Layman. Why? Because he’s the genius that tipped us off to the existence to this rolling mound of hot rodding...

Watch The 572ci BBC Sleeper Chevy Truck In Action – Plain Jane 10-Second Action!

We were among the first people to share with the world the awesome tale of the 572 BBC powered Chevy sleeper truck last year. This thing looks like an elderly owned and cared for pickup that was...

Proof That The Gulf Livery Is Cool On EVERYTHING – This 1978 E-Series Van Is Awesome!

There are certain things that ring iconic no matter what form we see them in. The Coke bottle, the American flag, and in the world of racing, the “Gulf livery”. That pale blue base paint...

HE DID IT! Jack Donohue’s 101 Mile Per Hour 1952 8Ncredible Tractor Is The Best LSR Vehicle Ever

(Photos by David Whealon/ DWPhotos.net) – UPDATED 5/20/16 — During the ECTA Ohio Mile meet last weekend, Jack Donohue made history and achieved his goal of reaching 100 mph with a...

Watch the official highlights from the 2016 24 Hours of Le Mans here

Toyota’s heartbreak at te 24 Hours of Le Mans has left many nonplussed and even in complete disbelief as the their TS050 ground to a halt at the beginning of the race’s final lap. It was a...

Driving A Fully-Restored (Smog Pump And All!) 1969 Ford Mustang Boss 429 – Is It As Rowdy As Legend Says?

It’s considered one of the rarest muscle cars out there, is certainly one of the more valuable ones, and has one of the more interesting creation stories. The Ford Mustang Boss 429 isn’t...

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More Dare To Be Different: This 1988 Ford Thunderbird Is Testament To A Vision, A Unique Ride, A Budget And Some Talent!

A quick story: for Christmas one year, my brother and I got remote-controlled New Bright cars. I’m not 100% what he had…I think his was a third-gen Firebird because he missed our...

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This Street-Driven, 8-second Late Model Turbo Mustang Is NASTY! Check It Out!

The good old days were fun, but damn if the modern day stuff isn’t anything short of awe-inspiring. Twenty years ago, who would’ve expected Z/28 Camaros carving corners well enough to...

It’s So Big…And Patriotic: This 1974 Chevrolet Impala “Spirit Of America” Edition Is A Surprise Survivor!

The fifth-generation B-body cars are still, to this day, the largest cars ever sold by General Motors. It is honestly kind of staggering just how large these behemoths are…they have at least...

Question Of The Day: Are The Days Of Someone Restoring A Rough Car Numbered?

We have to thank forum member “Thumpin455” for starting this conversation, because it’s certainly a good one. Let’s give you a hypothetical situation: For whatever reason, you...