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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Boss Cat: This Monster Caterpillar 3508 V8 Makes 1030hp and 3070 Ft/Lbs Of Torque on The Dyno!

Now THIS is a V8. The Caterpillar 3508 V8 Land Mechanical Engine is a monster in every way, shape and form. It is huge and it is heavy, weighing nearly 10,000lbs. This turbocharged beast has a bore...

Unhinged: It’s Time For An Adventure!

I’m in a text group with two friends that I graduated high school with. I met one in 1990 and excepting a seven-year gap when I moved away during childhood, have been friends since. The other I...

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Shootout Friday On Race Week 2.0 Day 6: $7500 Heads Up Racing at the end of Race Week!

Day 6 of Race Week 2.0 did not disappoint! With one day that had no racing, just 450 miles of on the road driving, that means that Race Week is longer than other drag and drives. It has become one of...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaw Series – London Dragway – Sunday

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING is going on at London Dragway this weekend and it is going to be a hell of a busy one. With the Quick Outlaw Series running both door cars and dragsters, as part of their Race...

Drag And Drive Replay: Each Day’s Livestreams From Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 All In One Place!

It’s on folks! Race Week 2.0 started Sunday afternoon! It’s Drag and Drive time again folks, for the 2nd Rocky Mountain Race Week event of the year. We call it 2.0 and we’re looking...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: National Drag Racing Championship Finals Action From Santa Pod Raceway In England. Pro Mods And So Much More!

I’m blown away by the racing season they have had at Santa Pod Raceway in England this year. You never know what British weather is going to be like, but this year they have been blessed with...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At Tulsa Raceway Park – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

| Race Week 2.0 Day 5 From Twin Cities Raceway! 1500hp STICK SHIFT Battle, Unlimited Class UPSET, & MORE!

Unlike most Drag and Drive events, the Rocky Mountain events all feature 4 days Average ET competition instead of 5. On the 5th day of racing, the averages have already been set and it’s time...

Rocky Mountain Race Week Carnage: 1320Video Catches All The Action, Good AND Bad! 450 Miles Of Driving And A Full Day Of Drags!

In what may be the longest drive in Drag and Drive history, we amazingly got almost everyone from Texas to Louisiana! The drive was nearly 450 miles, and was covered on Day 3 which is just a drive...

Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2024 Is LIVE This Morning! Day Five Racing Action From National Trail Raceway In Columbus Ohio

Our friends at Drag Racer TV have partnered with MotorTrend and Hot Rod for another year of live streaming video from Drag Week. It’s the event that started it all, and that all other Drag and...

This 1991 IHRA Video Known As Crash-O-Rama Has Some Big Names And Big Carnage In It!

It is weird to think about now but there was a huge business in VHS tapes back in the era before YouTube, streaming video, and OnDemand, well, anything. The “And They Walked Away” Series...

Squarebody Cinema: Check Out This Salesman Training Video On 1974-75 Chevrolet Trucks

Yes, we do want the “Dooley” as much as you do, but that’s jumping ahead. One of the greatly ironic naming conventions in automotive history belongs to GM and the line of trucks...

These 1980s Dodge Omni GLH and Shelby Themed Commercials Are Pretty Cool

The Dodge Omni GLH and its brethren like the Shelby Daytona were hit tickets during the slow mid-1980s revival of performance cars in Detroit. Using small turbocharged engines they made use of their...

In-Car Video: Let’s Go Legends Racing At A Bullring Called Wake County Speedway

Wake County Speedway in Raleigh, North Carolina advertises itself as America’s favorite bullring and that’s pretty awesome. The place has been open for about 50 years and it lived the...