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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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Three Days, Six Races, And A Lot Of Fun: The SCCA Is Unveiling Targa Southland – You Interested?

Track days are cool and all, but there is one problem: it’s one day, and usually one afternoon. Unless you’re lucky enough to show up at an event with a small amount of participants, your...

Pro Street Rescue: This 1993 Ford Probe Has Only Been Driven 500 Miles Since It Was Built!

I love it when someone does a full-tilt Pro Street build on a front-wheel-drive 1980s or 1990s car. I consider it justice for seeing these cars as rear-drive race cars in competition, but as a...

Money No Object: How Many Uses Could You Find For This 4BT-Swapped 1947 Dodge Power Wagon 6×6?

The Willys Jeep gets all of the credit when it comes to World War II-era vehicles that found a place in society after their military service, but the Dodge Power Wagon (the flat-tendered...

The Video Introduction To The Dave McClelland Motorsports Hall Of Fame Induction Is Amazing

So how to you create a video that encapsulates the truly great nature of a legend in just two minutes? You hand the project to someone who gets it. Les Mayhew is a guy who gets it and gets it to a...

Another One Gone: Lyons Raceway Park In Indiana Is Closing

It seems that another track is shutting the gates and disappearing into history. Lyons Raceway Park, an 1/8th mile strip south of Indianapolis, Indiana that was built in the mid-1990s, will be...

Watch a classic Trans-Am race at Brainerd that includes star power, Merkurs, and a white-knuckle track

The modern Trans-Am Series makes its annual Independence Weekend pilgrimage to Minnesota’s Brainerd International Raceway this weekend and what better way could there be to celebrate that than with...

Legends: The Bob Glidden Interview – This Recent Long Form Discussion With Glidden Is Outstanding

Earlier this week we showed you a 1980s interview with NHRA pro stock legend Bob Glidden from a television show called, “The Great Racers”. It was an awesome look into the man and his...

Phantom Build: This 1977 AMC Hornet Is As Good Of A Start As You’ll Find, So Tell Us How You Would Build It!

Anyone who has ever built a project car will always have one piece of advice for you: start with the best possible builder of a car that you can. Starting with the cleanest and most complete car you...

Project Celler Dweller: It Gets Built, It Gets Welded On, It Gets Air! (W/Video)

(Good Photos by Dave Nutting – Other Photos: The Author) – Last we left you with Project Cellar Dweller, our budget “big block” father-son go kart build the chassis had been...

NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl Of Street Legal Drag Racing July 28-31, Joliet – We’ll Be There and You SHOULD BE TOO!

(Photo credit: Charles Wickam) – It is a door slammer throw down unlike any other. It is days on end of drag racing nirvana. It is the NMCA/NMRA Super Bowl of Street Legal Drag Racing and it...

Mega Mopar Day Coverage: Chryslers Of All Shape And Size Descend On Maple Grove

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Growing up, some of my favorite days spent at the drag strip were the specialty days where one make was highlighted. Pontiac day, Ford day, etc. It always brought out...

More High-Powered Street Machines From Sweden – Check Out The Action From The Birka Cup!

The machines that prowl the motorways of Sweden are legendary, and the scenario behind races like the Birka Cup show why no-prep racing and street racing have the following that they do. Birka Cup is...

eBay Find: A 1988 Ford Falcon XF Ute That Is A Long, Long Ways Away From Home!

Ever since the day I saw the 1975 Ford Fairmont that a pilot I worked with pull into the hangar parking lot, I’ve dreamed of bringing in something Australian to drive. I knew it was...

Watch Steve Harker Suffer A Massive Alcohol Funny Car Crash At NHRA Norwalk – Brutal

Steve Harker is one of the best guys who has ever strapped a helmet on his head and climbed into an alcohol funny car. Unfortunately, even the best are not immune to bad days at the drag strip and...