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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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Question Of The Day: What Would You Require In Order To Hop Into A Single-Passenger Drone?

I’ve got a business administration degree and have worked with several companies on maximizing their productivity, and in that role, I was often asked questions about how to maximize employee...

1969 Mickey Thompson Mini Dragster For Sale: Jr. Dragster Eat Your Heart Out!

You never know what you are going to find on the internet for sale, but man we weren’t expecting this! This is a Mickey Thompson Mini Dragster from 1969. There were not many of these made, and...

Daily-Driver Pro Street? This 1991 Ford Thunderbird Can Do The Job!

“I want a cool car to drive every day. Not too outrageous, not too bland, just something that I won’t see twenty of on the road, that people will all turn and look at as I drive by. That...

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MotoGP paddock remembers Luis Salom after his fatal crash in Barcelona

Last Friday, Moto2 rider Luis Salom died following a crash in Free Practice for the Moto2 series weekend at Circuit de Catalunya near Barclona. The young Spanish rider was just 25 at the time of his...

Pomona Swap Meet And Car Show Photos: Here Is The First Round Of Photos From Sunday

It’s June in SoCal, which means great weather and big crowds at the Pomona Swap Meet. It also means that the temp is going be up there so you better make sure you are on the ground early so...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: Who’s Going To Invent A Quick Way To Dry A Drag Strip? How?

So as I was sitting there, lamenting our luck that the rain was falling at New England Dragway on Sunday at the NHRA New England Nationals, my mind wandered to the one place it always does in these...

Wrecked Bucket: This Salvage Auction T-Bucket May Be Worth It For The Motor Alone!

The IAAI.com website has a lot of interesting salvage auctions going on at the same time. Everything from cars that are completely mangled beyond recognition to stuff you just would never expect to...

Here’s Why You Should Always Have A Cage And Why Traditional Jersey Barriers Are Bad For Race Tracks

If you are going to be in a racing vehicle of any type you really should protect yourself. There are parts of a roll cage that detract from the street ability of a car, that cannot be denied. Maybe...

Bracket And Test Cars At The US60 Dragway Nostalgia Nationals – Wheelies, Too!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Back again in Hardinsburg, KY for the Spring version of the Nostalgia Nationals featuring the Straight-Axle Mafia, car show, swap meet, and plenty of...

Rough Start: This 1972 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme Is A Weekend’s Worth Of Work Away From Driver-Quality!

If you’re heart is set on a classic ride and you’re on a budget, then you have to accept the fact that the older of a car you choose, the more likely it is that you will have to bust out...

Regular Car Of The Past Review: A Look Back At The 1960 Ford Falcon (Before Mr. Regular Started Wrenching On It!)

“Compact” had a connotation in 1960. If you owned a “compact” car you were bucking the long, low and wide trend that had been all the rage in Detroit for at least a decade....

Mad Mule Coverage From Galot Motorsports Park: The New One Day Pro Mod Sensation!

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) –  The Mad Mule is a brand new single day Pro Mod race at Galot Motorsports in Benson, NC. The name it self comes from the local annual Mule festival, Mule...

Handbuilt By A 17-Year-Old, Driven More Than It Should Have Ever Been And Restored By Everybody’s Favorite Rich Car Guy: The 1931 Shotwell!

Here’s a fun question: what were you doing when you were seventeen years old? Give it some thought. I’ll speak for myself: I was already moved out on my own, with a car and a full-time...

Aerospace Components And Dina Parise Racing Join Forces For 2016 Pro Mod Season

The world of pro mod drag racing is tough. Multi-thousand horsepower cars, lots of talented teams, and many places to race mean that it people competing in the sport need solid supporters to be...