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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! 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...

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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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Watch A Group Of “Stanced” Cars In Russia Run Aground On A Tiny Speed Bump – We’ve Exported This Stupidity

We’ve long been mystified with the culture of “stanced” cars, especially the competitions to see who can pull into and out of a parking lot without scraping the ground. Seriously,...

Morning Symphony: The World’s Only Street-Legal Ferrari FXX Running At VMax200!

The Ferrari FXX exists because the Ferrari Enzo wasn’t enough of a beast for the company. Think about that for a second. A Ferrari Enzo wasn’t enough. We all tend to write off anything...

Vintage Tuff Truck Video Perfection – Compressed Spines, Blown Out Front Ends, One High Flying Dodge

Like all motorsports, the world of Tuff Truck racing has advanced from the days of being a true bash ’em and crash ’em type affair. Heck, even the stock vehicles guys are beating on now...

Is The “Aeroscreen” The Answer To Formula 1’s Safety Issue? Check Out The Testing Footage For Yourself!

After the deaths of IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon (2011), Justin Wilson (2015), Formula 1 driver Jules Bianchi (2015) and the injury sustained by Formula 1 driver Felipe Massa when he was hit by a...

Australian Rough Start: This 1979 Holden HZ Ute Is Ready To Make The Trip Across The Pond On The Cheap!

It’s been a while since we perused Gumtree, the Australian analog to Craigslist, for a set of wheels. While there is plenty of quiet complaining about American cars heading over to Europe, you...

This Custom Built Street Modified Coupe Is Different, Flathead Powered, And Awesome

Guys who build hot rods that emulate race cars on the street are pretty awesome. Why? Mainly because there is always some form of trade-off that needs to be made to get the car to be...

Alternative Sleeper: This Oldsmobile Cutlass On 22″ Wheels Can Run 10.3s As-Is, And Go Nines With The Proper Shoes On!

This is one of the best-played poker hands I’ve seen in quite some time on the strip. This G-body Olds Cutlass doesn’t look like a threat…22″ chrome Iroc-Z wheels, a...

Boost It! E-Force Supercharger Systems For 2007-13 GM HD Trucks

Good news for owners of 2007-2013 HD GM trucks. Your models are now covered under the Edelbrock E-Force supercharger line. This means that boosted performance in the form of an amazingly...

Third Time Isn’t The Charm! Watch As The LSX Willys Windows Another LS Block!

“Two motors in two weeks. That’s gotta be a f***ing record.” It isn’t the record anybody wants to have, but it happened: Shortly after popping the original junkyard LS motor,...

Historical Footage: This Kaiser-era Jeep Commercial Is Neat! Forward Controls, CJs…and a Buster Keaton film?

Now here’s a neat find! Back in the 1950s four-wheel-drive trucks were few and far between, and usually created when one of the Big Three sent a truck to an outfitter like NAPCO to be...

Is Nothing Sacred? Check Out This Split-Window Corvette Mud Bogger From Texas!

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and vice versa. Just because I like weird old barges doesn’t mean you do. Just because you like lifted trucks doesn’t mean that I...

A Beautiful Day Two Car: This 1964 Mercury Comet Is As Comfortable Cruising As It Would Be At The Strip!

For the most part, this 1964 Mercury Comet looks to be a beautiful restoration. The bright Carnival Red paint, rich and deep, goes well with the white inset trim and beautiful chrome. The interior...

MORE: eBay Find, FORD

Strange Bird: Check Out This Super Rare John Fitch Firebird We Found On Ebay!

Years ago, I remember picking up an issue of High Performance Pontiac magazine and seeing a really strange looking 1967 Pontiac Firebird with crazy “flying buttress” wings attached to the...

Watch NHRA Racer Sidnei Frigo Suffer A Massive Crash In Houston – He is Banged Up But OK According To Officials

During an insane pro mod qualifying session in Houston that featured multiple rear tire explosions, the most heart-stopping moment came when NHRA Pro Mod (and occasional top fuel) racer Sidnei Frigo...