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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million’s Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30k Thursday

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 Fling Million. We love this event...

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More IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Taylor Gang Route 66 Road Trip: Two Hot Rods And Lots Of Los Angeles Sightseeing! Fast And Furious Included!

The Taylor Gang is back at it, with Alex, Dennis, Nick, Megan, Todd, and Kelsey hitting the road from SoCal in a couple of hot rods. Their goal is to road trip this Nova and 3rd Gen Camaro down Route...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This FORD WOODY WAGON Would Make One Hell of A Hot Rod

Woodies are cool. They always have been, but the 1949-1951 Fords are some of the most beloved. These things make great hot rods and are super cool to find because they are pretty rare. One thing...

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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This Look Back At The Hot Rod Dirt Drags In Colorado Is Awesome – Vintage Hot Rod Fun

There has been a marked return to simplicity in the hot rodding world over the last few years. Events like the Race of Gentlemen and others have really gotten people into looking at hot rods as...

American Powertrain Introduces ProFit Magnum 6-speed Kit for Mopar A-body

It has been a great week for Mopar fans here in the world of high performance parts, right? First we had the Aeromotive release featuring their new expansion of the Stealth tank line to include...

PDRA Tulsa 2016 Action Photos: The Ultimate All Doorslammer Series Kicked Off In Oklahoma

(Photos by Bad Brad’s Speed Shots) – After a year away from the facility, the PDRA returned to Tulsa Raceway Park with a rocking season opener that was pushed back a week by rain. Once...

eBay Find: This 1974 Dodge Big Horn Semi Truck Is A Very Rare And Very Cool Find!

If there’s such a thing as a rare beast in the world of classic big rig trucks, the Dodge Big Horn semi is one of them. Produced only for a couple of years in the 1970s and built in exceedingly...

Muscle Cars At The Strip In Las Vegas Is WAY More Than A Drag Race, And We’ve Got Photos Of It All!

Muscle Cars at the Strip, formerly known at Mopars at the Strip, is one of the most diverse events we’ve ever seen. With a few hundred cars drag racing, dozens autocrossing, hundreds in the car...

Cleetus’ Garage? Yes, Sir, And Today He’s Here To Show Off “His” LSX-Powered Willys Jeep!

If you follow drag racing or the slightly more illicit version, you should be familiar with the LSX Willys Jeep. The 1952 Willys has become the stuff of legends, and we’ve seen this monster...

Hellcat On Ice! Watch As Exclusive Cars Takes Mopar’s Mental Patient To 170 Miles An Hour On Ice In Sweden!

When Brian Lohnes, a man who tends to keep his comparisons realistic, willfully correlated his time in a Dodge Challenger Hellcat to the perfect drug, that should have said it all. When every car rag...

I-X Piston Powered Autorama 2016 – One Last Big Blast Of Photos From The Show

(Photos by Mike Brooks – Gasoline Images) – Well we have reached the end of Mike Brooks’ awesome photos from the I-X Piston Powered Aurorama 2016  but the good news is that...

Lincoln Mark VII Motor Home? Yup! Meet The Eldorado Starfire!

As you probably know, the 1980’s were a time of great excess, especially when it comes to road going vehicles. American luxury cars of the time were big, cushy, and broughamtastic. While you...

Watch The Hurst Hemi Under Glass Make It’s Final Pass Ever!

While broadcasting live from the Muscle Cars at the Strip event this past weekend we were treated to what is one of the coolest cars in drag racing history, making it’s final pass with 80 year...

Rental Car Heaven: Ford, Shelby American And Hertz Team Are Bringing Back The Shelby GT-H!

(Lead Photo: Shelby American) “Rent-a-Racer”. The first one was the 1966 Shelby G.T. 350H, a package group of 1,001 Shelby Mustangs allotted to the Hertz rental agency for their Sports...

1,100 Horsepower Out Of 1.8 Liters And Through The Front Tires? That Makes A Honda Del Sol Worthy!

Everything about this Honda Del Sol is mind-blowing. 1,100 horsepower coming 1.8 liters of Honda B18C wouldn’t be possible without a Precision 76mm turbo jamming 53psi of boost through the...

2016 NHRA Amalie Oil Gatornationals Coverage: All Nitro All The Time Right HERE!

(Photos by David Whealon- DWPhotos) – The 2016 edition of the Amalie Oil NHRA Gatornationals will stand as one of the most interesting on record. With weather that threatened literally every...

This Corvette-Powered Pontiac Fiero Can Be Your Autocross Sleeper!

The Pontiac Fiero is getting it’s just due after years of being derided as a throwaway sports car, and that is honestly a good thing. Hulki Aldikacti’s design was ambitious, but was...