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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Ouch! Here’s What It Looks Like When Two Slingshots Try To Occupy The Same Space

Jim Murphy and Bill Dunlap are two of the most decorated front engine dragster racers of all time. They are also two of the most long lasting as well. Both men have been in the sport for decades upon...

Huge News! RideTech Now A Source For Steering Components – Center Links, Tie Rods, More!

Yes, RideTech is now offering high quality, precision manufactured steering components that are designed to fit your stuff perfectly and enhance the driving experience as they do. Y0u have long known...

Ride along in a pucker-inducing rally drive through the Irish countryside

The European Rally Championship, as the name suggests, visits many of the countries in Europe and puts rally drivers through the paces (and pacenotes) of some of the most challenging roads. For the...

First Look Video: Dan Stevenson Begins Testing New Turbo Pro Mod Camaro

After suffering one of the most heinous fires in the history of the pro modified class, the world was wondering what Dan Stevenson planned to do. Was he done with the sport? Would be rebuild the...

PDRA Spring Nationals Coverage: More Awesome ‘Slammer Action From The Rock

(Photos by David Whealon/DWphotos.net) – Yes, we were fortunate enough to have two fantastic shooters on the grounds of Rockingham Dragway during the 2016 PDRA Spring Nationals a couple of...

Lonestar Round Up 2016 Coverage: The Massive Texas Show Is Full Of Surprises

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – While it is true that the Lonestar Round Up 2016 is over and done with, our coverage is not! Charles Wickam did a killer job of escaping work and getting his...

The Nürburgring claims another Mercedes GT3 car, tosses it on its lid

The racing season is in full swing in Germany’s Rhineland, which means that every other weekend, pretty much, finds GT3-spec race cars ripping around the famed Nürburgring Nordschleife. The...

British Clio Cup racers struggle to keep the shiny side down at Donington

In Europe, the Renault Clio Cup is a popular touring car “ladder” series, offering a venue both for older drivers looking for seat time against stiff competition and giving young drivers a place...

Viva Las Vegas 2016: The Cool Cars and Killer Hot Rods Just Keep Coming!

So our wall to wall coverage of anything with a motor in Las Vegas last weekend continues with these images from Viva Las Vegas 2016. Because we have covered so many of these things at this point we...

The San Francisco Fire Department Still Uses Wooden Ladders Exclusively They Build Them As Well – This Great Video Tells The Tale

This is the kind of stuff we live for around here. The four minute video below talks about something that we never knew existed before we saw it and that is the fact that the San Francisco Fire...

VICTORY (Almost): EPA Drops Proposed Industry-Killing Language In Clean Air Act – Let’s Keep Fighting For The RPM Act!

We have reason to celebrate this Sunday morning because it has been announced that the EPA has stricken the ill-advised, poorly worded, and altogether draconian language that they had proposed to add...

Viva Las Vegas 2016 Coverage: The Coolest Hot Rod Show In The West Was Cranking!

It was, huge, it was fun, it was windy, and it was Viva Las Vegas 2016. Yes, as Chad was hunkered down, swinging the camera over at the Vegas drag strip, we had operatives blasting photos at the Viva...

Headbanging And Carnage: Check Out “The Sound And Fury”, The Behind-The-Scenes Look At RJ Anderson’s XP1K3 Video!

RJ Anderson is an off-roading badass. We saw him romp at Red Bull Frozen Rush in a full-size truck, but his specialty is making Polaris RZRs do things that the company never, ever saw...

Craigslist Find: The Official Vehicle Of Operation “Screw This, I’m Going Camping” – This 1989 M925A2 Rules!

Getting away from it all just sounds so nice sometimes, doesn’t it? Driving around, seeing everything there is to see in this great big world while staying away from most humans…yes,...