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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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My Best BARN FIND Yet? Chip Foose Explores A Hot Rodders Collection And Finds One He Just Can’t Believe.

Chip Foose is no stranger to cool cars, whether in the project stage or finished or anywhere in between. But what you might not think about is that Chip is a hot rodder just like the rest of us and...

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Watch The Quickest NHRA Legal Pro Mod Pass Ever – Will It Stand For Long? Manzo Power!

This coming weekend we’re going to be LIVE streaming the Real Pro Mod Association Winter Warm Up from Palm Beach International Raceway in Florida. The NHRA’s best and baddest pro mods...

Last Look Back: The 2016 NHRA Winternationals In Fantastic Photography

(Photos by Jeff and Mike Burghardt) – This weekend the 2016 NHRA Mello Yello drag racing tour moves to its second race of the year in Phoenix, Arizona. Through these awesome images from Jeff...

2016 Calgary World Of Wheels Coverage: More Cars, More Cool, More Canada!

(Photos by Ashley Howard) – We’re back with more cool iron from the 2016 Calgary World of Wheels. We’re not sure what the weather is usually like during February in Calgary but it...

Watch The TCI Equipped 1968 Camaro Of Chad Ryker Tear Up The Autocross

Chad Ryker is cool. Not only because he has a great 1968 Camaro that hauls ass on the autocross, but also because his name is Chad. Come on, you knew that was coming. His car is TCI, Ridetech, and...

Top Fuel Licensing 101: Cameron Ferre Takes Us On The Adventure!

Cameron Ferre is an accomplished race car driver. He’s driven Jr. Dragsters, Super Comp Dragsters, Top Dragsters, Nostalgia Funny Cars, A-Fuel Dragsters, and now his dream is Top Fuel. Notice...

This 1956 Chevy Station Wagon Would Be The Perfect March Meet Cruiser Or Cackle Push Car!

The guys at Stoker’s Hot Rod Factory are cool because they have all kinds of fun old stuff sitting around. Well that and the fact that they build bitchin hot rods. They are right down the...

Watch This Mustang Suffer A Big Manifold Explosion And Why A Crowded Starting Line Can Be Bad

Power adders play that interesting “best friend/worst enemy” role in the lives of racers and hot rodders the world over. Lots of boost can make your car fly but it can also eat up parts...

The Rest Of The Story On The Girl Who Drove The Big Rig Onto The Historic Bridge And Destroyed It – Honestly Fascinating

(Photo: Garet Cobb/Associated Press) – We were admittedly very rough on the 23-year old truck driver that piloted her big rig onto an historic Indiana bridge rated at six tons capacity and...

Caution: Watching These Videos Of Brazilian Formula Truck Crashes Will Likely Leave YOU Sore

(By Eric Rood) – In the U.S., we’re accustomed to big wrecks on super speedways with 3,500-pound, 200 mph stock cars. That’s a lot of energy to dissipate and, by and large, most stock cars...

On Any Given Tuesday: A Great Short Film On Buddies, Hot Rods, Autocrossing, And Competition

If you love your pro touring trucks, chances are that you’ve laid eyes on Marcel Venable’s cool C10 called Foxy Cleopatra. The truck has been covered on the web, in magazines, it has been...

Nitro Reports Launches Tonight!

Tonight, Monday February 22, Donnie Couch and Darr Hawthorne kick off their new Internet TV Show at www.NitroReports.com with a killer line-up of guests and a special contest. 2015 NHRA Nitro Funny...

Ron Braxling’s LSA Powered 1972 Chevrolet C20 4×4 Is One Bad Ass Rig

(Words and More than 65 Photos by Metalworks) Most of us have a classic car that we have dreamed of owning, but due to circumstances the opportunity has never presented itself. With luck and time...

An Aussie Burnout For For The Underdog Crowd, Complete With A Blower Off To One Side! This Screaming Six-Cylinder Holden Ute Rules!

There is something so sweet about Ben Falk’s Holden HG ute killing it on the skidpad. Is it the burnout itself…no, that seems to be a skill every Aussie gearhead learns as they grow up....

Unhinged: The Radio Flyer Tesla Model S, And My Immediate, Irrational Hatred Of It

Before I begin, I should probably make the following admission: I know that I’m diving off of the deep end here. I’m losing my head over a kid’s toy, one that might actually sway...

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