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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Friday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! 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...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s 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...

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Fuel Altered Eliminations From The 2026 Good Vibrations March Meet! Nostalgia Drag Racing’s Wildest Rides!

While we still wish we were livestreaming the March Meet at Famoso, we are super grateful that the Monday Morning Racer was on hand to shoot all the action so we can still check it out and share it....

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Start Right Here: David Whealon Was On Hand And Brought Us All The Good Stuff!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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More I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Coverage: This Show Is Like No Other Indoor Car Show And We’ve Got All The Drag Racing Showcase Photos!

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too. And as...

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More Small Town Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Race Cars, And More From The Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska

We’ve got another gallery to share from the Weekend of Wheels show in Grand Island Nebraska, thanks to Scott Liggett. Scott’s got more photos coming, so stay tuned, and if you missed any...

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Take A Balls-Out Ride In A Lamborghini Aventador SV On The Isle Of Man’s Mountain Road!

The Isle of Man conjures up images of motorcycles flying on narrow streets during the Isle of Man TT races, but a fun fact about the island: outside of certain specific areas like towns, choke points...

Santa Pod Raceway Turns 50 This Year – Here’s A Cool Video Promo

On Easter 1966, Santa Pon Raceway opened in England as Europe’s first and (at that time) only dedicated drag racing facility. It began as many drag strips here began as an old airfield (Pod...

Quick Drive: The 2016 Scion iA Is A Shockingly Good Car For The Money

When the chance came to spend some time behind the wheel of the 2016 Scion iA, I was pretty interested. After all, as many of you know this is a car that is essentially a partnership between Mazda...

Too Fat To Fly: These Massive Dakar Trucks Defy Physics and Punish The Earth

(By Eric Rood) – By now, you’ve probably seen the video of the Red Bull Kamaz truck absolutely launching over a jump during the 2014 Dakar Rally. If you haven’t, though, here it is: Ever...

Quick Blast: A Collection Of The Stranger Funny Cars Of The Seventies!

When you think of the funny car bodies of the 1970s, what comes to mind? Split-bumper Camaros and big-body Mustangs? Vegas and Monzas against Mustang IIs? Arrows and Mitsubishi-made Dodge Challengers...

Unhinged: Paint Fumes, Cement Fumes, And All Of The Good Memories Of Putting Together Model Car Kits

How many of you are into model car kits? The first model car I put together was a Revell Snap-Tite 1976 Corvette Stingray with my dad. Red body, red interior, fully chromed Vector wheels, and all of...

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The Brits Are Back: Bentley Will Be Running Continental GT3s At The 12 Hours Of Bathurst!

Every time we see the Bentley Continental GT3 race cars, we smile…mostly because we still can’t believe that we are seeing a racing version of a two-and-a-half-ton über-luxury barge not...

Down Under Thunder: Modified Street Blown Class Racing From Sydney!

A good drag racing class name should give the casual fan a solid image of the car they are about to see tear the 1,320 a brand new one. Think about it: “Pro Stock”…should be...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Grass Is Greener On The Other Side Because There’s Twenty Tons Of BS Involved.

It only took two years for me to find a haven outside of my own house where I can sit, talk shop, jaw-jack about cars and not have some half-stoned cretin come up and ask me to take a look at his...

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eBay Find: A Plum Crazy Purple, 383/4-speed Equipped…1976 Plymouth Volare!

Ebay is wonderful and harmful at the same time. There are days where I get some of my best inspiration from surfing the listings and then there are days where I paw through the cars up on the block...

Good Deal: MAHLE Becomes The Official Piston, Piston Ring, and Engine Bearing of Engine Power TV

It is always good to see a deal come together where everyone involved comes out ahead. It is also always good to see a deal come together involving some of your pals and in the case of the recent...

The “Vader” Trans Am’s Last Run With A Flat Hood…Stock-Bodied Sucker Maker!

You have to love a black Pontiac Trans Am that is legitimately fast. I know the colors are supposed to be white/blue, or black/gold, but all-black, especially on the third-gen cars, just suits...

Check Out Footage Of The Testing At The Roar Before The 24 At Daytona!

The days counting down to the 2016 Rolex 24 At Daytona race are ticking away. Come January 30th, 2016, the first endurance race of the season kicks off and there will be plenty to see, including the...

Does Bashing In Your Headers Really Hurt Power? Engine Masters Tests Out The Theory!

When I got around to putting headers on my Project SuperBeater Dodge Mirada a few years ago, I got lucky in the fact that none of the tubes needed a tap to fit anywhere. They were still an absolute...