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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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eBay Find W/Video: The Corsetta Is A BMW Isetta Microcar With A Corvair Flat Six Jammed In It!

In this history of crazy ideas and things that are totally bat crap insane, the Corsetta may actually stand alone. A tiny BMW Isetta microcar with a Corvair flat six engine hanging off the back, it...

You Have To Love A Nitrous-Infused Dodge Dakota R/T That Can Stomp All Day Long At The Track!

I love the 1998-2003 Dodge Dakota R/Ts. They are a perfect mix of modern and old-school Mopar muscle that was packaged up and promptly ignored as a sticker package by many. Sure, the original 250...

Watch This 1944 Mack Fire Truck Powered By A Viper V10 Perform A Sweet Burnout!

We have to thank Daryl White for the tip on this awesome video that is short but pretty flipping sweet as it shows a classic 1944 Mack fire truck that has been hot rodded to the hilt and re-powered...

What Would You Do With This 1975 Chrysler VJ Valiant Ute That’s For Sale In Atlanta?

Ever since I’ve figured out how to work YouTube, I’ve been fascinated with the cars of Australia, and not just the Mad Max Falcon, either. Australia gets the concept of the muscle car and...

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Zombie Killer: This Marmon Herrington Former Railroad Truck Would Be The Best BS Command Center Ever

It was likely around one o’clock on Monday morning at the Street Car Super Nationals that both Chad and I retired to the Chevy Spark rental car I was driving and actually took a nap. There was...

Dare To Be Different: Blasting 9-Second Quarter Miles In The Luxury Of A Lexus SC300!

Daring to be different…it’s a bit of a cliché in the automotive world, but the idea rings true for many regards. Instead of a 1965 Mustang, why not look at a Falcon or Maverick? Instead...

Can You Make Hellcat Power From A Chrysler 5.7? Engine Masters Slaps A Paxton Blower On One To Find Out!

When it debuted in the early 2000s, Chrysler’s 5.7L Hemi was a stomper. Rated at 345 horsepower in trucks and 340 horsepower in the cars early on, it was a good volley into the horsepower wars....

UPDATED: Gardner Resigns As IHRA President, Schedule Reduced, “Newly Formed Platform” Mentioned In Anticipated Release

For the last few days, the drag racing rumor mill has been cranking over at about 9,000 RPM on the news that major changes were afoot at the IHRA, again. Scott Gardner who was named president of the...

Introducing Project Cellar Dweller! A Little Father And Son BangShift Winter Fun

The best kind of project is the one where you get to blame all the stuff your wife gets annoyed with on your nine year old son. Such is the case with our freshest venture here in the literal depths...

Massive American Muscle Car Museum Coming To Melbourne, Florida – Place Sounds Awesome!

(Photo: FloridaToday.com) – If you live in the Melbourne, Florida area and you like muscle cars you have basically hit the jackpot.  A wealthy businessman is opening the American Muscle Car...

Cool Video: Watch NASCAR Racer Ryan Newman Operate A Caterpillar D11 Bulldozer From 150-Miles Away

Believe it or not, we’re never really jealous of race car drivers for the actual driving of the race car stuff we’re more jealous of them because of all the other neat things that seem to...

We Need Your Help: Do You Know The History Of This 1963 Plymouth Savoy?

(Photos: Short Street Rod Shop) Everytime I get an update about what has rolled into Jensen Masters’ Short Street Rod Shop’s garage, I prepare myself for what I’m about to see,...

These Remote-Controlled Trucks Are Beyond Cool! If It Can Haul A Kid, It Will Come In Handy Around The House!

If you skip past the amateur remote-controlled hobbyist and go straight into the full-on loco side of scale vehicles, you will see some awesome pieces. We’ve shown you neat things like...

This 1978 Ford F600 Is An Old Fertilizer Spreader That Would Make A Sweet Mud Rig!

My pal Wes Tarkington sent me a note via Facebook the other day that was simply link to a truck for sale. I clicked it and was greeted with this magnificence that you see on the page before you. This...