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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: The Every Man Challenge Is Today! Smaller Tires, Less Power, And Less Suspension Travel! This Is King of the Hammers Livestream Action From Johnson Valley!

Off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026 continues right here! We’ve got the livestream rocking right here from start to finish, so make sure you tune in and...

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Sick Week 2026 Video Coverage: Drag, Drive, Repeat’s FULL Day 2 Video Coverage Is Right Here! All The Action!

The Drag, Drive, Repeat crew are in the house and ready to rock and roll through the rest of Sick Week 2026. And while we already shared their Day 2 points special, this video here is one that shows...

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Sick Week Drive Day Video: 370 Street Miles Prove Too Much For Some Racers And Brings More Bad News

370 miles is a real drive, and apparenlty more than a few of these racers could handle during Sick Week 2026. The drive from South Georgia all the way to Bradenton is a real drive and sometimes...

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Tool Tech: Have You Ever Seen A Screwdriver This Good? Testing And Reviewing Precision And Electric Screwdrivers

Let’s face it, there are plenty of times that the tools we are using on our hot rods and race cars are about as rudamentary as can be. Hammers, pry bars, even screw drivers sometimes. But then...

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Day 9: Shannon and Jess Campbell’s King of the Hammers 2026 Daily Adventures: Watch Shannon Qualify For King of the Hammers 2026 With In Car Video And More Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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Sick Week Day 2 Video From KSR, Drag, Drive, Repeat, And Alex Taylor: This Day Did Not Go To Plan For Everyone!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 2 video blog post from Sick Week 2026 and that means Kevin and the KSR crew, Alex Taylor, and the Drag Drive Repeat boys are...

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Hotchkis Sport Suspension Brings New Mustang, Galaxie, Hellcat, Corvette, And BMW Components and Systems!

Hotchkis Sport Suspension came to SEMA 2015 loaded for bear with new products that are designed to enhance the handling characteristics of a wide variety of vehicles. When we say wide, we mean it....

PDRA World Finals Action Photos: Our Last Blast From VMP As We Prepare For Vegas!

(Photos by David Whealon) – The PDRA rounded out their 2015 campaign on a high note at their World Finals on the strip at Virginia Motorsports Park a few weeks back. The race served to do two...

2015 Carlisle All Chrysler Nationals Coverage: The Awesome Forward Look Cars Of The 1950s And More!

(Photos by Ryan Severance) – One of the big themes at this year’s 2015 Carlisle All Chrysler Nationals was a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the company’s famed...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: It’s That Most…Wonderful…(sob!) Time Of The Year…

Seasons greetings, minions. Apparently for 2015 we are skipping the bird and concept of thankfulness and sharing and going straight into the orgy of SHOPSHOPSHOP!! and GIMMIE PRESENTS! When I say...

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This Weirdo “Back Half” Chevy Dually Has Us Both Confused And In Love – What’s The Deal?

Admittedly we’re not fully grasping the whys of this truck but damn it if we’re not in love with the look. The 1965 Chevrolet truck started out as a one ton “3+3″ cab (three...

This 1964 Studebaker Daytona Wagonaire Could Be The Replacement For A Soul-Sucking SUV

In 2004, GMC took a chance on making a convertible-roof-equipped version of the Envoy called the XUV. The roof would slide open, turning the sports-utility into a kind of pseudo-ute that could...

Carnage Video: Here’s Seven Nasty Drag Racing Wrecks In High Definition

It has been a little while since Urban Hillbilly Action Videos brought us a straight up carnage-fest but here it is. A collection of seven crashes that highlight almost seven completely different...

Question Of The Day: The Dodge Challenger GT-AWD – Would It Sell Or Is It Simply A Beautiful Gearhead One-Off?

This was the car I was gunning to see at SEMA. Not so much the high-dollar builds, not so much the parade of metal outside of the convention center that would leave me constantly desiring...

Judging The 2015 Gran Turismo Awards At SEMA – We Had The Gloriously Impossible Task

About a week ahead of the 2015 SEMA show I got a call from the people at Gran Turismo and they asked if I would be interested judging the Hot Rod class of the 2015 Gran Turismo awards at the event....

Rumor Mill: Jeep Red Rock To Make It To Production? Yes And No…They Are Making Some, But You Better Get In Line Now…

One of the more interesting vehicles in Mopar’s display at SEMA was the Jeep Wrangler Red Rock concept. Sitting on 35″ tires and looking for all intents and purposes like an...

Watch The New Roadster Shop ColoRADo Truck Get Thrashed In The Desert After SEMA

The Roadster Shop has proved over recent years that they can literally build anything and do it as well as the best in the world do it. Last year their insane Camaro known as Rampage was the talk of...

Force Fed: The New MSD Atomic AirForce LS7 Intake Makes Big Power Gains On The Dyno!

Top dog in the normally aspirated LS engine family, the 427-inch LS7 is an impressive performer. Forget all the 427 big blocks of yesteryear, the modern small-block version offers both more powerful...

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BangShift Project Files: A Land Speed Racing Pontiac Firebird That Intends To Take On Several Records

Are we fans of land speed racing around here? Hmm…that is a resounding yes. We love Bonneville, Maxton, Wilmington, El Mirage. Lohnes has his hands in the East Coast Timing Association, and...

This International Metro Ice Cream Truck Had The Whimsical Hot Rod Vibe Nailed At SEMA

Truth be told there are always about a dozen vehicles you see at SEMA that are totally awesome, brilliantly done, and about as useful as a slotted spoon in a soup eating contest. This International...