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How Dangerous Is A 10hp Belt Grinder? The Fireball Tools 5HP Go Kart Belt Sander Is A Scary Machine Now!

The Fireball tools go-kart belt sander is something special, that’s for sure, and with 5 horsepower you’d think that it could hog away any material needed. And it does. But more power is...

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Painting Raised Letter Valve Covers Can Be A Pain, But When Done Right The Results Are Worth The Steps Taken

We’ve all owned a set of valve covers or a timing cover or some other automotive part that has raised letters on them. And sometimes they have a different color of paint on those raised...

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Nitro Video: FUEL ALTERED QUALIFYING FROM THE 2026 IHRA SEASON OPENER AT DARANA MOTORSPORTS PARK

We shared Funny Car action from the IHRA Season Opener at Darana Motorsports Park, formerly GALOT, yesterday and loved the IHRA Nitro action. Fuel Altereds are part of the Nitro show as well, along...

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TX2K26 Day 4 From The Texas Motorplex: The FASTEST Drag Pass in TX2K History & Leroy goes #1

Here’s the Day 4 video from The Texas Motorplex and TX2K26! If you missed any of the previous videos, just click the link below to check them out too. With the sale of Houston Raceway Park three...

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Pavement Pounder Events Announces “Motor City to Wheel Hub Live” 2026 Road Trip And We’re Excited To Be Their Official Media Partner!

Pavement Pounder Events is back in 2026 in a HUGE way, with an incredibly exciting road trip event that will be starting in the Motor City and heading to Wheel Hub Live! That’s right, you get...

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Cordless Ratchet Testing And Review: The New DeWALT XR And New Milwaukee Ratchets Face Off

It’s time for some more tool testing and this time it is one of my favorite cordless tools, even though it took forever for me to start using one. I, like many of you out there, seem to reach for...

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The Admeyer 1933 Chevrolet Roadster Is One Of The Classiest Hot Rods At SEMA 2015

Cars like this normally don’t catch my eye. Cars like this are not the things that stop me in my tracks and draw me in to see more. Cars like this often require an intimate knowledge of what...

SEMA 2015: The Cars (and Trucks) Of The Mopar Display

There are many OEM manufacturers that maintain a solid presence here at SEMA. Obviously people know that Ford and Chevrolet are here each and every year as they maintain huge, sprawling dedicated...

The Jeeps Of SEMA 2015: How Many Ways Can You Build A Jeep? Count ‘Em Here

It is a fun and confirmed fact that Jeeps are the most modified new cars sold today. There are more Jeeps here than you can shake a stick at for just that reason and this is not an anomaly for 2015....

WOW! Holley Unveils New Sniper EFI – Bolt On TBI Retails For Less Than $1,000!

Sometimes something gets revealed/introduced at SEMA and you just know it is going to have an impact on the industry. We stumbled upon one of those very things yesterday at the Holley booth where...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: Meet Most Of The Combatants For The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational

If there is a cool tradition at SEMA that has really grown into something special it is the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational. This pro touring event has become the premier competition of pro...

Robby Gordon Helmet Cam From Baja 1000 Qualifying Last Night!

Baja 1000 Qualifying is a bad ass affair at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and for 2015 it got even crazier. Unfortunately I didn’t get to make the trip over to the track for a ride, but McTaggart...

WOW! Screaming Deal On A 1941 Willy’s Fiberglass Body We’ll Pick Up For You!

Building a Willys isn’t a cheap proposition, but man they are bitchin hot rods. There have been jillions of them built over the years into every kind of hot rod you can imagine, and with rare...

SEMA 2015 Coverage: Engines! Here’s A Bunch Of Photos Featuring Nothing But Mills At The Show

At the root of all of this SEMA stuff is one thing. Engines. Hot rods and cool cars are defined by different people different ways but the one thing that virtually everyone asks is “how much...

The Mental Breakdown 1700 Horsepower VW Bus Bodied Dragster Is Europe’s Craziest Ride

There are few things that American’s don’t do louder and wilder and more abnoxiously than the rest of the world. A couple of noteworthy exceptions in the automotive world are burnout...

The Utah Alliance Is Calling Out The BLM In This Video On Bonneville’s Future!

The BLM is probably one of the least liked government agencies when it comes to automotive enthusiasts. For decades the off-road community has gone head to head with them, whether for access to...

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RJ Anderson Pushes A Polaris RZR To The Limit In An Industrial Wasteland In XP1K3

We were standing at BFGoodrich’s gigantic projector screen in the Silver Lot at SEMA when UTVUnderground and RJ Anderson unveiled their new XP1K3 video. Anderson has made a name for himself by...

We Check Out Chris Alston Chassisworks New Torque Arm Rear Suspension For Camaros And Novas

Torque arms are cool. And they can be found in everything from drag cars to road race machines, autocross to stock offerings from GM. They offer some really unique rear suspension geometry advantages...

This Class 11 Baja Bug Is The Toughest Vehicle At The 2015 SEMA Show – Here’s Why

The little car sits among a veritable garden of massive, lifted four by four trucks. It is a funny sight at first and if we could turn real life into the movie “Cars” those big trucks...

SEMA 2015: A Quick Look At Some Of The Highlights! From Upcoming Project Builds To Cool New Products, We’re Shooting It All!

BangShift is on the ground here at the Convention Center in Las Vegas and we three are running around, taking in everything that SEMA 2015 has to offer. There is a LOT to digest, and we will be...