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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Method Race Wheels 58th SCORE BAJA 500 RACE DAY – TT Spec, Class 1, 2WD, Legends, Unlimited

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series: The “Show Me” Shootout – Qualifying from Lake Lucas Indiana

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the second race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Lucas in Indiana. If you like big power, and big speed, on the water then you want...

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The Inaugural Fendt High Stakes Pulling Event Kicks Off This Weekend! Night 1 and 2 – Dragway 42

Truck and Tractor pulling, like most racing formats, have advanced dramatically in the last few years and that has made the competition at events even closer and closer. This weekend the first, of...

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FREE DRAG RACING DOWN UNDER: The Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway Australia Right Here!

The Aussies are as ate up with drag racing as we are, and this weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway prove it. This is a great race track with great crowds and great...

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IHRA Pro Mod Mania Invades Milan Michigan’s Darana Dragway! Huge Purse, Killer Pro Mod and Sportsman Action!

This weekend the International Hot Rod Association visits Milan Michigan for Pro Mod Mania at Darana Dragway which features an insane purse and tons of great racing action. With a total purse of...

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2015 Year In Review: We Take A Look At Our Two In-House Mopar Projects And The Progress…And Lack Thereof…We Have Made!

The sun is setting on 2015, and what a year it has been. From the moment the weather hinted at warming up…and the second Lohnes finally dug himself out of ass-deep snow…we have been...

Ever Want A Street Legal Concept Car? Now’s Your Chance: The 1987 Chevrolet Feretta Is Up For Sale On eBay!

In 2009, when the company was at rock bottom, General Motors basically held a fire sale of cars they had been holding onto in a quick bid for some cash, and one of the bargains of the bidding process...

This Ford Fairlane Is Just The Way We Like ‘Em: Durable, Fast, And Driven Often

Sometimes you need the right inspiration to understand why someone likes the car that they do. Case in point is Colin Sebern’s 1964 Ford Fairlane, which has a Thunderbolt look, but is...

Late-Model Nastiness! This ProCharged Dodge Challenger Is Good For A Six-Second, 200+ MPH Blast Down The Quarter!

The capability of today’s engines can’t be denied. The base models are running twelves and thirteens bone-stock with the hotter versions running elevens. The computer tuning might turn...

Watch This Flaming Wreck From Texas Raceway In Kennedale – Wild Stuff

In the realm of things going badly, it doesn’t go much badder than this. We’re not sure of the circumstances when this video was filmed whether it was a test and tune, a bracket race, or...

RideTech Street Grip: We Install It, Thrash It, And Tell You Why It’s Legit

(Thanks to Dave Beard/Beard’s Auto and Truck Repair) – In the world of hot rodding, it is pretty easy to lose the plot one way or another. For instance, if you have your cool classic...

The Shelby CSX: America’s Forgotten Shelby Performance Car

It seems like lately a lot of people are remembering that Carroll Shelby had a stint in the 1980’s making front wheel drive Dodge vehicles go way faster than they were ever supposed to. You always...

Going To PRI 2015? Don’t Miss Out On All This Awesome Stuff! Seminars, Events, All Here

It seems insane to say but PRI 2015 starts in two days and that means the entire racing industry is buzzing about who will be there, who won’t, and what will be on display. There’s...

What Could Be Sketchier Than A Sprint Car At 150 Miles An Hour? How About Losing A Tire In The Corner?

Ah, the Sprint Car. One motor, four wheels one the ground and one wheel in the cockpit being sawn by a racer who knows that speed plus delicate inputs equals glory…and that one screwup could...

Gates Salvage Tour Part 2: We Continue Our Romp Through The $500 Junkyard

We’re back with more images and coolness from Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont. Craig Fitzgerald from BestRide.com and I spent the better part of a day roaming through the place and to be...

Rough Start: Could This 1972 Ford Maverick Be Your 1/2 Scale White Lightning Replica?

We all have a soft spot for the Ford Custom 500 in the movie “White Lightning”. That big brown bomber screaming around dirt roads with Burt Reynolds at the wheel makes us wish that we...

Question Of The Day: Was The AMC Pacer Best Used As A Truck?

American Motors’ reputation pretty much is consigned into history by their…well, quirky 1970s designs. We know that they made some awesome muscle cars, like the Javelin, AMX and...

More SCTA El Mirage Racing Action – Dust, Dirt, And Big Speeds To End The Year

(Photos by Zane McNary) – There was a bumper crop of competitors at the final meet of the 2015 SCTA season on the hallowed and dusty grounds of El Mirage. Why? We all know that Bonneville got...

Pair Of Pro Stock Champions To Drive With EFI Mopar HEMI® Power

Words by JEGS and FCA Communications A pair of champions will team up and carry the Mopar banner in 2016, as back-to-back NHRA Pro Stock champ Erica Enders and five-time overall Pro Stock title...