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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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My Best BARN FIND Yet? Chip Foose Explores A Hot Rodders Collection And Finds One He Just Can’t Believe.

Chip Foose is no stranger to cool cars, whether in the project stage or finished or anywhere in between. But what you might not think about is that Chip is a hot rodder just like the rest of us and...

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American Powertrain Is Having A Black Weekend Sale: Get 10% Off All Hydramax AND Free Shipping On EVERYTHING!

Is your significant other camped out in front of Walmart waiting for the Black Friday sales to start? Well you don’t have to do any of that, and in fact can be sitting at home enjoying a...

More Street Car Super Nationals Wheels Up Action – Launches You Have Not Seen Yet

If you counted the number of awesome wheelies that were ripped over the course of the Street Car Super Nationals you’d achieve a number that was comedically large. See some of the cars pulled...

Truckin’ Perfection! This 1958 Chevy Apache Has NAPCO Four Wheel Drive And The Perfect Look

If you take all of the elements we love in old Chevy trucks and stick them together you’d get something that looks eerily similar to this 1958 Apache that is equipped with NAPCO four wheel...

Rough Start: It’s Rough, Alright, But People Pay For The Kind Of Patina This 1974 Dodge Charger SE Has!

The Coke-bottle shaped 1971-74 Charger never did quite live up to the reputation that the 1968-70 version had. It had it’s fans, sure…Richard Petty seemed to love his cars…but...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: The Buyout, A Solid Lesson In “Waste Not, Want Not”

I find it surprising that almost eighteen months since I left the store, that I still learn details of the counter clerk’s job that I didn’t know existed. Considering how much covering I...

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Listen To The Way This De Tomaso Mangusta Carves Up A Hillside In Italy!

De Tomaso’s Mangusta was only the second product to come to production after the company was formed. It succeeded the Ford Cortina-powered Vallelunga, and set the stage for De Tomaso’s...

2015 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals: More Photos From The Huge Show

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – We’re not sure how they do it but we do know THAT they seem to do it every year. The organizers of the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals have really established...

Mud Bog Action Photos: Fastest of the Fast Challenge At The Lee County Mud Motorsports Park

(Words by David Whealon/ Photos by David Whealon and Laini Pound)   In recent years the mud racing world’s spotlight has been shined on the tricked out awesomeness of Mega trucks which are purpose...

Dare To Be Different: One Mean Nissan 300ZX Running The Strip At The APSA Grand Final!

We have more interesting race cars from the Australian Pro Street Association coming down the pipeline to show you! One of the neat things about Aussie racing is that there really isn’t a big...

Street Car Super Nationals 2015: More Photos From The Pits – Up Close And Personal

In any form of racing, all the work of value goes on in the pits. That’s where the majority of races are won and lost. You can have a great driver but if you miss the setup when you are at your...

Watch The Replay Of Our LIVE Video From The Street Car Super Nationals 2015 From Vegas!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE REPLAY!!! The Street Car Super Nationals have become a race like none other, and the best of the best are coming to The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway Nov. 19-22 for the...

Sleeper Alert: This Jeep Cherokee Project Is Hiding A Turbocharged Secret!

(Photos courtesy of Dustin Foust and Ryan Hogan) –A few days ago, I was having a conversation with one of my buddies, and he told me about a crazy Turbo Jeep Cherokee 4.7 stroker I6 project he...

2015 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals Coverage: The Coolest Show Gets Cooler

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – The epicenter of muscle car mania, the Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals blew into Chicago for a weekend gathering of Detroit iron that has not been...

Restrained Anger: Watch As The “Rum Runner” Rock Bouncer Does A Chained-Down Four-Wheeled Burnout – This Thing Is Pissed!

The concoction for a successful rock bouncer is pretty much the same: a stout suspension setup hooked up to a roll cage that can take punishment by the ton, with the appropriate large rubber bolted...