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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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AFCO Is Bringing Great New Drag Racing Products To PRI 2015 – Here’s a Preview

Every year at PRI there are a few companies who set themselves apart from the pack and really come all out with the new products. It seems like every year that happens AFCO’s name is at the top...

This 1968 Ford Pickup Has A Cobra Independent Rear, Crown Vic Front Suspension, And Is LS Ready!

For only $2200 this seems like a pretty nice deal for someone wanting to build one of these trucks. According to the ad, which has crappy photos I’m sorry to say, the truck is rust free and...

Watch Stacey David Install Giant Custom Bumpers On Sgt. Rock: Fabrication Is Fun!

Whenever I get the chance to weld on something, which unfortunately is no where near as often as it used to be, it’s like therapy. It’s one of the ways a car guy can find his Zen space....

It’s Sand Season And That Means This Small Block, Paddle Tired, Willys Jeep Is What You Need In The Dunes!

Flat fender Jeeps are cool. And almost everything with paddle tires is cool. So if you take a flat fender Willys Jeep and throw a small block and paddle tires at it there is virtually no way that it...

Bruce Larson Open House Coverage: More Photos From The Rarely Seen Private Larson Workspace

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As we told you the other day when we showed you the first load of Joe Grippo photos from the Bruce Larson open house drag racing extravaganza, 2015 was rare because...

This Datsun 1200 Station Wagon Uses Turbo SR20 Power To Stand On The Bumper

Anything that stands on the bumper is cool, but there is something extra cool about really big and really small cars doing it. This 1200 Datsun station wagon falls into the latter category....

Gene Winfield Shows Us Metal Shaping Techniques: English Wheel, Shrinker/Stretcher, Mallet And Bag, And More

Gene Winfield is a certifiable bad ass. He’s an icon in the world of hot rodding, one hell of a nice man, and older than hell. I bring the last one up because he’s in way better shape...

Rare Barn Find 1963 FC Jeep Cabover! These Suckers Are Bitchin And Hard To Find.

Everyone knows what a Jeep is, but not everyone knows all the models that they made. And one of those that you see the least is the FC. It’s a Cabover design truck that has the unmistakeable...

This 1984 Stutz Victoria Is One Of Seven Ever Made – For Perhaps Obvious Reasons

We’re not sure it was actually possible to spend more money on a car than you had to spend in order to own the thing you see in the photos above and below. This is a 1984 Stutz Victoria and...

Video: This Is The Coolest Look We Have Seen At The 2015 Race Of Gentlemen

By now, nearly all of you likely know what the 2015 Race of Gentlemen was. The celebration of vintage speed which culminates with sandy side by side drag passes on a New Jersey Beach has gone from a...

There Goes The Hood: This Holden VL’s Bonnet Makes A Break For It During An 8-Second Pass!

By far and wide one of the most sphincter-tightening moments you can have behind the wheel of a vehicle is when the hood flies up while you are driving. It doesn’t matter if you’re just...

Ride Along With Derek Hill As He Runs A 1964 Ferrari 250GTO Around The Hills At Full-Tilt – That’s $35 Million Dollars Screaming Right There!

The Ferrari 250GTO is considered to be the Ferrari, the pinnacle, the point of perfection for the Prancing Horse badge. It’s looks are drop-dead Italian gorgeous. The engine note from the...

Take The V6 Out Of A Toyota RAV4 And Jam It Into A Toyota MR2 And What Do You Get? Mid-Engined Excellence!

Let’s talk for a second about Toyota’s 3.5L V6. It’s Toyota’s go-to engine for a large part of their models. The 2GR-FE is shoved into everything from the Camry and Avalon to...

Question Of The Day: Could You Bring Yourself To Desecrate A Survivor Car?

There is a certain aura to a car that has managed to survive thirty, forty or more years on the planet and yet still looks so close to new that you’d swear you were being lied to. Low mileage...