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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Street Car Takeover Atlanta: They Turned a NASCAR Speedway into a NO PREP Track And The Action Was Awesome!

Street Car Takeover in Atlanta was a huge event and the racing action on pit lane of the Super Speedway was hot and heavy. We’ve been doing the same thing at LSFest Texas for the last few...

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SEMA 2015: The Strangest Sights At The Show – From Cars To B.J. Baldwin’s Pet, It’s Here, And It’s Not Just Because Of Vegas

I’ve been to Las Vegas enough to know that even when you don’t get completely and utterly drunk and blackout that weird shit can happen. From the six-foot-five rental car agency clerk...

This 1969 Blazer Ain’t Exactly Our Style But It Wouldn’t Take Much To Get It There

Isn’t it interesting how we all have different tastes in cars and trucks. What’s hot stuff for one of us is untouchable by another and what someone builds may have inklings of coolness...

RideTech Debuts The New Street Grip System At SEMA 2015 – The Perfect Formula For Fun

As we have been telling you, this year’s SEMA show was completely wall to wall with people, vendors, cars, and passers by who probably should not have been there in the first place. Because of...

Early Christmas Shopping Ideas: The Teaser Trailer For Gran Turismo Sport…FIA Supported, Online Play, And Two Real-Life Championships!

Gran Turismo has been one of those “must have” video games for gearheads ever since they hit the PS1 console in 1997. I know…I practically sold my soul to get one that year, and...

PDRA World Finals Action Photos: More Hard Leaving, Wheels Up Dragsters And Door Cars

(Photos by David Whealon) – Last races of the season always have an interesting vibe to them, right? On the one hand there is all kinds of anticipation regarding who will win titles and claim...

BJ Baldwin Takes On Bruce The Sasquatch In Recoil 3 – Greatest Truck Chase Ever?!

Here it is, kids! Recoil 3, the hotly anticipated follow up to the first two BJ Baldwin action extravaganzas is hot off the presses and ready for you to watch. In this video Balwdin takes on a tough...

This Boss 429 Tunnel Ram Is For Sale On eBay And Listed for $5,000 – Here’s The Reason Why

It is always cool to find big dollar vintage speed parts for sale on places like eBay because these things cut one of two ways. The first way is that the person selling the stuff is a crackpot that...

The Welderup International KB Ditch Digger Truck Was A Big Brown Hit At SEMA 2015

I have to admit that I am bad at television. I have not seen an episode of the Welderup rat rot building show on the tube but I have seen their work for years and I have liked most of it. I know many...

PDRA World Finals Action: Photos Of The Planet’s Meanest Door Slammers Getting After It!

(Photos by David Whealon) – What a difference a year makes! The 2014 PDRA World Finals in Virginia were a never-ending rain soaked event that tested the gumption and fortitude of the racers...

Crash And Burn: This 8-Second Honda Pile-Drives The Barrier Before Doing A Barrel Roll And Landing On It’s Roof!

At about 150 miles an hour, aerodynamic forces go from being an afterthought to being a concern for any automobile driver. Lift is a genuine concern, and any air that can get underneath a car can...

How They Did It: A Behind The Scenes Look At The Making Of The #HelloJetman Film

Perhaps the craziest thing about today’s world of huge budget internet video is the fact that not just one complete crew of video people is needed to make them but there’s also another...

SEMA 2015: McTaggart’s Second Round Of Favorites From The Show!

It has been a few days since the hangover of SEMA has worn off, but I have yet to quit going through the photos. Picking favorite cars out of the myriad of vehicles that were present, however, is...

Trick Flow Specialties Brought A Massive Array Of New Products To SEMA! Tools, Heads, Cool Stuff!

One of the hallmarks of any SEMA show is “new stuff”. We have showed you new parts ranging from dash pads to cylinder heads for diesel trucks at this point and we’re just getting...

Rough Start: This 1988 Isuzu Impulse RS Is Packing A V8 Punch And A Bit Of Body Lightening, But The Price Makes It A Winner!

A thousand dollars does not buy a whole lot of car anymore…it has been decades since it has. But what if I could honestly sell you a restomodded car based on a rare vehicle that you would be...