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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Right Here: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Wheelstands, And More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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Scott Sullivan on Pro Street Style, Street-Driven Customs, and a Lifetime of Hot Rod Building

Scott Sullivan is one of the most iconic car builders of the 1980s and 1990s. After building what many considered to be the first Pro Street car, his 1967 Nova, and several other iconic machines...

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How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?

In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Saturday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like...

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Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!

I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...

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Warren County, Kentucky Planning Commission Joining Residents Against Motorsports Track Noise, LLC In Legal Battle Against NCM Motorsports Park

The Bowling Green Daily News is reporting that the City-County Planning Commission of Warren County (KY) is joining forces with Residents Against Motorsports Track Noise, the collective group of...

C6 Corvette Z06 and 427 Owners File Lawsuit, Seek Class-Action Status Over Engine Defect

When the LS7 427ci V8 appeared for the C6 Corvette, we were all smiles. Finally, after decades, the 427 Corvette was a reality again, straight from General Motors with a warranty and all. It...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News: This Week, Ludacris’s Legend, Unabashed Tesla Fanboi-ism, And More!

Indian summer is upon us here…the temperature is right on that fine line between cool and “get a coat”, the trees are starting to get colorful, and at least twice a day flights of...

Aussie Doorslammer Racing! Check Out These 9-Second Rides Ripping Down Sydney Dragway

When it comes to drag racing, we love doorslammers. Old, new, doesn’t matter…if it is fast, powerful, loud and looks more “street car” than anything else, we’re on...

Ebay Find: Finding The Car Of Your Childhood Dreams – A Drivable Cozy Coupe!

Red body, yellow top, white mesh wheels with red caps, barely fits two. For a lot of kids growing up, the Little Tykes Cozy Coupe was their first real set of wheels. And we mean lots: in production...

This 1969 Shelby GT500 Has Been In The Family Ever Since It Was Bought As An $800 Runaround In 1973!

As I creeped along towards the gates of Beech Bend Raceway Park for my first day at the NMRA All-Ford World Finals, I was already feeling out how things were going to turn out, and it could be summed...

Lancaster Dragway Sunday Nostalgia Coverage: Cool Old Iron Revisits The Strip

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Earlier this summer, Lancaster Dragway hosted the Sunday Nostalgia event which brought out lots of killer vintage drag racing iron as well as lots of killer vintage...

Cool Video: Ride Shotgun With Off Road Racer Shannon Campbell – 360-degree Camera!

There was a time when an in-car camera looked like something from the Apollo space program. Huge, bulky units that racers almost had to be forced at gunpoint to have in their vehicles. Now it is the...

eBay Find: This 1917 Curtiss OX-5 V8 Engine Is An Amazing Historical Relic

The name Glen Curtiss is slowly slipping into the darkness of history as things often do but as hardcore gear heads we’re going to do everything we can to keep it fresh. Curtiss is one of the...

This Evil Little Mazda RX3 Can Move! Watch This Seven-Second Screamer Rip The Track (and eardrums) Apart!

There’s something about a lemon…it’s small, it’s sour, it grabs your visual attention with it’s bright yellow skin and once you get into it, every part of your body is...

F1 Changes Exhaust Rules To Make Cars Louder – Not Better, Louder For 2016

It is kind of amazing that in the billion dollar world of F1 it still comes down to the simple visceral experience that fans are getting to keep the sport popular. Among the loudest (see what we did...

2015 Olcott Beach Car Show Coverage: Our Final Load Of Photos

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – They came in droves and droves. They raised money for the Ronald McDonald House and they had a hell of a time doing it. Those are the major takeaways from the...

Can’t Wait For The New Jeep Pickup? Well…If The New Fiat Toro Is Any Indication About What’s Coming, You Might Be Disappointed.

When word got out that Jeep was going to crank out a pickup, many celebrated. Ever since the J-series truck ceased production in 1988 and the Comanche disappeared in 1992, fans of the company have...

Some Assembly Required: Would You Be Interested In A Bricklin With C4 Corvette Underpinnings?

You have to hand it to Malcom Bricklin for trying, at least. He introduced the United States market to Subaru and Yugo, and was the predecessor to pretty much the same act that John Z. DeLorean would...