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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing– Thursday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage – Thursday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance All Run Thursday Warmup $5k

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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We’re At America’s Greatest Junkyard Fire Sale RIGHT NOW – Here’s the Details On The Gates Salvage Madness

As you read this, depending on what time of the morning or day that it is, Craig Fitzgerald and I are heading to a place called Gates Salvage in Hardwick, Vermont to take in what is the most...

This Mazda RX-8 Is A Six-Second Monster That Sounds Like A Banshee’s Scream – Three Turbos!

Whether you are or aren’t a fan of Wankel power, you can’t deny that the sound a pissed-off, ready to rock rotary is one of the most violent, shrieking sounds this side of a jet...

Caption This: “Mr. Lohnes, Please Pull Over To The Side Of The Road NOW.”

The word “tractor” does not conjure up images of speed. Rural work, farming, trucking, sure. Hay bales, neatly rowed fields, and bales of hay? Yes. In fact, the only thing that you can...

1320Video Releases Their Top 10 Wheelies Of All Time! If You Like Wheelstands Watch This!

Wheelstands, wheelies, whatever you want to call them, are a riot to watch. There are power wheelstands, bumper dragging at the hit wheelstands, all four wheels off the ground wheelstands and much...

Houston Autorama 2015 Coverage: The Awesome Automotive Hits Just Keep On Coming

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – When will it end you ask? When we say it’s over, that’s when! We still have some Wickam produced photos to share from the 2015 Houston Autorama and...

Hellfire! Watch Dave Vantine Run 5.77/239mph On A Top Fuel Motorcycle – One Of Three 5.70 Riders Ever

Ok, so who’s ready for the NHRA pro mod VS top fuel motorcycle match race? C’amon you think it is a bad idea but these things are running neck and neck now. Ok, well it is a bit unfair on...

Watch The Petersen Automotive Museum Building Get Transformed In Time Lapse

The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles is really flipping awesome. The place is packed with amazing cars, it has the legacy of a man who can rightfully be considered one of the most...

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...