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The Lake Effect Showdown at Kuhnle Motorsports Park Is Small Tire Drag Racing Greatness! Lil Gangstas, Small Tire

The Lake Effect Showdown brings the excitement of small tire racing to Lil Gangstas’ racing to Kuhnle Motorsports Park on Saturday June 13th, 2026! This unique event will be a first for the area on...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: STREAMING VIDEO From The 21st Annual Ultimate 64 Bracket Race From Darana Kil-Kare Raceway – Saturday

Kil-Kare Raceway is home to some awesome events, including the 21st annual Ultimate 64 Big Money Bracket Races this weekend. This is one of the older events in the mid west and racers flock to this...

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FREE Bracket Racing Livestream: 8th Annual Spring King Of The Creek Bracket Racing Is LIVE Right Here – Saturday

Maryland International Raceway is home to the King of the Creek, and this weekend’s spring event is as big and competitive as always. With classes for everyone, and some of the Mid-Atlantic’s...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Sportsman Nationals At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Sportsman, Nostalgia Classes, and More!

Enjoy all the racing action from Santa Pod’s Sportsman Nationals this weekend, as Nostalgia Drag Racing and National Championship drag racing competitors battle it out head to head to see...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Continues Today as We are Heading for 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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The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Part 8: Putting a HISTORIC Gasser Back on the Track Feels Oh So Good!

Tommy and the kids are back at it, and it’s a runner! They are hitting the dragstrip to bring this project full circle, so check it out. The big block should be fun with all the new parts that...

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Wheelies! Nothing But Wheels Up Action From The Jegs SCSN 2015 Presented by Chris Alston’s Chassisworks

Some people are still mystified by the meteoric rise in popularity of drag radial and (we hate this catch all) “small tire” drag racing over the last several years. From small regional...

Action Photos: The BangShift Turbosmart Pro Mod Shootout At SCSN 2015!

It was Troy Coughlin in his familiar C7 Corvette that laid down the quickest and fastest pass of the night at the BangShift-Turbosmart SCSN Pro Mod Challenge at the Jegs Street Car Super Nationals...

Beauty And The Boost: Our Pal Richard Asks The Girls Of SEMA About Blowers And Turbos

Our buddy Richard Holdener is one of the best engine tech guys out there, not only because he spends more time on the dyno than anyone else, but also because he is never afraid to try things and see...

Rough Start: Could You Get Down With A 1974 Dodge Shaggin’ Wagon?

Custom vans predate me by several years. I don’t even pretend to understand the appeal behind them except as a place to do illicit and immoral things to the sounds of rock music or (shudder)...

Would You Test Fate In A 1,500 Horsepower ’32 Ford? We Know One Guy That Has…

The combination for a fun 1932 Ford has been around for decades: add V8 and enjoy. Even a mellow small-block can make a Deuce perk right up into something fun, borderline sketchy. Legions of fans...

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Hot Rod Lincoln? The Styling Might Not Do Much For You, But The 2017 Lincoln MKZ’s Numbers Should

The L.A. Auto Show is in full swing, and we have spent the last couple of days trying to figure out if there was going to be anything noteworthy coming out of the show. Sure, there are some tidbits...

A Story About Finding A Diamond In The Rough, Courtesy Of A Formal Naval Admiral And A Ferrari 500 Mondial

Racing cars lead abusive lives. Let’s get that fact out of the way now. The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and even in the hands of a caring owner who is meticulous about...

Bill Nye Says NASCAR Should Be More Like NASA In His New Book – Completely Jumps Shark

There was a time when Bill Nye “The Science Guy” was educating kids about basic life and Earth sciences on his tv show. Somewhere along the line Nye made the move from kids science...

Ultimate Adventure 2015, The Off-Roading Answer To Power Tour! Ride Along Through Seven States And Tons Of Fun Trails!

The concept behind the Four Wheeler Network’s Ultimate Adventure is simple: for a solid week, you and a buddy are going to go off-roading with a group of like-minded souls. You will be...

NHRA On Fox: 2016 Television Schedule Released And Boy Does It Look Different From 2015

In an announcement that NHRA drag racing fans have been hotly awaiting, officials have released the 2016 television broadcast schedule and reinforced the new package that sees NHRA drag racing...

Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing 2015: What Better Way To Welcome The Holiday Season Like Riding A Child’s Toy Straight To The E.R.?

The Christmas music has been in full-force for at least two weeks, you’ve just now realized that the family thinks that Thanksgiving is going to be at your house and the only Turkey you have in...

Regular Car Review: The 1985-91 Pontiac Trans Am Tojan – A Factory Supported Kit Car In The Finest Traditions Of The 1980s

You know the third-generation Pontiac Firebird and Trans-Am well. The era of hidden headlights, KITT references, high-performance 305ci V8s, corporate engines, and a faint but growing pulse of...

This 1978 Jeep Takes Me Right Back To Reading 1980s Four Wheel Drive Magazines – LOVE!

It has to be the shined up Super Swampers. That’s gotta be it. Listen, I love this Jeep. I know you hardcore off-road guys (I’m looking at you SBG) hate it and scoff at stuff like this...

Video: Larry Larson Goes 5.89/239 Shattering Record At Jegs Street Car Super Nationals Test – Time Slip and Video HERE

(Photo: Scott Clark — Video by Jeff Stacy) – The record for a street legal vehicle in the quarter mile has been smashed again, this time by the guy who currently held it. On en evening...