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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Engine Awesomeness: Get A Detailed Tour And A Seat In The Dyno Room As This 765hp Cosworth IndyCar Engine Is Tuned!

This might be our favorite kind of dyno video. This is the style of dyno video that shows us something we know nothing about, explains some of its most awesome features, and then we get to see the...

It Could Be You: This 1949 Chevrolet Film Explained The National Car Shortage And How They Were Fixing It

This is a pretty amazing thing to watch and something that seems incomprehensible to put into the modern context. As we have talked about before, by the late 1940s car companies were in a really bad...

Kil-Kare’s Old Time Drags Are LIVE Right Here! Watch For Free All Day Sunday.

Check out Kil-Kare’s Old Time Drags! This is a one day event, but they wanted to share the fun with the masses, so here’s a cool livestream to let you experience it all like you were...

David Freiburger Shares 30 Years of the CRUSHER CAMARO Memories, Builds, And More Plus Give You A Look Behind the Scenes!

Everyone knows the Crusher Camaro thanks to the popularity of Freiburger and Finnegan’s Roadkill show, but the truth is that this car has been famous for decades. Nearly three to be honest....

FREE LIVE Drag Racing: The No Limit Fall King Of The Creek At Maryland International Is Back – Sunday Racing Action

No Limit’s King of the Creek is back and that means big money racing at Maryland International Raceway this weekend! Watch it all live right here this weekend thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV....

FREE LIVE RACING: Midwest Sportsman Motorcycle Drag Racing 128 Bike $10K Shootout – Sunday

Entries for this 128 bike shootout sell out in no time, the purses are big, and it’s a motorcycle only event which is awesome. Check out the live action right here thanks to our friends at...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got The FIA Euro Finals 2024, From Santa Pod – Sunday

It’s time for the FIA European Finals at Santa Pod. This is the biggest “National Event” of the year at Santa Pod and features most all the classes you have come to know and love at...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At Tri-State Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! 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 Sportsman Drag...

FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: The Summer Fling Is On In Bristol And It Is $50,000 To Win Saturday!

The Summer Fling is ON! With Wednesday being worth $15,000 to win, and Thursday, Friday, and Saturday all worth $50,000 per day, this is going to be a big money week in bracket racing. On Tuesday,...

This Old Ingersoll Rand Radial Engine Air Compressor Is One Of The Coolest Things We’ve Ever Run Across

What is this thing? Would you believe an air compressor? Yes, Ingersol-Rand built these awesome radial engine air compressors in the 1940s and into the 1950s. The six cylinder engine uses three of...

Big Baller Wagon Hauler: This 1987 Review Of The Mercedes-Benz 300 TD Is Pretty Cool – How Things Have Changed!

Man, when a Mercedes runs 0-60 in 11-seconds and gets praise for it you know two things. Firstly, it’s a diesel. Secondly it’s from a galaxy far, far away called the 1980s. This video...

Watch The Insane Norm Wilding Funny Car Crash From The 1995 NHRA Gatornationals

When we look at the funny cars of today versus the funny cars of twenty years ago, the first thing that people notice is the shape. It isn’t like the cars of the 1990s were showroom stock...

Your Swap Is Weak: Watch These Farm Boys Swap A Caterpillar 3412 Into A Big Bud Tractor!

There are engine swaps and then there are ENGINE SWAPS! This is an example of the second because you are firstly looking at a Big Bud tractor, which is completely awesome and then you are looking at...

Another Junkyard Engine To Swap! LT Based Aluminum DI LV1 And LV3 4.3L V6 Accidental Marketplace Find Features & Possibilities!

When my buddy Jeff Lee at ET Enterprises found a couple of interesting engines on Facebook Marketplace, and then had to share all the info with a group chat we’re in, I cursed him. I know these...