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Sick Week Day 1 Video From Alex Taylor, Drag Drive Repeat, And The KSR Crew. Records, Wins, And More!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 1 video blog post and that means Kevin and the KSR crew, Alex Taylor, and the Drag Drive Repeat boys are sharing some of...

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Sick Week Day 1 Video: A Great Day Of Drag and Drive Racing At Gainesville Ends With CARNAGE!!!

Carnage is NOT how you want to start off your week of racing at Sick Week, or any other event for that matter, but that’s exactly what plagued some racers on Day 1 of Sick Week 2026. Luckily...

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Will a $200 Buick Make a Cross Country Road Trip?!? Sure, Just Close Your Eyes And Pray!

I’ve owned some cheap cars and trucks that ran hundreds of thousands of miles after getting them and for the most part they didn’t care what I paid for them. With that said, do you think...

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Sick Week Day 0 Video: This has NEVER happened at Sick Week. Freezing Temps In Florida, YES FREEZING TEMPS!

Given that everyone in the country seems to have experienced some level of freezing in the past week or so, I’m kind of entertained by the shock that some Sick Week competitors expressed when...

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Electrical Tech: WIRE CRIMPING 101 – How to Crimp Open Barrel Terminals Like a PRO! (Wire Selection Included)

There is a lot of wiring going on in your average newer built hot rod, what with EFI and electric everything and all that. But even if you have an older, or more traditional, ride there are still...

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Grand National Roadster Show 2026 Photo Coverage Continues: Even More Hot Rods, Customs, Lowriders, Muscle Cars, Street Rods, Trucks, and More!

We’ve got another gallery of photos from the show, and if you missed our previous photos we’ve got a link to those too! (Photos by Chad Reynolds) Our newest gallery of photos from the...

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See The Aftermath Of Eddie Grimes’ Vicious Drag Truck Wreck – The Cage Saved Him

(Photo credit: Murder 88 Facebook page) If you are a fan of things that are cool and you live in the Maryland area, there is an excellent chance you have seen Eddie Grimes and his Murder 88 S-10...

Jeff Lutz Runs 6.05/249mph During Drag Week Test Last Night – Video Here

Well things got really interesting last night as Jeff Lutz made one test pass and set the world of street legal drag racing on its ear. The early shut off pass resulted in numbers that knock on the...

RideTech Fifth Generation Camaro Parts! Strong Arms, Splined Muscle Bar, Rear Cradle Bushing Kit, Install Tool

We just got done with a weekend at LS Fest watching 5th generation Camaros tear through corners, cones, and the drag strip. Well you too can make your stuff handle like a demonic slot car by using...

This Pro Street 1957 Chevy Black Widow Has The Right Motor But Not The One You Expect!

The 1957 Chevy Black Widow was a sly move by Chevrolet to subvert the manufacturer ban on racing. They produced a limited run of cars that were designed to be raced in NASCAR by drivers of their...

Watch Larry “Spiderman” McBride Suffer A Horrifying Top Fuel Motorcycle Explosion In The Lights

On their best day, top fuel motorcycles are machines that seem to possess an evil nature and spirit that is tough to put into words. For guys like the legendary Larry “Spiderman” McBride...

Holley LS Fest 2015: More Great Photo Coverage From The Huge Event In Bowling Green

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – If there’s one thing that no one can ever call the Holley LS Fest it is boring. The automotive equivalent of a 50 ring circus, at any one time there are...

LS Fest 2015 Gallery: American Powertrain Track-X At NCM Motorsports Park

Not all of the action at the 2015 LS Fest is not happening on the grounds of Beech Bend Raceway. This year is the first year that the National Corvette Museum’s Motorsports Park has been...

Question Of The Day: What Car Project Will You Never, Ever Lend A Helping Hand With?

“It’ll be cool. I’ll get pizza and beer, and we will be done in an hour or so.” Ever get suckered by that line? Sometimes it’s a buddy, you know he’s full of it...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: An Ode To Every Mechanic Who Ever Uttered, “WTF Were They Thinking?!” (NSFW!)

If you’ve spun a wrench, turned a screw, or tried to swap parts, at some point you might call into question the method in which the engineer got their credentials. The idiot who didn’t...

ACED: AutoCross Every Day! Brad Yonkers C5 Corvette On The USCA Speed Stop And AutoCross

Brad Yonkers had quite the challenging few days leading up to the USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street at Road America a couple weeks ago. A broken engine, new one on the way, get it and thrash...

Jack Beckman, Morgan Lucas, Erica Enders & Jerry Savoie Victorious At Indy’s Big Go!

Words by NHRA Communications Photos by Mike Burghardt   “Fast” Jack Beckman completed a sweep of the weekend in Funny Car with his victory on Labor Day Monday at the Chevrolet Performance...

Gasser Gallery: Check Out These Cool Willys (And Other) Gassers!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Willys is about as iconic as it gets when you talk about the gasser-style.  It just ‘fits’ the car so well to go that way on the build.  Certainly...

Holley LS Fest 2015: More Photos From The Huge Show In Bowling Green

(Photos by Bryan Mactaggart) – As we began showing you yesterday, it is Holley LS Fest 2015 weekend here in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The event has grown from very humble beginnings to the...

Follow Along With The Second Half Of Hot Rod Garage’s Cummins Swap

We were surprised to see the response to Hot Rod Garage’s Cummins swap in Tony Angelo’s 1973 Dodge D200, a truck on a new lease on life after being spared the blade of Freiburger’s...