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Drag Racing 2000hp Trucks UPHILL in SNOW! What Could Possibly Go Wrong? This Is Insane And Fun In All The Right Ways!

Ice and snow racing events just make me smile, but probably not for the reason you think. As awesome as these events are, and as cool as the race cars and trucks can be, it’s the people that...

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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos: Door Cars, Floppers, Dragsters, 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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Who Makes The Best Thermal Imaging Camera? And Does The Price Match The Test Results? Project Farm Finds One Clear Winner!

If you are like me, there have been a bunch of times when you wished you had a thermal imagine camera. I use my laser temperature gun all the time, and it’s very handy, but sometimes it would...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Testing from Darana Motorsports Park GALOT In Preparation For The IHRA Season Opener!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season opener, you are not alone! And with this weekend’s season opener going on at Darana Motorsports Park, formerly GALOT, there is plenty...

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The Direct Injection Vs Port Injection Debate Is Dead! Or Is It? Brian Tooley Racing And The Real Tuners Podcast Dyno Test!

I know there are some good reasons for Direct Injection in gasoline engines. But I also know that DI engines can be a giant pain in the butt and have some serious issues folks need to be aware of....

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This Race Engine Was Built By Someone Else. Here’s How Moran Motorsports Found 260 Additional Horsepower That They Missed!

I know several professional engine builders, and several who think they are professional engine builders. Make no mistake, I’m not even remotely claiming to be an engine builder, and...

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Ebay Find: A 1966 Dodge Coronet That Speaks To The Dark Side In Us

Not every car needs to be pretty. The paint does not need to shine, the interior only needs to care for the driver, and whether or not other people like it is irrelevant. For those who do not see a...

Listen LIVE: ECTA Land Speed Racing Audiocast! Tractors, Steam Cars, 250mph Bikes, More!

Thanks to the crew at LandRacing.com you can listen to a live streaming audio cast of the ECTA’s September Ohio Mile land speed meet today and tomorrow. This broadcast will start at 8am EST...

eBay Find: This 1979 Jeep Golden Eagle May Be The Nicest One On Earth In The Weirdest Place

While cars of the late 1970s were generally soul sucking crap wagons, the trucks of the era were all pretty cool. No, they did not have today’s horsepower, but they did have good looks and...

2015 NSRA Nationals Photo Coverage: Go Fast Stuff! Gassers, Pro Street, More

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This group of cars is made of up of Pro Street, gasser, and race-type vehicles typically of the wider rear tire variety.  Nearly everything in here is...

Tony Pedregon Will Race NHRA Maple Grove With Micro Strategies and Resource 1 On His Car

In the cutthroat world of NHRA nitro funny car racing, it is tough to keep a team going through a 24 race season. No one knows that more than the Pedregon Racing crew who work and scrap week in and...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News! This Week: The Fallout From Dieselgate, The Batmobile, And More!

Wow, what a hell of a week it’s been in the automotive world. If I was working for Volkswagen Group, I’d be brushing up my resume toot-suite and preparing for the worst, but things look a...

2015 Hot Rod Hullabaloo Coverage: More BangShifty Cars And Trucks From The Show

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Shelby’s Speed and Kustom is at the center of the Hullaballoo event.  Located on Contract St. in Lexington, KY.  The mission of the shop is ‘to give...

Here’s One Of The Few Ways BangShift Will Feature A Kia Van: When It’s Dropped From A Crane!

A Kia Sedona on BangShift. “Wow…you guys are reaching a new low today,” you’re probably muttering at your computer. And you’re right for the most part. Called the Grand...

PDRA Dragstock Coverage: More Killer Doorslammer Action Photos From Rockingham

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Yesterday we showed you some great images from PDRA’s famed Dragstock event that was held a short while back at Rockingham Dragway in Rockingham, North...

A Polaris On Nitrous And A Bounty Hill Called “Blue Holler”…Any Guesses On What Happens Next?

Have you ever seen the episode of The Simpsons, where Homer finds himself halfway across Springfield Gorge before falling like Wile E. Coyote, bouncing off of every possible rock ledge before hitting...

Roadkill! The Hellcat-Powered General Mayhem, From The Start Of The Build, Through The Internet Hate, To The Race With [NAME REDACTED]

If there was one automotive deal this year that wore out nerves across the landscape of the Internet, it was the giant maelstrom of screaming involving Roadkill, Gas Monkey Garage, and Dodge. For the...

Magnificent Magnesium: This Old School Magnesium Crower Injector And Scoop Is Killer (and expensive!)

There’s nothing quite as cool as old race car stuff, right? The other day we showed you an intake manifold that was kind of a sneaky limited edition piece produced by Mercury for use on their...

PDRA Dragstock XII Action Photos: The Slugfest At Rockingham Ruled And We Were There

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – There are just some events you NEED to attend and every sport has them. In drag racing, there’s a list that could be made of big ones across the country that...

Car Feature: This 1966 Chevy II Has A Killer Retro Vibe And It Could Be Yours…Seriously!

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – Cars are a special bond between fathers and sons. There is no better bonding than handing tools to your dad and learning how to work on cars. Shaun...