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Drag Racing with CHRISTMAS TREES! Racing Action From Cleetus McFarland’s XMAS Tree Drags 2025 At Bradenton Motorsports Park

Cleetus’ Christmas Tree Race 2025 was a very special race. The race has become kind of a big deal since starting a few years ago, and has some pretty simple rules. You must race with a Christmas...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The 4th Annual Christmas On The Coast Jr. Dragster Races From Gulfport Dragway – Saturday

With big money bracket racing going bigger and bigger each year, it’s about time the Jr. Dragster races start stepping up as well. This race here, in it’s third year, has big money up for grabs...

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Dear Santa: Jet Boat Please! I Built a Hot Rod Jet Boat! Check Out The Build On This One! 5.3 LS, Candy Paint, Headers, And Custom Interior!

Sometimes I see boat projects and think they look a lot easier than car projects. I know I’m fooling myself of course, but like all hot rodders I look at a project car or boat and think it...

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Dirt Daily: 4xFred Williams Is Fixing Stuff And Fitting 42’s on his Summer Camp Jeep. Is Bigger Really Better? Yeah, We Know.

42 inch tall tires are the norm in the rock crawling world nowadays, and if you aren’t running them you are considered to be on small tires. I remember when 44 inch tall tires were only found...

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Burnouts! In Vantaa, Finland American V8s, Tire Smoke, And Crowds Rule at Vantaa’s Big Cruises

Until “The Man” got too serious about having fun at car shows and cruises, folks used to rev engines and do burnouts and it drew crowds of folks ready for fun. Nowadays you have to find...

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Check Out All The Gravel Throwing Action From Gravelrama 54’s Unlimited Class! Will Records Fall?

Gravelrama is a hell of an event, and we dig it. With hillclimbs, gravel drag racing, tough truck races, and so much more, there is no shortage of action going on at Gravelrama so it is no wonder...

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Which Snow Foam Car Wash Is Best: He’s Never Seen A Snow Foam Car Wash This Good! Testing And Reviewing Some Big Names!

I just bought an OBS Suburban recently that has nice paint. I am not normally the nice paint guy, and this thing is making me so nervous all the time because I don’t want to mess up the paint....

Not Your Average LS-Swapped Mini Truck! This 1986 Toyota Pickup Has Twin Turbos, Independent Rear Suspension, And All The Party is in the Back!

I’ve been around Matt Frater’s 1986 Toyota pickup a fair amount, and I can tell you that this thing is not just for show. It is all go, and gets beaten on regularly. He is not nice to...

Gasser Video: The Hot Rod Hoarder Finds All The CRAZY GASSERS at Sick Smokies Drag-N-Drive 2025.

The Gasser craze is in full swing right now and that includes in the drag and drive world. When Matt Frost from Rocky Mountain Race Week decided that they needed a revamp and a push when it came to...

The 6th Gathering at the Roc ’25 Car Show Video: Part 1 – Hot Rods Invade Oklahoma For One Of The Coolest Shows Ever

The Gathering at the Roc is a truly special car show, and for good reason. This show is held at Woolaroc, a wildlife preserve located in Oklahoma that features 3,700 acres of ranch lands that have...

THE BATTLE OF BLOWERS .VS. NITROUS PRO MODS CONCLUDES!!! BIG DOG SHOOTOUT SEASON FINALE 2025!!!!

Our friends at Spoold were on had at Piedmont Dragway for the Big Dog Shootout and we’ve got great video from them below. If you want to see Pro Mod racing action, and the age old nitrous vs...

Westen Champlin Built a Cummins Swapped Rolls Royce. Why Doesn’t This Shock Us Even A Little Bit?

If you have never watched a Westen Champlin video, or been lucky enough to meet him in person, you are missing out. This kid is nuts, in mostly all the right ways, and it is hard not to laugh and...

Roger Holder’s 1967 Chevelle Has Been In The Family For 50 Years! – At first glance, it looks stock, but it’s far from it!

I live in a hot rodding and racing family that has a couple of Camaros that have been in the family for 47 and 57 years respectively, so I can totally relate to Richard Holder’s 1967 Chevelle....

ARP Announces Bonus Program for all California Hot Rod Reunion Class Winners

Top Fuel, Nitro Funny Car & AA/Fuel Altered Winners to Receive $1,000 Bonuses Ventura, CA – Industry-leading fastener manufacturer Automotive Racing Products (ARP) will once again support...

Meet the 7.0-litre Battering Ram 1957 Ford Battlebird That Gave Jensen Button Fits At The Goodwood Revival

One of the cool things about the Goodwood Revival is that there are some seriously famous drivers from recent times AND from days gone by, who are battling it out during different races at the...

Petit LeMans Race Recap: The 2025 IMSA Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta Did Not Disappoint!

We dig WeatherTech SportsCar racing around here and who doesn’t like watching cars haul ass around Road Atlanta. This is especially true when you are talking about the Petit LeMans 10hr...

Tony Angelo is Back and He Brought Friends-A Hot Rod Drag Week Interview! Blasphemi Inspired Him To Build A Much Different 1955 Chevy For Drag Week

If you missed it, Tony Angelo came out for Drag Week 2025 and he brought his own 1955 Chevrolet, because apparently he didn’t suffer enough in Blasphemi on Drag Week. Or maybe it’s that...

FREIBURGER’S JEEP HATES HIM. Can YOU Figure Out What Went Wrong? Has He Freiburgered It Good, Or What?

Freiburger has a few vehicles that seem to hate him lately, but this Jeep seems to be at a different level. On  the surface, this survivor Jeep Cherokee looks like a project that should really...

FREE Live Drag Racing: The 5th Annual Mike Smith Memorial Race Is On From Montgomery International Dragway – Saturday

More live drag racing is coming to you from the 5th Annual Mike Smith Memorial Race at Montgomery International Dragway this weekend.  MotorManiaTV is on site shooting great live video for all of...

2025 Monster Energy Beech Bend Melee Presented by Holley Off-Road Highlights. High Flying Ultra 4 Racing Action From LS Fest!

Holley’s LS Fest East, one of the largest and most bad ass car events on the planet, is well known for drag racing, drifting, autocross, burnout contest, and more. But did you know there is...