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Let’s Talk ENGINES, PROJECT CARS, CHiPS TV, and More With David Freiburger!

David Freiburger’s Socials and YouTube channel have grown dramatically since the Motor Trend Studios that he and Finnegan were working for shut down and he went out on his own. It’s been...

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NHRA Pro Mod Series Eliminations And Qualifying Sessions LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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Is This The Most Interesting Fox Body Ever Built? This 2500hp, 6 second Quarter Mile R35 GTR Engine Swapped Ride Is Awesome!

When Kyle and the crew at 1320Video see a Fox Body Mustang and are blown away, you know it is something special. And this one is uniqe, that’s for sure. How about an R35 GTR engine swap?...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Saturday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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The RideTech Report! Race Results, Video, Customer Cars, Even Great Stuff For Your Truck!

This time of the year when the air cools down, horsepower ramps up and so doesn’t the rapid fire string of events that gear heads try to jam in before the season closes and trade show time...

Drag Action Photos: The Chevrolet Manufacturer Series Stop At Maple Grove Raceway

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – It was a hot weekend of action at Maple Grove earlier this summer when the Chevrolet Manufacturers Series came into town. The whole joint was jumping and our normally...

Land Speed Action Gallery: Summer Photos From SCTA El Mirage

(Photos by Zane McNary) – The SCTA season has been trucking along this year at the El Mirage dry lake bed. Obviously the situation at Bonneville is bad and we hope it fixes itself sooner...

Would You Own It? This Small Block Powered GEO Tracker May Be Fast But Is It Cool?

The formula has withstood the test of time. Powerful V8 in light and perhaps unexpected vehicle is the jam well into the 21st century. Cars like the Jaguar F-Type R use high horsepower V8 mills in...

This Cadillac Coupe de Ville Is Nasty! 10 Seconds With Nitrous And A Full Interior!

You know that whole adage about lightweight racers being the best? Yeah…throw that book out of the window. There are some cases when full weight (and plenty of it) make sense. Case in point:...

2015 Main Street Car Cruise Putnam, Connecticut – They Day That Hot Rods Rule The Streets

(Photos by Ryan Severance) – We really dig it when car clubs and their local cities work together to put on events and host shows for everyone’s benefit. We have to thank BangShifter...

Somernites Cruise Coverage: More Photos Of Cool Iron That You’ll Love!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you’ve made it this far you might as well see the rest of them.  If you notice some of the photos are in a parking lot at night.  There are several...

This 1976 AMC Matador 9-Passenger Wagon Is Long, Low And Absolutely Bitchin’!

Nine-passenger wagons are an awesome alternative to having a large SUV or four-door pickup truck. Since they have full frames, they can tow, they can pack around people, and the stigma against wagons...

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Random Drag Race: A Motorcycle-Engined Go Kart Against A Race-Prepared Karmann Ghia?

We don’t know where this was filmed at, we don’t know why it looks like the dead of winter, and we don’t really understand why a go-kart that sounds like a super bike’s engine...

Gasser Truck! This 1965 Mercury M100 Is Really Flipping Cool And It Could Be Yours

Some ideas are awesome on paper but almost always miss the mark in real life. 1960s era “gasser” trucks are almost always one of them. In most cases there is always something just a...

Flak Cannons, Spike Strips, And A Wrecking Ball: Ryder Fleet Management Killed This Volvo On Purpose To Test Their Technicians!

Just about 70% of all freight shipped in the United States is moved by a semi truck. That creates a big burden on a trucking company’s fleet manager, who has to make sure that their trucks are...

Mason Mingus Misses The Pit Road – Launches A NASCAR Truck Into Flight

NASCAR truck series driver Mason Mingus learned a hard lesson last weekend in Chicago when he came in too hot for the pit road, ended up missing it and actually launching his truck airborne before...

BangShift Project Profile: A Former CHP Mustang Becomes A Drag Race And Land Speed Racing Terror

There’s just something about an old cop car, right? Turning old police cruisers and pursuit vehicles into hot rods has been a familiar process for hot rodder over the decades but we’re...

Drag Action Gallery: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod At Piedmont Dragway

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – My first step at an EOPM event is to find out who is there or coming. It’s a great time to take a few pits shots and get with the news. Unfortunately, I...