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Lights Out 17 Testing Livestream And Video: It’s Time For Radial Revolution 2026 At South Georgia Motorsports Park

It’s time for Lights Out 17, Winter’s favorite radial race, and thanks to NC Promoder we can all watch testing and highlights as Monday and Tuesday had teams doing shakedown hits to see...

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Atlanta Dragway Returns As 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series World Finals Location! The International Hot Rod Association Acquires Atlanta Dragway in Banks County, Georgia.

That’s right folks, after announcing that they have taken over Virginia Motorsports Park most recently, and tons of other iconic tracks around the country in the last 6 months, the IHRA...

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World Rally Championship FULL ONBOARD Video From WRC Rally Sweden Stage 17 with Katsuta and Johnston

I miss that you don’t get to watch every World Rally Championship event from start to finish like we used to get back in the day, unless you pay for a subscription of some kind. The coverage...

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Brrrrrrrrr… Texas Cash Days In The Cold Means Tuners Were Working Hard To Put Power Down In The Lonestar State

Like most of the country, we’ve had some weird weather down here in Texas over the past couple of months. From absurdly warm to bitter cold, and everything in between. Like many, we were iced...

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Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: Steve Found A 1 of 2,553 Barracuda Formula S Convertible At Backyard Auto In New Hampshire!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car project or two. Today is a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S Convertible, of which only 2,553...

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Trailer Tech: Here Are Some Simple, But Effective, Trailer Upgrades That Save You Time, Money, and Aggravation When Hauling A Load

I’m a big fan of trailers, and I own a few different sizes. With that said, I am one of those people that is always contemplating another size to add to the fleet because they are just so...

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Watch The 1974 NHRA US Nationals Wide World Of Sports Broadcast Here

So am I currently in prep mode for the 2015 US Nationals. I like to have lots of notes and stuff with me when going to do a race, especially stuff of a historical nature and no race is more important...

eBay Find: This 1929 Auburn Was Turned Into A Road Going Locomotive 60-70 Years Ago!

While lovers of classic Auburn automobiles may be made sick to their stomach when learning that the vehicle you are seeing both above and below began life as a 1929 model, we’re not so busted...

This Volvo Semi Tractor Burns Them Off Until They Are Actually Burning! Diesel Power For The Win!

If you’re going to do something, commit fully to it. Don’t just half-ass it and call it good, go all in and do it right. If you’re going to bring your Volvo tractor to a burnout...

The Parting Shift: Ripping Twin Sticks With a Screaming 4-53T Detroit Diesel Up Front!

Detroit Diesel engines of the two stroke variety powered lots of stuff in North America for decades. From big trucks to industrial applications, the 53/71/92/149  series motors were beasts of burden...

BangShift Exclusive: Here Are The Specifics On The EFI NHRA Pro Stock Will Be Running In 2016

Yesterday it was announced that Holley would be the sole provider of EFI equipment to the NHRA pro stock world for 2016. Immediately we had questions on the specific components that teams would be...

Day of The Drag Race 2015: Little River Dragway Was Crawling With Amazing Cars And Trucks

(Photos by Bob Paxton) – We’re continuing with our photo coverage of the 2015 Day of the Drag Race that’s put on by the Kontinentals car club at Little River Dragway in Texas. Less...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Liability And Your Livelihood – The Vermont Case Against A Vehicle Inspector

Counter guys, take a seat for this one. Mechanics…ones who work in shops, inspection stations, for fleet services: this post is for you. I’m sure that you don’t need a reminder of...

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Bad News: Corvette’s Brakes Hacked Through OBD-II Plug In Insurance Monitor

(Photo credit: CNet) – As if you needed another reason to NOT plug some sort of werido insurance monitoring device into your car, here’s another. Engineers have used one of these...

If You Don’t Believe That Motorsports Is An International Affair, Then This Ford Falcon Ute Drifting Is For You

Many things cross language borders: food, drink, sports and music, for instance. Look at how many countries play soccer, and how many countries celebrate soccer games with riot-like celebrations....

Tom Goes Testing: Sick Seconds 2.0 Records Sub-1 Second 60′ Times – Quick To Eighth Mile (Video)

(Photo credit: Bailey Racing FB Page) – While Larry Larson has been running at seemingly every event in the country this summer in the now legendary 5-second S-10 truck, Tom Bailey and Steve...

Crashing His Dodge Viper At The Nurburgring Was Just The Start Of This Guy’s Bad Day

Touristenfahrten days at the Nurburgring Nordschliefe offer drivers a shot at the infamous Green Hell itself. There are plenty of rules in place to keep every would-be racer well-behaved and sorted,...

eBay Find: This Brown, Big Block, Four Speed, 1969 Barracuda Is A Rare Fish, Indeed

The Plymouth Barracuda doesn’t ever get is due as technically being the first pony car to hit the market. It made it to dealer lots in ’64 ahead of the Mustang but the country became...

Breaking News: NHRA Announces Holley EFI Chosen As Sole Provider of EFI For Pro Stock In 2016

Well the one question left to answer in the NHRA Pro Stock conversion to electronic fuel injection has been answered. Holley has been chosen by the NHRA as the sole provider of efi components to the...

2015 NSRA Nationals: More Of The Coolest And Most Interesting Stuff From Louisville

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with more NSRA photo coverage from our man Bryan McTaggart. As I am writing this, McTaggart is...