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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Laris Motorsports Insurance $75K Big Money Bracket Racing Livestream! Saturday $75k!

It’s time for more LIVE drag racing, and this time it is from the big money bracket races at Darana Raceway National Trail in Hebron Ohio as they Laris Motorsports Insurance $75,000 To Win race...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: War in the Woods at Brown County Dragway – NO PREP DRAG RACING GREATNESS – Friday

If you don’t know Brown County, and the War in the Woods races, then you don’t follow No Prep because this is one of the most famous races and tracks in the No Prep drag racing world. Thanks to...

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Free Livestream: Check Out Qualifying From The Shakedown At US131 As The Mid West Drag Racing Series And Radial Outlaws Prepare For The Weekend!

US 131 has been open for testing the past few days as both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series prepare to take over the famed US 131 Motorsports Park. I’ve raced...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At Tri-State Raceway – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Pavement Pounder Events Motor City To Wheel Hub LIVE Event Did Not Disappoint! Our Photo Coverage Starts Right Now!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) We came out to hang with Cole Quinnell and his event Pavement Pounder’s Motor City to Wheel Hub Live about one minute after we got our ’65 Impala SS...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Final Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos From Charlotte!

Here’s our final nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David...

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Action Gallery: Lamborghini Blancpain Super Trofeo Series – The World’s Most Valuable Demo Derby

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – While the focus of the Oak Tree Grand Prix at Virginia International Speedway was centered on the Tudor United Sports Car Series the action sure wasn’t...

Just How Big Is Volkswagen’s Diesel Faux Pas? Here’s Why Wolfsburg Is Sweating

Volkswagen’s little “defeat device” issue that cropped up is already huge news, with talks about recalls, sales stops, massive fines and the lot. To say that Volkswagen is under the...

Goodguys Bowling Green 2015: More Of The Most BangShifty Iron At The Show

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – We’re back with more McTaggart snaps from the great Goodguys car show at Beech Bend Raceway Park last weekend. While Chad and I beat feet right after LS...

Crash And Burn: Pedro Piquet’s Barrel-Rolling Brazilian Porsche GT3 Cup Wreck

Seventeen-year-old Pedro Piquet is a bit bruised and battered, but isn’t much worse for the wear after this extremely violent airborne crash during the first lap of the second race of the...

LS Fest 2015 Gallery: More Insane Sideways Action From The Middle Of The Drift Pit

No matter where you turned at LS Fest 2015, you couldn’t escape the sound of late-model GM V8 getting worked to it’s limit. The drag racing was competitive, the road course and autocross...

This 1988 Bentley Turbo R Is Packing A Surprise Under The Hood That Makes It BangShift Approved

For starters we need to thank BangShifter Damond Farney for tipping us off to this awesome 1988 Bentley Turbo R that is for sale in the Detroit area. This was a pretty serious car for its day when...

Watch This Toyota Hilux Make The Run-Up Of The Decade Before Tackling A Huge Dune!

Saying a Toyota Hilux is a decently capable truck is a perfectly acceptable statement. They are made well, can take a beating like few other vehicles can, and are world-renowned for their toughness....

eBay Find: This Restored 1970s California Dune Buggy Would Be A Nostalgic Hoot To Cruise

While dune buggies were built all over the country during the 1970s, the idea of ripping around southern California in one certainly appeals to the basic hot rodding soul that we all possess. While...

Goodguys Bowling Green 2015: The Most BangShifty Cars and Trucks We Could Find!

(Photos by Bryan McTaggart) – One of the reasons that we spend so much time at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky is that the place is constantly hosting big and cool events. From...

LS Fest 2015 Gallery: Break Out Your Pitchforks, Torches, Ropes And Whatever Else You’ve Got For These Non-GM LS-Powered Vehicles!

A question: if you could take an engine block, do some typical machine work and upgrades, slap on a hairdryer and immediately have a reliable bullet that was pushing a four-figure horsepower rating,...

This Sixth-Gen Camaro Tears Up The ‘Ring During Testing, But What Is It, ZL1 or Z/28?

We are still a ways from seeing the sixth-generation Chevrolet Camaro up close and personally, but thanks to the world of the smartphone and YouTube, we are able to see what manufacturers are up to...

Somernites Cruise Coverage! More Sweet Cars and Trucks From The Huge Gathering For

(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...

King Of The Streets Chicago: Photo Coverage From The Grudge Battle At Great Lakes Dragaway

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – Chitown’s King of the Street is where the smack talk stops. One of the oldest un-prepped grudge style events in the country; KOTS, is held at the...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News! This Week, A Crossover Z, A Lost Fan, and A Steering Wheel That Knows You Drank Too Much!

The week is gone already? Wow…time flies when the old inbox is flooded with press releases and junk mail. Most of it was sent to the circular filing system (or the little electronic symbol for...