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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 9 Racing Action! The Dunes, The Rocks, And The Mountains Try To Knock Them All Out!

It’s Stage 9, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stages 7 AND 8, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 3 of the 2nd Week of Dakar....

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Are These The Weirdest Monster Trucks Ever Produced: Taking A Look At Monster Jam Trucks, Big Foot Trucks, And More!

I’m old enough to remember when Monster Trucks just ran over parked cars, and didn’t fly through the air. Hell, back then nobody would have ever imagined they would be doing backflips and...

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The Best Rolex 24 at Daytona Finishes of All Time! IMSA Shares Their Favorite Finishes Of All Time!

IMSA’s Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona is coming up in just over a week, with the Roar Before the 24 coming this weekend. If you aren’t familiar with everything that goes on during the month of...

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Larry Chen’s 240Z Final Gets Much Needed Suspension and Interior Upgrades, Plus Other Cool Stuff!

Larry Chen has some fun rides, but his 240z is “the one”. What I mean by that is that this is his forever car, the one that will never get sold and sent on its way to a new home. Larry...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Watch An Old Minneapolis Moline Pulling Tractor Launch Parts And Completely Puke Its Guts Out During A Pull!

When the announcer has to start asking if anyone in the crowd was hit by “shrapnel” from an exploding engine at a tractor pull you know it is a good one. While this engine failure lacks...

Scrapple, Your Weekly Guide To The “meh”-worthy News: A Super-Sized Edition! From Horrible Law Proposals To Horrible Companies, It’s All Here!

We hope you brought an appetite, because this week we’re serving up a double-portion of everybody’s favorite group of leftovers! We’ve got the hot sauce if you’ve got the...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: “I’m Sorry, But I’m Afraid You Know Too Much For Your Own Good…”

It’s not blowing my horn, but just a flat statement: compared to a wide selection of people who work behind the counters at any given McParts stores (namely Advance, O’Reilly’s and...

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This Cream Puff Of A 1965 Buick Skylark Is Packing Grand National Power Under That Hood

There is something about a Buick muscle car that I like. The styling is toned down compared to a GTO or a Chevelle, because Buick still had to appeal to buyer who thought that they were above...

Cool Cruisers At The 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion – Unique And Interesting Cars

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The show-n-shine area, the pits, and even the parking lot at events such as the HRR can present cars from all eras and all tastes.  In here we’ve got...

Hemi Shootout! Here’s A Look At The Yearly Hemi Brawl At The US Nationals – Nothing Like It In The World!

(By Jason Mazzotta) – Whether you are a Chevy, Ford, Mopar, or import fan everyone can appreciate the SS/HA class, (Super Stock Hemi class), and the ultimate Super Stock Hemi shootout held at...

This 1947 Renault 440 Hot Rod Is A Right Hand Drive Street Freak With Chrysler Power

Of all the crazy body styles we have seen hot rods built out of over the years, this 1947 Renault is in a class by itself. No, it is not a Fiat Topolino, it is a French Renault with 440ci of Chrysler...

Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Weekend Announced! West Coasters, Check This Out!

That’s right, folks, Hot Rod Magazine is announcing their first Drag Weekend, a shortened version of the vaunted Drag Week that will be taking place in the Southwest. With many racers put off...

More Dirt Drag Bike Action – How Much Would It Take For You To Ride One Of These Monsters?

Dirt drag bikes are the racing equivalent of riding a bull: you hop on the monster and pray that in a few seconds, all of your bones are still together. We are still in awe of anyone who willfully...

Question Of The Day: How Would You Feel About Ford Using The GT’s EcoBoost Motor In The New Shelby GT500?

When it comes to Ford’s Shelby Mustangs, they’ve usually come in two flavors: GT350, which has been more road course/track focused, and GT500, which was destined to be the end-all, be all...

One Week’s Worth Of Motorsports Crashes! From Goodwood To Gravel Rallies And More, It Is All Here!

Crashing is a part of racing, and with today’s technology, when a fender gets wrinkled or a car goes airborne, there’s usually a spectator standing nearby with a smartphone ready to...

Why Didn’t We Think Of That?! Burst Panel Design Hood Scoop For Nitrous Racers Is A Great Idea

(By Jason Mazzotta) – We have all seen so many times a nitrous powered pro modified car launching off the starting line, header flames beginning to shoot out of the pipes and then boom, a...

Caption This: When You Want Everything And Don’t Want To Choose…Meet The Cobrette!

“You can have your cake and eat it too”, the saying goes. You’re damn right I’ll eat my cake if I have it, but that’s not the point. Some people just refuse to pick one...

Launch Pad Photos: Cool Cars Ripping Down The Strip At The 2015 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – As much as everyone loves a good burnout – wheelies seem to stick in our memories more. Perhaps it’s the power needed to actually get the nose up or...