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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Holley Acquires MSD Performance! The Performance Powerhouse Gets Even More Powerful

We’ve been biting our tongues for the past month waiting for this announcement to become public, but the rumors are finally proving to be true! MSD Performance has been acquired by Holley! The...

Top Fuel Tuner Alan Johnson Moves To Steve Torrence Racing!

Top Fuel team owner Alan Johnson will work with Steve Torrence Racing as a consultant for the remaining five races of the 2015 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series season, Alan Johnson Racing...

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...