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Massive 1200+hp Turbo-Diesel powered Race TRUCKS attack the Goodwood Festival of Speed!

It’s amazing what you can do with a really big truck. After highlighting one of the world’s fastest mini trucks in a video today, now we are highlighting absolutely huge trucks, doing...

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Is This 1,400 horsepower Toyota, The Fastest Land Speed Racing Mini-Truck In The World? Larry Chen Check Out This Bonneville Speed Week Machine!

I’ve loved this truck since I first saw it on the salt at Bonneville a few years ago, and it continues to impress me every time I see it. It’s not just that it is fast, because it’s...

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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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BangShift Project Files: Tubbed And Tube-Framed Makes For One Seriously Interesting Chevette

The lesson we all learn about cars is that there are two ways to make them faster: you either add horsepower or you remove weight. Most of what we cover involves adding horsepower. Removing weight is...

The RideTech Report: Tech, Race Results, Customer Cars, Upcoming Events, and More!

RideTech is dropping huge knowledge bombs these days with awesome updates the happenings in the Pro Touring competition world, cool tech videos, profiles of customer cars, and updates on the cool...

Corvair War: Sitting Pretty Is One Thing, But This Crown-Converted Monza Racer Stomping Corvettes And Porsches Is Another!

I can’t knock Lohnes for picking the Yenko Stinger…it’s a given that if you aren’t going for a V8-converted ‘Vair, that the Yenko is the way to go. Looking at for sale...

This Big-Block AMC Ambassador Coupe Is The Last Of It’s Kind And Up For Grabs

This 1973 Ambassador Coupe represents one of the most forgotten last gasps of the musclecar era before it’s advancement into malaise. Sure, it’s a large by huge car, but if the shape...

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This Real Yenko Stinger Is The Finishing Blow To This Corvair Blog War – RIP McTaggart’s Hopes And Dreams

Wow, I did not think McTaggart would simply flop like a dying fish when it came to this Corvair war. I thought he was better than just panic searching for a Crown Corvair (which I featured the day...

Racing With Dad: Here’s A Spectacular Story From The NMCA Finals And Why We Love This Sport

  There’s always something cool about going racing with your family. Speaking from the father and son perspective some of the most fun weekends I have ever spent in the sport of drag...

2015 U.S. Nationals Extra: Courtney Force & Clay Millican Into Traxxas Nitro Shootout!

Courtney Force and Clay Millican claimed the No. 8 positions in the Traxxas Nitro Shootout following special lottery drawings held in downtown Indianapolis to preview the Chevrolet Performance U.S....

More Elburn Pull Action Photos – Trucks, Tractors, Flying Dirt, and Carnage

(Photos by Greg Rourke) –  Here’s another great collection of photos by Greg Rourke that were taken at a pretty intense truck and tractor pulling Elburn, Illinois. This time of the year...

This 1979 Ford F-100 Runs 12s On A Crazily Stock Turbocharged Ford 300 Inliner! Sleeper City

There’s not much better than a smartly built combo that blows people away and has “well thought out” written all over it. We have to thank BangShifter James Pringle for tipping us...

Killer Video: Check Out This Profile Film Of The World’s Fastest Street Legal Rat Rod – 197mph ECTA Certified!

There’s cool and then there is COOL and when we first saw Aaron Brown roll into an ECTA meet with “The Uncatchable” a 1939 Ford truck rat rod we knew that this was a dude with a...

Racepak’s IQ3 Dash Is An Awesome New Addition To Their Lineup Intended For Street Cars – Check It Out

Ok, this is sweet! Racepak has introduced their new IQ3s which is a digital dash intended for street use that has all of the awesome functions of the IQ along with the added functionality to include...

Show Coverage: Somernites Cruise 15th Anniversary Blow Out!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Hard to believe the Somernites Cruise is 15-years-old.  Tens of thousands of cars have come from far and wide to be seen and enjoyed by untold numbers of...

A Hint Of Truth In The Rumors: Is FCA Actually Going Through With The Jeep Pickup?!

FCA’s money maker is Jeep. This is a fact…while Ram trucks sell and Dodge has been gaining ground with speed, Jeep is the cash cow. It is why Chrysler bought out AMC in the first place in...

Ride On The Back Of The Quickest And Fastest Pontiac Powered Car In The World

If you are a devotee of the Pontiac brand than you surely know KRE or Kauffman Racing Equipment. These guys are hardcore Pontiac specialists and we don’t mean of the nut and bolt restoration...