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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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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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NOTHING BUT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’S Egilsstaðir 2026!

It’s time for our final coverage from the 3rd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for...

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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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Watch The Most Violent, Flaming Diesel Engine Explosion We’ve Ever Seen – NEVER Stand Close To A Dyno

We have seen plenty of videos featuring diesel engines meeting an untimely end due to too much boost or too much rpm, or too much something else but this is the first time we have ever seen a Cummins...

This Blown SBC-powered BMW 3-series Is The Polar Opposite Of A Sleeper – Crude, Rude, And Unacceptable For Public Use. Perfect!

Sometimes you just don’t want a sleeper. It’s ok…sleepers are still awesome. It’s nice to hide tidal waves of torque in a package that looks like it might pull a high-17...

Arrest Warrants Issued In The Charlie Buck Racing Engines Break-In – And There Is A Street Outlaws Connection!

Competition Plus is reporting that arrest warrants were issued for two men in connection with the June 2015 break-in at Buck Racing Engines in King, North Carolina. With over $445,000 in engines and...

Watch This Video And You’ll Know Why We Should All Own M35 Army Trucks

There is nothing fancy about this video, which is why it’s so perfect. This is just great edited footage of some dudes out having fun in their M35 trucks. Over ledges, through crevices, through...

Rough Start: This 1971 Pinto Is A 289-Powered Firebomb That Could Be The Most Fun You’ve Ever Had

Some days shopping for a car with a five-grand max budget sucks. Between the hoards of silver sedans and ragged-out shells of what used to be desirable cars, you have to wonder if it is even worth...

Miller Motorsports Park Saved, Is Now In The Hands Of China-Based MiTime Group

Miller Motorsports Park has been taken off of the chopping block and sold for $20 million to the China-based MiTime Investment Group. MiTime is a subsidiary of Geely Automotive, the largest...

Watch This Malibu Pull A MASSIVE Wheelstand At The Recent Outlaw Armageddon No Prep Race And Win!

The recent Outlaw Armageddon no-prep race at Thunder Valley Dragway in Noble, Oklahoma has garnered a TON of media attention. From the big money that was awarded, to the big wreckage that occurred,...

Question Of The Day: How Far Would You Go To Bring A Totalled Car Back To Life?

The Local Motors Rally Fighter. A car (truck? Baja racer for the street?) that I would sell body parts to science for in order to acquire one. They sell in the neighborhood of $90,000 new, sound like...

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Go Outside – Team RideTech Hits The Road Again HARD!

You have seen them at the CAM Challenge East, you have seen them at the Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car events, you have seen them pounding the pavement at the Goodguys autocross series...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: More Lazy Counter Clerks And One Spooled-Up Idiot

I’ve spent the last hour of my morning muttering “You…lazy…mother…effers” under my breath. Considering that I just stopped in the store for some two-stroke oil,...

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Bonus Gallery: Test And Tune Friday At The Speedway Motors CAM Challenge East

(Words and photos by Dave Nutting) – “What’s this madness, another photo gallery from CAM Challenge East?” Like I warned you earlier in the week, I took A LOT of photos that...

This 1970 Chevelle Concours Wagon Has Factory Big Block Power, Woodgrain, and A Minto Interior!

We know that some of you don’t get our love for station wagons. Your opinion is wrong and we respect that. For those of you that to get our love for all things long-roofed, we think that you...

Day of the Drag Race 2015: Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Great Event

(Photos by Bob Paxton) – We have to give a HUGE thanks for Bob Paxton for all the great photos be shipped us from the 2015 Day of the Drag Race event which was held at Little River Drag Strip...

2015 Syracuse Nationals Coverage: More Cars, More Trucks, And Some Rat Rods Thrown In For Fun

(Photos by Brooks/Ferrer) – We told you that we were not going to relent on the 2015 Syracuse Nationals photos because Mike Brooks, Brian, and Jose, all worked their tails off to shoot...