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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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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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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...

Short Street Rod Shop Tour: Tons Of Memorabilia, Toys, And More!

For our final look at Short Street Rod Shop’s collection, we’re going to look at both the past and the future of why this place came to be and what has gone on in between those two points...

2015 Rolex Monterey Historics: Corvettes, Shelby Mustangs, And More In Action – Cool Cars!

Yesterday we showed you a bunch of the REALLY old road racing stuff that was competing at the 2015 Rolex Monterey Historic Motorsports Reunion so today we’re moving the slide rule up through...

Video: Header Tech Tips From Dynatech – Is Bigger Always Better?

It seems that as hot rodders and hot rodding has evolved there is a greater understanding of a high performance engine being a matched set of components and systems as opposed to being a big grab bag...

One Of None: This 1970 Plymouth ‘Cuda Four-Door Is Close To Becoming A Reality!

(All photos: forebodiesonly.com) Mopar guys are all about numbers. VIN numbers, build codes, engine displacements, broadcast sheets, concours judging points for originality, amount built, amount...

The Cars At Roadkill Takes America’s Bowling Green Day: From Nice To …uh, Roadkill!

Wherever Freiburger and Finnegan go, the crowds follow. Maybe it’s their shining personalities. Maybe it’s the hope that they see themselves in a few seconds of footage on an episode. Or...

Watch How Good A Job This Highway Sign Does At Stopping A Dump Truck With’s Its Dump Bed Up At Highway Speed

Driving a truck is not an easy job. I can say that because I actually spent time as a truck driver and while most of my work was in the city, the idea of spending time on the highway was not totally...

Romping A Pair Of Ford Couriers In The Desert Looks Fun (And Kind Of Painful)

Ah, the Ford Courier. It was Ford’s knee-jerk reaction to the popularity of Datsun’s small pickup, raided from Mazda and sold as a mini-me to the Ford F-150 line. As a basic truck, it...

Event Coverage: The Inaugural Tri-Five Nationals At Beech Bend Raceway – Like Your Chevrolets Classic? This Is For You!

Millions of passenger cars were pumped out of General Motors between 1955 and the end of 1957, and if we didn’t know any better, we would think that a solid third of those cars had descended...

From The Staging Lanes: All Of The Speedway Motors CAM Challenge East CAM-T Cars Up Close And Personal

(Words and photos by Dave Nutting) – Wrapping up our photo galleries of the Speedway Motors CAM Challenge East event is a selection of photos of the awesome Pro-Touring cars of the CAM-T (For...

eBay Find: Someone Is Selling 37 Lola 506 Go Karts From The Most Dangerous And Insane Defunct American Amusement Park Ever

There are things that pop up on eBay for sale that can be considered bad ideas. There are things that pop up on eBay that can be considered horrible ideas. Then there are things that pop up on eBay...

I-40 Dragway In Tennessee Is Now Crossville Dragway! Big Improvements In The Works NOW!

As you heard here first, I-40 Dragway recently sold about a month ago, and the new owners promised very good things for the future of the track and entire racing facility. Well they are making good...

Unhinged: Has Roadkill Finally Jumped The Shark? No, They Haven’t, And Before You Cry Foul You Need To See For Yourself

So, I spent most of yesterday playing hooky in a sense. The Roadkill Takes America tour came through Bowling Green…how was I to pass that up? Having been a fan of Roadkill since the first...

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Watch The Shockwave Jet Truck Literally Blast The Asphalt At Norwalk To Smithereens

The Shockwave jet truck which is not operated by Neal and Chris Darnell is a showstopping monster wherever it goes. Few things inspire more awe than a full sized semi-truck with three turbine engines...