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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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This Porsche’s Owner Is Our Kind Of Porsche Owner: It’s All About Driving The Car

Alexander Bermudez doesn’t come across as your stereotypical Porsche guy. He will be the first to tell you that his Porsche 911 isn’t the typical build; his 1990 964-era car has a built...

Pulling Action Photos: A Night With The Wild Supermodified 2 and 4-Wheel Drive Trucks

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Superchargers.  Blowers.  Turbos.  Forced-Induction.  Mention any of those four and gearheads the world-over will know the excitement and noise...

Diesel Power Challenge 2015: The Big Finish! Sled Pulling, Fuel Economy, Champions Crowned

As is tradition on the last day of the Diesel Power Challenge, there’s big grunt and big concentration on efficiency involved. Sled pulling and fuel economy always close out the Diesel Power...

The Longest Haul: Looking Back At An Amazing Experience On Hot Rod Power Tour 2015

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley)A couple of months, I embarked on my first Hot Rod Power Tour with my own car. I had been on two others riding with my dad before I had a car fit for the trip....

Noted Racing Announcer Brian Olson Passes – We Remember Him Here As A Friend And As A Professional

(By Bret Kepner – Photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – With a repertoire of skills displayed by few craftsmen, the career of Brian Olson encompassed all of motorsports. Although best...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Aww, You’re So Cute When You Bark Orders Like Patton’s Five Year Old Kid!

In the military, the officer rank O-1 (Second Lieutenant for the Army, Air Force and Marines, Ensign for the Navy and Coast Guard) has a bit of a bad reputation. When you have E-1s (enlisted), they...

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Drag Action Photos: Wheelies, Burnouts, Cool Trucks, And More From The NMRA/NMCA Super Bowl

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – One of the most pure and true joys that I have in the sport of drag racing is experiencing new things. Whether that’s new tracks, new events, or seeing new...

Ebay Find: This Full-Race 1991 Chevrolet Caprice Is Beautiful, In A Blunt-Force-Trauma Kind Of Way

The 1991 Chevrolet Caprice was the signal that things were going horribly wrong at GM. Originally, the big B-body was supposed to bow out at the end of the design cycle (about 1990 or so), but oddly...

Fast Is Cool: This 900hp Turbocharged Acura Integra Is Good For 190 MPH In The 1/2 Mile

While I wholeheartedly agree with Lohnes’ statement that “fast is cool”, I feel like testing it out in the only way I know how: by walking straight up to a wasp nest with a baseball...

Lingenfelter Cars and Coffee This Weekend – Ft Wayne, Indiana – Don’t Miss It If You Are Around There!

Coming this Saturday is a cool opportunity to hang out with a ton of fellow car guys and girls and see some of the neatest Lingenfelter tuned and built machinery around. That’s right,...

The Driver Of This Modified Polaris RZR Brings New Meaning To “Finish Strong” – Takes Out The Banner!

One phenomenon I love in racing is when the driver meets issue after issue, setback after setback, and finally just unloads all of that frustration that has been building up inside of them through...

Watch This Hot Shoe Drive His Shelby GT500 Into A Crowd While Leaving A Car Show – No One Hurt

We used to get annoyed when people would yell about people doing burnouts leaving car shows. After years now of posting videos like the one you will see below we may have actually been swayed over to...

Here’s The Worst Challenger Hellcat Launch Ever Caught On Tape – Leaving Is Tough But This Is Ugly

(Video credit: VictoryRedColorado channel) – I can speak from personal experience on the difficult of getting a Challenger Hellcat moving with aggression from a standing start. There’s...

The Audi Sport TT Cup Race At Red Bull Ring Came To A Fiery Crash Four Laps In [VIDEO]

Four laps was all it took for the Audi Sport TT Cup race at the Red Bull Ring to be red-flagged and subsequently cancelled. In rainy conditions at the Austrian track, during the second session of...