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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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This Blasphemi Road Trip Just Got Harder For Finnegan And Joe! The Good, The Bad, The Ugly Of Drag And Drive Competition.

In the last video Finnegan and Joe were starting off their Midwest Drags adventures and this one starts off where that one left off. Let me tell you, it isn’t without drama! Watch and try not...

FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The ACE Triple $20,000 Races Are LIVE From National Trail Raceway – Sunday

The ACE Triple $20,000 Races are live this weekend from National Trail Raceway in Ohio, and we’ve got all the action coming to you live and free right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV....

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At Brainerd International Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

FREE LIVESTREAM: No-Prep Warz LIVE Drag Racing From Ozark Raceway Park In Missouri. Small Tire, Big Tire, And More!

It’s time for race number two of the No Prep Warz series and this weekend they are visiting Ozark Raceway Park for great small tire, big tire, and index racing, plus big money grudge action as...

FREE DRAG RACING VIDEO: NHRA Junior Drag Racing League Eastern Conference Championship Drag Racing Livestream – Friday

It’s time for the Eastern Conference Finals for the NHRA Junior Drag Racing League and that means live streaming drag racing featuring some of the best and brightest new drivers in the drag...

Scott Liggett Shows Us How To Rebuild a Rochester Quadrajet Carburetor, Part 1. The easy way!

I’ve been a Quadrajet fan for a long long time, but that’s because we ran NHRA Stock Eliminator, and in it we had to run a Quadrajet for our particular combo. I’ve built a ton of...

Barn Find 1960 Cadillac Coupe DeVille Neglected for 50 Years! Will It Run?!? Check Out Mortske’s Amazing Transformation!

This 1960 Cadillac Coupe DeVille absolutely embodies American style and is about as iconic as they come. So you can imagine how excited Mortske was when he was able to buy this thing out of a barn....

Can Ryan and Dave Run a 7 Second Pass With This Little 5.3 In A Fox Body? The Answer Is Yes, As Long As They Don’t Screw It Up!

It is kind of nuts to think that a small tire Fox body Mustang with a 5.3 and a turbo or two is absolutely capable of running in the 7’s in the quarter nowadays, when this was almost...

Vintage Hero Video: Watch Bigfoot 1 Attack Hill Climb Events All Over The Country In The 1970s and 1980s

This is GLORIOUS! You are about to watch a video depicting some of the hill climb exploits that Bob  Chandler and Bigfoot1 engaged in during the 1970s and 80s. From the famed Big Eliminator at...

Video: Watch A 1924 Doble E Steam Car Tear Down The Road And Hit The Trails

Before the Doble Steam Car company closed their doors in 1931 they had established themselves as the premier makers of steam cars in the world. Unfortunately it was a world that did not want to buy...

Vintage Drag Video: Sunshine Drag Strip In Florida Circa The Mid-1960s! Wild Altered Corvette, Jeep Funny Car, More!

Sunshine Drag Strip opened in 1960, serving the needs of drag racers in the Clearwater, Tampa, and St. Petersburg. The track like most strips has an interesting history that got more dicey in recent...

Watch This Odd Hand-Plane and Chisel Combo Tool From 1878 Get Made From The Original Patent Drawings!

Normally when we check in on the Hand Tool Rescue channel there is some sort of awesome old apparatus being brought back to its former glory. We have seen all manner of things from saws to massive...

Video – Super Vee: New Young Giant Of Racing – Awesome Look At 1970s Super Vee Racing!

This is awesome vintage video here. Super Vee: New Young Giant of Racing is a promotional film made by USAC and SCCA to help promote a series that was already exploding in popularity in the 1970s....

How Did They Do It? The Making of The Ford Model T Wheel Start to Finish An Original Film By Ford. This Is A Lot Of Work!

We sometimes forget how much manufacturing has changed, especially in the automotive world, since everything is so automated nowadays. It’s hard to walk through the Corvette manufacturing plant...