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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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What’s The SECRET That Oil Companies DON’T Want You To Know? Is Your Brand Really Your Brand? Oil Experts Tell Us Who’s Making This Stuff And More!

This video is going to blow some folks minds, because if you are a super duper oil brand loyal person you might want to take a few breaths before watching. I’ll let Lake Speed, arguably one of...

Backyard Barn Finds May Be Decoding The RAREST Barn Find 1969 Camaro COPO 427 Ever

I’m a 1969 Camaro guy. My dad bought a 1968 Z28 Camaro brand new and it was raced most of its life in NHRA Stock Eliminator. When I was 6 my dad and my uncle bought a 1969 Camaro Convertible...

Rebuilt And Restored: This 1750 Snap-On Vise Is Rusted and Seized, But Worthy Of A Restoration

I feel like people that are into old stuff are into all the old stuff. For example, those of us that love classic cars are also the ones likely to love old tools. And since we like restoring cars and...

Cordless Impact Testing: New Milwaukee Stubby Breaks Records, BUT Does The High Speed Footage Say Something Else?

Does anyone that works on hot rods or race cars actually need an impact gun, or impact wrench, that makes 800+ lb ft of torque? The answer is no. And yet we car folks are the same with our tools as...

Watch Pete Berner Suffer A Massive Pro Stock Crash At The 1999 IHRA Winternationals

Pete Berner has been a mountain motor pro stock racer for years. He ran very strongly in the IHRA when I was an announcer over there in the 2000s and his career went back into the 1990s as well. In...

Flathead Love Video: These 11 Flathead Engines Are All Cool In Their Own Right

Today we look at flathead engines in a vintage, cool, almost quaint kind of way, right? They have appeal because of their age and because they represent the first wave of technology that hot rodders...

Safety Third: This Video Showing The Starting Process of A Rumley Oil Pull Tractor Is Insane

There are not that many vehicles left in the world where starting them is a matter of life and death. Fuel dragsters and that’s about it on that list. Back in the day though there were ample...

Not A Cop: This Drift-Ready Crown Victoria Looks Rowdy!

“Sleeper” is one of those words that gets thrown around in the gearhead world too much. It’s like saying that something is “cool”, even if you’re saying it so that...

The Iron Trap Garage Crew Discover An Ultra RARE 1934 Ford Sedan Delivery Barn Find In The Middle Of Richmond, VA

They are back at it! For some reason, the finds that the Iron Trap Garage crew are able to score just never ceases to amaze me. And not only do they hunt and scrounge for parts and cars that can be...

Texas VS The World! The Baddest Of The Bad Volkswagen Throwdown Invades ‪Xtreme Raceway Park‬

Our friend Ryan at Street Car Chronicles recently hung out with all the coolest VW cats around at the Texas vs The World Volkswagen race at Extreme Raceway Park in Ferris Texas and shot some cool...

English Wheel Tooling EXPERT Shares Top Polishing Techniques – Smooth Wheels Make For Smooth Parts!

An English Wheel is a magical tool that can do amazing things to sheet metal. Often considered one of the most important metal shaping tools, the English Wheel can shape sheet metal in multiple...

Race Week 2.0 Highlights: Every Rocky Mountain Race Week Highlight Videos From East Texas And Western Louisiana

We’re going to share all the videos from James and the crew at the Rocky Mountain Race Week media team, and we figured this would make for a convenient and cool spot to do so. We’re...

Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Smoke Show! Burnout Photos From The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet!

Here’s our fourth gallery, and it’s all from the smoke show! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 15 years ago, and for the first 7 or so years of that I announced...

Historic Video: A Look At Autolite Circa 1940 – Killer Manufacturing Film!

Many of you hear the name Autolite and think about the popular brand of spark plugs and while you are not wrong, you are missing out on a huge hunk of the company’s history. Electric Autolite...