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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Saturday $50,000 Big Money Race #2

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Top Fuel, And More! Pro Eliminations From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Spring GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Saturday, Plus A $5,000 Shootout!

Dan Fletcher entered the promotion game a couple of years ago, putting on the Fall GALOT 250. Last year he got the Spring Galot 250 going as well! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250...

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IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing LIVE: The Paris Grand Prix Hits Texas With Big Power, Big Noise, and Cool Boats! Saturday Qualifying

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend kicks off the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Crook in Paris Texas. I’ve been to this lake once before, to livestream drag boat...

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The Mickey Thompson Turn And Burn: 6 Second Passes, 200 mph Cars, And Plenty of Carnage Already.

Alex and Nick Taylor, along with a bunch of other sicko drag and drive folks, are in Norwalk Ohio of the Mickey Thompson Tires Turn and Burn. This is the inaugural event, and it is the kind of drag...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: Here’s Our Final Gallery from the 37th Annual Run to the Sun Car Show Custom Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More!

Here’s our 5th, and final, gallery from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them...

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Boost Control 101: Here’s How To Plumb and Setup A CO2 Boost Control System On Your Ride For Precise Tuning

Motion Raceworks is always posting up cool stuff for their Tech Tip Tuesday segments, but this one is a bit more detailed than normal. This Tech Tip Tuesday video features a great walk through on a...

Ultimate Callout Challenge: 2,000HP Diesel Trucks Endure EPIC Torture Test – And TONS of Carnage Is The Result!

When you put 100, 150, or even 200 psi of boost through an engine it is going to do two things. It’s going to make a ton of power, at least for a minute, and when it does let go it is going to...

Hot Rodding 101 – The Ultimate Hot Rod Headlight Guide! On A Vintage Or Traditional Hot Rod, Headlights Do Matter!

Headlights can make or break a build. Period. Even on more modern builds, like muscle cars and street machines. If you install the wrong headlight bulb then it can ruin how a car or truck looks. But...

NHRA Breaking News: Jack Beckman named replacement driver for John Force for the balance of season! Well Deserved!

News has just come down that Jack Beckman, former NHRA Funny Car World Champion and all around awesome guy, will be climbing into John Force’s funny car for the remained of the 2024 season. On...

Metal Shaping Video: Khaos Design Continues This Epic Project By Finishing The Interior Sheet Metal After Stretching The Back Of The Cab On The 1964 Toyota Stout Build.

The Khaos Design Stout build is something truly special because literally every piece of sheet metal is being customized in some way, shape, or form.  The talent being shown in this series is...

Vice Grip Garage’s 1965 C10 “Lawsuit” RETURNS with 4 Barrel EFI Swap On A Straight 6 LIVE In Front Of Fans! Will It RUN?

I’ve built a few cars in front of a crowd, and it always puts more pressure on you than just working on one in your home garage. At the same time, it’s fun to show fans what you can do...

HOW TO ADD NITROUS TO A TURBO LS? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU RUN NITROUS ON A JUNKYARD TURBO 5.3L & 6.0L?

I’ve been very vocal about the fact that I put nitrous on pretty much everything, whether it has boost or not. I’m of the mindset that you should always have a button available, unless...

BROWN, TASCA, STANFIELD AND MATT SMITH PICK UP WINS AT DENSO NHRA SONOMA NATIONALS IN CALIFORNIA

SONOMA, Calif. (July 28, 2024) – Top Fuel’s Antron Brown defeated first-time finalist Tony Stewart in the final round of the 36th annual Denso NHRA Sonoma Nationals, picking up his third win of...

Tony Angelo DOUBLED the BOOST! DIRT CHEAP Turbo 6 Cylinder Build Gets Sent To The Next Level! Double The Smiles And Tire Smoke!

I’m a fan of junk builds, as well as projects that have no good reason to do other than to put smiles on the faces of those doing them. I mean that’s what hot rodding is all about, right? So when...

Check Out This Video Of The Iron Trap Garage Crew Unloading One Of Their CRAZIEST Truck Loads Of Model A Parts Ever!

We shared a cool video of the Iron Trap crew up in New England going through a barn FULL of Model A Ford parts, and more. It was an insane collection of stuff, and they scored a bunch of it. At this...

Eastwood Company Is Building the Fast and Furious Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX! Whether You Dig Imports Or Not, You Might Learn Some Stuff.

The Fast and Furious movie franchise is one of the biggest money makers in movie history, and whether you like each one or just some, they all started with the original Fast and Furious that we all...

Ryan Is Restoring The Interior Of His 1984 GMC Pickup They Call Slick Rick. Custom Seat, Sound Deadening, Details, And More.

Ryan’s square body Chevrolet C10 is a pretty cool truck, but like many projects this thing started out with a running engine that didn’t last long. So a big block from a friend became the...

Influence and Impact Episode 24 – Movie Car Chase Breakdown, Drive, Baby Driver, Gone in 60 Seconds, Stunts, And More!

America’s love of the automobile, and the infatuation with the iconic styling and performance American cars have historically embodied has never been more prevalent than in the movies of the 1960s...

Bug Jam Festival Livestream Replay: One Of The Coolest Summer Events At Santa Pod In England. Check It All Out Here.

I love VWs, and have always wanted one. So when I saw that Santa Pod had streamed their Bug Jam Festival I figured I’d share it with all of you guys as well. Whether you like a bug, a bus, or...