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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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The 2015 Piston Powered Autorama: Our Photo Explosion Continues With Trucks And Sweet Muscle Cars

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – We can’t get enough of Mike Brooks’ great photos from the I-X Piston Powered Autorama which was held a couple weekends back in Cleveland, Ohio. As we have...

Big News: NASCAR To Reenter Sport Of Drag Racing – National Series Planned For 2016

It has been about 50 years since NASCAR abandoned their burgeoning drag racing division in 1967 and stepped clearly away from the sport but reports from inside the halls of the company indicate that...

WHOOPS! Ryan Newman’s Team Just Got Busted For Messing With Tires! Here’s The Breakdown Of The Fines And Suspensions!

Didn’t we just have this discussion about cheating in motorsports? I could’ve sworn we just did. But when there’s smoke, there’s fire, and in the wake of rumors flying around...

These Two Hellcat Owners Nearly Get Tossed Out Of Texas Motorplex – Owning A Fast Car Does Not Make You A Racer

In a race there are two parts to the equation of winning: the car, and the driver. Most drivers look to the car to do all of the work, but as most good racers know, owning a badass car doesn’t...

This VW Golf Is An Evil Little 10-second Sleeper – Quiet And Quick!

Most ten-second cars have some kind of giveaway, and usually it is noisy, be it exhaust or a power adder. It takes a lot of effort to package up that kind of performance and keep it as quiet as a...

More Great Photo Coverage From The Hotchkis Autocross At Last Weekend’s NMCA West Race

Our seemingly endless photo coverage of the Hotchkis Autocross that was run during the NMCA West event in Fontana, California weekend continues! Today we have another fresh batch of images featuring...

Question Of The Day: Is It Worth Upgrading Older Iron To Match Today’s Performance?

I know the allure of an older muscle car well: the purely mechanical nature of the car. The vibration of a V8 with a good cam thumping, shaking the car ever so slightly. The torque delivery, the lack...

TX2K15 Coverage: A Look At The Cool Exotics And Muscled Up Sports Cars At The Wild Event In Texas

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – (Editor’s note – For those of you not 100% familiar with the TX2K event, it is a street car geared weekend of insanity that takes place in...

Not An April Fool’s Joke: This Is A Proposed Intercontinental Highway System

(Map photo: CNN) What you are looking at is a rough idea of a 12,910 mile long intercontinental highway system that was recently proposed by Russian Railways president Vladimir Yakunin. The proposed...

Incredible Video: Watch The Massive 28 Liter Beast Of Turin Charge Around The Winding Roads Of Goodwood!

It was a while back that the world freaked out over the preview footage for an upcoming documentary called, “The Beast Of Turin” which followed the restoration/recreation of the Fiat S76,...

Aussie Veyron Killer? This One Off Supercar Has TWO LS7 V8s Hooked Together! Incredible Stuff

(Photo credit: Street Machine Magazine) – We have to give total and 100% credit for this tip to our pals at Street Machine Magazine, the great Australian car magazine. These guys are following...

Cool Wagons and Customs At The 2015 Carl Casper Car Show – Some Really Nice Stuff In Here!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Crafting a car as an artist might shape clay is something many of us marvel at.  The vision to see a body line shaved and another added is something that...

This Is A Thing? Speed Plowing In Sweden…”Let’s Get Ready To Cultivate!”

Early spring at BangShift Mid-West means many things…the trees are finally starting to leaf out, daffodils are blooming, my allergies are raging, and fields across the region are being torn up...

Hotchkis Autocross Coverage: The NMCA West Series Welcomes The Pro Touring World And They Came In Droves

We’re back with more great action and pit photos from the Hotchkis Autocross that was run as part of the NMCA West drag races at Fontana, California last weekend. Like we mentioned yesterday,...