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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Rally Video: Chris Harris Takes On An R-GT Prepared Porsche 911 In Wales

Porsche and rally racing actually have a long and successful past, with technological advancements culminating in the creation of the 959, one of the baddest Porsches ever made. If you need any more...

Historical Footage: Go For A Ride In A Ford GT40 Around LeMans In 1969

With the 2017 Ford GT stealing damn near everybody’s thunder at the Detroit Auto Show, we figured it would only be fitting to find some historical footage of the GT40 to explain why everyone...

This 1962 Willys Station Wagon Is Cool, Needs Work, And In Stock Form Would Lose A Drag Race To A Steam Tractor

So McTaggart and I have essentially agreed to end the station wagon blog war that we have been engaged in over the last couple of weeks. Much like the Korean War, we have not declared a truce or...

BREAKING: John Force Racing To Run Chevy Camaro Funny Car Bodies In 2015 And Beyond

Respected and well-informed auto racing reporter Louis Brewster of the Inland Daily Bulletin newspaper is reporting that John Force Racing will announce tomorrow that they will be running Chevy...

Watch This ProCharger Equipped Top Dragster Pull A Wheelie At The Eighth Mile – Here’s Why This Class Rules

Andy Johnson recently went for the ride of his life at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida when his ProCharged, big block, top dragster entry went into a power wheelie at the eighth mile mark of...

Blog War Checkmate: This Factory L72 427 Powered 1969 Chevy Kingswood Is The Capper – Former AHRA Champion And Record Holder

So this is my Harry Truman moment. I have an opponent who is weakening but still won’t go down. Rather than prolong the conflict it is time to drop the big one and hit him right in the yam bag....

And Now For Something Completely Different: A Shorty Caprice!

I’d love to get the entire story on why this 1977 Chevrolet Caprice ended up with a good third of the car missing out of the center section. I’m sure it’s a good story. Any car...

Maple Grove Raceway Ripping Out About 600ft Of Drag Strip And Replacing Asphalt With Concrete – Work Starts When Weather Allows

Here’s some more good off-season news for drag racing fans, especially those that call Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania home. The fabled east coast drag plant is tearing their drag...

Former Tire Changer Is Suing Michael Waltrip Racing, Claims He Was Blacklisted

Brandon Hopkins, a former tire changer, is suing Michael Waltrip Racing for damages, citing breach of contract, defamation, intentional interference with a contract and violation of the N.C....

Shop Tours! We Visit Posies Rod and Custom PLUS A Bonus Visit To Worm Inc. Where Dragsters And Funnies Live

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – So the holidays are behind us, spring is still a ways off and we are heading into to bleakest time of the year for outdoor fun car activities. In...

Somernites Photo Coverage: Weird, Unique, Interesting, And Diverse Rides From The Fall Somernites Cruise

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – If you like diversity in build styles and marquees then this one is for you.  In here we’ve got Jaguar, Morris, BMW, Studebaker, Scion, Anglia, Opel,...

Check Out This In-Car Footage Of The DeltaWing Ripping Around Daytona!

Love or hate the DeltaWing, the dart-shaped car that has run LeMans, American LeMans, Petit Le Mans, and USCC, but there’s no doubt that it’s a capable beast. Created by a collaborative...

The Camaro TRAR Or The Kids In The Photos? Which Is Cooler?

When BangShifter Tyler Garrett, who drives a 4000 horsepower Coast Guard Cutter by the way, sent us this Craigslist ad for a 4th Gen Camaro TRAR (Truck Car), the email just said “Welcome to...

The “WTF?” Files: NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch Testifies That His Ex-Girlfriend Is A Trained Assassin

It’s been a bit since we had heard of any NASCAR-sourced weirdness, but the strange headlines are always sure to come around eventually. In this case, it’s Kurt Busch and the domestic...