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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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PRI 2014: More Photos From The Show Floor – Cool Cars, Cool Parts, Engine Components, Suspension Components, Circle Track, More –

The dust has settled, downtown Indy has been vacated, and things in the city have returned to normal but we still have lots to show you and lots to talk about surrounding PRI 2014. From big racing...

Ridetech’s New C2 And C3 Corvette Suspension Systems Were A Big Hit At PRI 2014

A few months ago we told you that Ridetech was now offering a complete bolt in suspension system for C2 and C3 Corvettes, and included some installation videos and a cool new commercial that they had...

Ebay Find: Another Beautiful Ambassador For Your Consideration

A little while ago, in one of our “Would You Rather?” games, we presented two AMC Ambassador coupes for your consideration. One had a cool beater vibe, the other was a show car that had...

Does Adding A 440 To A PT Cruiser Make It Better, Or Just Sad?

BangShifter Josh Fullenwider sent us a couple of interesting Craigslist finds the other day, and one of them was this 2001 PT Cruiser that has apparently had a 44o transplant done on it. There are no...

Watch Rally Legend Stig Blomqvist Wheel A 1984 Group B Audi Quattro At The Race Of Champions…Yesterday! Rally History Lives Here!

Stig Blomqvist is one of the greatest names in rally racing history. He was the 1984 Champion and is widely recognized as one of the best ever. Just this last weekend on the island of Barbados the...

These Cadillac Wheelstanders Are Awesome…But We Have No Info! Do You Know Anything About “The Peacemaker”?

Ok, BangShifters, I’m calling on your vast knowledge once again for some information on a strange racer from the past. Last time I got a ton of info on Russ Theus’s Lincoln Mark VII...

This Six Door 1992 Ford F-350 Has An 11-Foot Bed And The Turning Radius Of An Aircraft Carrier

There are big custom trucks and then there are BIG. CUSTOM. TRUCKS. This monster from the Mobile, Alabama area fits in the second category because it is lifted way up, 44(ish) inch tires, a six door...

Don’t Let Your Kids See This: A Killer Kid Sized Jeep With Four Wheel Drive, A Winch, And A Love For Mud

(It is only fitting that we show you the ultimate Christmas present as we are getting closer to that holiday by the minute. This little Jeep captured our imagination in 2014 and if your kids see it,...

This Video Of A Helicopter Landing On A Heaving Ship In The Ocean Is Amazing – Incredible Skill

(The skill of the pilot in this video is nearly beyond comprehension and that is why it was such a popular watch in 2014. He sets this helicopter down on the deck of a ship that is literally heaving...

This Crown Vic Runs 9s And Looks Like it Should Run 17s…What’s The Secret? The Info Is In Here!

(We profiled some awesome sleepers and sleeper videos in 2014, this was one of our favorites. If you are a Ford guy you will hate the engine but you have to respect the killer clean looks. The thing...

Top 11: McTaggart’s Best Pictures From 2014

If you had told me I would be doing this gig this time last year, I would’ve been floored. I’m writing this one year to the day I got my degree and walked across the stage. I started...

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Caption This Photo: It’s Never Good When Brian Pulls The Levers

When Brian starts pulling levers, you never really know what might happen. When we walked into the PRI Show on Saturday morning, and his first action was a slightly confused and bewildered pull of...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-worthy News Of The Week: Upmarket Scions, TopGear World, And More!

It’s been a busy run for us here, with the PRI Show going on and whatnot, but the regular, boring old news doesn’t stop just because we find a bunch of awesome to report on. While we find...

Project Raven: Pulling The Weak Engine And Dead Trans From Our Imperial

It’s been three months since the Project Raven Imperial unceremoniously blew the transmission at Beech Bend, and it’s been just a touch longer since the engine put up some seriously...