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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: It’s The Second To The Last Stage Of Dakar 2026! Stage 12 Racing Action Is Below!

Here comes Stage 12! There is just one more stage after this, but that doesn’t mean Dakar 2026 is done. It may be getting closer and closer to the end of the 2026 Dakar Rally, but there is...

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Iron Trap Garage Sheet Metal Tech: Fixing Poorly Fitting Hood Sides For The Custom 1938 Ford Convertible With Some Nips And Tucks

The Iron Trap crew are getting back at it, working on the 1938 Ford Convertible. This custom car has seen some action over the years and needs some sheet metal love in a variety of places. The hood...

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She KNEW the ’55 Had It In It ! Sick Week Testing, While Sick, At Centerville Dragway in Arkansas Proves Aero Isn’t Everything

Alex Taylor is back at it, prepping and testing for Sick Week 2026 which is coming up in just a couple of weeks. They aren’t alone, as lots of racers are in full thrash mode getting cars ready...

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FREE LIVE 24 Hour Endurance Racing: All The Racing Action From The Michelin 24 Hour At DUBAI 2026 Right Here!

The 2026 racing season didn’t wait to get started, as we have had racing going since the clock went past midnight to end 2025. We’ve had Dakar Rally 2026 going on, New Year’s drag...

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2026 Pro Stock Practice Tree Winternationals Livestream: hosted by 2025 NHRA Factory X Champion Lenny Lottig Raising Money For Childrens Aid Hospital

Here is a cool event folks! This is taking Practice Tree racing to a whole new level. This is the Pro Stock Practice Tree Winter Nationals, an event that not only measures reaction time, but also...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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This 1989 Pontiac Firebird Zombie Response Team Trar Is A Big Block Powered Winner

I know you people out there in readerland (is there anything worse than “you people”?) must think that I sit around and seek trars in all of their glorious forms all over the internet....

Cars, Trucks, Parts, And More At The Famed Pomona Swap Meet

The Pomona Swap Meet is a must attend event for any hot rodder in Southern California, and also attracts folks from all over the globe looking for killer parts, finished cars, or projects. This...

Craigslist Find: Who Wants A “Heath Ledger As The Joker” Hood For Their PT Cruiser?

Trolling through Craigslist can dredge up some of the most insane crap ever. I was going through the Washington, D.C. pages a couple of nights ago when this particular gem appeared. At some point...

2014 Mopar Nationals Coverage: Odd, Cool, And Interesting Mopars Were Stacked Far And Wide in Columbus

The 2014 Mopar Nationals in Columbus, Ohio marks the 34th running of the event and we were….not there. While Brian and Chad were trying to organize a sailboat class for Bonneville, McTaggart...

Video: A Wild Drag Boat Save and Sink – No Wreckage, Amazing Driving, Then Cue The Rescue Drivers!

In 1985 Danny Sullivan executed the famous “spin and win” maneuver at the Indy 500 and became a sensation. In drag boat racing there is no such thing but there is something we’re...

Watch An Icelandic Maniac In A Formula Off Road Truck Travel More Than 1,000ft Over Water

(If there were a standing record for a wheeled vehicle skittering atop water, this Jeep would have it and it would be on the salt RIGHT NOW resetting the damned thing) There are certain things that...

Meet the Terra Wind Recreational Vehicle. We Need This Now!

Say you’ve got about $1.5 million burning a hole in your pocket. What do you do? You could buy a house, but you probably already have several. You could buy land, but then you’ll be out...

Throwback Video: Why A Lake And Top Speed Racing Aren’t A Good Combination

This year, racers were reminded that the salt flats outside Wendover were named “Bonneville” after Lake Bonneville, the prehistoric lake that covered a large majority of Western Utah....

Education Video: Sending A Reporter Into A Cold Lake In Iowa In A Buick, To Teach You How To Get Out Of A Sinking Car

In the United States, on average, 300 or so people die in sinking or submerged vehicles. It’s a sad statistic that can be prevented. In this video, reporter Brian Allen volunteers to take a...

The Sealegs Amphibious Boat Is Genius And BangShift Approved Idea, Plus You Can Actually Own One

(Because of the rainout of Bonneville, we’re running some stuff that would be of use or fun on the water logged Salt Flats today.) Virtually every day of my life I am confronted with...

Top 11: McTaggart’s Top Japanese Imports

I’m not a Mopar guy…or a Ford guy…or even an American guy when it comes to cars. I can practically justify any car for merits and disregard one for it’s downfalls. At least...

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Video: Awesome Hovercraft Racing From France – Yeah, We Just Said Awesome, Racing, and France Together

(We know…you were expecting wall to wall Bonneville coverage today. Since the event has been cancelled, we’re going to highlight stuff that could be raced at Bonneville or stuff that...

UPDATED: Tony Stewart Involved In Dirt-Track Incident That Killed Another Driver

Reports are coming in that NASCAR driver Tony Stewart was involved in an on-track incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York that injured a driver that was out of their vehicle. What we...

SCTA Bonneville Speed Week 2014 Has Been Cancelled

Bad news here on the Salt. Here’s the statement from SCTA –   The SCTA Board is currently on the salt flats and the BSF is under water and will not dry in time for Speed Week to be...