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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Saturday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Sessions LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Pistons Falling From The Sky – Watch This John Deere Pulling Tractor Blow Up In Spectacular Fashion At A Pull

This is the first terrestrial engine explosion we have seen that actually makes it rain pistons. For real. After the engine gives up the ghost and the tractor stops, pistons and rods are still...

Finding HISTORY at the Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals: The Hot Rod Hoarder Is Sharing His Favorites!

For some reason, NHRA decided to change the name of the National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green Kentucky a couple years ago and now it is called the Wall Parks Nostalgia Nationals. In California,...

Vice Grip Garage’s Chopped Top 1935 Ford Truck is Back: Dirthead Dave And Derek Work On Engine, Transmission, Rear Suspension REMOVAL Because IT’S SO BAD!

Okay gang, it’s time to start working on this thing. Derek and Dave decided to get their thrash on to see how finished they can get this thing for Derek to take it to the Nashville stop on Hot...

So What’s The Cardinal Rule Of Turbo Charging? Watch This Video And Find Out From The Man Himself, Peter Harrell At Harrell Engine And Dyno.

Whenever we can learn stuff from Pete, we do. This guy is super smart and absolutely generous with his information. So when Pete says he’s going to share the cardinal rule of turbo charging, he...

Sick Summer Day 5 Video From 1320Video And Alex Taylor Racing: Destroying A Car TWICE In One Day Just To Finish, And Somehow Finishing With A Win!

Sick Summer, the latest event from the folks at Sick The Magazine, just started up this week and we’ve got video to share from our friends over at 1320 Video and Alex Taylor Racing. They are...

Great Chase: The Campy But Still Awesome Car Chase From The Stallone Movie “Cobra”

The Sylvester Stallone movie Cobra may be mostly unwatchable dreck, but I like the car chase in it, despite the fact that there’s a fair amount of campy weirdness throughout. The reason I like...

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The Turbosupercharger: Master of the Skies – Awesome WWII Film – Boost FTW Against the Axis!

The awesome power potential of the turbocharger is on full display these days. From little production engine to mighty racing mills, turbos are everywhere. Turbos were not widely used by anyone in...

Gearhead History: A Look At The Classic American Gas Station Through Photos From 1900-1945

The gas station has been a big part of American life since automobile ownership exploded in the early parts of the 20th century. Over the years these places evolved from greasy, grimy shacks on the...

Mud Master: Watch This Loaded Logset 6F Skidder Merrily Chug Through DEEP Gumbo

Europeans always have more refined names for stuff than we do, seemingly. Here? We call machines like this log skidders, the machines designed to drag felled trees out of their natural habitat and to...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Are These The Right Wheels And Tires? Plus More Work On The Custom Rocker Panel Running Boards

In the last video or two, Brent worked on several different things and ultimately got the air ride system in the truck and working which we so dig. In this one he’s finishing up some work on...

Sick Summer Day 4 Video From 1320Video And Alex Taylor Racing: An Epic Thrash To Stay Alive, And An Epic T-Bone Crash And Rollover On Track!

Sick Summer, the latest event from the folks at Sick The Magazine, just started up this week and we’ve got video to share from our friends over at 1320 Video and Alex Taylor Racing. They are...

Influence and Impact Episode 23 – The History Of Epic and Cliche Car Chase Movies, And Behind the Scenes of Stunt Cars Past And Present

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...

10,000 RPM Feature Video: Gerry Waddell’s HIGH RPM 1970 Chevy Nova At The 2024 Stick Shift Nationals Drag Race At Farmington Dragway

Growing up in a stick shift drag racing family means that cars like Gerry Waddell’s bad ass Nova really get me going. This thing is epic, he drives it old school, and while it does have a...

Why Would Someone Do This To ANY Truck Cab, Let Alone A C10? Newbern Is Going To Try And Save It… But How? Butchered Doesn’t Begin To Describe It.

Sometimes you come across potential projects that just look too weird and messed up to be saved. This C10 is one of them. With a top that has been “chopped” in all the wrong ways, and all...