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2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos Start Right Here! Big Power, Big Smoke, And A Big Show At GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) The PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park were some badass drag races and for good reason. This is one of the coolest dragstrips in the country, and when the...

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12 VOLT ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONER UPGRADES. Cotten Is Fixing The A/C In His Hemi Monte Carlo!

Last fall we shared video of Cotten installing electric air conditioning in his HEMI powered Monte Carlo, a car that was already polarizing before the A/C install. He liked the electric A/C, and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indianapolis 500 Open Testing Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few weeks until the start of all the official Indy 500 festivities, including official practice sessions, qualifying, etc, but that doesn’t mean that teams aren’t...

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Manual Cars Shouldn’t Be THIS FAST! 6-Second Stick Shift Drag Racing At Street Car Takeover In Rockingham.

I grew up in a stick shift drag racing family, so anything with a clutch pedal is near and dear to my heart. There is something about a stick shift car that just makes it more fun to drive, and even...

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Check Out The Record Breaking Ford GT Mk IV Lap Around Nürburgring! 6:15 Is The Quickest Internal Combustion Vehicle Ever On Track!

Before anyone starts yelling that there are quicker cars that have been around the Nurburgring, remember that there are only two of them and both of those cars had electric assist as a power adder....

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Buy Your Dream Apartment Condo At Texas Motor Speedway! 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 9th Floor Outside Turn 2 At TMS!

I’ve been fortunate enough to be at a couple of parties in the condos outside turn 2 at Texas Motor Speedway and can tell you that they are pretty cool. I went to a party in one of them where...

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Forget A Bus, This 1976 Ford C600 Needs To Be The New BS Mobile Command Center

Recently converted BangShifter Casey Miller sent us this Craigslist link to a 1976 Ford C600 utility truck that is for sale in Connecticut. He thought it was cool but I saw it and immediately...

Unhinged: This 1973 Plymouth Is A Fine Example Of What Not To Do, Ever

I don’t mind clones, or tributes, or whatever you call it when someone takes a more base level car and tarts it up to resemble the muscle car that lived on the same platform, provided that the...

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BS Tune Up: Godsmack “Speak”…Nothing Like A Little Rock Music With Cars To Get Us Going

Ok, maybe get myself going. Brian and Chad can wake up at the unholy crack of dawn and go until about ten or so at night. I’m one of those types that wakes up mentally about 9am if...

Fender Banging Action From The Tudor United Sports Car Series Oak Tree Grand Prix – Vettes, Vipers, More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – David Whealon was our man on the scene at the 2014 Oak Tree Grand Prix. This was one of the events on the TUDOR United Sports Car racing series calendar and  David...

Lunati Launches New Bootlegger Camshaft Line – Racing Camshaft Technology Meets The Street

We always get a little giddy when new camshaft lines are introduced. Why? Mostly because it means more power to you and I when we make a cam change in our hot rods. Lunati’s new Bootlegger line...

Big Car Greatness: The AMCs Come Out To Play!

We have had GM, Mopar and Fords this week, but I didn’t have much hope on finding any footage of a big AMC product mixing it up that didn’t involve either old television footage of Adam...

Want To Know What The 2015 Challenger Drag Pack’s Supercharged Engine Will Have For Power? This Dyno Video May Be Telling Us

When we were at the reveal of the 2015 Dodge Challenger Drag Pack at the US Nationals, Chrysler was really tight lipped about the power output of the 426ci late model Hemi with the Whipple blower...

2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise – More Sweet Trucks From This Massive SoCal Cruise

Yesterday we showed you a load of sweet trucks from the 2014 Orange County Great Labor Day Cruise and today we’re throwing more trucks all up in your business because we feel like it. So there....

Unhinged: Let’s Pick Apart The All-New Fourth-Gen Miata

The Mazda MX-5 Miata is the best-selling roadster of all time. It’s a light, nimble little two-seater that puts emphasis on handling rather than power. It has a devoted following with clubs,...

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The Classic American Muscle Invitational At The SCCA Finals Was A Big Success – Additional Event, More Stuff Coming?

A while back we told you that there was going to be a Classic American Muscle autocross invitational held at the SCCA national SOLO Championships this year. Well, the event took place and everyone...

Crash And Burn: Watch As “Skinny Mike” Schwartz Goes For A Wild Ride At The 2014 Time Machine Nationals

“Skinny Mike” Schwartz went for one hell of a ride at the 2014 Time Machine Nationals at Great Lakes Dragway in Wisconsin. Don Besch filmed the accident, and according to him, during...

Drag Racing Hall Of Famer John Farkonas Dies – Team Owner Of And Creative Engineer On The Chi-Town Hustler

It is hard, if not impossible to find photos of John Farkonas on the internet. He was not a glory hound or a guy who wanted anything more than to put his considerable mental talents to work making...

Okay, Somebody BASE-Jumped With Their ‘Chute PIERCED To His Body. Watch If You Dare.

It’s not like BASE jumping isn’t cringe inducing in it’s own right: You’re cutting the safe zone of parachuting down to the slimmest margin, you’re very close to an...

Watch Two French Rally Drivers Nearly Roast During The Ypres Rally!

Rally drivers have the same type of determination that a demolition derby driver has: so long as there is a useable gear that is allowing the car to move, come hell or high water they will press on....