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Influence and Impact Podcast: Behind the Scenes with Belltech’s Roel Garza! Talking OBS Trucks, Mini Trucks, And More!

Belltech was one of the most influential name brands in the sport truck market of the 1980s and 1990s. Period. Along with a handful of other companies, they lead a revolution in trucks and created a...

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Derek Bieri And David Freiburger Are Attempting To Drive 1,800 MILES HOME In A BUICK POWERED Jeep Wagoneer!

Derek, David, and a Jeep Wagoneer, sounds like a party! I know David has a ton of experience making old crappy Jeeps run, but most of the time they aren’t powered by Buick’s Dauntless V8....

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 2 Racing Action From The Harsh Conditions of Dakar 2026.

Stage 2 action, highlights, and more are below! If you missed the previous video, use the link below. Dakar Rally 2026 is on! The worlds longest, toughest, and most infamous off-road race has started...

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Rebeldryver’s Garage Investigates A 1970 Chevelle SS 396 To Discover It’s Story And Whether It’s A Rare L78 396

Ever look at an old car and wonder about its history? Every car has a story to tell, but sometimes that story is a mystery. Either the previous owner with the knowledge sold the car, or they have...

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2026 New Year’s Backside No Prep Drag Racing at Maple Grove Raceway! They Ain’t Scared Of No Cold!

We already told you that BANGshifter extraordinaire Joe Grippo was at it again this New Year’s Day for Maple Grove Raceway’s annual New Year’s No Prep where they run both frontside and backside...

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Dave’s Engines Built a Custom V12 LS Engine for DAVE KINDIG And Here’s How The Whole Thing Goes Together.

The V12 LS based engine that Dave Kindig spec’d for the Kindig-It Designs built TwelveAir Ridler Winning Corvette project turned heads, just like the first ones folks saw nearly a decade ago...

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TONY AND THE BOYS CRAMMED 600 CHEAP BIG BLOCK HORSEPOWER INTO THIS 80’s STREET FREAK C10! Let The Burnouts Begin!

Tony Angelo is a good time. That dude, and his entire crew, have a great time doing what they do with cars and trucks of all kinds. Tony marches to the beat of a different drummer than most folks,...

Nostalgia Drag Racing Video: Old School Drag Cars Battle it out at the Drag Strip – Brainerd Motorsports Park

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, was back at it checking out some of the coolest drag cars on the planet at Brainerd Motorsports Park’s recent nostalgia drag race and we love it. Check out...

V8 Towing Drag Race: Ford vs Chevy vs Ram – Which Of The Big 3 Is the Fastest Half-Ton Towing Truck!

We live in a world where everyone that tows, even occasionally, seems to think that they need a 2500 or 3500 truck to do their towing, when in reality most folks never town anything that comes close...

FREE Motorcycle Drag Racing Livestream: The American Motorcycle Racing Association 2025 Jim McClure All Harley Nitro Nationals – Sunday

If you want to watch some cool live drag racing, featuring nothing but motorcycles, we’ve got you covered right here with the AMRA 2025 Jim McClure All Harley Nitro Nationals from Rockingham...

DIY Electric Power Steering, The Easy Way, With Mike Cotten. No Engine Driven Power Steering Pump Makes This Clean And Simple.

Electric power steering is incredibly common in new cars nowadays, and has been available from the aftermarket for several years as well. There are lots of factory components that have been used over...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The WDRA Summit Racing Equipment World Championships Are LIVE From Montgomery International Dragway – Saturday

The season is wrapping up in nearly all racing series over the next few weeks, and this weekend that means World Drag Racing Alliance World Championships from Montgomery International Dragway. All...

DUCT TAPE DRAGS 2025 VIDEO: This SUPERCHARGED HEMI Chrysler Slayed In The Burnout Pit! Check Out All The Fun In Tucson!

Duct Tape Drags 2025 is in the books baby, and this year was as big and bad as ever before. Entries for racing and burnouts and all the other car fun were sold out in record time, with racers coming...

More Big Rig Diesel Drag Racing Photos: Kuhnle Motorsports Park Does It Right At Unc’s Fall Brawl. Quebec Style Uphill Drags!

Here is our second gallery of photos from the Kuhnle Fall Brawl diesel drags. If you missed the previous photos, use the link below! Kuhnle Motorsports Park puts on two big rig events per year and...

INTENSE ACTION AT CAROLINA DRAGWAY! PRENUP & JUNKIE B WENT AT IT and Triggaman wants all the smoke!

When Swanstrom and the SwanGang show up, you know there is going to be some heavy hitting grudge action AND some good old fashioned trash talk. If you don’t dig the drama, then the grudge...

Carolina NT Presents Halloween Extravaganza Live at Piedmont Dragway. Free Live Drag Racing action right here!

If you are looking for some live No Time racing going on this weekend, then check out the livestream below from Piedmont Dragway’s Halloween Extravaganza presented by Carolina No Time. Check...

A Race Car Without the Misery? Driving The 2026 Ferrari 296 Speciale. More Power, Speed, and Noise, Less Weight, And All The Fun You Can Handle.

It’s going to sound funny coming from me, but there are some cars that are just too racecar for the street. I’ve owned a few of them, and can tell you that while they are a riot some of...

Engine How To Video: Here’s How To Install A Distributor And Set Timing. You Can Do This At Home With Simple Tools.

Blueprint Engines asked me to come by the shop a few months ago so they could film some tech videos on a bunch of topics that are typical tech calls they get each and every week. The thought being...

Big Rig Diesel Drag Racing Photos: Kuhnle Motorsports Park Does It Right At Unc’s Fall Brawl. Quebec Style Uphill Drags!

Kuhnle Motorsports Park puts on two big rig events per year and they are truly something special. With the summer’s Kuhnle Brother’s Semi Stampede, and then Unc’s Fall Brawl later...

Not Dead Yet! Is The Checker Cab Coming Back? What About Limousines? What About A Ute? Pipe Dream or Reality?

In the video below, Steve Magnante talks with Steve Cantarino about his efforts to build brand new Checker cabs, limousines, and utes. This has been a long long road, but it is one hell of a story...