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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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RebelDryver Got A New Project Car! This 1977 Chevy Monza Is Going To Become A Drag And Drive Machine!

Our boy Scott Liggett is back with a new drag and drive project! After buying a 1950 Chevy coupe a year or two ago, and realizing it would be more work than he was really wanting to tackle, he sold...

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Better Than Rain-X?! Is This The Best Windshield Water Repellent Windshield Coating Ever? 10 Brands Tested!

I am a big fan of Rain-X. I own, and have owned, a few vehicles that don’t have windshield wipers at all and have found that if you apply it right and often enough it works wonders. I’ve...

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Our Final Gallery of 2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos! Pro Mods, Dragsters, Door Cars, And So Much More!

Here’s gallery #4, our final gallery of PDRA East Coast Nationals action, and if you missed the photos we already posted, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by David Whealon) The...

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This Awesome Dent Side Ford F100 Pre-Runner RIPS The STREETS, The Dirt, And More!

There is something awesome about vintage bodied pre-runner trucks, and this dentside F100 is a great example. My uncle had a SuperCab back then, and even though I was never a Ford fan growing up I...

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The Wild 1981-1985 Era Of Formula One Cars Race At Monaco Again! 1980s F1 Gold at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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20 Cool Cadillacs From Viva Las Vegas 2014 – Large Barges!

Old Cadillacs are unquestionably cool and this collection of the neatest 20 we saw at Viva Las Vegas 2014 proves it. From just after the turn of the 20th century and right on through that century,...

44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener For Nitro Funny Cars

Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne The 44th Annual NAPA Auto Parts Ignitor Opener is the oldest professional racing event in the Pacific Northwest presented and kicks off a killer season at Firebird...

Jiffy-tite’s Duane LaFleur Is Race Ready For 2014: More Horsepower And More Races!

While most of the companies in the aftermarket have employees that are enthusiasts, or racers, it’s not quite as common to have the head honcho, like Duane LaFleur, out there racing himself....

Mike Artman’s 1964 Catalina Station Wagon Is A Former Cop Car Turned Tire Shredding Cruiser (Video)

Mike Artman may not be a name you recognize but believe it or not he is one of the people that is 100% instrumental in the success of BangShift. That’s right, Artman was in on the absolute...

28 Odd Rods From Viva Las Vegas 2014 – Weird, Interesting, And Off The Wall Cars

Don’t take the term “odd rods” as disrespectful. When I say “odd rods” I am speaking of body styles and looks that are outside of the norm. Listen, we have respect for...

Here’s Our Last Collection Of Photos From The 2014 Lonestar Round Up

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Wickam is here in Houston blasting photos at the NHRA race like his life depended on it…because it does. Ok, we’re kidding. We didn’t actually...

Hot Rod Drag Week 2014 Registration SOLD OUT IN 11 MINUTES!

Update: SOLD OUT. It only took 11 minutes to fill the 260 spots this morning. That means lots of folks are going to be trying to get on the waiting list. To put your name on the list, email Hot Rod...

Drag Race Carnage Video: A Flying Camaro Wipes Out a Camera Platform at a Strip in Kuwait

There’s lots of reasons why race tracks do not have top end spectator bridges or fixed, overhanging camera stands at the finish line anymore like they used to. This video illustrates just about...

The Parting Shift: Screaming Wife Edition

We cannot usually find videos that combine hilarity and gear bangin’ awesomeness in one six minute package, but thanks to a reader tip, we have found just that. This is what happened when road...

Video: The Greatest Engine Explosion Footage Ever

We’ve all seen the video of the pulling tractor pitching it’s block over the side of the frame rails and then running it over. It was the king of the carnage hill for years, but...

The Lingenfelter Spring Open House Is This Saturday! Everyone Is Welcome April 26th

You’ve seen a bunch of great photos from our recent visit to the Lingenfelter Collection in Brighton, Michigan, and now it’s your chance to go check out all the greatness yourself. This...

Scott Hall Explains Moroso’s Electronic Switch Panel: Program Your Car’s Electronics To Do What You Want

The world of automotive wiring has changed dramatically in the last 10 years. Companies like Painless Performance, American Autowire, Ron Francis and more have made wiring your hot rod, muscle car,...

This Oshkosh M911 Is A 22.5-Ton Ton Army Truck That Eats Deuce And A Half Rigs For Lunch

Two weeks ago I was rolling down the road in Mooresville, North Carolina with Eric Yost in his big deuce and a half military truck. That is a big, lumbering, unstoppable 6×6 monster that is the...

Take A Tour Of The Circuit Of The Americas Formula 1 Track In Austin Texas

(Words and Photos by Brad Klaassen) Unless you’ve been hibernating through the winter under a rock, most of you know I love to shoot and write about drag racing. So, why were you at a race track...