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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Right Trailers Jr. Western Conference Finals From The Texas Motorplex – Saturday

If you are fan of the up and comers in NHRA sportsman drag racing, then you are going to love the Right Trailers Jr. Western Conference Finals being held this weekend at the Texas Motorplex in Ennis...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: 10th Annual Mutt and Jeff Big Money Bracket Race – Saturday

This is one of SIX live drag races happening this weekend and you can watch them all right here. If you like Nostalgia Drag Racing, then watch the NHRA Nostalgia Nationals. If you like NHRA Sportsman...

GEN 2 LT1-THE OTHER GUYS SMALL BLOCK-HOW MUCH ARE PORTED HEADS & TPIS ZZ409 CAM WORTH ON THE LT1?

I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...

Classic Car Liquidators Show Coverage: North Texas’ Gearhead Paradise Draws Some Seriously Cool Hot Rods, Classics, Muscle Cars, And More!

(Words and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) For the first time, we hosted a car show at Classic Car Liquidators to bring a bunch of friends and customers together. We were all a little nervous to make sure...

The Aztek 200 Part 2! O’Reilly Auto Parts, Vice Grip Garage, Tony Angelo, Alex Taylor, And Tate Morgan Drag Race Pontiac Azteks In Tucson

Here is Part 2, where we’re drag racing Pontiac Aztek’s at Tucson Dragway, before really putting them through their paces in the desert. Oh, but not before some careful...

GEN 2 LT1 INTAKE TEST-CARB VS EFI! STOCK LT1 EFI VS GM DUAL-PLANE & EDELBROCK VRS CARB. WHO WINS?

I’ve got a Gen 2 LT1 in a 1956 Chevy, and it has always been a fun engine. It’s mostly stock, but when we put a stand alone EFI on it and significantly improved ignition, we were able to...

Sick Summer Day 2 Video From 1320Video And Alex Taylor Racing: Carnage, Unique Rides, Big Numbers, And So Much More Going On!

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...

Weird Car On A Dead Track: 1985 Plymouth Colt Turbo Tested At Bridgehampton

The magic of the 1980s was that there were weird cars kind of falling out of the sky on a regular basis. Today, that does not happen anymore. There are very few surprises out there. People have their...

Sick Summer Day 1 Video From 1320Video And Alex Taylor Racing: It’s Time To Start Racing! Who’s Surviving Day One? Wheelies, Engines, More!

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...

Watch TV Tommy Ivo Race The Green Mamba Jet Car Circa The Late 1960s in Texas!

Ahhh, match racing. The fabled way for so many stars of the drag racing world to pay the bills and make cash with their hot rods. It is vaudeville on four wheels with a schedule that’s 10-times...

Video: Gentle Giants – Big Horsepower Tractors Of The 1970s From Minneapolis-Moline and Oliver

While passenger cars and trucks were being stripped of their manhood by government regulations in the early 1970s, farmers across America were transitioning into an era where horsepower was king....

Video: These 1970s Evel Knievel Drag Racing Toy Commercials Are Great – Did You Have Them?

While Evel Knievel never raced at a drag strip in a funny car or a dragster, he performed at many of them across the country jumping motorcycles. The guy made a few bucks every time his too-heavy...

Vice Grip Garage’s Chopped Top 1935 Ford Truck is Back, But It Is Time To BUILD IT BETTER This Time!

Who doesn’t love a chopped 1935 Ford pickup truck? Well whoever owns it when it doesn’t run or drive well enough to be fun, that’s who. And in this case it’s Derek from Vice...

Finnegan’s New Mystery Drag and Drive Project Car Needs Major Surgery Already! What Has He Done?

In typical Finnegan style, something in the new race car is just not going to work and requires some surgery. But it’s fine. I mean it will all be fine, right? This project is something...