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The Mickey Thompson Turn And Burn: 6 Second Passes, 200 mph Cars, And Plenty of Carnage Already.

Alex and Nick Taylor, along with a bunch of other sicko drag and drive folks, are in Norwalk Ohio of the Mickey Thompson Tires Turn and Burn. This is the inaugural event, and it is the kind of drag...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: Here’s Our Final Gallery from the 37th Annual Run to the Sun Car Show Custom Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More!

Here’s our 5th, and final, gallery from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them...

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We’ve Got NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: 4-Wide Drag Racing Is Right Here!

(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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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Friday $50,000 Big Money Race #1

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: Here’s Another Gallery from the 37th Annual Run to the Sun Car Show Custom Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More!

Here’s our 4th gallery from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them out too....

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Eliminations & Pro Mod And Top Fuel Qualifying From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Polishing Turds Season 2: Part 7 – The Right Valve Job For Cody’s ProCharged 360 Cubic Inch Small Block, And How A Valve Job Effects Flow

In the seventh episode of this new Polishing Turds engine project, Pete is going to be performing the valve job on this little supercharged small-block so it will be able to make big consistent...

Heavy Metal Video: This Compilation Of 1990s Figure Eight Racing Wrecks From Sportsdrome Speedway Is Insane

I have done some reasonably terrifying things in cars. I have ridden with Ken Block in a rally car hurtling though the woods at crazy speeds, I have been caught in weather so bad that I thought it...

Awesome Video: This Promotional Film For The 1978 Schkee Can-Am Car Is Spectacular!

The most beautiful race car you’ve never heard of. This is the Schkee (pronounced Sha-kee) DB-1 and it was the brainchild of Doug Schultz and race car builder Bob McKee. The car name is a mashup of...

1970s Perfection: This Motorcycling Safety Film Stars Peter Fonda and Evel Knievel – So Good!

If you were someone who was going to make a film about motorcycling safety in the 1970s and your job was to cast it, who would you pick? Certainly your first choices would have to be cool, they would...

Watch The Massive Case 150 Steam Tractor Make 170hp and Over 5,000 lb-ft Of Torque On A Prony Brake Dyno

We have showed you video and told you about Kory Anderson’s incredible recreation of a Case 150 steam tractor. This $1-million dollar plus project brought back to life an extinct mastodon of a...

Profile Of Awesomeness: This Look At NY Harbor Tug Boat Captain Grover Sanschagrin Is Fantastic

Captain Grover Sanschagrin was one of the most knowledgeable, experienced, skilled, and level headed guys who has ever piloted a craft in New York Harbor. This is a guy who spent decades on the water...

Battle in Bama Show Video – OBS Nationals 2024 At Talladega SuperSpeedway With Not Stock Photo

Battle in Bama is one of the must attend shows of the year, and there were a ton of awesome rides on hand this year just like you’d expect. It used to be held at Battleship Park in Mobile, but...

MASON WRIGHT GRABS FIRST CAREER CONGRUITY NHRA PRO MOD SERIES WIN AT NHRA NEW ENGLAND NATIONALS

EPPING, N.H. (June 2, 2024) – Mason Wright drove to his first career victory in the Congruity NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series presented by LearnEV+ on Sunday at New England Dragway, defeating...

Tony Angelo Swaps An 800+ Horsepower NASCAR V8 Into His 1955 Chevy Street Car! This Is Going To Be A Riot

Tony Angelo is back at it on his cool 1955 Chevy, and even if we weren’t Tri-Five fans around here we’d totally approve of the 800+ horsepower small-block NASCAR combo he’s got...

Online Find: This 1968 Chevrolet C20 CST Custom Camper With A 1966 Del Rey Sky Lounge Camper Is As Epic As They Get

I’m a sucker for vintage motorhomes, travel trailers, and rvs in general, but this 1968 Chevrolet C20 is something truly special with a camper that is nothing like anything I’ve ever...

Influence and Impact Episode 22: How Hot Rodders Shaped Car Racing Movies, Hollywood Stunt Cars, And Movie Cars

The relationship between hot rodders and car movies has always been a special one, but it has sometimes been hard to tell who is influencing who. I’ve often thought that movies are inspired by...

Barn Find: 1968 Dodge Dart! Solid Roller, Fresh Storage Unit Find! Tons of Potential! Build A Hemi Clone, Drag-and-Drive Machine, Or ?

Chad Ehrlich is back with more cool vintage iron! This 1968 Dart is something special and has been in dry storage for years. If you have always wanted a 1968 Hemi Dart, or you want to build a rad...

This Video Of A Bombardier Sidewalk Plow Pulling A Big Rig Out Of The Mud Is Totally Awesome

If you don’t live in a place where it snows, chances are that you’ve never heard of a Bombardier sidewalk plow and that’s a shame. These little tracked bastards have cleared the way...

Rust and Dents Got Your Goat? OPGI Can Help! Check Out Their RestoParts 1970 GTO Fender Here

It’s pretty amazing to think that the 1970 GTO is 50 stinking years old, but it is. It’s also pretty amazing to think that once upon a time you simply drove to the wrecking yard with your...