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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Chadmouth: Traveling Rants From One Of The Travelenist Guys In Motorsports! Can We Just Cut Their Feet Off?

I was on the road 36 weekends this year, which is low compared to last year, but still a ton of travel. I defy anyone to have a more polished routine when rolling through airport security, the rental...

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This Paddle Tire Equipped Fox Mustang On A Puerto Rican Sand Drag Strip Makes Our Pants Tight (video)

Juncos, Puerto Rico was founded in 1797 and has a population of about 40,000 people as best my extensive research into the place can find. The extensive research was done while eating an extensive...

Nut Driver: I screw up a suspension install and drive a Toyota Highlander for the week

[“Nut Driver” is a new series that will feature updates on Dave Nutting’s attempts to daily drive his 1987 Chevrolet Monte Carlo in Massachusetts 365 days a year] We last left off with an...

Here’s Your Last ProMod Racing Coverage For 2013. The Snowbird Nationals In Bradenton Were Huge!

It’s the Off Season for all the professional category racers, but that didn’t keep the crazies of Pro Mod from heading to Bradenton last week for some final passes of 2013. The number of...

This Bizarre Looking 1981 Spirit AMX Is Actually Bad Ass And We Want It – Fugly But Fast!

Things at AMC weren’t all that bad in 1981. The company was still rolling out new models like the 4×4 Eagle models that really invented what we now call a “crossover SUV”,...

Hundreds Of Classic Cars And Trucks, We Would Love To Own, For Sale In Michigan. Buy One Or All!

Just when you think that the supply of Pre-’70’s cars and trucks has got to be dwindling, another collection of great old iron comes to the surface, like this one in Michigan. The good...

Question of the day: What’s your vehicle of choice for the snow?

With Christmas just around the corner and winter storm Electra having just dumped up to a foot of the white and fluffy stuff across the Northeast, it’s probably safe to say that winter’s here....

Killer Old Promotional Video: Andy Granatelli Setting Records in a 1963 Avanti at Bonneville

In our never-ending quest to ferret out every cool old promotional video we can, we’re happy to share this film made by Studebaker in 1963 promoting the awesome accomplishments of the Avanti at...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Other LIVE Swaps Or Modifications Do You Want To See?

With Freiburger and Finnegan finishing their three day live LS engine swap yesterday at PRI, and the Anniversary of our 48 Hour Camaro build fast approaching, we’ve been talking about all the...

Hot Rodded Mustang Also Modified To Carry Almost 80 Pounds Of Pot!

Here is some seri0us proof that the Customs and Border Patrol agency has some skills, and some really cool technology. A few days ago these guys busted a would be drug smuggler who had modified his...

Awesome Videos: Watch And Ride On Board With The Green Monster 19 Front Motor Turbine Dragster!

We were among the first to tell you about Tim Arfons’ project in recreating the front engined, wheel driven, turbine dragster that terrorized drag strips nearly 40 years ago. Now we’re...

Watch Two Insanely Modified Puerto Rican International Diesel School Buses Do Burnouts And Drag Race! One Of These Runs 13s!

No joke, although you cannot see the scoreboards at the end of this video the “winning” bus is capable of running in the 13-second time zone. How do we know that? We’re including an...

Roadkill LIVE At The PRI 2013 D-DAY! WILL IT RUN? WILL THEY FAIL? IS THE CRUSHER GOING TO RISE AGAIN?! TUNE IN NOW!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH — OR CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW TO TUNE IN! Well THIS should be interesting! Next week from December 12-14th our own Lohnes will be hosting the first ever Roadkill LIVE! from the...

Insane Video: Axles Ejected From Drag Car… WITH THE AXLE HOUSING!!!!

In response to the video of Brandon Snider launching the driveshaft out of his ADRL Pro Extreme car, someone sent us a link to one that trumps that in a big way. I say someone because Brian just sent...