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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares The HISTORY of Alabama’s Favorite Wheelstanding Farm Truck!

Only in the 1960s did a track like Baileyton Goodtime Dragstrip have an in house wheelstander. I mean it wasn’t theirs, but was regularly seen at the track and there are tons of stories about...

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Barnstormin’: Cheaper Than Yours!

A wise man once said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” The part he forgot to add was, “especially if you’re broke.” It’s a given that every drag racer out there has at...

Gallery: 80 Photos Of Chevelles And El Caminos 1964-1972 (And Perhaps A Rogue 1980s Example)

Chevelle is one of the most vaunted names in muscle car history and like all muscle cars they came in many varieties and flavors. From plain Jane 300 models all the way up to the mights 1970 SS with...

Violent Valiant Update: The Rear Axle Is Built – Welding And Sweet Fabrication On Display!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk, Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle) – It has been a bit of a stretch since we last updated you on Project Violent Valiant, the corner burning, asphalt melting Chrysler powered...

2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals: The Barn Finds, Vintage Racers, And Rare Muscle Continue!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) — As if we have not shown you enough of the epic 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals car show, we’re back with another fresh load of images today...

Top 11: Best Wheels Of The 1980s As Offered By OEMs And Tuners

This may come as no surprise to anyone, but I have a real soft spot for cars from the 80s. Admittedly, the majority of cars from that era look to have been designed by someone who was given only a...

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eBay Find: This Forlorn Camaro Station Wagon Project Could Be Yours…And We Can Help!

Our buddy Jared and the crew at Fast On Wheels are building a pretty bad ass 1969 Camaro wagon that is sure to have the public talking loud when it hits the streets and show circuit. This is not that...

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Video: Urban Snow Mobiling In Detroit! Passing Cars On The Freeway Can’t Be Legal, Can It?

When the weather turns in a lot of the country that means the crazy white stuff starts falling from the sky and while us West Coasters are enjoying nice clear weather all you northern hot rodders...

Aussie V8 Supercars Tangle – Driver Scores Direct Hit On Competitor’s Driver Side Door – All OK

Like the burnout contest guys, the Aussie V8 Supercar series is in full swing and last weekend the Phillip’s Island course played host to their brand of mechanical competition. You know and...

Holley EFI Shares Data With RacePak Data Systems – Communication Saves Money And Complication

Communication is the basis for any successful relationship. Whether we’re talking about people or machines, things need to be working in harmony for the whole system to live up to the potential...

Craigslist Find: A Survivor 1970 Duster 340 That Appears Sweet And Is Priced To Sell

Often times our Craigslist finds are horrendous cars that we gut with clever and witty criticisms. The follow up to that is receiving death threats from the seller, such as Dave Nutting did regarding...

2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – More Awesome Photos Of Ultra Rare And Bitchin’ Muscle

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – The 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals was once again a mind-bending experience for us. In was a gathering of muscle car unicorns, ultra-rare stuff...

Car Show Coverage: Goodguys Fall Del Mar Nationals 2013 – Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and Trucks Oh My!

This weekend’s Goodguys Fall Del Mar Nationals 2013, in Southern California, is always one of our favorite events of the year because of great weather and great friends. This year the weather...

Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Road Trip Food?

Outside of the molten hot drag strip action, our favorite parts of the  Drag Week experience are the drives between tracks. Because the route is normally heavily geared towards back roads, we get to...

In-Car Videos: Making 7-Second Passes In A 5-Speed, Nitrous Fed, 498ci AMC Powered GREMLIN!

Kevin Fontenot is one of the most hardcore AMC guys on planet Earth. How do we know that? The dude has a Gremlin that runs in the 7-teens at nearly 190mph in Outlaw 10.5 trim. This car has a custom...