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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 6 Rally Racing Action! The Saudi Desert Is Fighting Back In This 48th Running of the Dakar Rally!

We’ve been sharing every day’s coverage from the 2026 Dakar Rally and today is no different. Watch the video to see all the Stage 6 action, highlights, and more below! Bodies and vehicles...

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FREIBURGER’S 1929 MODEL A FORD IS RESCUED! A Killer Deal That’s Going To Need Some Love, And Wrenching With Derek from Vice Grip Garage!

Freiburger and Derek are back at it, but this time it’s Derek who’s helping Freiburger, since Freiburger helped him with the Jeep Wagoneer project not long ago. These two are good...

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Here’s What Happens When Two Drag Racers Team Up To Go Racing At The 2.4 Hours of LeMullets and Do GOOD!

You have to love the idea of Disco Dean and Kye Kelley as teammates for the 2.4 Hours of LeMullets in Florida. If you aren’t familiar with this race, it is a 2.4 hour long endurance race that...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! Watch Hammertown Come Together With This Streaming Camera From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Best Goodwood Moments of the Year, Including Jenson Button’s First Win, Hill Record and Hypercar Debut!

We love Goodwood and all the great content they share all year long, because it has so much good history and action. But when they put out a best of the year video you know it has to be good. I mean...

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DIY Tool Restoration: Restoring a Vintage Hydraulic Jack that survived a Fire! Jacks Are Simple, Right?

I love it when you can restore an old tool. Anything that still serves a purpose and can be useful in the shop or garage is always good, and sometimes these small projects are just what you need to...

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INTENSE ACTION AT CAROLINA DRAGWAY! PRENUP & JUNKIE B WENT AT IT and Triggaman wants all the smoke!

When Swanstrom and the SwanGang show up, you know there is going to be some heavy hitting grudge action AND some good old fashioned trash talk. If you don’t dig the drama, then the grudge...

Carolina NT Presents Halloween Extravaganza Live at Piedmont Dragway. Free Live Drag Racing action right here!

If you are looking for some live No Time racing going on this weekend, then check out the livestream below from Piedmont Dragway’s Halloween Extravaganza presented by Carolina No Time. Check...

A Race Car Without the Misery? Driving The 2026 Ferrari 296 Speciale. More Power, Speed, and Noise, Less Weight, And All The Fun You Can Handle.

It’s going to sound funny coming from me, but there are some cars that are just too racecar for the street. I’ve owned a few of them, and can tell you that while they are a riot some of...

Engine How To Video: Here’s How To Install A Distributor And Set Timing. You Can Do This At Home With Simple Tools.

Blueprint Engines asked me to come by the shop a few months ago so they could film some tech videos on a bunch of topics that are typical tech calls they get each and every week. The thought being...

Big Rig Diesel Drag Racing Photos: Kuhnle Motorsports Park Does It Right At Unc’s Fall Brawl. Quebec Style Uphill Drags!

Kuhnle Motorsports Park puts on two big rig events per year and they are truly something special. With the summer’s Kuhnle Brother’s Semi Stampede, and then Unc’s Fall Brawl later...

Not Dead Yet! Is The Checker Cab Coming Back? What About Limousines? What About A Ute? Pipe Dream or Reality?

In the video below, Steve Magnante talks with Steve Cantarino about his efforts to build brand new Checker cabs, limousines, and utes. This has been a long long road, but it is one hell of a story...

Garage Sale Score Or Fail? Bought A Broken Harbor Freight Floor Jack For $20. Can It Be Fixed At Home?

I love buying old tools at garage sales and swap meets, but jacks that don’t work are often a hard pass for me. Not because I don’t want to have to repair one, but because newer stuff is...

Get This WRONG, Say GOODBYE To Your Engine! Filter Tech That Matters! Oil, Air, or Fuel, Filtration Is Not All The Same.

Our friend Lake Speed Jr. is back at it with more awesome tech on the Motor Oil Geek channel, but this time he’s gone to visit some industry experts in the filtration world to find out what we...

Build Story Video: This RARE 1967 Toyota Stout is a One-of-a-Kind Build. Rare, Low, And Rad For Sure.

I’m an unapologetic minitrucker, and have been for decades. I have never hidden it, and still believe that many of the hottest builders in the last few decades have come from the minitruck and...

The Mother Road Is Ready! Are You?! The Route 66 Road Trip to The SEMA Show Is Almost Here But There Is Still Time For You To Join!

The Mother Road is Ready — Are You?   We just wrapped up the final pre-run for our Route 66 to The SEMA Show 2025 event. We covered more than 4,500 miles across nine states — twice — to...

Strongest Oil Filter Tools vs Hand Grip: Which Of These Tools Stands Up To Someone With The Kung Fu Grip? Can Any Of Them Beat The Grip?

If you haven’t had an oil filter that you couldn’t remove, you’ve been one of the lucky ones. I’ve had a few that I thought were going to require cutting tools before they...

Andy Lloyd’s Amazing Big Tire 1969 Camaro Wins The 2025 Door Car Fling Best Appearing Car Award

Blue 1969 Camaros hold a special place in my heart, not only because they are awesome, but also because I have one in the garage myself. And as awesome as mine is, it is not as nice at this amazing...

Jimmy Dale And Poland Take The Rotsun On Sick Smokies Drag And Drive: More Rotsun Fun And Drama!

I love that Finnegan and Jimmy Dale were able to make this happen, because there is no doubt that Jimmy and Poland were going to have a great time if they showed up and had a car to play with....

Chasing Championships In Northern California: Ultimate Street Car Competitors Try To Lock In Their Championship Titles At Thunderhill!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented by AutoZone, requires competitors to run in at least two events to accumulate points toward a...