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2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos Start Right Here! Big Power, Big Smoke, And A Big Show At GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) The PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park were some badass drag races and for good reason. This is one of the coolest dragstrips in the country, and when the...

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12 VOLT ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONER UPGRADES. Cotten Is Fixing The A/C In His Hemi Monte Carlo!

Last fall we shared video of Cotten installing electric air conditioning in his HEMI powered Monte Carlo, a car that was already polarizing before the A/C install. He liked the electric A/C, and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indianapolis 500 Open Testing Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few weeks until the start of all the official Indy 500 festivities, including official practice sessions, qualifying, etc, but that doesn’t mean that teams aren’t...

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Manual Cars Shouldn’t Be THIS FAST! 6-Second Stick Shift Drag Racing At Street Car Takeover In Rockingham.

I grew up in a stick shift drag racing family, so anything with a clutch pedal is near and dear to my heart. There is something about a stick shift car that just makes it more fun to drive, and even...

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Check Out The Record Breaking Ford GT Mk IV Lap Around Nürburgring! 6:15 Is The Quickest Internal Combustion Vehicle Ever On Track!

Before anyone starts yelling that there are quicker cars that have been around the Nurburgring, remember that there are only two of them and both of those cars had electric assist as a power adder....

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Buy Your Dream Apartment Condo At Texas Motor Speedway! 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 9th Floor Outside Turn 2 At TMS!

I’ve been fortunate enough to be at a couple of parties in the condos outside turn 2 at Texas Motor Speedway and can tell you that they are pretty cool. I went to a party in one of them where...

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Show Coverage: Even More Great Photos From The Uraidla Car Show In Australia

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) Thanks to Darryl, we’ve got more Australian car show coverage than we can shake a stick at. This is our final photo gallery from the Uraidla Picnic Cruise show that a...

Project El Monte Carvo: An In-Depth Look At Exactly What We’re Starting With

(Words and Photos by Dave Nutting) – We last left off after a brief introduction and history of El Monte Carvo. Now let’s dig into the current condition of the car a little more deeply...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Answer And Today’s Freakish Challenge

Now that I am back home from a brief escape to warmer climes, we’ll get the Test Your Gearhead Knowledge train back on the tracks again. Last we left you, the guys at Valley Head Service had...

Gallery: Drag Cars, Dirt Cars, and Bad Ass Rare Engines At The Eastern Motor Racing Museum

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As promised, we’re back with another collection of photos from the Eastern Motor Racing Museum and our photo shootin’ Pennsylvania pal Joe Grippo. This time...

Mega Fail Video: How Not To Load A Tank On A Truck – Russian Style

Ok, so we’re not 100% sure that this video was shot in Russia but frankly where else could it be? Bat shit crazy stuff seems to happen in the land of Vodka and mail order brides on a daily...

Movie Review: Black Air – The Buick Grand National Documentary

Like so many people, including the various enthusiasts and journalists featured in Black Air: The Buick Grand National Documentary I plainly remember the first time I rode in the Buick Grand...

PRI 2012 Featurette: The Lucas Oil/MavTV Super Modified Pulling Tractor – Four Blown Elephants!

Of all the booth vehicles that were on display at the 2012 PRI Show in Orlando, none drew a larger crowd than the Lucas Oil/MavTV Super Modified pulling tractor that’s campaigned by Rick and...

Racing Museum Gallery: A Tour Of The Eastern Museum of Motor Racing – Part One

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Located in the town of York Springs, Pennsylvania is the Eastern Museum of Motor Racing. This is one of the great treasure collections in all of the country when it...

Show Gallery: More Aussie Coolness From The 2012 Uraidla Car Show!

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – The hits just keep on coming! As we said yesterday, Darryl Daniels our main Aussie man on the scene just about blew out his shutter finger while at the 2012 Uraidla...

Chad Gets To Drive A Big Show NHRA Fuel Funny Car!

Chad Head that is. It was announced yesterday that Chad Head will be leaving Al-Anabi Racing to work at the Head family business and take over driving chores in the Head Racing Fuel Funny Car in NHRA...

Wounded Warriors Project Fundraising: By Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel

We’ve mentioned the efforts of Rob McGregor, his wife Tina, the crew from No-Limit, Black Widow Tuned Performance Exhaust, Ridetech, Goodguys, and more to raise money for the Wounded Warriors...

Event Coverage: SoCal’s Cruisin’ La Verne Holiday Car Show

While the rest of you poor suckers are getting snowed and iced in as we move into December, we Southern California residents are enjoying sunny weather and cruising our cars, because no place does...

Show Gallery: More Great Photos From Down Under At The Uraidla, Australia Car Show

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – We’re back with another great load of photos from Darryl Daniels who attended an awesome car show in Uraidla, Australia last weekend. We’ll be unloading...

Barnstormin’: How The Word “Value” Turned Into A Swear At My House

It happened innocently enough. My six year old son Tom loves to watch the show Overhaulin’ so we were tuned in to one of the new episodes of the recently revived series. I like the show in...