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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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Mini-Feature Replay: The Incredible 1960 F100 by Two Brothers Custom Trucks From SEMA 2011!

(Editor’s Note: Our SEMA 2012 coverage will begin later today. Here’s my favorite piece of iron from SEMA 2011!) –  Of all the vehicles I saw and crawled over at the 2011 SEMA...

Video Project Update: The Viper V10 Powered Maverick Moves To A New Home And A Plan Is Hatched!

We’ve been keeping tabs on Jason Lewis’s totally awesome Viper V10 powered Maverick project for a while, so when a new video popped up about the car we wanted to share it with the BS...

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Car Show Gallery: The Old Gold Cruisers Halloween Car Show – Batavia, Illinois

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – This Sunday was the  Old Gold Cruisers Halloween car show. It was held at the Batavia, Illinois VFW hall. Old Gold Cruisers have been running car shows and...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: International Edition and Last Friday’s Answer

Last Friday I threw some photos of a race block at you and despite my best efforts to be vague and oddly angled with the photos, you nailed it. It is a Ford race block that will wear Hemi style...

Drag Gallery: A Retro-Cool Collection Of Photos From The 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion

(Photos by Liam Garrity) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, we’re back with another load of cool photos from the 2012 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion. These photos were...

Nitrous Explosion Video: This Is Definitely The Highest We Have Ever Seen A Hood Scoop Launched

While this video does not have the titanic destructive force that other nitrous explosions we have featured in the past, it definitely has one element that is worth seeing. That element is watching...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Today’s Race Block Challenge and Yesterday’s Wacky Answer!

Well, I FINALLY got one past you crew of super sleuths yesterday and admittedly it was a nearly impossible job I tasked you with. The guesses were all good and many were getting so close to the...

Caption This Photo: You Better CALL Somebody!

(Photo by Dave Nutting) –  A couple weeks back Dave Nutting and I were trespassing at an old factory building shooting photos of Buford for a project update story when he asked that I...

RacingJunk Find: The Late Ron Hammel’s 8,000hp Capable Dyno – One Bad Ass Piece of Living Hot Rodding History!

Ron Hammel of 10,000RPM Dyno fame passed away in 2012. Hammel was a pioneer in the hot rod and drag racing world. His 10,oooRPM Speed Equipment company was the first outfit to sell nitrous kits to...

EFI Conversions and Engine Swaps Just Got Easier: The Easiest Fuel System You’ll Ever Install. REALLY! LOOK AT IT!

Aeromotive Fuel Systems has just come out with what we believe is the most revolutionary fuel system ever. The Phantom Fuel System can be installed AT HOME, BY ANY CAR JUNKIE, in ANY fuel tank...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Is This The Coolest Automotive Desk Ever?

We dig automotive furniture, artwork, etc., but when Scott from Route2Media sent us this picture of an almost completely intact Mini Cooper built into a desk we were blown away. Of course we had to...

Event Coverage: More Than 100 Photos Of SCTA Racing At El Mirage, Where Dirt Is King…

Zane McNary shot a bunch of great photos from the dirt at El Mirage this past Sunday, after shooting drag racing photos for us on Friday and Saturday from the California Hot Rod Reuninon. Since he...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Today’s Challenge (With a Twist!) and Yesterday’s Freak Identified!

Once again, the BS readership has made me proud. I posted the photos of an odd looking inline four cylinder engine yesterday and it was the very first comment from Speedy that nailed it right out of...

eBay Find: An Ultra Rare 1957 Mack B-21 Fire Truck – One of Two Ever Made – 935ci Engine!

My wife often accuses me of being a child. Unfortunately when she catches me slobbering over big red fire trucks on eBay, I can’t mount that credible a defense. Accusations aside, this 1957...

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