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Speedway Motors and the Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering...

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NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, And Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $50,000 Sunday

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! 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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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! 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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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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SEMA 2012 Gallery: Cool Engines We Spotted on the SEMA Show Floor!

The core of the high performance industry and the SEMA show is horsepower. The ways we make our horsepower is as varied and different as the colors we all choose to paint our stuff. The SEMA show is...

SEMA 2012 Product Spotlight: Optima’s Newest Charger… The Digital 400

Early in 2012 OPTIMA Batteries unveiled the Digital 1200 Battery charger, which kicks ass, but is a little big for the powersports, motorcycle, and lawn and garden guys. Well worry no more ladies and...

SEMA 2012 Gallery: More Killer Cars, Trucks, Customs, Drag Machines, and Oddly Cool Stuff From the Floor of SEMA 2012

With the first full day of cruising the floor at SEMA 2012 here in Las Vegas, we can say with authority that this is one for the books. Our first visit, before the show even opened up to the rest of...

BOMBSHELL: Ford Racing Unveils Twin Turbo Cobra Jet “Concept”

Crazy! Ford has dropped the curtain on a 5.0L twin turbo Cobra Jet Mustang! The car has been tested at Milan Dragway in Michigan, turning mid 11 second elapsed times at HALF THROTTLE! The engine uses...

SEMA 2012 GALLERY: Cool Cars, Trucks, Motors, and Parts On The Floor – Tuesday SEMA 2012

The 2012 SEMA show is now open and in full swing. Business is getting done, the crowds are rolling in, and we’re free to roam the expansive floors of the Las Vegas Convention Center. This is a...

New Holley Throttle Body EFI Sneak Peak From SEMA 2012… Blown, Boosted, Or Sprayed, This 950 CFM Piece Can Handle It

While most of the media were hanging out at the bar in the Hilton or still traveling to Las Vegas for the start of the 2012 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Brian and I were sneaking into the joint so we...

SEMA New Product: RideTech Introduces Q-Series Monotube Shock – High Performance Bolt In Replacement

We promised you a slew of new parts introductions and they’re coming hot and heavy here at SEMA 2012. Our friends at RideTech have rolled out their new Q-Series Monotube shock and this promises...

Epic eBay Find: A Recreation of Jim Lytle’s Famous Big Al 1934 Ford Built By Jim Lytle! Allison Power, ‘Glass Body, Drag History!

If you know your drag racing history than you already know what we’re going to say about this recreated version of the original “Big Al” 1934 Ford. The car that was actually raced...

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1400 Plus CFM Holley Dominator Sneak Peek: SEMA 2012’s Biggest Carb? We Shall See

Brian and I snuck into the SEMA Show a day early even though we weren’t supposed to today, and found one of the cool parts we had been hearing rumors about and had spied at last weekend’s...

Hotchkis Sport Suspension Wheels- Company Expands Product Line – SEMA 2012 Sneak Peek

When Chad and I say that we snuck into the 2012 SEMA show on Monday, we actually did. Sure, the outside area is open to all, but on setup day media is barred from being inside the convention center....

MSD ATOMIC LS Sneak Peek – MSD Unveils Revolutionary Plug and Play EFI Solution For LS Engines At SEMA 2012 – Plus Dual Quad Atomic!

Chevrolet wasn’t the only one who threw BangShift an invite last night. Our pals at MSD dropped us a line and told us to show up for the unveiling of their new Atomic LS EFI as well as the dual...

SEMA 2012 Gallery – COPO #69 (Convertible!) – Tony Stewart Camaro – Guy Fieri Corvette – Hot Wheels Camaro

Chevrolet rolled out some cool stuff at a private party last night and they made the epic mistake of inviting us to the deal! At this event we got to drool on several cool new BangShifty Chevrolets....

SEMA 2012 Load In Day Gallery: About 100 Photos From SEMA 2012 – We Snuck In Early!

We’re here and we managed to sneak into the show a day early to see what’s what at SEMA 2012. Since media is not technically allowed in until tomorrow, we had to pull a ninja move or two,...

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...