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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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NOTHING BUT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’S Egilsstaðir 2026!

It’s time for our final coverage from the 3rd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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We Found the Ugliest 2nd-Gen Firebird of All Time on eBay

We must warn you, scrolling down the page at the photos below may haunt your dreams forever. This 1978 Firebird has had some truly unspeakable things done to it. In a way, it looks like some sort of...

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Watch Lizzy Musi’s Huge ADRL Bristol Wreck From Two Angles – Camera Man Nearly Killed!

Pat Musi’s daughter Lizzy is no stranger to the drag strip having grown up at tracks all across the country with her dad Pat. 2012 marks her first year as a competitive driver, though. Musi was...

Video: White Knuckle – The Story of the Motorcycle Cannonball – Pre-1916 Motorcycles Going Cross Country!

Brian Darwas, the awesome filmmaker over at AtomicHotRods.com sent us a link to the preview/teaser of his upcoming film entitled, “White Knuckle: The Story of the Motorcycle Cannonball”....

Question of the Day: What is Your Favorite Class in Drag Racing?

One of the great appeals to the people out there who love drag racing is the diversity in equipment. On any given day at a strip you’ll see dragsters, altereds, door slammers, motorcycles, and...

Craigslist Find: A Hellla Cool 1971 International Converted Into a Dually Pickup!

Old school International Loadstar trucks make for great visual starting points for projects. The cabs have a great shape, the fenders are bulged and rounded in the right spots, and there is a big...

Shop Tour: Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle – Addison, Illinois

(Words by Bob Chiluk – Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Technology is advancing at a dizzying pace. If we don’t grab on we will be left in the dust like a couple of fat guys...

Event Coverage: Chrysler Performance West Spring Fling Mopar Show

Chrysler Performance West is known for putting on Spring Fling each and every year here in Southern California and it’s no wonder many Mopar freaks consider it one of THE must attend events....

Event Coverage: The Knott’s Berry Farm 27th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show

It’s “The Most Gigantic Car Show Ever” according the gang at Knott’s who’s Western Region Ford Motor Company Car Clubs event includes 52 classes and over 1600 cars. We...

Event Coverage: Ford Cobra Shelby Reunion Celebrates Shelby’s 50th Anniversary

For 50 years the name Shelby has meant high horsepower in small packages and although the reputation started during the golden age of racing in the ’60s, that name and reputation are still...

Donut Derelicts Photo Gallery: Spring is King and Cars are Out in Force

For more than 25 years guys have been hanging out at the Donut shop at Magnolia and Adams in Huntington Beach California. A couple hundred cars per week show up now, and despite a few bitching shop...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend: Saturday Update

The good news is that Peter Farber’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is still in the show. The bad news is that we are living dangerously on the bump spot. Today’s schedule calls for one more...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend Update: We’re in!

It was good news from qualifying session two today. Peter Farber drove the TJ and Sons Towing sponsored car to a 3.96 second lap which planted him solidly into the 8 car field. We have one more...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend – Friday Update

Well Friday got off to a good start with some final maintenance and tweaks on Peter Farber’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Pro Mod before round one of qualifying. The track conditions changed...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend Update 1

Pro Mod team owner/driver Peter Farber and I arrived at the famed Bristol Dragway otherwise known as Thunder Valley this morning. A couple of the guys are servicing the motor in the car, a very nasty...