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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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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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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Watch Bob Riggle Take the Hemi Under Glass Wheelstander Up the Hill at Goodwood Circa 2007

When I ran the video of Ron Hope’s crash in the Rat Trap AA/FA at a road course type event in New Zealand the other day, I knew that the video was going to get picked up and run everywhere. I...

Gallery: Hotckis Suspension and Hotckis H-Team Track Day

(Photos by Khan Media) – One of the coolest aspects of working for a company that designs and builds high performance suspension systems is the fact that those components need to be tested and...

Junkyard Stagger: We Hit Another Yard and Find More Cool Old Junk, Plus Parts for Buford t Justice

We once again went junkyard hunting for Caprice parts and while at the yard, some cool stuff jumped up and caught our eye. While there are not any true gems like we found during our last scavenging...

Amazing Find Gallery: Abandoned Trucks and Cars in the Pennsylvania Woods!

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – One of the reasons that we love our nationwide network of photo contributors as much as we do is because they are all as tapped as Chad and I are. Take Doug...

ADRL Houston 2012 – Eliminations Galleries and Race Results HERE!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was a wild weekend in Baytown, Texas last weekend at the ADRL’s CarSafe Dragpalooza VIII run on the strip at Royal Purple Raceway. Charles Wickam was there...

Drag Gallery: Opening Day at New England Dragway 2012

Hot rodders from around New England converged on the small town of Epping, NH yesterday as New England Dragway threw the gates open for the first time in 2012 to kick off the racing season and we...

BangShift’s ADRL Houston 2012 Coverage: Tons of Killer Photos and Results!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The ADRL season kicked off in fine fashion yesterday at Royal Purple Raceway in Baytown, Texas. Our man Charles Wickam was on the wall for the whole day shooting...

Win the Lottery and Buy the Friggin’ A-Team Van!

We remember Mike Meyers for his funny TV characters, being the voice of Shrek, starring in such cinematic hits as, So I Married an Ax Murderer, and generally being as funny as a Canadian can be....

Chevrolet Ends Freeze on ZL1 Camaro – Sales, Production and Deliveries Begin Again

The mysterious “quality assessment” of 2012 Camaro ZL1s has come to a close and GM has announced that production, deliveries, and new orders are being processed for the 580hp Camaros....

Live Drag Racing This Weekend: DragStory.com to Webcast the 17th Annual Holcomb Civil Wars on MotorManiaTV.com

Our pal and fellow live streaming comrade Mark Walters will be on the scene at Rockingham Dragway this weekend to broadcast the 17th annual Holcomb Civil Wars event on his site, MotormaniaTV.com. The...

Watch the Rat Trap Fuel Altered Fly Off a Road and Nearly Crash Into a Lake!

This video is pretty damned wild. Apparently Ron Hope and the rest of the Rat Trap crew were in New Zealand to participate in an event called the Leadfoot Festival. From what we can discern this is a...

Thieving Bastards Stole Our Buddy’s Mustang From Delaware — Help Us Find It!

Having stuff stolen is the pits and thieves are total bastards. One of the guys we know over at the MustangForums had his car stolen. Please read below and keep your eyes open as well as sharing this...

So-Cal Challenge Results

Here is the entry list from the SoCal Challenger Pro Touring event. Scroll down for lap time results!  

Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins, One of Drag Racing’s Greatest Drivers and Innovators Passes at 81

The man who was on the vanguard of stock/super stock, and Pro Stock drag racing from the inception of the class to the modern race cars of today has passed away. Bill “Grumpy” Jenkins...