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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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Street Freak – Part 4: Carbon Fiber! The Chassis Continues To Come Together And The Body Is Going To Be Epic!

Here’s the fourth video in the series, and the tube work is very far along now. Gusseting and body mounts are now in the works so the carbon fiber body parts can go on. It looks awesome and...

North vs South Small Tire Race Video! Watch As 40 Cars BATTLE for $15,000! Cash Days Style Racing From Florida!

Cash Days style drag racing is our favorite when it comes to No Prep action and in this video from the gang at 1320Video you’ll get to see some great action from Florida. 40 cars showed up to...

Influence and Impact – Pro-Touring Muscle Car History, The Rise Of Autocross Events, The Tri-Tip Camaro, And More!

The Pro-Touring movement has been a major influence on parts development, events and the hot rodding community at large over the past couple of decades, but it all started with someone who thought a...

Video Highlights: PROCK, LANGDON, ANDERSON AND RIVENBARK WIN NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS IN FRONT OF SELLOUT CROWD

PHOENIX (April 7, 2024) – Austin Prock powered to his first career Funny Car win on Sunday at Firebird Motorsports Park for John Force Racing, driving past Alexis DeJoria in the final round in...

DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK! FINNEGAN’S RUBBER DUCK 1967 FIREBIRD IS TAKING TO THE TRACK IN PURSUIT OF AN 8 SECOND TIME SLIP!

Finnegan is back at it, and out of the boot for his broken leg, and that means it is time to get out there in the Rubber Duck 1967 Firebird to see if he can get this thing to break into the 8’s...

Newbern Body Swaps His Postal Jeep! Putting A Newer TJ Chassis Under This Mail Jeep Will Make It Way Better Than Ever!

Postal Jeeps, aka Jeep DJs, were two wheel drive units that were marketed as light delivery vehicles starting in 1955 and continuing through the mid 1980s. There was even a time when a convertible...

How Formula 1 Wheel Guns Work And Why They Avoid Cordless. These Are Some Of The Baddest Impact Guns On The Planet.

Formula 1 and NASCAR have insanely short tire changing times. It’s nuts how quickly they can change a wheel and tire, and while the right people are important to that, the tools and equipment...

Dyno Video: Watch And Listen To This 1.5L Coventry Climax V8 Make A Dyno Pull

The Coventry Climax company in England is likely the greatest accidental racing engine builder history. After becoming successful making engines for things like pumps, generators, and forklifts,...

1985 Shelby Charger Review: Turbos Fixed Everything, Even 38 Years Ago

After Chrysler escaped the clutches of bankruptcy in the early 1980s and started to actually make some money, the company finale decided to build some performance cars. Hooking up with Carroll...

Drag Strip Time Machine: This Footage From Pomona In 1962 Is Absolutely Amazing

There’s understanding classic drag racing history and then there is SEEING classic drag racing footage. In the terms of this video we get to watch, almost like a fly on the wall, a drag racing...

Happy 4/08! Watch A 408ci, 700hp Naturally Aspirated Ford Cleveland V8 Scream to 7,200 RPM

While we know it is not a factory dimension, the 408ci small block is one of the most popular displacements for hot rodders to built. Guys do Chrysler versions and Ford versions primarily and today...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million’s $30,000 Friday Continues Sunday! Big Money Bracket Races Are LIVE Right Here All Week Long From The Strip At Las Vegas Motor Speedway

It’s time for the Million Dollar Main Event folks! This race was supposed to happen yesterday, but wind and rain made it unlikely to get done so they switched the schedule and ran...

Luke Bogacki Becomes Two-Time Spring Fling Million Champion And Takes Home Big Money In Vegas!

Las Vegas, NV — Saturday’s main event at the Moser Engineering Spring Fling Million presented by Optima Batteries at Las Vegas Motor Speedway saw 296 entries of west and east coast talent come...

NHRA News: FORCE, ASHLEY AND GLENN WIN POSTPONED LUCAS OIL NHRA WINTERNATIONALS IN PHOENIX

PHOENIX (April 6, 2024) – Funny Car legend John Force picked up his first victory in two years, powering past Matt Hagan of Tony Stewart Racing to win the postponed Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals,...