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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Friday $50,000 Big Money Race #1

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Eliminations & Pro Mod And Top Fuel Qualifying From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Spring GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Friday, Plus A $5,000 16 Car Shootout!

Dan Fletcher entered the promotion game a couple of years ago, putting on the Fall GALOT 250. Last year he got the Spring Galot 250 going as well! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Video of Zen: Watch This Guy Restore An Old Hitachi Drill In Time Lapse – Neat!

We hear it all too much. We hear it every day. We live in a disposable age now. No one fixes TV sets anymore. It’s hell to find parts to fix your appliances. The mantra is simply to just...

Video Perfection: Take A Look At A Screaming Formula 5000 Car From 1970 – Open Wheel, Small Block Perfection

(Video credit: Clay Simon YouTube Channel) – We have gushed over Formula 5000, we have showed you old Formula 5000 cars on eBay, and we have even showed you old Formula 5000 video with James...

DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Nothin But NEW METAL! – This Makes It A Rust Free 1967 Camaro Right?

Dan is back at it with another Camaro update. He’s run out of parts so other stuff is on order, so he’s deciding on what can go under the hood. When you get a Camaro project, you care a...

ABANDONED To RESTORED! Vice Grip Garage Is Rebuilding A Ford F100 | Part 2 -Classic Truck Interior Overhaul!

Part 2 of the Abandoned and Restored F100 build is right here! And if you missed Part 1 we’ve got a link to it down below. This episode of the build is all about the interior and that means...

Introducing RacePak Dash Displays Available in 6.86″ and 12.3″ size options. Big Digital Screens That Looks Bad Ass!

With the huge success of Holley’s trick digital dashes, and tons of their Racepak customers pressuring them for their own, it was just a matter of time before we’d see a fully...

Lone Star Throwdown Photos 2024: Custom Trucks, Cars, And More From This Bad Ass Must Attend Show.

More Lone Star Throwdown Truck Show photos baby! And if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link below to check them out too. (Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star...

Video: This Blown Big Block Chevy Powered Trip Hammer Is Awesome Overkill

Trip hammers are cool machines designed to literally smash and bash whatever is placed in them flat. In the case of this video it appears to be a thick piece of solid steel bar stock that gets...

Video: Ever Wondered How A Full Floating Rear Axle Worked? This 1936 Chevy Film Explains It Wonderfully!

It is a term that you have heard a million times. The “full floating” rear axle. Maybe you know what it is and maybe you don’t. No biggie if you do not know what it means, you get...

Video: Let’s Go Jag Hunting Inside An Amazing 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB With Its Screaming V12

Last week we showed you an awesome 1961 Ferrari 250 GT SWB racing at Goodwood. We talked about a car worth 10s of millions of dollars being beaten on and driven in the way that Enzo Ferrari planned...

Vintage Drag Racing Film: Santa Pod Circa 1978 With Rocket Funny Cars, Hot Rods, and The End Of The Last Top Fuel Slingshot

Having had the chance to hang out with some dedicated drag racing fans from the UK at the NHRA Gatornationals last weekend, I have had Santa Pod on my mind this week. The place has loads of awesome...

Large Angle Grinder Testing: Big Boy Power In 7″ Grinders That Will Cut Through Anything

Corded vs Cordless, this 7″ Grinder battle takes the powerhouses to task. These things make big power and can cut through anything! Do you need a 7″ grinder instead of a 4.5″? Then...

Steve Magnante Truck Week Junkyard Finds Continue. Truck Week Feature #23. 1967 Chevrolet C10 Greatness

Here’s the twenty third video of Steve’s Truck series! This time it’s all about the famed C10 Chevrolet. There is a 1967 Model in the junkyard that has some cool options and a cool payload....

2024 KING OF HAMMERS: ENTIRE FIRST LAP TROPHY JEEP ONBOARD WITH CASEY CURRIE

Here is a full lap at the Race of Kings, from inside the Trophy Jeep! King of the Hammers Race of Kings action continues, with Casey Currie’s adventures from Johnson Valley. We’ve talked a lot...

5 Wild Top Fuel Cockpit Fires: It’s Getting Hot, Hot, Hot, In Here! Big Fire, Big Drama.

Check out this short video from NHRA featuring five of their wildest Top Fuel fires. We’ve seen plenty of crazy fires and explosions in drag racing, but there is something crazy about a cockpit...