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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Ivan Stewart is Auctioning Trucks, Memorabilia, and Parts! Get your pennies ready.

Ivan “The Ironman” Stewart, multi-time Baja 1000 winner, and off-road racing icon is having an auction in honor of his retirement on August 28th. Stewart’s career includes...

Is Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Danger of Collapsing Under It’s Own Financial Weight?

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is one of the most famous altars to speed in the world. It is also one of the largest and most expensive to operate. The track really runs just a handful of events...

New 15W50 Break-In Oil From Comp Cams

Breaking in a new motor is both an exciting and nerve racking experience. With oil being stripped of several critical elements due to government regulations there are few truly good options left for...

Video Bonanza: Loring Timing Association 2009 Meet Videos

By the time you read this we’ll be headed north to the uppermost portion of Maine to join a small band of dedicated speed freaks at the Loring Timing Association’s 2010 LSR Meet. The...

Great Read: A Good Interview with Chip Foose

Chip Foose is one of the most likable “big wheels” in the car hobby. He’s a legit car guy, can fit into any room of people, and of course manages to design and build some awesome...

eBay Find: A Barn Find 1966 Pontiac LeMans Sprint at No Reserve!

We’re oddly fascinated with the OHC six Pontiacs of the late 1960s. The engine was a pet project of John DeLorean and an attempt to appeal to the enthusiast driver who was looking for a more...

Event Coverage: The 9th Annual Englishtown Funny Car Reunion and Old Time Drags

The Funny Car Reunion and Old Time Drags are events that simply have to be taken in. Held each summer at Raceway Park in Englishtown, New Jersey, it draws all of the strongest nostalgia Funny Cars...

Event Coverage: The 2010 KKOA Leadsled Spectacular

The KKOA Leadsled Spectacular is billed as the world’s oldest and most established Custom Car event. It was started thirty years ago and continues to thrive today as evidenced by the great...

Video Bonanza: Evel Knievel, the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Evel Knievel is an interesting character study. On the one hand there is the guy with the panache, guts, and skill to fly a too heavy motorcycle over too far a distance in front of tens of thousands...

Check it Out: A Killer Show This Weekend at HRE Wheels,Tour the Factory

If you are in the San Diego area this weekend make sure to stop by HRE Wheels on Saturday morning. They are hosting a car show and giving factory tours. HRE builds some really wild high-end stuff so...

Crazy Euro Wreckage: A Spec Racer Flies, Flips, and Tries to Kill Turn Workers

While we generally hate the hell out of “spec” racing, it does provide very tight action, expecially on road courses. That tight action can often lead to wreckage, normally it is not as...

Racing Junk Find: The World’s Baddest Ass Pit Vehicle

Hit any racing event and you’ll see multitudes of people cruising the grounds on mini-bikes, golf carts, old mopeds and other small stuff. That’s all fine for them, but for us it is...

Jack Roush Crashes Plane, Injured

Jack Roush crashed his experimental airplane while attempting to land in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Roush was flying in to participate in a gathering of the Experimental Aircraft Association which takes...

Event Coverage: Power Hot Rod Reunion in Malmby Sweden

When our favorite Swedish BangShifter, Jobergg, told us that he had photos and video from the Power Hot Rod Reunion in Sweden, we just couldn’t pass them up. When you look at the Swedes and...