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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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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Sunday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage at Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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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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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance Saturday $20,000

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got More Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Day Three of Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2010 is in the books

It’s starting to feel like a long week for competitors in Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors. The level of carnage is rising, nerves are frayed, the competition...

Killer Drag Week 2010 Video: 1320Video’s Footage From Indy – Day 3

Wheelstands, big numbers, and smiles were the order of the day on Drag Week 2010 when the band of traveling drag race minstrels raced on the hallowed ground of Indy during day two action. Kyle of...

Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 – Thursday Update

Thursday racing at Milan Dragway was hot and heavy on the 2010 version Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week. The six second barrier has not been breached but Jeff Lutz made a run at it in his awesome ’57...

Barnstormin’: Clearing the Mental Notebook Again

It is time once again to clear all those loose, random, disjointed thoughts out of my cranium. It has been a heck of a summer covering events, wrenching on Goliath, hanging out with the kids, and...

Vintage NASCAR Wreckage Video: Johnny Allen Crash and Fire at Darlington Circa 1962

As much as we loathe the modern iteration what a racing “stock car” is, they are a vastly improved piece, on the safety front than their older brothers. Proof of this comes in the form of...

Hot Rod Drag Week Gallery: Pit Photos From Day One at National Trail

While you wait for the latest breaking news (and lots of the news seems to be about stuff breaking) we thought we’d hold you at bay with a great gallery of shots submitted by BangShifter Mike...

Abandoned GM Plants Still Haunt Company

While General Motors continues plodding progress toward an IPO and eventual freedom from US government control, the ghosts of the past still linger. We were tipped off to a great, but depressing...

Hot Rod Drag Week Gallery: Wednesday Action at Indy!

Another exciting day or racing, thrashing, and cruising during Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive is documented in this gallery from our man on the scene Chad Reynolds....

Drag Week Wednesday: Flirting with the 6s, Getting Beat by the Clock, Carnage Mounts

As Hot Rod Drag Week presented by Gear Vendors Under/Overdrive day two draws to close, we’re going to being you a quick update on the action that happened at the track today and what went down...

Drag Week Video: Day One National Trail Raceway

Kyle at 1320 Video can sling some serious footage. He’s been a staple at Hot Rod Drag Week since year one when we met him. We’re teaming up with Kyle this week to help bring you some...

eBay Find: A 1970 GTO Race Car With Ram Air Power and a Blurry History

Normally old race cars come with interesting histories. People know when they were bought and where, who raced them, what tracks they competed in and how successful they were. In the case of this...

Epic Video Bonanza: Bus Jumps!

 We tend to get fixated on stuff every now and again. Recently we have become obsessed with people jumping school buses over stuff. Judging by the comments of our previous items featuring flying...

Show Gallery: Super Chevy – Houston 2010

The Wickam-Grippo combo is back at it. Charles Wickam hit the 2010 running of the Super Chevy Show at Houston Raceway Park and sent us a huge load of photos from the car show. What’s...

Collection Gallery: The Simeone Foundation Museum – Philadelphia, PA

While we’re normally bludgeoning you over the head with big blocks, nitro, drag strip antics, and assorted mechanical mayhem, we have a slightly more tasteful side. That’s the side that...