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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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Site of the Week: Cruisin’ Caskets

One of the sad realities of life is that everyone eventually dies. Despite the fact that you are really pretty out of it when dead, people like to get creative with the vessel that they will be...

Awesome Video: Dennis Anderson’s New King Sling Mud Bog Racer

Dennis Anderson is the man who made the Grave Digger monster truck famous and who signed on the dotted line when Clear Channel (who owned the Monster Jam series) wanted to buy the commercial rights...

Retro-Galleries: Thursday and Friday on Hot Rod Drag Week 2009

  By the time that Thursday and Friday roll around on Hot Rod Drag Week, knuckles are bloody, sleep has long since stopped being part of the equation, and the brotherhood and camaraderie that...

Be There: Hang Out With Rally Hero Bill Caswell This Weekend in Chicago

Pal o’ BangShift, Bill Caswell is appearing this weekend at the Craftsman Experience, a cool interactive place that Craftsman uses to showcase products and host cool events like this...

eBay Find: A Neato Pro Street 1964 GTO

With Hot Rod Drag Week looming in just a couple of days, we went and searched for something fun to take on the trip. We dug up a coolio 1964 Pontiac GTO that has been given the full Pro Street...

Punisher Comic Issue ‘Hot Rods of Death’ To Hit Stands Soon

You’ll not be shocked to learn that we were comic book readers back in the day. Our primary character of choice was The Punisher. Why? He’s the ultimate example of the bad “good...

Wild Video: Dude Swallowed by Alky Funny Car

The luckiest dude in America is the guy who is standing in front of this Alky Funny Car when the car shoots forward and swallows him up inside the body. It appears to us that the driver was whacking...

Horrific Street Racing Wreck Decapitates Staten Island Man

A 20 year old man was decapitated during a horrifying crash induced by street racing down Bay Street in Staten Island, New York. A passenger in the car escaped with his life but was burned and...

Killer Drag Video: Peter Farber’s 6-Second, 1972 Dodge D100 Truck

Of all our looney friends, Peter Farber stands alone. He currently runs an awesome 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Pro Mod, but the dude cut his teeth in the 1972 Dodge D100 truck featured in this video....

NHRA Unleashed at National Trail this weekend, plus more video.

NHRA’s new UnLeashed series is visiting Hebron Ohio’s National Trail Raceway this weekend for the 3rd UnLeashed event of 2010. If you are looking for some of the quickest and fastest...

Retro Gallery: Photos From Hot Rod Drag Week 2009

  As racers gear up their equipment for another grueling but awesome trip at Hot Rod Drag Week 2010 presented by Gear Vendors, we’re going to get you in the mood by walking you down memory...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A Real Z-11 1963 Chevy Impala Factory Racer

With Hot Rod Drag Week coming up next week, we’re in door-slammer mode mentally. While shopping for the whip we would take on the tour, this real Z-11 1963 Chevy Impala jumped out at us. The...

Wreck Video: Full Contact Aussie Road Racing

During our days announcing SCCA road races, one of the most fun classes to call was Spec Miata. What they lacked in power and speed they made up for in contact. It was Saturday Night Thunder with...

Hot Rod Drag Week is Coming, Sign Up Now! Gossip Inside!

Hot Rod Drag Week is just around the corner and if you are getting your heap ready to compete, you only have a couple days left to preregister! September 10th is the final day to save some cash by...