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Massive 1200+hp Turbo-Diesel powered Race TRUCKS attack the Goodwood Festival of Speed!

It’s amazing what you can do with a really big truck. After highlighting one of the world’s fastest mini trucks in a video today, now we are highlighting absolutely huge trucks, doing...

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Is This 1,400 horsepower Toyota, The Fastest Land Speed Racing Mini-Truck In The World? Larry Chen Check Out This Bonneville Speed Week Machine!

I’ve loved this truck since I first saw it on the salt at Bonneville a few years ago, and it continues to impress me every time I see it. It’s not just that it is fast, because it’s...

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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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Barnstormin’: Fixing My Synapse Firing Order

Every few weeks my mental notebook fills up and anyone dumb enough to hit the link and read my column is forced into a scary walk through the strange place that is my brain. Fact is, when I’m...

Event Coverage: The 2010 Edelbrock Revved Up for Kids Car Show

The 2010 Edelbrock Revved up for Kids charity car show was a smashing success. Held in late April under a warmly shining West Coast sun, the turnout was huge. Everything from race cars to trad rods...

Vintage Racing Video: The Beginnings of British Rallycross

Back in 1967-1968, when the Trans-Am series was really starting to come into its own here in the USA, there was an equally as interesting story brewing over in England. Called Rallycross, it was a...

Epic Thread: Photos From the Tour of an Incredible Private Car Collection

Getting the chance to see someone’s personal car collection is a pretty neat thing. It’s like being able to sneak a peak behind the curtain and gain access to something that is hidden to...

Crazy Carnage Video: A European Wheelstander Eats Concrete and Flips

We’re going to get Friday off to a smashing start, literally. One of our European forum members tipped us off to video clips of a wheel-stander, The Little Green Wagon, drilling the guardrail...

Survey Says: Ford Owners Love EcoBoost Engines

Ford recently released the results of a survey conducted among owners of EcoBoost powered models. The results were overwhelmingly positive, and seem to be validating Ford’s decision to champion...

Mother Lode: Huge Collection of Vintage Drag Racing Photos

You’ll wear out your eyeballs and fall face first onto your keyboard before you get through looking at the massive collection of vintage drag racing photos we’re going to link you to....

Video: The 2010 Hunnert Car Shootout in Moving Pictures

Earlier this week we brought you Greg Rourke’s awesome coverage of the 2010 Hunnert Car Shootout, a drag racing featuring old timey race cars and traditional hot rods. We were tipped off by ARS...

Remembering Adam Petty 10 Years Later

When Adam Petty was killed in a racing accident at New Hampshire International Speedway ten years ago, NASCAR lost one of their brightest rising prospective super star drivers. Kyle Petty and his...

Mopar Hemi Challenge Series is Back for 2010

File this under great news. Mopar has re-upped its agreement with NHRA to back the Mopar Challenge Race Series, a three event battle that pits the hairiest Super Stockers in the land against each...

Dyno Video: A Cross-Rammed Chevy 302 Singing on the Pump

After fantasizing about owning Dave Strickler’s Camaro, we went hunting around the web to find some beautiful music being made by one of the little 302s that Strickler abused. We found a kick...

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Historic Dave Strickler Old Reliable Camaro on eBay

When the book of awesome Camaros is written (and it will be thick) this particular car will be ranked among the best ever. Expertly driven by Dave Strickler and wrenched on by Bill Jenkins, it was a...

Killer Vintage Drag Video: Original Footage of Classic Wheel-Standers In Action

Confession time. We freaking love wheel-standers. Many hardcore drag race guys like to talk smack about jet cars and wheel-standers as being circus acts or somehow inferior to “real” race...

Five Women Will Try to Qualify for the 2010 Indy 500

There will be five women racing drivers among the scads of hopefuls, trying to fight their way into the 2010 Indy 500 starting grid. Danica Patrick is the clear headliner, she being the highest...