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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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Book Review: The Complete Book of Shelby Automobiles by Colin Comer

Say the name Carroll Shelby among a group of car guys and the response you’ll get will be as varied as the day is long. There are the worshipers, the haters, the historians, and those who...

Australian Hoon Driver Uploads Incriminating Video Complete with License Plate Number

When will these guys learn? Yet another Australian driver has gone out tearing around town with his video camera and then uploaded the video on YouTube. Problem? Hell yeah, because the video...

Brad Kaselowski Read Riot Act by NASCAR Before Race

Brad Kaselowski was called to a private meeting with NASCAR officials before Sunday’s race, according to an Associated Press story. The meeting centered around Kaselowski’s agressive...

Louisiana Schools Adding Trade Education Option

In a laudable move, some schools in Louisiana are adding trade education classes back into their curricula in an effort to stem dropout rates. The classes, featuring stuff like welding, are part of...

Event Coverage: Pistons and Paint Numero 8

Big thanks to BangShift.com forum member BigDad for providing us this gallery from the Pistons and Paint Numero 8 show in Denton, Texas, on November 14, 2009. The show has humble origins as a small...

Report: NHRA To Sanction Tracks Worldwide

Respected drag racing journalist Rob Geiger is reporting that the NHRA will be sanctioning drag strips in the Middle East in the neat future. This is huge news in the sense that the organization will...

EBay Pick of the Week: Wild Blown Hemi Powered Street Legal Bantam Altered

If you’re thinking what we’re thinking, we share the same mental illness. Our thought process when we laid eyes on this wild hunk of iron jumped directly to Hot Rod’s Drag Week. It...

Monday Time Killer: Tons of Bonneville Pics From the Last 10 Years

This week’s Time Killer will have you spending some quality time on the salt at Bonneville. We happened upon this major league collection of photos while doing some research on another story...

Columnist: NHRA Rules and NASCAR Sucks

Jeff Wolf is a highly respected columnist for the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper. He often has interesting takes on the worlds of drag racing and Stock Car racing. He never spares the rod when he...

Mendy Fry Set to Haul the Mail in Pomona This Weekend

The end of the NHRA season is upon us once again. It all comes to a screeching halt this weekend in Pomona, Califoria, at the Auto Club Finals. Aside from the normal slate of Sportsman and Pro racing...

Living Legends of Auto Racing Ripped Off By Rogue Employee

The Living Legends of Auto Racing is an organization that works hard to preserve the history of racing on Daytona Beach and of all the the pioneers of Stock Car racing. Unfortunately for them, the...

Belt Driven Big Rig For Sale at Hemmings

Dan Strohl over at Hemmings has ROSS (Rusty Old Stuff Syndrome) just as bad as we do. Being that he works for Hemmings, Dan digs awesome stuff up that’s for sale all the time. This instance...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: Super Cool Barn Find Chevelle

This week’s CraigsList find comes from the lovely burg of Quincy, Illinois. Long story short, it’s a great 1965 Chevelle that spent a couple of decades snoozing in the back of a barn. The...

Columnist to NASCAR Fans: Stop Complaining

We’ve talked about columnists and writers who were in the tank for NASCAR in the past, but we’ve reached a new level on that front with a recent column that appeared on Bleacherreport.com...