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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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DD Speed Shop’s FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaro: Can Dan Save This Rotten Pony Car? It’s Like He Lives For Rusty Cars.

Everyone knows Dan from DD Speed Shop for all his Tri-Five Chevrolet builds but did you guys know he has a couple of First Gen Camaros? Yep, and he’s about to start saving one that is all full of...

Show Video: Grand National Roadster Show 2024 • Chad Walks the Suede Palace And Talks To Some Cool Folks!

We’ve been sharing tons of Grand National Roadster Show photos, and have talked about the Suede Palace plenty of times, so Darr and I decided we’d walk through the entire Suede Palace...

Will The Big Block Chevys Run FASTER In Bradenton? Sick Week Day 2 With Vice Grip Garage

Sick Week Day 2 baby! Liberty and the Motion Race Truck both did great at Orlando but Derek thinks there is more in them and is hoping for big things on Day 2 in Bradenton. What kind of surprises are...

Christopher Polvoorde’s Play By Play Of Winning King Of The Hammers Desert Challenge 2024 in a Trophy Truck!

If you like off-road racing, then this is a cool video you are going to want to see. Chris Polvoordes is giving a play by play of his killer performance during King of the Hammers Desert Challenge....

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: 11th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals – Saturday

The drag racing season has officially started and is going into full swing this weekend with the 11th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals at No Problem Raceway. Our friends at MotorManiaTV are...

Our Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos Featuring All Kinds Of Bitchin Hot Rods, Customs, And More From Pomona!

We’ve got even more galleries of photos from the show, so check them out below along with a link to any of the photos you might have missed already. (Photos by Charles Wickam) Wickam went out...

Car Feature: The Crusty Camaro 1.0. Near Perfection, Patina And All.

The Crusty Camaro 1.0 When you’re used to rebuilding piles of rust from the ground up, restoring a car that doesn’t need major repairs is a walk in the park. For Rodger Lee of Ironworks Speed and...

Two In A Row Make It Go: This 2-53 Powered John Deere 435 Sounds Epic Indoors With A Straight Pipe

Few people associate the Detroit Diesel engine with John Deere tractors and that makes some sense. The company has long been known for their engines as much as they have been known for the tractors...

Tough Guy Video: Could YOU Work A Massive Drop Hammer All-Day, Everyday?

There are loads of people who have physically, mentally, or otherwise demanding jobs…and then there’s this. What you are going to see is a massive drop hammer being used to forge glowing...

More Gearhead History – Killer Ads From the Pages of Sports Car Graphic Magazine Circa 1970/71

Since we’ve had such a great response to our old drag racing ads and vintage magazine ads recently, we dove face first back into the massive archive (which my wife calls the, “Lohnes...

In 1984 The Mustang SVO Provided A Glimpse In The Turbocharged Future

Every now and again there are cars that really do appear ahead of their time and in 1984, the Mustang SVO was that car. Most everyone knows the story of the turbocharged four cylinder car that took...

Our Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos Continue: More Hot Rods, Roadsters, Customs, Trucks, And Pro Streeters!

We’ve got even more galleries of photos from the show, so check them out below along with a link to any of the photos you might have missed already. (Photos by Charles Wickam) Wickam went out...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building A Custom Bead Rolled Bed Floor For The New Bed!

In the last video, Brent started working on the bed rails, which he formed to really set off the overall look. He wants something completely different than stock, so he’s going to build his own...

The Make It Kustom DIY Power Hammer TOOL Is Now Available As A Kit! METAL SHAPING Pull Max CHEAP And EASY!

In  a previous episode, Karl made a DIY power hammer from some sheet steel and a cheap tool from Harbor Freight. It’s like a Pullmax only smaller and Karl says it’s better than a bead roller! If...