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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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Barn Find Wild ’70s Custom Road Runner for $3,000!

We picked up on this one via CarDomain via Chevelles.com. It’s the incredible story of a Road Runner that was parked since 1982, and that just sold for $3,000! It has a 383 and a four-speed,...

Bullpen Cars: A Short History

It’s Fall and that means one thing: Major League Baseball Playoffs! Hate sports you say? Don’t be so fast to take off. As we were watching some baseball we thought about a great story we...

Three New Hampshire Mechanics in Big Trouble Over Flubbed Emissions Tests

Three New Hampshire mechanics and the company they were formerly employed by are in big trouble with state authorities after admitting to cheating nearly 100 cars through the state’s emissions...

NASCAR Tells Driver Brad Kaselowski to Back Off Racing So Hard!

It has come to light that NASCAR racer Brad Kaselowski, a non-qualifier for the “Chase,” was warned by NASCAR on Sunday to essentially back off of racing Juan Pablo Montoya so hard during...

King of the Trars: 850hp 1966 Galaxie Mud Bogger

Well, this one should put people in two distinct camps. You’ll either love it or absolutely hate it. “It” is a 1966 Ford Galaxie sporting an 850hp big-block Chevy motor, huge axles,...

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BangShift Approved: A racer’s last pass.

On September 29th, 2009 Jerome Miller, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, passed away at age 72. You can read his obituary here.  We didn’t know Jerome. Heck, we had never even heard of him until...

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Gentleman Start Your Attorneys; December 1 Hearing for Mayfield NASCAR Injunction

Wednesday it was announced that Jeremy Mayfield’s appeal to the injunction NASCAR has placed on him will be heard in court on December 1, 2009. This legal clash, depending on the outcome, will...

Why Tires Are So Freakin’ Expensive

Bought tires lately? If it seems like prices are on a quick rise, that’s because they are. The Wall Street Journal took a look into the situation and explored many of the avenues that drive...

Great Read: From Dirt Tracks to Super Speedways; Local Racers and National Heroes

While the days of a few guys at the local gas station fielding a competitive entry in NASCAR are long over, there is still some elements of small town America left in the sport. Local short tracks,...

Your Weirdest Driving Citation

A man in Canada managed to crash his tractor into a police cruiser, resulting in both himself and the police officer taking trips to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The interesting...

Barrett-Jackson May Add California Auction in 2010

The Phoenix Business Journal is reporting that Barrett-Jackson may add a fourth high profile auction to the tree it currently holds in Las Vegas, West Palm Beach, and Scottsdale. This one would be...

New Racing Venue Approved in Rockingham, NC

Finally, some good news to report with respect to someone wanting to set up a race track and the local government’s approval of it. Richmond County, NC officials decided in a unaminous vote to...

Site of the Week: Ponysite.de

Ponysite.de is a Mustang-centric website that is full of all kinds of info, but thanks to reader Jeremy George, we were tipped off to the Trans-Am section and spent hours reading and checking out all...

Layoffs At Edelbrock

We have recently learned that Edelbrock laid off 16 employees off today. These employees, as we understand it, make up support staff for Edelbrock’s EFI systems and their development. Edelbrock...