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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Jim Beam and Jack Daniels Leave NASCAR

Two NASCAR teams were dealt serious blows on Monday and Tuesday as both Jim Beam and Jack Daniels have announced that those companies are finished sponsoring race cars in the series. Robbie Gordon is...

Event Coverage: 5th Annual South Pasadena Cruz’n for Roses Show 2009

The Fifth Annual Cruz’n for Roses Hot Rod & Classic Car Show was held Sunday September 20, 2009, to promote Pasadena’s annual float in the Tournament of Roses Parade on New Years Day....

How Ford Beats the Chicken Tax

Ford uses factories in Turkey to build its little Transit Connect vans. The smallish utility vehicles were never sold in the US until recently. They have been a hit with urban businesses looking to...

A Swiss Junkyard Closes; Sad Video

Here’s a sad bit of news from Switzerland, where a long running junkyard containing cars from the 1930s through the 1970s was forced to close and sell off what inventory it could. Authorities...

The Cash For Clunkers Tally Is In; Here’s What Sold

The numbers have been tallied and it looks like the Cash for Clunkers program aided not only the sale of small economy cars, but also helped bump truck sales and even moved a few Hummers! As an...

Site of the Week: WaterCar.com, With Crazy Video and Chicks

When we say amphibious car, you think of the little weenie 1960s Amphicars. They are neat little creatures but are not all that great as cars and frankly worse as boats. The creations by WaterCar,...

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Jeg’s Cool Radiator Expansion Tanks

When the radiator is mounted below an engine’s water outlet, air bubbles can get in the cooling system. That’s when you need an expansion tank, and the tank gets mounted higher in the...

NASCAR Thinks Mayfield is Mental, Asks Court for Tests

NASCAR has filed court paperwork requesting that a judge order driver Jeremy Mayfield to take mental and physical tests to determine whether or not he has a drug problem. This should spur some...

Barnstormin’: As Go the Rivalries, So Goes Drag Racing

When Tony Pedgregon and John Force had their emotional eruption at the US Nationals, it set the stage for one of the most intense final season stretches in recent NHRA history. It was going to be...

Two Killed By Man Test Driving New Challenger

A Kentucky man is under arrest after a fatal crash involving high speed, a brand new Challenger, and two innocent people. The two people, a step-father and daughter, were killed when 30 year-old...

Hurst to Auction Special Edition Camaro at SEMA

Hurst has really gotten back into the special edition vehicles lately with Challengers, Pontiacs, and even Dodge Vipers getting the Hurst touch. All of the cars are great performers and we were not...

Lucas Oil Re-Signs With NHRA Through 2012

Asde from the four-lane Funny Car exhibition, the other big news to come out of the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway September 18-20 was the announcement that Lucas Oil signed a contract...

NHRA’S Four-Wide Exhibition A Hit

The much anticipated four lane Top Fuel and Funny Car exhibition runs made yesterday at the NHRA Carolina Nationals held at zMax Dragway in Concord, North Carolina, were a big hit with fans and the...

Low-Cost Corner-Weight Scales from Rebco

We like to look at circle-track suppliers for the best deals on parts and tools. Here a great example: Rebco Performance now has a set of corner-weight scales for $899. The part number for the...