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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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The Other 1980s 5.0: This Look Back At The 316hp 1987 Porsche 928S4 Is Pretty Cool

While the Ford Mustang 5.0 was by far the volume selling king of of the small block coupes in the 1980s, let’s not forget the fastest one. Yes, from the factory the late 1980s Porsche 928 was a...

HOW TO: JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER ON A 5.3L Z71 SILVERADO-WHAT WENT WRONG? WHY DOESN’T IT MAKE POWER?

Richard has been making real power with these M90 superchargers, but now it is time to install one on his own daily driver Silverado. This thing is a 2002, with a stock 5.3, and based on the dyno...

Truck Feature: Eric Pierce’s ’78 Chevy Suburban – Texas Turbine on Four Wheels.

(Words by Tim King, Photos by Jordan Cole) Building for Fun Eric Pierce, owner of Pro Touring Texas wanted to build a car that could haul ass, and haul all his buddies as well. What he decided on was...

Tool Review: Astro Tools Rivnut Drill Adapters – A Smaller, Simpler, Easier Way To Use Rivnuts On Your Next Project

We’ve talked about rivnuts around here before, but if you aren’t familiar then you should be paying attention for sure. If you are familiar, but are used to using an installation tool...

AutotopiaLA Car Feature: Bitchin 700HP Big Block ’64 Ford Galaxie from Ruffian Cars. Beast Mode Engaged!

If you like the look of classic cars that are sent over the top, then this 1964 Ford Galaxie just might be the one for you. It’s like a Time Attack Car, A Fighter Jet, and a Galaxie had a baby....

Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos: It’s Like The Greatest Hits Of Hot Rodding Everywhere You Look!

We’ve got another great gallery 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...

Watch This Tractor Tire Equipped Unimog Haul Logs Through Impossible Muck

We love a good Unimog video around here and any good Unimog video includes one of these unstoppable machines conquering the wilderness and doing something that seems impossible at first blush. In...

Watch This Guy Pull Every Gear Like A Master In A 1964 Mack With A Triplex Transmission

It has been a while since we have features someone getting after it in an old big rig with a multiple stick transmission. In this case the truck is a 1964 Mack B-61 and the driver is Bob. We...

Watch The Money Pit Unlimited Modified Tractor Make Glorious Noises With Three Allison V12 Engines

5,130ci – That’s the displacement of the Money Pit Unlimited Modified Pulling Tractor. This thing has THREE 1,710ci Allison V12 engines bolted to it. The engines have been hot rodded and...

This Look At And Discussion Of Split Rims and Old Truck Wheel Mounting Is Pretty Interesting – Dangerous Stuff, Interesting Process

I have owned a couple of vehicles with split rims. Known as “suicide rims” because of the fact that the outer ring can fly off and kill the guy mounting the tires, they are not a popular...

Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: Building Custom Bed Rails To Really Set Off The Look.

In the last video, Brent started working on making his vision a reality for the bed, and that meant sheet metal bedsides being connected to the full tube structure. Now it’s time to get the bed...

Here’s America’s Most Beautiful Roadster! Beth Myers’ Roy Brizio Street Rods Built 1932 Ford Phaeton Won The Biggest Award At The 2024 Grand National Roadster Show.

This year’s Grand National Roadster Show, like all those that came before it, features some amazing rides. The America’s Most Beautiful Roadster competition is always the talk of the show...

Grand National Roadster Show 2024 Photos: All Kinds Of Bitchin Rides From One Of The Year’s Best Shows.

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Wickam went out to the Grand National Roadster Show for the first time ever this year and here’s our first gallery of his photos from the show. While this show does...

Beginner Upholstery: How To Recover And Old Truck Seat Yourself To Save Big Money And Refresh Your Interior

How many times have you either been looking at an old pickup to buy, or have had one yourself, that needs a seat cover? I know that, for me, this has happened dozens of times and every time I think...