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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Continues Today as We are Heading for The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Part 8: Putting a HISTORIC Gasser Back on the Track Feels Oh So Good!

Tommy and the kids are back at it, and it’s a runner! They are hitting the dragstrip to bring this project full circle, so check it out. The big block should be fun with all the new parts that...

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Music To Your Ears: Watch, And Listen, To The Best Sounding Cars From Goodwood’s 83rd Members Meet Right Here!

Whether you love the sound of a great American V8 at full song, the shreak of a V12 Aston Martin, or the songs that Ferraris and F1 cars make, you’ll love this video. This is nothing but on track...

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EPIC FORMULA OFFROAD RACING VIDEO FROM ICELAND’S STANGARHYLUR 2026! COURSE 4 and 5 RACING ACTION

It’s time for the 2nd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for a treat. It’s all big...

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NHRA Division 6 Divisional Drag Racing Livestream: Catch All The Racing Action LIVE From Mission Raceway

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 6! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Drag and Drive Photos! Check Out The On Track Action and Checkpoint Photos Right Here!

When BANGshifter Neal Sabo said he was going to head down to Buckeye Skips 2025 Drag and Drive, to snap pictures and check out the cool stuff going on, we were like “Hell yeah!” He hit...

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Ceramic Coat the Right Way! DIY “Pro” Tips for Paint Protection & Ultimate Shine on any Car or Truck

If you have heard all the hype about ceramic coatings in recent years, you know that this technology is an amazing way to protect the paint on your new or old car. It’s a final step in any...

2024 KING OF THE HAMMERS… CASEY CURRIE IS HEARTBROKEN?! PERSONAL VLOG

King of the Hammers Race of Kings action continues, with Casey Currie’s adventures from Johnson Valley. We’ve talked a lot about King of the Hammers and have shared lots of racing action over...

HOW TO: Hammer Weld Sheet Metal With TIG And MIG. Karl Shows Us How With An Ultra Cheap SSimder Upgraded SD-4050 Pro Welder

We’ve all seen the ads on Amazon, TEMU, Ali, etc for ultra cheap welders in the last couple of years. With welding technology changing so much, there are a bunch of them coming available for...

Facebook 5.3 LS Build: Part 7 Final Short Block Assembly Goes As Planned! It’s All Coming Together.

Here’s Part 7 of the Facebook 5.3 LS build that Powell is doing. If you missed the first six videos in this build, use the link below to check them out too. In this one he’s doing the final...

1965 Buick Riviera! Abandoned For 32 Years! Will It Run?!? Plus Bonus Mortske Transformation!

The 1965 Buick Riviera is an iconic ride and if you want one, this one here just might be the project for you. Mortske found this one and after sitting for over 30 years he is going to get the...

Our First Gallery Of Photos From Lone Star Throwdown 2024 Is Here! Slammed, Lifted, And Every Custom Truck In Between!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas this weekend and as usual was blown away by the turnout. Lone Star Throwdown, or LST as it’s often referred to, is...

FREE LIVE NHRA Regional Racing Action: Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At No Problem Raceway – Sunday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at No Problem Raceway In Louisiana. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up...

FREE LIVE NHRA Regional Racing Action: Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At Firebird Raceway – Saturday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at Firebird Raceway in Arizona. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up Stock...

Watch This Classic Turbocharged Offy Indy Car Spend Time On The Chassis Dyno – Horsepower!

We’re always looking for ways to celebrate racing history and those keeping it alive and well. As such we were looking for something cool and found it in the form of this video that features a...

Mooneyes New Year’s Party At Irwindale: A SoCal Hot Rod And Racing Tradition That Just Keeps Getting Cooler And Cooler

Here’s another great gallery of photos from the Mooneyes New Year’s Party from Grippo! And if you missed the previous photos, we’ve got a link for that down below too! (Words and...

Extended Cab Land Cruiser Pickup Build Part 1: Simple But Trick Chassis Mods For This Ambitious And Rad Off-Road Project.

This new project from the guys at Designed and Built is one that I really dig. I’m a fan of FJ Land Cruisers and if you are too then you are going to like this one. It’s not a typical FJ...

TIG Welding 301: TIG Welding Thick Aluminum Parts To Thin Aluminum. Here’s An Important Lesson, Plus Tips And Tricks.

When it comes to materials for building race car and hot rod parts, we tend to go to the extremes. Some parts and pieces are as thin as possible to save weight, and other parts are super thick so...

Simple DIY Tooling for HAMMER FORMING BEADS: Use Them With A Power Hammer, A Press, Or By Hand!

If you haven’t seen any of our other videos of hammer forming parts, then you are going to want to use the link below to check them out as well. But in this latest video from our friends at...

Murder Nova Burnout Truck – Build Series Part 2: It’s Going Back Together After Paint, And Then It’s Time For The Power!

It sure wasn’t pretty, but they got that part in the works and now it’s time to get some suspension under it! It’s time to build a burnout truck and that’s just what they are going to...