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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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eBay Pick of the Week: The Transmission We All Need. A Lenco ST1200

Yes, this is a transmission that’ll run you more than $5,000 in this particular auction (and way more retail), yes we barely have dough for a mighty kids meal at McDonald’s and yes, our...

Amazing Retrospective on Tommy Ivo’s 4-Engine Dragster

Tommy Ivo’s four-engined, four-wheel-drive Showboat (later rebuilt with a body and called The Wagon Master) is one of the most iconic vehicles in drag racing history. Built during the...

Monday Time Killer: Road Racing Corvette Photo Extravaganza!

It’s only fitting that since we’ve brought you today’s new Corvette news we continue with a look back at the long and storied history Corvettes have had tearing up road courses...

GT2 Class C6R ‘Vette to Debut Tuesday; Germans and Italians Urinate Pants

The Corvette C6R racing program has been a GM bright spot for several years. The cars were competing and completely dominating the GT1 category of road racing at events like Lemans, the Dayonta 24,...

Clunkers Not Saved Yet; Program Toast if Senate Fails to Approve $2 Billion

The House of Representatives approved the emergency $2 billion infusion of funds to save the “Cash for Clunkers” program on Friday as they were walking out the door for a month off. Now...

450hp V8 Powered London Taxi Cab on eBay

The London Taxi is one of the most enduring automotive icons the world has known. Its styling and all-around British-ness make it a neat car, even though they are normally powered by wheezy diesel...

Craigslist Pick Bonus Edition: Not-So-Super Nova

If this doesn’t garner a sudden and immediate WTF than we don’t know what does. This Nova was horribly disfigured at some point in its life and now appears to be a suitable addition to an...

Brian Wolfe of Ford Racing Says New NASCAR Mill Will Hit Track Soon

A while back Ford Racing announced that it had a new mill prepared for use in NASCAR. This new motor feaures some technological advancements that should help teams in several areas, not just the...

Carbon Motors Buys Indiana Factory

Carbon Motors, the company that has created a prototype dedicated police cruiser, has taken one more step towards reality by purchasing an Indiana Plant to set up their manufacturing operations....

No Credit, No Problem! Congress to Vote on $2 Billion More Flowing to “Clunkers”

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, Congress, on the day it is supposed to recess for basically the entire month of August, will vote to funnel another $2 billion dollars into the...

All About the Isle of Man and the Legendary TT

It is more than a race, it is a competition that embodies everything about what good racing is. The TT is a motorcycle race held on the Isle of Mann, a rocky crag off the coast of Ireland...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Lebanon Valley Dragway is Literally Under Water

Lebanon Valley Dragway, located in West Lebanon, New York, is a strip that has served the western New England hot rod scene for decades. Today it is literally a lake after being overrun by massive...

News of the Weird: My Kid is Faster Than Your Kid

This totally isn’t news, but it’s Friday and it has been a rough week. Cut us some freakin’ slack. What’s not shocking is that this particular event happens in Maine. How...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: Perfect Muscle Truck Starter Material

This whole recent interest in muscle trucks has us thinking that we’d love to have one. In typical fashion we want to go a slightly different direction than the stuff we’ve seen on the...