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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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It’s Time For Buckeye Skips 2026! We’ve Got Photos Starting With Day 0 Right Here! Who Showed Up, and Who Are The Favorites?

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 0, when everyone shows up...

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More Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(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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Australian Drag and Drive Machine! This 1400hp HQ Ute was Built to Survive Drag Challenge. Street and Strip Greatness!

The Aussies are something special when it comes to hot rods, race cars, and especially their street strip machines. With all the restrictions they have on what you can do to a car or truck over...

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John Jackson visits Squeeg’s Kustoms: Shop Tour, Projects, an insane Dodge A100, and photographing the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster!

After missing it for a couple of years, it was good to be back at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona in 2025. It was especially cool because the field of cars that were in contention for...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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Good Read: Racer Documents Red Tape in Dealing With Insurance From on Track Injuries

Steve Iverson is a life long drag racer who had the unfortunate luck to suffer a serious wreck (our illustrative photo does not depict thie wreck) during an NHRA event at Pacific Raceways in...

The Eastwood Company Launches New Brand of Hard Parts

The Eastwood Company is normally known for its restoration products, paint and body stuff, and tools that are hard to find. Now it is ready to move to the next level and start supplying its own brand...

Lutz Goes Out on Vacation Swinging at Ad Agencies

Bob Lutz has made his presence known in a major way in the marketing department and with GM’s myriad advertising agencies. Apparently at a meeting on July 14th, Lutz panned the recent work of...

Barnstormin’: Rooting for Mayfield or Against NASCAR?

Following every breaking tid-bit on the Jeremy Mayfield vs. NASCAR case, with the sanctioning body accusing the driver of meth use, has gotten me thinking about the whole situation and the way people...

Garlits Prepares to Kick Ass Again

Don Garlits is making a comeback of sorts. He’s got his Drag Pack Challenger finished and ready to go, according to a report on Ocala.com. After racing one of the cars at their debut last year...

NASCAR Claims Mayfield Lied To Court

The Associated Press has reported that NASCAR has filed documents with the U.S District Court accusing Jeremy Mayfield of lying to that court. This is the strongest offensive move NASCAR has made...

Wrecked 1969 Camaro! Kid Borrows Dad’s Keys, Does a 400-Foot Burnout, and Plows Trees

Let’s say your dad has a hot 1969 Camaro Pro Touring car and you’re a red-blooded American kid. Your parents go out for the evening and you decide to have a little fun. One kid in New...

Car Feature: GNRS-Winning 1955 Chevy Show Car

Steve and Lisa Caspary’s 1955 Chevy is a full-on, serious show car. So serious in fact, that the shoebox took first place in its category at the Grand National Roadster Show, one of the premier...

Raleigh, North Carolina, Cops Have a Z06. Don’t Speed There

If you are planning on doing some bad stuff and then running from the law to get away, we highly suggest that you skip Raleigh, North Carolina, as those boys are packing the hariest high-speed...

HIstoric “EPA” Superbird Restored; Opening Bid for Private Auction Sale is $3 Million

This is an odd car with some odd history. In essence it is the muscle car that ultimately brought an end to the muscle car era. This Superbird was owned by the EPA, was chocked full of testing...

Check Your Firesuit; SFI Decertifies Some Impact Firesuits

Admittedly we’re a little late in getting you this info, but Impact Racing products has had a couple of their firesuits decertified by SFI. This is bad news if you have one of those suits....

eBay Pick of the Week: 1962 LaBoa MKII Corvair Special

This week’s eBay Pick is a killer little one-off road racing car from 1962. Creativity was the word back then and this Corvair powered, tube chassis, stressed skin, Lotus lookalike is a great...

Monday Time Killer: MotorEra.com

This week’s Time Killer is an unassuming website called Motorera.com that appears to be homebuilt. It’s low on flash and dash but high on information. On it you will find complete...

Bring Your Checkbook: World Champion 1965 Shelby Daytona to Hit the Auction Block Again

One of the most significant American race cars of all time is set to hit the auction block again soon and it’s not going for bargain basement prices. The real deal 1965 Shelby Daytona that Bob...