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Toronto Motorama Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, And More! Doing It Up Canada Style!

(Photos by Mike Brooks)  Continuing with his Toronto Motorama traditions, Mike Brooks has visited the great white north for the Toronto Motorama again this year. We’re used to seeing Brooks...

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Ultimate Street Car Season Begins With Racing In Texas! Here’s Why Running Early In The Season Matters For Championship Pursuits

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series officially kicked off at G2 Motorsports Park in Anna, Texas. When the grid lined up, the...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Sportsman Door Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock Bikes And More!

We’ve shared a few galleries of photos from David Whealon already but now we’re getting into some of the photos from Richard Pasley too. Check them all out below by using the link to all...

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Drill Taps: Are These Self Tapping Drill Bits The Tool You’ve Been Missing? Are These More Useful Than Any Other Drill Bits?

I’m a big fan of a good drill bit, like anyone else who’s having to drill holes. But there are some serious differences in bits, regardless of the price. With all the different coatings,...

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Vice Grip Garage Interior Rehab: Derek and His Wife Jess Restored Their Darts Interior On A BUDGET! Here’s How

Just because the parts are available doesn’t mean that doing an interior restoration on your favorite project is going to be cheap. With lots of options, from “custom” bolt in...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Door Cars, Pro Mod And More!

Here’s our last blast of photos from David Whealon, but we’ve got more galleries coming still! Use the link below to check out any of the photos you might have missed so far! (Photos by...

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Two NASCAR-Involved Billionaires are Now Former Billionaires

This is just a quick note regarding the sad state of affairs for a couple of NASCAR’s big names. Bruton Smith and Roger Penske are no longer considered billionaires. They are not on the Forbes...

eBay Pick of the Week: 1938 V8 Sprint Car

Here’s something you don’t run into every day. It’s a pre-war flathead-V8—powered Sprint Car that was campaigned on the West Coast by a guy named Johnny McDowell. The car has...

Bob Tasca Wins Funny Car at the Gatornationals

We wanted to drop a quick note of congratulations to Bob Tasca III, the winner of  Funny Car at the GatorNationals last weekend. The Tasca family has been an institution in drag racing for the...

Monday Time Killer: The King of Show Cars

If you are into movies and TV, you are going to love the collection we found at Jay Ohrberg’s Hollywood Cars. Considered by many to be “The King of Show Cars,” Ohrberg’s style...

Video: Check Us Out on SetYourTiming.com

One of the businesses I’ve got going on is called Boondoggle Media, a video production company for gearheads using the old AV Kids who you may remember from CarJunkieTV. So far we’ve done...

Spectacular Action Photos from the 2009 March Meet!

Last year we brought you a link to the crazy top-end action photos from photographer Mark Rebilas, and now the man has done it again. Clink the link here to see some wicked photos and animated action...

Event Coverage: 2009 Goodguys Costa Mesa Car Show

How lucky am I? Not only am I spending the weekend at the 2009 Goodguys Orange County Get-Together in Costa Mesa, California, but I’m announcing at the the Street Challenge Autocross where they...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Cash For Clunkers is Coming Again in California

Talk about the thing that wouldn’t die. The recurring nightmare known unofficially as the “Cash for Clunkers” program to get old cars off the road is going to be reintroduced by...

March Meet Video Action: Horan meets Chrisman Dragster Collision

Yikes! We had seen some still photos of Dan Horan getting into Mike Chrisman at the 2009 March Meet, but seeing it in video form is far more creepy. Although we lose the cars in the dust cloud...

CraigsList Pick of the Week: Twin-Engine Dragster!

Just in case anyone thought we were going all soft on you with the feature on the Maserati earlier in the week, we’re bringing ourselves back to our knuckledraggin’ roots with this pick....

BangShift.com Brings You the F-Bomb Camaro, Live from the Hollywood Premiere of Fast and Furious

As you may have heard, the F-Bomb Camaro is one of the bad asses in the new Fast and Furious movie. Tonight it will be surrounded by other stars of the big and small screen during the Hollywood...

Cool Old Press Photos: 1957 Hudson Hornet

We’re leaving the comfy confines of the Big Three with this week’s Cool Old Press Photos feature and checking out the 1957 Hudson Hornets, now packing fire-breathing 327ci V8 power. These...

Hang ’em High! Two Indicted for Stealing Trade Secrets from Goodyear

This one should spike your blood pressure. Two men, Clark Roberts and Sean Howley, engineers for a company called Wyko Tire Technology of Greeback, Tennessee, have been indicted for conspiracy to...

Gearhead Destination: Pikes Peak Highway

This week’s Gearhead Destination is Pikes Peak in Colorado. We’re sending you here not just for the world famous Pikes Peak International Hill Climb race, but also for the actual drive...