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Drag Racing Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway!

Here’s the 4th, and final, gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check them out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: From Chassis to Rolling! 4 Link, Axles, Crossmembers & More!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Semi-Final and Final Round Racing From The Postponed PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway!

Our friend NC Promoder was on hand for testing at the PDRA East Coast Nationals yesterday and caught all the semi final and final round racing action from the postponed Carolina Nationals...

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Drag Racing Photos: More Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway. Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 3rd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check them out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: Check Out The PDRA Testing and Carolina Nationals Eliminations from Darana Motorsports Park in Benson NC

We’ve got some live track testing going on at Darana Motorsports Park where PDRA’s top teams are on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they get ready for this...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Regional From The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! 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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HyperSpark Ignition Buyers Guide – Everything You Need To Know To Choose The Right System For Your Ride.

The one downside to all the amazing parts that are available for making power today, is that sometimes you can’t tell which thing you actually need. It’s like sitting down at a restaurant...

This Video That Shows How To Start A 1912 Cadillac Will Make You Appreciate Modern Stuff

It is always annoying when you hit the key in your car and it doesn’t start but the reality is that (at least with our junk) slapping some jumpers on it or jiggling some wires usually gets the...

Old School Chassis Tech: This Video From 30 Years Ago Shows The Al Swindahl Bolt Together Top Fuel Chassis

There are names in drag racing that have had massive impact. We all know the Don Garlits’ of the world, we all know the Bob Glidden types of the world but what about the guys who made the cars...

Awesome Video: Sawing Up A Massive Ponderosa Pine Log in A Steam Powered Saw Mill

My love affair with saw mills has been documented here. As a kid I would travel with my grandfather to pick up lumber for the family business and as I got older and would lend a hand at the shop,...

Twin-Engine, Turbocharged Bare Chassis Run Low 8s In The Quarter And Terrorize The Streets!

BangShifter John Mac turned us on to what has to be the nuttiest thing built in Canada in the last two decades. From what we can gather, the crew at Turbo Dynamics Canada has taken a stock car...

HOW MUCH HP IS AN INTERCOOLER WORTH? CHEAP, JUNKYARD M90 BLOWER GETS A TICK PERFORMANCE INTERCOOLER.

To intercool or not to intercool, that is the question. For years folks have debated no intercooler, an intercooler, which kind of intercooler, etc. for their supercharged or turbocharged...

New Years No Prep Photos: Maple Grove Raceway’s New Year’s No Prep Race Was Packed Full Of People And Racing Action!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) It was getting dark, around 4:30pm on a cold December Saturday in the waning days of 2023 and I was standing in the burnout box of my favorite dragstrip with the...

DD Speed Shop Has FORGOTTEN First Generation Camaros? Frozen In Time, And Ready To Be Saved!

Everyone knows Dan from DD Speed Shop for all his Tri-Five Chevrolet builds but did you guys know he has a couple of First Gen Camaros? Yep, and he’s about to see what he can do with these two...

Massive CAR CARRIER SHIPS Hold Thousands of Cars Inside: All About Roll-On Roll-Off Car Hauling Ships.

Ever wonder how all those cars and trucks in the world get from the country they are built in to the country they are sold in? Or why companies like Toyota, Nissan, Honda and more are now building...

Ian Roussel Acquires A Rare 1937 Lincoln Zephyr. This Is A True SoCal Desert Treasure That Has Been Saved!

The 1937 Lincoln Zephyr is one of those cars that is incredibly iconic in the custom car world. Everyone knows these cars and that makes them incredibly sought after. They came factory with a V12...

Fiberglass How-To: Using Foam And Glass To Form A Custom Dash For A 1967 C10 Pickup. Mockup And Design Are Not As Hard As You Might Think!

I happened upon this video series the other day and knew I had to share it. After recently posting a video of Brent at Halfass Kustoms doing a Pontiac dash swap in a ’53 GMC pickup, this 1967...

CENTERFORCE ADDS NEW INTERNAL HYDRAULIC BEARING OPTION TO ITS POPULAR JEEP JL AND JT CLUTCH KIT OFFERINGS

Centerforce is back with more new products and improvements for the Jeep crowd, as they are always looking to not only build products capable of handling higher power and performance, but also to...

Awesome Video: How To Haul A Steam Locomotive Through London And Park It In A Museum Circa 1961

This is a really cool video, especially for you fans of heavy hauling and big trucks. We’re going to watch a massive steam locomotive and its tender gate hauled from the rails straight into a...

100+ Years Of Work: Watch This Ancient Ruston Hornsby Engine Get Fired Up To Irrigate A Pakistani Farm

No, they don’t build them like they used to and this video sure is proof. You are going to watch a group of guys get a really big old stationary engine fired up on a Pakistani farm to run an...