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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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Edge Products Launches Edge Racing Brand

No doubt, if you are into diesel performance you know the name Edge Products. They make a bunch of different products for the diesel aftermarket. They are best known for their plug in tuners and...

The Age of the Flying Car is Now!

We were kind of shocked to find out there there’s a company back in the flying car business, and even more shocked to find out it’s located about 30 miles from our eastern offices here in...

Cool Old Press Photos: 1957 Mercury Montclair Phaeton

This week’s historical gem from my newfound collection of original press photos and releases from the 1957 model year comes from Ford’s Mercury brand and trumpets the bold new styling...

Speedway Motors’ New Stromberg 97 Replicas

Finding genuine old Stromberg 97 carbs is becoming more difficult by the day, and working with castings and innards that are pushing 70 years old on a good day is a also a problem. That’s why...

Gearhead Destination: Mopar Spring Fling 2009

This week we’re looking ahead about a month to one mother of a Mopar show. It’s the Spring Fling, held at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California, on April 25th and 26th. This is a massive...

Auto Trader Classics Magazines: Not Dead

Man, it’s getting weird for the dudes and dudettes in the print media. Hell, even the books that exist just to sell other people’s junk are trying to off each other. What makes us say...

Crane Cams: What Our Inside Sources Say

There have been rumors swirling about the future of Crane Cams ever since the company shut down its plant a few weeks ago. Some say it’s done for good and others say that the place will be...

Video: Detroit Speed and Engineering Camaro Test Car in Action

A couple days ago I told you about Boondoggle Media, my video production company, and the vid we did for MSD. I forgot that we also have a movie live now at the Detroit Speed and Engineering site....

It Came from the Fab Shop: Homemade Wheel Spacers

(By Loren Krussow) – I do not work in a state-of-the-art, high-tech shop. I wouldn’t knock it, though, for the purpose of making just one or two of something there are actually only a...

Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: The Demo Derby Car That Wasn’t

The Caprice wagon you see in this rather poor photo from about ten years ago was my first attempt at a demo derby car. The good news for the Caprice is that it never saw a demo derby. The whole thing...

John Fitch: An American Hero Under Attack

John Fitch, automobile safety advocate, 1950s auto racing star, World War II aviator, and POW camp survivor is being hounded to bankruptcy by the state of Connecticut’s Department of...

Site of the Week: US Lawn Mower Racing Association

Admit it, you’ve been mowing your grass, buzzing along in fourth gear on your lawn tractor and clipping apexes around your house. If you’re like us, you don’t have a drink holder on...

Despite Financial Woes, Mopar Sticks with NHRA Contingency

A Mopar press release hit our desks today and despite the fact that the company is suffering economic losses it is sticking with its contingency drag racing sponsorship. We applaud Mopar for keeping...

Hot Rod Drag Week 2009 Rules Are Here

Hot Rod.com has released the 2009 Drag Week schedule of events and rules for competitors. The event is sponsored by Gear Vendors this year. From our quick read of the rules, they seem to be unchanged...