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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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Book Review: Chevy Small-Block V-8 Interchange Manual

Sometimes the right book hits the shelf at the right time. Such is the case with the Chevy Small-Block V-8 Interchange Manual 2nd Edition by David Lewis. With the economy in shambles and hot rodders...

Budweiser Drops Bernstein at the End of 2009

We were hoping this announcement was not actually coming, but here it is. It was announced yesterday that Budweiser will no longer sponsor the Kenny Bernstein Racing operation after the end of 2009....

The Lohnes Wreck Files: Wheelstander Fail

I honestly love wheelstanders. They are my absolute favorite type of exhibition vehicle and put on a great show when everything goes right. Of course, everything does not always go right. One of the...

Barnstormin’: Shrinkage

With the recent news about Crane Cams going under and the general malaise that’s set in with regard to the economic situation of the world, I think it’s safe to say the world of hot...

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....