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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing– Thursday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage – Thursday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance All Run Thursday Warmup $5k

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(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 1, when the driver’s...

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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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Drag and Drive Photos: Buckeye Skips 2026 – Day 1 Driver’s Meeting, Checkpoints, and Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(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 1, when the driver’s...

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Barnstormin’: Men of Action

If the wacky events of last week have showed me anything it’s that the collective populace at this site are a group of  doers. Case in point is this trans-continental towing relay to bring...

Mahle Motorsport Web Site now Online

Mahle, a name we’re sure you are familiar with from the world of pistons, has introduced a new internet home so you can look over its wares. The entire high-performance catalog is available to...

Drag Racers Whip Circle Trackers on Ice!

Well, whip is probably a gross exaggeration, but it’s true that the NHRA’s Morgan Lucas was the winner of the annual Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge. The event, one of the coolest charity...

eBay Pick of the Week: Former Hot Rod Magazine Monte Carlo

This week’s eBay pick is another former Hot Rod magazine project car that has been up for auction many times in the past year or so. We’re guessing that the no-sale is thanks to the...

Monday Time Killer: Custom Car Photo Archive

If you’re into custom cars, you may never leave your seat after we show you this. If you’re not into ‘em, you will be. A guy named Rik Hoving in the Netherlands has compiled a Fotki...

Sweet New Doorslammer Body From Cynergy Composites

While the rest of the drag racing world seems to be folding like a wet blanket, doorslammer racing is hotter than ever. Maybe there’s something to this whole “personality” thing...

The Violation Game, Bonus Edition!

Normally, The Violation Game goes live every Wednesday. But this just couldn’t wait. Sorry to do this to you, especially if you’re still a little queasy from a New Year’s hangover....

Former Car Craft Duster on CraigsList

I spotted this car advertised on CraigsList a month ago or more, and neither Matt King nor I could tell for sure if this was the car that he and I did a makeover on when we were both at Car Craft...

Let’s Play Name That Funny Car!

Andy, known as VTJUNK on our forums, sent us a link to this photo showing a bullet riddled, old, rusty truck in Saratoga Springs, New York. He also mentioned something about a Funny Car in his...

Mac Tools Dumps Kalitta

The Top Fuel operation owned by Connie Kalitta and driven by his nephew Doug Kalitta was dealt a body blow last Monday with the announcement that the car would no longer be sponsored by Mac Tools....

Phillip Eagan, Member of Tucker Design Team, Dies

We recently posted a note about the Tucker automobile that may have been a dirt track racer back in the early ’50s. It sparked some discussion among our readers about the short-lived car...

Friday’s Excuse Why I Went to Bed Early on New Year’s Eve

The blog entries have been behind schedule the past few days thanks to holidays and Freiburger’s flakiness. I thought I’d use all that as a reason to skip the traditional Friday Excuse to...

CraigsList Pick of the Week: Kaiser-Jeep M-715

Last week I was scheming on how to collect my M-715. About 8 years ago I sold my Army truck to a friend, then he sold it back to me a few months ago. I was employed and could pay for it back then,...

Pacergirl Makes the CarDomain Top 10

Many of you know Anna Beth Lamkin from Hot Rod Power Tour events. She’s the girl with the Plum Crazy AMC Pacer that she built along with her dad, and it was featured in Hot Rod and also Mopar...