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Check Out The Action From The Frontside NO-PREP Shootout at Darana Dragway, Milan MI – May 16th 2026

We were at Darana Dragway Milan last fall for the IHRA $125,000 to win Pro Mod Shootout and man is that track fun. I hadn’t been to Milan in years, and they have definitely added some nice...

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Vintage IMSA! Watch The 1989 IMSA Nissan Grand Prix of Miami Right Here! The Original Miami Street Circuit.

IMSA has had some of the coolest race cars on the planet over their decades of racing, with GTP and GTP Lights being some of their coolest. In the late 1980’s, when many believe GTP was at...

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Free Road Racing Livestream From England: British Automobile Racing Club Action LIVE From Thruxton

It’s time for more road racing in England! This weekend there are drag races at Santa Pod and then a big road racing weekend at Thruxton. The weather is good, the racers and fans are out in droves,...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom FJ40 Tailgate Mount + Jeep Beach Prep Begins With Shannon and Jess Campbell

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper and fender flares complete, it’s time to wrap up the rear with the tailgate mounts. But these aren’t just any flares, as they...

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704 Outlaws Video: Outlaw Small Tire Racing Returns To North Carolina’s Mooresville Dragway

We’ve got 704 Outlaws video below, thanks to our friends at Spoold Media. If you aren’t familiar with the 704 Outlaws classes, trust us when we say they are fun. They’ve got simple rules, small...

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REPLAY – Free Livestreaming Road Racing: The 2026 SCCA Hoosier Super Tour at Mid Ohio Sports Car Course – FULL WEEKEND Coverage LIVE!

Last weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, the SCCA ran two days of Hoosier Super Tour races and we’ve got the livestream replay right here! These are some fun SCCA regional races and feature some...

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Halfass Kustoms 1949 GMC Roadster Pickup Custom: New Shop Move Complete, It’s Time To Cut The 1949 GMC Roadster In Half.

It’s time to shorten the frame on Brent’s custom GMC Roadster pickup now that he’s moved in the new shop. You might remember that his shp burned to the ground earlier this year and...

Bitchin AutotopiaLA Street Truck Feature: This 700 hp Supercharged ’72 Chevy Blazer Is Slick As Hell And Laid Out On Air.

This insanely bad ass 1972 C10 Chevy Blazer is what we’re all about. It looks nearly “stock” on the outside, just way way nicer and slicker than stock. But that’s where the...

Not A Dragster: The Real Story Behind The Internet’s Most Misidentified Car – Motion 1 Was Not The Drag Car You Think It Was

Tommy Ivo’s famed multi-engine dragsters were amazing to watch and created some killer images, but they also have been the cause of some confusion, especially when it comes to the Motion 1...

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...