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LDR Madness at the US Street Nationals! Check Out The Carnage and Racing Right Here! Limited Drag Radial Racing Action.

Limited Drag Radial, aka LDR, is one of the best door car classes in drag radial racing. With a maximum tire size of 295/65/15 they look like a normal car and are identifiable. In fact, the rules are...

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Shannon Campbell’s King of the Hammers Daily Adventures 2026: Watch All Of Shannon’s King of the Hammers 2026 Videos Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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Installing a Total Cost Involved Pro Touring Front IFS on to a 1966 Chevrolet Nova – Simple Tools And A Simple Process

Installing a front subframe on a car is not usually considered a super straight forward and simple project, and there are times when it can be more difficult than others. If you have a running and...

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Found: 3 Project Camaros and a Hidden Barn Find Ferrari in Louisiana! Check Out This Insane Car Hunt

You never know what you are going to find when you plan on visiting some project cars in a barn. Half the fun of picking up cars that have been sitting for years is looking to see what else might...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! The Livestream Starts With This View Of Hammertown Coming Together LIVE From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Joe Grippo’s Best of 2025: Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Photos From Joe’s 2025 Highlight Galleries. Racing, Hot Rods, Customs, And More!

Here’s another great Photo Gallery from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the previous gallery, we’ve got a...

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Is the C5 Corvette The Best ‘Vette For The Money? Let’s See What The Black River Motorsports Crew Thinks

So is the C5 the best Corvette per dollar you can get? I mean they are one hell of a car for the money. I prefer the looks of a C6 myself, but dollar per dollar can you get more car for your money?...

Red Dirt Rodz Show Us How To Work With Fiberglass and Fiberglass Molds! You Can Do This Stuff At Home!

If you haven’t ever worked with fiberglass before, it can be daunting. I have used it enough to be comfortable with it, but not enough that I’d want to cut a hold in a Corvette just so I...

1972 AMC Javelin Racecar’s First 1/4 Mile Pass Ever! What will it run after sitting for 40 YEARS?

The Javelin adventures still continue! After sitting for decades, the Sally’s Speed Shop crew have saved this thing, made sure the engine was okay, got it running, and are now about to go make...

The Alfarrari Project: Pedals, Exhaust, Hangers, Sensors, And More! There Is A Lot In This Update!

There is so much going on with the Alfarrari project, and this update has all kinds of stuff going on. The throttle pedal is going in so this engine will actually run, and then it is time for...

The Impossible French Hill Climb! The 2023 Arette Hill Climb Was As Impossible As Ever. Watch!

They are NOT messing around in the French Pyrenees Mountains when they aim a motorcyle up a hill in an attempt to climb it. This is one serious hill, with some serious “obstacles” in the...

KRIS THORNE CLAIMS FIRST CAREER FUELTECH NHRA PRO MOD SERIES VICTORY AT INDY AT RACE POWERED BY PROCHARGER

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 4, 2023) – Defending world champion Kris Thorne won the world’s biggest drag race in the FuelTech NHRA Pro Mod Drag Racing Series, knocking off Justin Bond in the final round...

BROWN, CAPPS AND M. SMITH REPEAT AT DODGE POWER BROKERS NHRA U.S. NATIONALS; HARTFORD CLAIMS FIRST INDY WIN

INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 4, 2023) – Antron Brown and Ron Capps swept the 69th annual Dodge Power Brokers NHRA U.S. Nationals for the second straight year, winning in Top Fuel and Funny Car,...

Holley’s End Of Summer Clearance Sale Is On! Check Out All These Great Deals And Save Some Money On What You Need!

Holley is back at it with another sale! 2023 has been the year of sales, and man if you have taken advantage of them then you have gotten some deals and saved real money on your project. I know...

Mortske Takes The 1963 Impala BARN FIND For It’s First Drive In 40 Years. This Super Solid 1963 Chevrolet Impala Sport Coupe Lives Again!

Last week we shared this awesome barn find Impala that Mortske got a hold of and told you that he was going to make it run and drive again. We did not lie, as he has done just that and is going to...

Newbern Helps His Kid Get His First 1957 Chevrolet And It Is Going To Be Awesome

Video Description: On this episode we travel back to Big Spring, Texas for the last time. My friend Dickie Jones had a passion for building hot rods, mainly 57 Chevys and 40 Fords. I bought my 57...

Will Thin Motor Oil Cause Engine Damage? Are They Only Good In Newer Engines?

Over the past two decades, manufacturers have specified thinner and thinner oils for their new engines, and with the increase in synthetic oils the viscosity has gotten even lower. But how does thin...

ONE NIGHT ONLY! Taking A 1964 Nova From Stock To Gasser With A Speedway BOLT-ON Front End

It used to be a ton of work to build a gasser because getting the front suspension figured out and mounted so it was both drivable and had the right look was not the easiest task. Half of the time...

3M Cubitron vs Benchmark Abrasives 3-inch Roloc Discs: Which Is Really The Better Value? Is One A Waste Of Money?

There are too many companies out there making abrasives for sanding, cutting, and grinding to count, but we all know that 3M sets the bar. I’m as guilty as anyone about buying cheap 4.5-inch...

Finnegan’s 1000WHP Hemi Shakes the Lights Out of the Ceiling At Harrell Engine And Dyno

Finnegan’s Hemi powered 1955 Chevrolet he calls Blasphemi is one bad machine, but it just keeps getting badder and badder thanks to help from guys like Peter Harrell at Harrell Engine and Dyno....