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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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MORE SEMA Show 2023 Photo Coverage: Cars, Trucks, Customs, Hot Rods, Parts, And More From The SEMA Show In Las Vegas

Here’s another photo gallery from the SEMA Show in Las Vegas! If you missed the previous photos, you can use the link below to check them out. The 2023 SEMA Show was another example of the...

Drag Racing Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals Is Right Here.

Here’s our final gallery of photos from the season ending Carolina Nationals in Darlington. If you missed our previous PDRA Photos, use the link below! We have to thank David Whealon for his...

PRI Show Photos: Here’s The Last Gallery Of Photos From The PRI Show, Plus A Link To All The Rest If You Missed Any!

Here’s our last batch of photos from the 2023 PRI Show and a link below in case you missed any of them. We’ve got more photos from the 2023 PRI Show in Indy. Man this place is full of epic stuff...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational- 2023 Edition: Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R successfully defends its title

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley & Royce Rumsey) Bob Sobey’s Nissan GT-R became the third vehicle to successfully mount a title defense in the 16-year history of the OPTIMA...

This Is What It Really Takes To Paint A Race Car! Curry Does Bodywork And Paint On Topol’s Tombstone Camaro After Switching To Big Tires For No Prep Kings!

We’ve shared a few Paint by Curry videos before, where this master puts down some amazing candies, metallics, carbon clears, and more on bad ass race cars. Located in Alabama, he’s a go...

Building a PERFECT METAL SHAPING Station. EASY 2 SET UP. Customizable for YOUR TOOLS With Karl Fisher From Make It Kustom!

In his most recent videos, Karl has been showing how to build your own shrinking and stretching tools using mostly scrap and they have been awesome. When you combine them with all the other tools and...

Dirthead Dave Shows Off Tow Hardcore Off-Road Rigs That Aren’t Jeeps. Check Out This Awesome Isuzu Amigo And Suzuki Samurai!

Dirthead Dave went on a cool wheeling trip while most everyone else was out shopping on Black Friday, and road with a buddy in an awesome little Suzuki Samurai. Along the trip were a couple other...

Dissecting a Tesla Cybertruck! Underbody & Wheels Off Chassis Inspection and Walkthrough, First Look At This Weird Machine

From the very first moment that anyone saw the design renderings for the Tesla Cybertruck, everyone scratched their head in wonderment. After all, this thing looks like you gave a pencil to a 5 year...

Nobody’s Show Is Rescuing an abandoned 1958 Chevy Impala Project! 348, 3 Deuces, P/S, P/B, Wonderbar! It’s a 33,000 mile car!

On multiple occasions we’ve talked about how getting an unfinished project is sometimes the best way to get the car of your dreams and on a budget. But it also sometimes has added risk if you...

Chained Lightning: Watch This Naked Altered Make A Chassis Dyno Pull With A Roaring 434ci Small Block Ford Engine

We always find it cool when a bare chassis style race car is on the chassis dyno. There’s just something about being able to watch the slicks grow, watch the whole machine strain against the...

Nailed It: The 1993 Dodge Intrepid Was A Car The Company Desperately Needed To Work And It Did

I’m not saying I was a total weirdo at age 13 but one of the car posters I had on my wall was of a Dodge Intrepid. Why? These things were a radical departure from the norm of what was on the...

Small Tire Monster Truck Video: Back In 1991 The Bigfoot Crew Bolted 48-Inch Tires On As An Experiment – Interesting

If you follow the sport of drag racing at all you know that for the last decade or so, the biggest trend has been toward “small tire” drag racing. Typically this means we’re talking...

Why Would Anyone Spray A 318 Powered 1965 Dart? BECAUSE YOU CAN, That’s Why! WILL IT RACE? Forgotten Dart V8 Four Speed Gets Nitrous!

Sometimes Dylan McCool does something that makes absolutely zero sense to your average logical person, but that makes folks like us smile for sure. This is one of those times. Sure, there are...

Small-Blocks Aren’t Dead: HOW TO MAKE MORE 383 STROKER POWER. HOW MUCH POWER ARE PORTED HEADS, CAMS OR INTAKES WORTH? RESULTS

We know that everyone is always hot and bothered by the LS and LT engine platforms, along with Coyote and Gen 3 HEMI platforms, but that doesn’t mean that all those great small and big block...