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Drag Racing with CHRISTMAS TREES! Racing Action From Cleetus McFarland’s XMAS Tree Drags 2025 At Bradenton Motorsports Park

Cleetus’ Christmas Tree Race 2025 was a very special race. The race has become kind of a big deal since starting a few years ago, and has some pretty simple rules. You must race with a Christmas...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The 4th Annual Christmas On The Coast Jr. Dragster Races From Gulfport Dragway – Saturday

With big money bracket racing going bigger and bigger each year, it’s about time the Jr. Dragster races start stepping up as well. This race here, in it’s third year, has big money up for grabs...

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Dear Santa: Jet Boat Please! I Built a Hot Rod Jet Boat! Check Out The Build On This One! 5.3 LS, Candy Paint, Headers, And Custom Interior!

Sometimes I see boat projects and think they look a lot easier than car projects. I know I’m fooling myself of course, but like all hot rodders I look at a project car or boat and think it...

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Dirt Daily: 4xFred Williams Is Fixing Stuff And Fitting 42’s on his Summer Camp Jeep. Is Bigger Really Better? Yeah, We Know.

42 inch tall tires are the norm in the rock crawling world nowadays, and if you aren’t running them you are considered to be on small tires. I remember when 44 inch tall tires were only found...

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Burnouts! In Vantaa, Finland American V8s, Tire Smoke, And Crowds Rule at Vantaa’s Big Cruises

Until “The Man” got too serious about having fun at car shows and cruises, folks used to rev engines and do burnouts and it drew crowds of folks ready for fun. Nowadays you have to find...

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Check Out All The Gravel Throwing Action From Gravelrama 54’s Unlimited Class! Will Records Fall?

Gravelrama is a hell of an event, and we dig it. With hillclimbs, gravel drag racing, tough truck races, and so much more, there is no shortage of action going on at Gravelrama so it is no wonder...

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Will This Supercharged El Camino RUN AND DRIVE 800 Miles To Virginia And Back? DISASTER!

Derek isn’t usually rescuing supercharged hot rods for his road trips home, but we’re down if he is! You have to see the whole series behind this El Camino, because it is a big one! Only...

DIRT CHEAP Turbo Power! $250 Junkyard Engine and $125 Turbo DOUBLED The Power of Tony Angelo’s Square Body C10

Tony is back at it, fixing the 250 cubic inch 6 cylinder in his cool C10 Square Body they call Cherry. And to be fair, fixing it makes it sound like they are taking this engine apart, but the reality...

More Car Show Photos: The Goodguys Mid-Atlantic Nationals At Dover Was Full Of Bitchin Rides Of All Kinds!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) A few weeks back our race weekend was canceled due to rain which left me with a rare free day. So, I jumped in my truck and headed south to Delaware to take in the...

Car Show Photos: The Goodguys Mid-Atlantic Nationals At Dover Was Full Of Bitchin Rides Of All Kinds!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) A few weeks back our race weekend was canceled due to rain which left me with a rare free day. So, I jumped in my truck and headed south to Delaware to take in the...

Truck Feature Video: BBT Fabrication’s 1977 C10 Shop Truck Combines Classic Looks, Modern Muscle, And Just The Right Attitude

Plus it does donuts! Yeah, watch the video and you’ll see that this shop truck isn’t some show queen baby that isn’t being driven and used. And for the record, we totally approve. I...

The Hot Rod Hoarder Visits STREET ROD NATIONALS 2025 – Insane Survivors, Gassers & Vintage Treasures From The Show

Tommy Lee is back at it, visiting the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in Louisville Kentucky to see what this HUGE car show had to offer. With double the number of cars of most really big shows, the NSRA...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 14 – The First 1939 Mercury Hardtop Conversion Is Finished And Fabulous!

The Mangled Mercury project from Iron Trap Garage is a really fun ride to watch coming together. Starting out as what seemed like a simple chop top Mercury build, it has gone into full custom...

GM’s $1 BILLION Dollar Blunder: ROUGHNESS Matters… But Can It Really Be Something So Simple That Caused So Many Issues?

Everyone in the automotive world has talked about GMs engine recalls as some point or another, but the number of “reasons” that have been talked about online range from the ridiculous to...

2025 Tri-Five Nationals: 70 Years Of 1955-’57 Chevrolets

It has been a decade since the first Tri-Five Nationals was held in Bowling Green. I was there and remember vividly just how many machines were there for a show that celebrated vehicles made for only...

Road Racing Photos From The GT World Challenge America At Virginia International Raceway: Action Shots In The Woods!

Here’s gallery number three from the GT World Challenge race at VIR. If you missed the first two galleries, we’ve got a link below that will take you there so you don’t miss any of...

Our Bonneville Speed Week Photo Galleries Continue – Even More Horsepower On Display On The Salt At Bonneville. The Great White Dyno Is A Real Challenge!

I’ve heard Bonneville referred to as the great white dyno on a few occasions, because once you pull up to the starting line, the bench racing, smack talk, and guessing goes out the window....

Impossible Climb La Bresse 2025 | The Hill Climb of Carnage Never Disappoints, Because The French Know Hillclimbs!

I think motorcycle hill climbs are a different kind of crazy and the riders are a different kind of nuts. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t a whole lot of fun to watch! We’ve got the video below,...

WILD 4 Speed Gassers ATTACK the TRACK – The Southeast Gassers Association Returns to Brainerd!

If you are regular around here then you know that we really dig the Southeast Gassers Association. I mean, what’s not to love? Big rpm, big burnouts, wheelstands, gear banging shifts, and heads up...

FREE Motorcycle Drag Racing Livestream: The American Motorcycle Racing Association 2025 Illinois Nitro Nationals – Sunday

If you want to watch some cool live drag racing, featuring nothing but motorcycles, we’ve got you covered right here with the AMRA 2025 Illinois Nitro Nationals from Byron Dragway. The AMRA is all...