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

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 at Beech Bend Raceway Park – Friday

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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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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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance Friday $20,000

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! Here’s Our Final Day 1 Racing Gallery from 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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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova: Gasser’s Are Fun Right? Driving from Canada to Mississippi-Problem, After Problem.

Driving a gasser is a whole different experience than driving a regular muscle car, but who in their right mind makes one test drive and then heads for Mississippi in one? Oh and especially when that...

Zephyr Chop Part 3: Shaping Sheet Metal By Hand To Replace Damaged A Pillars On The 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Coupe Conversion

Here’s another metal shaping update on the Lincoln Zephyr Chop and 2 door conversion that is going on at Make It Kustom. This time it is all about the A Pillars and how to make templates and...

Duct Tape Drags Photo Coverage: We’re Starting With Derek’s Vice Grip Garage Burnout Contest! Tons Of Tire Smoking Action!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Freiburger and friends were on hand at Tucson Dragway recently for Duct Tape Drags, an event featuring drag racing, Battle of the Beaters, the Vice Grip Garage Burnout Pit and...

Car Show Photos: Starved Rock Nationals Photos – Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Customs, And Trucks From Chicagoland.

Big thanks to Jim Hrody for continuing to send us photos from a variety of cool shows. We’ve got  bunch of new stuff from him coming, but we’re going to start it off with coverage from...

BOOSTED 5.3L LS-HOW TO ADD 100+ HORSEPOWER WITHOUT MORE BOOST! VORTECH SUPERCHARGED 5.3L MODS

When in doubt, turn up the boost. I mean this makes sense right? If you need more power, just turn up the boost. But what if you don’t want to turn up the boost because of fuel limitations or...

Hot Rodding 101: The ULTIMATE Ford Flathead Intake Guide – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know!

The guys at Iron Trap Garage started a Hot Rodding 101 series a couple of years ago and have posted some great video content. The first one in the Hot Rodding 101 series was about Ford Flathead V8...

How Good is the CHEAPEST Welder on Amazon? DeBoss Garage Puts One To The Test To See What A $70 Welder Can Do.

We talk about cheap tools around here a lot, and have even featured some cheap welder test videos, but can a $70 welder actually be worth owning?   DeBoss Garage is going to put this one to the...

Measuring For Your New Hydraulic Clutch Install: How To Get Perfect Hydraulic Release Bearing Air Gap For an American Powertain Hydramax

Installing an American Powertrain Hydramax system in your hot rod or muscle car is an excellent upgrade. If you are swapping to a modern manual transmission, and why wouldn’t you, then...

Upgrade Your Classic Sniper EFI with Holley’s Sniper 2 EFI Conversion Kits If You Want The Latest And Greatest On Your Ride

Holley’s New Sniper 2 EFI is a big advancement in self-tuning DIY EFI conversions and takes all the good from the Classic Sniper and then turns it up a few notches. I’m not talking about...

Zephyr Chop Part 2: HOW TO Make a SIMPLE Steel Plate HAMMER FORM – Door Corners on 1939 Lincoln ZEPHYR Chopped Coupe

We like how to stuff around here and one of our favorites when it comes to shaping metal is Karl Fisher at the Make It Kustom channel. This kid is talented, easy to understand, and not afraid to...

Somebody Needs To Build This! New Wrecking Yard Inventory! 1954 Plymouth Belvedere! Solid car with Nice Chrome!

The early to mid-50’s cars and trucks were some of the coolest round rides and make awesome hot rods, customs, and cruisers. They just ooze cool, and when they have awesome patina you just...

Is Amazon’s Own Cordless Electric Screwdriver Worth Buying? Amazon vs. DeWALT, Ryobi, Skil & More. Putting Electric Screwdrivers To The Test!

Full disclosure, I’m not really a big fan of cordless screw drivers usually. Cordless impact guns, yes, but the screwdrivers always seem to be more trouble than they are worth to me. With that...

NO TURBO LAG! HOW TO GET THAT SNAPPY BOOST RESPONSE! BTR STAGE 2 TURBO VS SIMPLE TORQUE CAM. FULL DYNO RESULTS

Richard Holdener has always said that every cam is a turbo cam, but does that mean that getting a turbo cam is a waste of your money? Or is it that boost works with any cam profile so don’t let...

Mortske Tries To Revive A Squarebody Tow Truck!! Abandoned for 12 Years! Will the 6.2 Liter Chevrolet Diesel Run Again?!?

This one is interesting to me not just because it’s a square body tow truck, but also because it’s a 6.2L diesel which is what is under the hood of my recently acquired square body...