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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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HOW-TO Make CURVED FLANGES on SHEET METAL With A Flanging Tool You Can Make At Home!

We’re fans of home-built tools around here, and this one is probably the simplest one you’ll ever make! We’re talking about one piece of material and one tool that everyone has, and...

Alex Taylor Is Driving a 12x Record Holding Camaro On The Salt At Bonneville Speed Week. The Adventures Continue

It’s about to get real! Alex is really in it now as she goes through all the stuff that you have to do on the salt as a rookie. It doesn’t matter how fast you have been, what other racing...

NSRA Street Rod Nationals East Photos: More Trucks, Hot Rods, Customs, Street Rods, And Muscle Cars From York

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Thanks to Jim, there are plenty of photos to see from the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in York and they are of course some of the coolest rides from the show. And they’re not...

Bonneville Speed Week 2023 Photos – Finally On The Salt, And Racing Starts Today! Hot Rods, Race Cars, And More On The Salt.

(Photos by Wes Allison) The rain delays made it take a few extra days to get cars out on the salt, but they did yesterday and now it is time for racing to start Tuesday. We’ll start sharing...

2024 Dark Horse Secrets From Ford Engineering | The Best 5.0 Mustang Ever?

Evan Smith got the inside scoop on the new Ford Mustang Dark Horse from the man himself, Tim Smith, and he brought us all along to let us see as well. Some folks are saying this is the best 5.0...

700+ HP LS7 INTAKE SHOOTOUT-MSD ATOMIC VS HOLLEY HI RAM VS PERFORMANCE DESIGN CARBON pTR. WHO WINS?

I always love seeing people arguing online about which intake is best for their combo, because everyone has an opinion. And opinions are awesome, but dyno testing is even better and so this test from...

Tyler Hilton, Bobby Cottrell And Johnny West Sweep 52nd Nightfire Nationals At Firebird Raceway!

(Photos by Kim Fuller) • The New Family, organizers of the yearly Nightfire Nationals event, held in Eagle, Idaho have a clear understanding of their audience and fan base, which always brings back...

Bonneville Speed Week Here She Comes! Alex Taylor Is Driving a 12x Record Holding Camaro On The Salt!

Bonneville is a special place for me. The fact that I am not there this year is hard. I’ve been 238 miles per hour on the salt at Bonneville, and have been a part of racing for records there...

Bonneville Speed Week 2023 – Tech Inspection Gives Us Our First Look At The Race Cars We Can Expect To See Racing!

(Photos by Wes Allison) With the weather causing delays at this year’s Bonneville Speed Week, the crew at the SCTA and BNI decided that it would be smart to get cars going through Tech...

NSRA Street Rod Nationals East Photos: Trucks, Hot Rods, Customs, Street Rods, And Muscle Cars From York

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Thanks to Jim, there are plenty of photos to see from the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in York and they are of course some of the coolest rides from the show. And they’re not...

Holley Clearance Parts On Sale: Killer Deals On Lots Of Holley Brands! Some Stuff Is More Than 75% Off!

Holley has all kinds of parts on sale at Clearance Prices! Check these out! We’re talking discounts from 10% all the way up to more than 75% off hundreds of items on clearance that are ready...

Who Makes The Best Drill Bit Sharpener? From $9 vs $350–Let’s Settle This By Testing Them All!

Somehow every garage or shop seems to have drill bits that are sharp and drill bits that are NOT sharp. I know this is how my drill bits seem to exist, and I’ve always wanted to get a drill bit...

Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 6: Final Assembly Is On! Let’s Get This Thing Buttoned Up!

In Part 6 of the build, we’re going to final assembly coming to a close! Last time the cam and heads and such went together, and now it is looking like a real engine!. This engine is getting closer...

NSRA Street Rod Nationals East Photos: Folks Brought Out Their Best, So If You Dig Hot Rods You’ll Love Everything That Showed Up In York

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Thanks to Jim, there are plenty of photos to see from the NSRA Street Rod Nationals in York and they are of course some of the coolest rides from the show. And they’re not...