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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Saturday $50,000 Big Money Race #2

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Top Fuel, And More! Pro Eliminations From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Spring GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Saturday, Plus A $5,000 Shootout!

Dan Fletcher entered the promotion game a couple of years ago, putting on the Fall GALOT 250. Last year he got the Spring Galot 250 going as well! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250...

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IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing LIVE: The Paris Grand Prix Hits Texas With Big Power, Big Noise, and Cool Boats! Saturday Qualifying

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend kicks off the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Crook in Paris Texas. I’ve been to this lake once before, to livestream drag boat...

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The Mickey Thompson Turn And Burn: 6 Second Passes, 200 mph Cars, And Plenty of Carnage Already.

Alex and Nick Taylor, along with a bunch of other sicko drag and drive folks, are in Norwalk Ohio of the Mickey Thompson Tires Turn and Burn. This is the inaugural event, and it is the kind of drag...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: Here’s Our Final Gallery from the 37th Annual Run to the Sun Car Show Custom Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More!

Here’s our 5th, and final, gallery from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them...

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American Powertrain Tuesday Shift: Battling The Field From First To Last To Fourth In A Screaming Lotus Cortina!

There’s something about the intensity of in-car road racing videos that I love. While you cannot see driver Steve Soper’s face in this film because of his helmet, you can pretty well bet...

Camaro Nationals Photo Coverage: Restored, Race Cars, Hot Rods, Restomods, Pro Touring, And More! All The Camaros Are Right Here!

We’ve got more galleries from the Camaro Nationals, and if you missed the previous galleries we’ve got a link below so you can see them all. (Words and Photos by Dan Grippo) A few...

NSRA Street Rod Nationals Photos From York: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, And More Thanks To Jim Hrody

(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...

Doug Cook’s Nova is BACK and Insanely Beautiful! Final Assembly Time For Motion Raceworks Most Famous Ride!

When Motion Raceworks’ Doug Cook crashed his famous Nova on Rocky Mountain Race Week last year, it was bad but he walked away and the car was rebuildable. It turns out it needed more work than...

GoodGuys Puyallup 2023 …..The Griots Garage Pacific Northwest Nationals Puyallup Washington

John Jackson was back at it at the recent Goodguys Show in Puyallup Washington and we’re glad he had the video camera rolling. This is a great show and always draws great cars. The show is one...

Make It Kustom Designs A Custom Split 1932 Grill For A Hot Rod Roadster – Part 5 How-To Fit & Weld Sheet Metal Panels In Preparation For Final Metal Finishing Of The Split Grill

It is time to finish fitting and welding more stuff up on the split grill! In this video on the custom ’32 grill, Karl is going to show you how to setup, fit-up, and weld your sheet metal parts...

Flat-out Cool: Watching This Scale Model Of A BMW RS90 Engine Come Together Is Awesome

There’s something about putting together little engines that is really fun. In fact, it has become a bit of a tradition here at the Lohnes manse over the years to do a model engine kit around...

Check Out The Action From The IHRA Sportsman Spectacular At MotorMile!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) Thanks to longtime BANGshifter Benoit, we’ve got a cool gallery of photos from the recent IHRA Sportsman Spectacular at MotorMile. What Benoit didn’t know when...

Camaro Nationals Photo Coverage Continues Here! Dan Grippo Got Us All The Shots!

(Words and Photos by Dan Grippo) A few weekends back I was in Pittsburgh, Pa doing some Mustang stuff and while I was on the road, the 2023 version of the Camaro Nationals were happing 10 minutes...

Featured Product: Garrett Turbochargers Are Now Available at Holley. Buy Your Turbos Along With All Your Other Parts In One Spot.

When you went online at Holley.com to buy all the parts you need for your turbo LS swap, it kinda sucks that you couldn’t buy your turbo there too. I mean you can buy literally everything else...

HOW MUCH POWER IS A SBC TUNNEL RAM WORTH? 355 SBC INTAKE TEST-TUNNEL RAM VS RPM AIR GAP VS VICTOR JR

Tunnel rams make power! Period. But how much? And are they really just for high-rpm power? Do they only work on a racing engine? In this test from Richard Holdener you are going to see him put a set...

Shop Tool How To: Leaky Rusted Vintage Floor Jack Restoration (Snap-on)

I’m a fan of old tools, just like most car guys, and especially old jacks as they are usually WAY nicer than new ones. We’ve got a couple of Hein Werners that will live in our shop, but...

How It’s Made: Forged Aluminum Wheels RAYS | Forged Wheels Factory | Technical Manufacturing Process

If you haven’t heard of Rays wheels, then you probably haven’t ever been into anything imported. I say this not as a dig, but just a simple fact, as Rays wheels are an OG Japanese brand...

Way Less SKETCHY!! The Cheapest LS Swapped Trans Am gets budget friendly handling upgrades!

He’s back at it, with more love for the horrible Firebird that he rescued in Part 1 and 2. If you missed that, don’t worry we have a link below where you can check it out. Now its time for this...