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Atlanta Dragway Returns As 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series World Finals Location! The International Hot Rod Association Acquires Atlanta Dragway in Banks County, Georgia.

That’s right folks, after announcing that they have taken over Virginia Motorsports Park most recently, and tons of other iconic tracks around the country in the last 6 months, the IHRA...

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World Rally Championship FULL ONBOARD Video From WRC Rally Sweden Stage 17 with Katsuta and Johnston

I miss that you don’t get to watch every World Rally Championship event from start to finish like we used to get back in the day, unless you pay for a subscription of some kind. The coverage...

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Lights Out 17 Testing Livestream And Video: It’s Time For Radial Revolution 2026 At South Georgia Motorsports Park

It’s time for Lights Out 17, Winter’s favorite radial race, and thanks to NC Promoder we can all watch testing and highlights as Monday and Tuesday had teams doing shakedown hits to see...

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Brrrrrrrrr… Texas Cash Days In The Cold Means Tuners Were Working Hard To Put Power Down In The Lonestar State

Like most of the country, we’ve had some weird weather down here in Texas over the past couple of months. From absurdly warm to bitter cold, and everything in between. Like many, we were iced...

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Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: Steve Found A 1 of 2,553 Barracuda Formula S Convertible At Backyard Auto In New Hampshire!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car project or two. Today is a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S Convertible, of which only 2,553...

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Trailer Tech: Here Are Some Simple, But Effective, Trailer Upgrades That Save You Time, Money, and Aggravation When Hauling A Load

I’m a big fan of trailers, and I own a few different sizes. With that said, I am one of those people that is always contemplating another size to add to the fleet because they are just so...

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Halfass Kustoms 1935 Dodge Coupe Project: Filling The Roof And Rebuilding The Door Bottoms

With so much going on, everywhere on this car, it is easy to get distracted and go in multiple directions, but the roof still needs the love right now and so Brent is going to starting filling it in...

Daddy Dave’s Audi Hits The Dyno – First 2 Pulls Ever! Can You Guess The Horsepower?

Dave is back with the Audi! I love this car, it looks so cool on camera and in person, and the color is rad. Plus, this is the most comfortable car he’s ever been in. You guys are going to love...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 21 Welding The Floors In From Underneath!

The body is mostly done, the patch panels are in, the floors are done from the inside, the firewall has been installed and some of the suspension is even set up. But now it’s time to finish...

Homebuilt Boost: This Ratty Looking Dodge Dakota Has A Home Turbocharged 3.9L V6 And It Makes Some Power!

This is what hot rodding looks like right here. True knees and elbows, make it weird and fast hot rodding. You are looking at a weird little beast of truck that no one will ever really see coming at...

Drag Action Photos: More PDRA Mid-Atlantic Showdown At Virginia Motorsports Park

Here’s another great gallery of photos from the Mid-Atlantic Showdown. (Photos by David Whealon) – It was a competitive weekend of PDRA drag racing action at Virginia Motorsports Park last...

Amelia Island Concourse d’Elegance: The Fancy High End Car Show Greatness Continues!

We’ve got another great gallery of photos from Amelia Island thanks to Joe Grippo. If you missed any of our other photos, use the link below to check them all out. (Words and Photos by Joe...

Vice Grip Garage NASCAR Truck: SO CLOSE To Firing Up The Race Truck (what a MESS) + Bonneville Updates!

Well, it got the big block, the turbo 400, some wiring, some body stuff, and more but it still needs a bit more love to get it up and running. and now it needs electrical, bumpers, and some kind of...

Cheap Grinder Shootout: Harbor Freight’s $8 Angle Grinder Dyno’d vs Milwaukee & Amazon

We ran the Torque Test Channel video recently that had corded and cordless 4.5 inch angle grinders from several brands going head to head to see how they stacked up. We’ve also shared a Project...

Quest for 4’s: The Motion Raceworks Pumpkin Spice Fox Gets ALL The Updates, Plus Some Resto Parts Too!

It’s time for more upgrades for the Motion Raceworks Pumpkin Spice Mustang! This is THE car that actually started Motion Raceworks. Doug, Andy, and Brian were single dudes and spent every...

How To Make Profile Dies For Any Bodyline – Home Made Metal Shaping Power Hammer/Pullmax

In Part 3 of the Power Hammer build, Karl gets his fabrication on building more dies for his new power hammer build. This times he’s showing how to build dies that will make any bodyline you...

Helmet Sale: Simpson And Racequip Are On Sale Now! Quit Using A Crap Helmet.

I just got back from Holley’s LSFest West in Las Vegas and the number of people who are racing, or trying to race, wearing crappy helmets, or those that are NOT designed to be used in a car or...

Rebeldryver’s Garage: Rocky Mountain Race Week Prep Of Our 1965 Impala SS, Part 1, At Least The 6 Speed Is Already Done!

Scott is back at it with the 1965 Impala. He’s been doing a lot of cool things to it, but if you missed the T-56 Magnum installation or any other parts of this build you can click the link...

STROKER LS VS DESTROKER-WHICH ONE WORKS BETTER, 340, 383 OR 416? ALL THE TORQUE OR ALL THE RPM?

Since the dawn of time there have been folks arguing about whether to make a big bore short stroke combo to spin at high rpm for big power, vs using a longer stroke and more cubic inches to win the...

The Ultimate Pre-War Jalopy Shop Truck – Hot Rodding 101

The Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck was a super popular build series, and if you missed it we have a link below. It was simple, but as period correct as possible and just has a cool look and feel that...