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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Building Aluminum Body Panels For A 1979 Firebird From Scratch! English Wheeling Aluminum Panels – 1979 Firebird Part 1

This is awesome! This project is a 1979 Firebird and it is being built by a guy who decided he didn’t want restoration parts, but rather to build as much of the car out of aluminum as possible....

Dylan McCool Is Teaching a High Schooler How to Pull an Engine for the First Time

I honestly can’t remember the first time I was around an engine getting pulled from a car, because I’ve been around it since I was born. But I do remember pulling engines at my...

More Sick Summer Photos: The Cars Of Summer’s First Drag and Drive Event, From Byron Dragway!

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Sick Summer is over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all enjoy a few more photos! Jim sent these over so we decided we’d share them with all of you as well....

HOW WELL DOES STACK INJECTION REALLY WORK? DUAL SBF STACK TEST, 331 & 408 STROKER-FULL DYNO RESULTS

Stack Injection, or Individual Runner Injection, whatever you call it, there is nothing that looks quite like it. If you aren’t familiar, this is a setup that has been around for decades and...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Daytona: Part 2 – The points chase tightens up with one round to go in the series!

(Words By Jim McIlvaine and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, visits some pretty iconic tracks. Just this year alone,...

More Sick Summer Photos: The Cars Of Summer’s First Drag and Drive Event, From Byron Dragway!

(Photos by Jim Hrody) Sick Summer is over, but that doesn’t mean we can’t all enjoy a few more photos! Jim sent these over so we decided we’d share them with all of you as well....

Featured Products: Safe, Reliable, and Lightweight Aluminum Fuel Cells For Your Race Car from Holley

When it is time for you to build a fuel system for your hot rod or race car, the first thing to consider is the tank or fuel cell. Depending on the configuration of your car or truck, a fuel cell may...

Tri Five Nationals 2023 – Survivors, Barn Finds and Drag Cars With The Hot Rod Hoarder

Last weekend’s Tri-Five Nationals in Bowling Green Kentucky was as good as it gets, and luckily Tommy Lee Byrd was on hand shooting video and finding all the cool stuff to share with all of us....

HOW CAN I MAKE MORE POWER FROM MY 190 Horsepower SBC 350? BOLT ONS VS BOOST-WHICH ONE MAKES MORE POWER? TRY BOTH!

We all know you can make real power with any of the common hot rod and racing engine platforms, and that the small-block Chevrolet is obviously capable of being built into a real race engine. But...

New Arrivals At The Wrecking Yard: New Inventory! 1963 Dodge Custom 880 Convertible!!!!! Super Cool Drop Top Dodge!

There is no shortage of cool project cars at Nobody Else’s Auto in Great Bend Kansas, but this one here is something special. I’m a big fan of convertibles, and this one here is pretty...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Daytona – The points chase tightens up with one round to go in the series!

(Words By Jim McIlvaine and Photos by Kaleb Kelley) OPTIMA’s 2023 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, visits some pretty iconic tracks. Just this year alone,...

LS3 VS LS7 HEAD TEST-WHICH PORTED HEADS MAKE THE MOST POWER? 720+ HP 427 TEST MOTOR (FULL RESULTS)

The internet is full of experts who swear they know they answer to this question, but very often the information you get is based on seat of the pants feelings, or straight theory, and while...

Dirthead Dave Adventures: Trail Days on the OnX Offroad Build Challenge during Ultimate Adventure did NOT disappoint!

The onX Offroad Build Challenge is a cool deal where three teams go head to head building their own off-road rigs and then running them during the Ultimate Adventure off-road event. Ultimate...

Surprising 1320 Garage Tour: TimeCapsule Eclipse & STOLEN SEMA ITEMS?!

If you are familiar with Chillin’ with Chet, then you know that there are some pretty cool cars in the collection. In this newest 1320Garage video you are going to get to experience it all with...