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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $100,000 SATURDAY!

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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Lost Buckeye Skips Day TWO Drag and Drive Photos! Our Final Gallery of Day Two On Track Action and Checkpoints, and More!

Here’s our 2nd gallery of lost photos from Day 2 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Free Nostalgia Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA’s National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green Kentucky Is LIVE Right Now!

Holley’s NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is just one of the big events going on every year in Bowling Green Kentucky. With Nostalgia Funny Cars and Top Fuel Dragsters taking wack at Beech Bend...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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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...

Camaro Nationals Photo Coverage Starts Right 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...

I’d Drive It! CRAZY HAYABUSA POWERED PIAGGIO APE – IS THIS THE CRAZIEST CAR IN THE WORLD? The Motor Addicts Seem To Think So.

These little three-wheeled wonders, regardless of manufacturer, or often referred to as a Tuk Tuk. This is the Thai word for them, but it is relatively universal. Wikipedia’s definition and...

Cordless Tool Testing: What’s the Most Powerful 3/8″ Impact You Can Buy? And Do You Need One?

Everybody is familiar with how bad ass 1/2 inch cordless impact guns have gotten, and it seems like just about everyone has one in their shop or garage. And there are a lot of heavy-duty shops that...

2023 Dunkirk Harbor Cruise – Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Photo Coverage From This Awesome Lake Erie Car Show

Our final gallery of photos from the Dunkirk Harbor Cruise on Lake Erie! This is a cool spot for a cruise in don’t you think? If you missed our previous photos you can use the link below to...

Roadkill’s Left For Dead Dodge Daytona Gets a Big Block and a Stick Shift!

Prep is happening! That’s right, the Dumpster Fire Dodge Charger Daytona clone is getting three pedals and a bunch of other goodies on a new episode of Roadkill so Finnegan has to get the thing...

Best Tire Pump? Let’s Settle This! Milwaukee vs DeWalt And Makita. Which Little Compressor Works Best?

Everyone loves their shop air compressor, but it isn’t always the most convenient thing when you are trying to fill up kids toys, an air mattress, etc. And if you are on the road doing a drag...

2023 Dunkirk Harbor Cruise – The Lake Erie Shoreline Makes A Great Spot For A Car Show Cruise.

More photos from the Dunkirk Harbor Cruise on Lake Erie! This is a cool spot for a cruise in don’t you think? If you missed our previous photos you can use the link below to check them out!...

OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car at Portland: The last West Coast event of the year brings plenty of action!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Usually, after four events in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, we can start predicting who might be...

Syracuse Nationals Show Photos: Here’s Our Final Gallery, Plus A Link To All The Other Photos You Might Have Missed!

Here’s our final gallery of photos from the Syracuse Nationals Car Show! If you missed any of the previous photos, use the link below to check them out. There are some cool cars out here and...

Wide vs Narrow Off-Road Tires – Tinkerer’s Adventure Put Together 3 Scientific Experiments to Settle This Once And For All. Maybe…

The debate between off-roaders about different setups has been going on forever. The debates on manual vs automatic transmissions, big power vs small, axle gears vs transfer case, leafs vs links, and...