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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Wednesday 64 Car Shootout

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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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Drill Press Meets Fab Table: Jason From Fireball Tools Built the Drill Press He’s Always Wanted!

Have you ever walked into someone’s shop or garage and seen a tool that got you excited because you realized it is something someone customized? I’ve done it too many times to count, and...

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Free Drag Racing Livestream: Wednesday Testing from the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Nationals at Darana Raceway in Hebron Ohio

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The first two events of the year have been awesome, and this weekend is going to be race #3 from Darana Raceway...

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Chassis, Suspension And Rocker Work On The Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication Swedish Drag and Drive 1969 Camaro Project!

Project 508 is in full swing and we are super excited about what is going on with this machine. We’ve got another couple videos to share below and will be bringing you more in the coming weeks...

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Rio Heat Show: John Jackson Heads South for the Loudest Show in the Rio Grande Valley! Plus BBQ Joint Visits!

John Jackson is back at it, this time in our home state of Texas as he visits the Rio Grande Valley for the Rio Heat Show. And not only did he capture awesome cars and custom trucks, but also made a...

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HOW TO MAKE MORE LOW-SPEED TORQUE! 408 LS STROKER CAM TEST-IS MORE PEAK TORQUE REALLY BETTER?

Under the curve. This is a term you hear a lot if you spend time on the dyno, whether it is the engine or the chassis dyno. Once you see two tests overlapped so you can see the differences,...

George Ray’s Wildcat Dragstrip – Where There Has NEVER BEEN PREP!

I went to George Ray’s Wildcat Dragstrip on a road trip home with David Freiburger in 2007 and can tell you that this place is not a racing facility, but more like your buddy’s yard with...

Rebeldryver’s Garage: Rocky Mountain Race Week Prep Of Our 1965 Impala SS, Evil Orchid, Part 2 –

There’s plenty of stuff left to do in order to make sure that Scott’s ’65 Impala is ready to go for Rocky Mountain Race Week. He’s got driveline stuff to sort out, a...

Eargasm Video: 13 Minutes of Vintage Drag Race Radio Ads – Plus Some Hilarious Outtakes!

I have to thank my Funny Car drivin’ pal Jon Wall for the tip on these two awesome videos. The first is more than 12 minutes of vintage drag racing radio ads spanning from 1966-1969 featuring...

Watch This Brazilian Formula Truck Plow Through A Wall And Over A Cliff Because Of A Stuck Throttle

 Formula truck racing is a Brazilian motorsport that is absolutely wild; with turbocharged big rigs reaching speeds over 100 mph, it naturally generates excitement. Trucks builders such as;...

Cool Video: There’s A Locomotive Graveyard Deep In The Woods Of Maine – This Is Awesome

All remaining steam locomotives are not relegated to pulling train loads of tourists or becoming pigeon perches at railroad museums. Here’s a couple that escaped those fates, but they are not...

BLOWN 496 BIG BLOCK CHEVY STROKER TEST. FULL DYNO RESULTS! WHAT MAKES A GOOD SUPERCHARGED BBC?

Big Block engines are awesome and there is something truly special about one with a roots blower sitting on top of it. If you have a 454 laying around, then this 496 stroker combo is right up your...

Shop Tool Tech: How To Wire Up A 220V Outlet For Your Welder!

With the every evolving technology in welding machines, it has never been easier to fabricate parts with just a standard 15 amp 120v outlet, but if you have thicker materials, or wish to do more...

Is Walmart’s ATF Better Than GM’s? Let’s find out! ACDelco vs SuperTech, Mobil & Red Line

Project Farm is back at it, and this time the test is to find out which automatic transmission fluid really is worth buying and to cover a wide range of offerings, he’s testing Walmart’s...

Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Extended Highlight Video: IndyCar Series Racing On The Streets Of Detroit

While watching IndyCars flying around a big oval or a dedicated road course, is cool, it isn’t nearly as fun to watch as a streets course like the ones found in Detroit, Long Beach, Toronto,...

A Look At How A Lowrider Flake Roof Paint Job Is Done From Start to Finish

Whether or not you are a fan of Customs or Lowriders, the paint jobs that they often have are awe-inspiring and make you wonder just how they pull them off. I can only imagine how many times they...

Watch This V8 Motorcycle Go Into A Massive Tank Slapper And Wreck

Well this is an interesting watch! The image you see above is the remains of a Cleveland Ford powered V8 drag bike being loaded into a truck. Filmed at what appears a 1991 gathering of the Hells...

Weirdly Awesome: Watch This Strange 1911 Swivel-Jaw Alligator Wrench Get Made From Scratch Using Patent Drawings

Tools are the lifeblood of hot rodding. Without them we’d be beating on stuff with rocks and sharpened sticks, still. Admittedly some of us may still do that. But look, not all tools are cutout...

THE BIG LS CAM MATRIX-HOW MUCH POWER EVERY LS CAM WILL MAKE BASED ON DURATION. 190-230+ DEGREES.

If you have a junkyard LS engine and you want to know what a specific cam will do in that engine, or if you need to have a custom cam made, watch this video from Richard Holdener, where you will...