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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing– Thursday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage – Thursday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance All Run Thursday Warmup $5k

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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HOW TO MAKE BIG BLOCK FORD POWER PART 2! 514, 521 AND 557 CUBE BBF STROKERS. 700-1,100 HP COMBOS!

Big Block Fords can make big power! I know, it seems like nobody talks about them, but it is true. We recently shared Richard’s series on simple power combos that make up to 600 horsepower with...

NOT A BOAT! 1000HP On Water – SWAMP BUGGY Racing in Florida With 1320Video!

Back when Diamond P and TNN covered Swamp Buggy Racing in Florida they would have a whole “season” of racing coverage. The truth is that they only had a couple races each year, but with...

Daddy Dave’s Audi Hits The Track: Insane 1st Hit In His New Audi Race Car!

Dave is back with the Audi again. Last week we showed you dyno testing the new car and now he’s at the track with it! I love this car, it looks so cool on camera and in person, and the color is...

Who Makes The Best Ratchet (Round 2)? Let’s Settle This! Snap On, Proto, Matco, FACOM, Gedore, Nepros, Crescent

In the US these are called ratchets. Some places call them ratchet wrenches, which gets confusing here because there are ratcheting wrenches, like the ones made popular by Gear Wrench several years...

FINNEGAN STRESSING OUT! BOUGHT HIS WIFE A CAR FROM AN ONLINE AUCTION!!

Uh oh…. Did Finnegan buy a lemon while trying to buy something nice for his wife? He bought a super clean looking CRX, that I assume she liked before he started bidding, but is it all the...

Huge Muscle Car And Truck Restoration Parts Warehouse Auction May 17! 1960’s And 1970’s Chevrolet, Mopar, Ford, Pontiac, And More!

If you are in the market for muscle car restoration parts, including a ton of sheet metal parts, for GM Cars and Trucks, plus Mopars, and Fords, then this auction right here could be for you! Check...

The 1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Firing Up The 6.8 LS3 For The First Time!

The gang has been back at it, and in this video, they are finally getting the truck to actually run! Will it be ready for the trip and actually make it? There have been some great videos and lots of...

Milwaukee’s New Line Wrenches vs Professional Tools Mac, Snap-On, Proto

Line wrenches, are one of those tools you don’t think you need until you screw up a line fitting because you only have an end wrench. I have a bunch, from a few different brands, and can tell...

Laguna Seca Hosts The Ultimate Street Cars: Part 2 – We Get To The Points On OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) There are seven events that make up OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car presented by Advance Auto Parts. Once those events are run, the top contenders are...

NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Sportsman Drag Racing Photos

Our next gallery of photos from David Whealon are all Sportsman drag racing action shots. We started off the week with nothing but Nitro action, moved to Pro Mods, and now we’re moving into these...

“Dirty Martini” • 70 Chevy C10 Build • Part 1

Introducing Project “Dirty Martini”, a C10 project that is going to be as awesome looking as it will be capable. With a bitchin Texas Speed LT5 under the hood, backed by a 10-speed...

How To Build A Channeled Hot Rod: The Working Man’s Model A Sedan Part 22 – Remounting The Steering And Getting The Chassis Ready For Boxing

The body is done! Now it’s time to finish up the chassis, and while the suspension has all been tacked into place, and the steering box is clamped to its home, there is some work required to...

Halfass Kustoms Shop Fire Part 2: Cleanup Day – Finally Getting To See What They Can Salvage

If you missed it the other day, we posted a video from Brent and Esther’s home shop, Halfass Kustoms, after a fired ripped through the building destroying everything. They were on the road, on...

The Race Truck Started On FIRE And Racing Door To Door With Cleetus McFarland!

In this newest video from Vice Grip Garage, you are going to see Derek beating the burnout truck like it owes him money. It catches on fire too, but that’s just so it can put on the best show...