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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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Making Fenders From Scratch With Cornfield Customs: Designing And Shaping The Buck – Fenders Part 2

We shared Part 1 of the Cornfield Customs Fender building series where wood was being prepared and cut for the buck that these fenders will be shaped to fit, and now we’ve got Part 2 where...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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Legion Racing Fastest Mopars On Earth LIVEstream From Houston Raceway Park

This one is going to be something special. Why? Well, it isn’t a race in the traditional sense, but it is going to be fun to watch. This special event is going to feature the baddest of the bad...

BangShift Question of the Day: What is The Single Most Influential Automotive Design Ever?

In the history of the automobile there have been thousands of different designs, maybe tens of thousands. Select few of those have been truly influential. While having a discussion about my childhood...

Cool Old Press Photos: The 1957 Nash Metropolitans

If all the smarmy jerks that drive around in their Smart cars knew that they were sitting in an idea that was more than 50 years old they may not be so smug. In fact, we think it would be awesome to...

Trash Or Treasure? This Crusty Corvair Corsa Is The Latest Hot Rod Hoarder Find

Sometimes you find a project car that grabs your attention and might make you get a bit excited but that isn’t a good choice to actually save. Having just come from a big auction of Tri-Five...

ABANDONED 1955 Chevy Nomad Update – The $85 Paint Job Gets A Couple Dollars More Expensive With Patina

Well, the forgotten project Nomad is moving right along! It’s been painted and now some of that pain is going away in favor of some other pain, and some oil and who knows what else to make it...

Mini Jeep Adventures Part 2: This British Dude Is STILL Driving A Mini Jeep 1,000 Miles Off-Road To Moab

Yep, he’s driving a Mini Jeep, like the kind you see on sale on Facebook Marketplace, 1,000 miles from one end of Utah to the other. Wow. Now, this sounds like a really stupid idea, but one that I...

Dakar Rally Stage 12 Video Coverage: Brutal Sand Dunes Beat The Hell Out Of Everyone

Stage 12 Extended Highlights are below! Hours of great DAKAR 2023 coverage! Dakar 2023 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the toughest races in the world. Famous...

Dragfest Photos Continue Right Here! Check Out All These Cool Racecars!

Here’s gallery #2! If you missed our previous photos, click the link below to check them out too! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The holidays are over, it is the middle of winter and the...

Day 5 Video: Summernats 35 Celebrates The Final Day Of Show And Action!

Day 5 is crazy at Summernats as Saturday is the biggest day of them all. And for the first time in history, they have SOLD OUT the entire day of the show. Watch. Every single hot rodder on the planet...

2023 Kentucky Invitational Finals Truck And Tractor Pulling: Super Modified 2wd Truck Qualifying

The Kentucky Invitational TNT Finals action starts here with 2wd Super Modifieds If you have never been to a truck and tractor pull then you really are missing out on something. They are way...

Dakar Rally Stage 11 Video Coverage: The Desert Is Fighting Back!

Stage 11 Extended Highlights are below! Hours of great DAKAR 2023 coverage! Dakar 2023 is on and man is it already living up to its reputation of being one of the toughest races in the world. Famous...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Trick Steering Setup

In this video from the collaboration Fire Truck turned Ramp Truck, where Make It Kustom and HalfAss Kustoms have gotten together to thrash on Karl’s Make It Kustom rig, you’ll see the complicated...

The Dragfest Motorama Car Show Was Awesome! Our Photos Start Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The holidays are over, it is the middle of winter and the dragstrips here in the northeast will be closed for a few more months, it’s a pretty bleak time for many...

The LIWA 2023 Hillclimb Has A Burnout Contest! Watch This!

We have been sharing the LIWA Hillclimb race videos the past couple of days, but today we are sharing the burnout contest! Yep, they have a burnout contest that features some of the hillclimb...