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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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The Inaugural Fendt High Stakes Pulling Event Kicks Off This Weekend! Night 1 and 2 – Dragway 42

Truck and Tractor pulling, like most racing formats, have advanced dramatically in the last few years and that has made the competition at events even closer and closer. This weekend the first, of...

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IHRA Pro Mod Mania Invades Milan Michigan’s Darana Dragway! Huge Purse, Killer Pro Mod and Sportsman Action!

This weekend the International Hot Rod Association visits Milan Michigan for Pro Mod Mania at Darana Dragway which features an insane purse and tons of great racing action. With a total purse of...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Method Race Wheels 58th SCORE BAJA 500 RACE DAY – TT Spec, Class 1, 2WD, Legends, Unlimited

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

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This Might Be The Most Insane JDM Wheel Collection Ever, And Larry Chen Found It By Accident. Check It Out!

I own just two vehicles that are not Chevrolets, and those two are both Japanese imports. They are my 1985 Mitsubishi Mighty Max and my 1994 Honda Civic Hatchback. And while my plan is to build the...

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How To Make New Wheels Look Like Old Steelies, With A Twist! A New Way Of Doing Things!

For several years there have been people using custom bolt on adapters to mount dog dish hubcaps onto Weld Draglite wheels, and while it sounds weird, it really does work. The dog dish caps cover the...

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Engine Tech: Can You Deck A Numbers Matching Engine Block?

The basics of rebuilding an engine are pretty much the same regardless of how the engine is going to be used. Whether a race engine, street engine, or restoration, almost all engines get decked,...

Plasma Cutter Buyer’s Guide – What Size Do You Need And Why? Here’s Eastwood’s Guide.

In the video below, Eastwood shares their Versa-Cut 20, 40, and 60 plasma cutters and tells you how to choose the right plasma cutter for your shop or garage. The specs found here can be used to...

Dragfest Photos: This Indoor Show Features Amazing Drag Cars And More!

Here’s gallery #5! 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...

Kenosha Classic Car Show Photos: Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Street Machines, And Trucks!

We’ve got more photo galleries coming, and here’s the next one of cool rides from Wisconsin. Jim Hrody started contributing photos late last year and we’ve enjoyed the hell out his...

Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! The 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets A Rear Four Link And Air Ride.

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 rear get...

Stampeding Elephant: This 5,300lb Aussie Ford Territory Uses A Barra Six To Run Bottom 9s In The Quarter Mile

There’s not a lot required to impress us around here. Have a cool, fast, interesting car and we’re pretty much all-in immediately. That’s the case with the video below. You are...

Watch The 1984 NHRA Springnationals Right Here – Wild Doug Kerhulas Incident, Great Racing, Legends!

National Trail Raceway held the NHRA Springnationals for many, many years and it was one of the biggest, most popular events on the tour. There was on downside to the facility, which was have talked...

The Alfarrari Project: How To Build Your Own Dry Sump Oil Tank!

In these next three videos in the series, you are going to see the dry sump oil tank go together for the Ferrari engine. While technically it’s just an oil reservoir, it’s an awfully big...

The Working Man’s Sedan: Building A Model A Tudor Sedan Hot Rod With A 6″ Channel

Here’s the third installment in the channeled Model A Build. This sucker is getting a 6″ channel job! Model A Fords are cool hot rod projects and my favorite is a chopped Model A Sedan. While...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Custom Dual Exhaust, And A Test Drive Even Though It’s Not Done Yet!

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent has exhaust going in and some buttoning up of a couple things before a test drive. It’s not finished for sure, but it might be done...

Where Does Everyone Sleep In The Middle Of The Desert During The Dakar Rally?

While the racing at Dakar is awesome, the logistics of the race are arguably even more amazing. I say this because teams must have support vehicles, support staff, food, etc follow them through the...

Dragfest Photos: More Bitchin Race Cars And Hot Rods On Full Display!

Here’s gallery #4! 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...

Kenosha Classic Car Show Photos: Wisconsin’s Hot Rods, Classics, And More!

Jim Hrody started contributing photos late last year and we’ve enjoyed the hell out his event coverage, but he was attending events before that and shooting photos as well. That means that we...

Some Kind Of Mess! Watch A Can-Am Car Spin Off Track And Then Cause Wreckage Trying To Get Back On

That cloud of smoke is encircling a Can-Am car that has locked up the brakes and is spinning off track. That black blur you see is a GT40 heading right into the mess. Thankfully that car escapes any...