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FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series: The “Show Me” Shootout – Qualifying from Lake Lucas Indiana

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the second race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Lucas in Indiana. If you like big power, and big speed, on the water then you want...

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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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Morris Lions Classic Car Show Photos: Three Shows In Two Days

(Words and Photos)  The Morris (Illinois) Lions Club holds their Fall Classic event every year, in early to mid-October and the Lions are out promoting it all summer long at other automotive...

The Pumpkin Run At Flemings Auto Parts: Our Last Gallery Of Show Photos!

Here’s Grippo’s fourth, and final, gallery of photos from the Flemings Pumpkin Run. I love this show, and seeing the photos from this place makes me smile every year. It’s unique, a...

Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! A 1971 GMC Fire Truck Becomes A Ramp Truck When Make It Kustom And Halfass Kustoms Get Together!

Dude! This 1971 GMC fire truck that Karl at Make It Kustom found, is in unbelievable condition and ready for a new home. His plan is to put that thing together on a new chassis and to make it into...

OPTIMA PRESENTS NEW ORANGETOP LITHIUM BATTERIES AND DIGITAL 200+ PERFORMANCE MAINTAINER

With battery technology changing on an almost daily basis, it is not surprising that OPTIMA Batteries, The Ultimate Power Source, has gone Lithium. With excellent power, ultra light weight, and a...

The Pumpkin Run At Flemings Auto Parts: Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, And More

Here’s Grippo’s third gallery of photos from the Flemings Pumpkin Run. I love this show, and seeing the photos from this place makes me smile every year. It’s unique, a total fall...

How To Correctly Select And Size Your New RaceQuip Helmet

We’ve talked about proper fitting safety gear before, and helmets are no different. Comfortable is good, but it needs to fit snug enough to do the job when the time comes. In this video from...

Single Seat Race Car Build Part 15: Making A Flathead Radiator Into A Racing Flathead Radiator

It is time for cooling system fun, and that means cutting up a perfectly good radiator to make it fit this one off custom built hot rod. Bennett’s Customs is an Australian traditional hot rod...

What Does It Mean When A Diesel Engine Runs Away?

If you have ever seen a diesel engine runaway, you know that it is intense at best and scary as hell at worst. There is no doubt that a diesel engine that is out of control and trying to rev itself...

Watch This Jeep Explode A Clutch In The Mud And See The Wake Of Destruction

One of the most deceptive parts of a car is the transmission bell housing. They have a strong appearance and because of their job in securing the transmission to the back of the engine block, many...

FORGOTTEN 55 CHEVY GASSER !!! CAN RYAN SAVE IT?

A few weeks ago I was at Ryan’s house when the subject of this 1955 Gasser came up. Ryan wanted it bad, had even gone so far as to talk to his wife about it, and was already planning for things...

Gymkhana 2022: Travis Pastrana Goes Berserk In Florida In An 862HP Subaru Wagon

The Gymkhana series of videos that started out with Ken Block years ago, just keep going and they certainly are NOT getting more mellow. When Travis started driving, instead of Ken, there was a...

The Pumpkin Run At Flemings Auto Parts: This Show Is Awesome And Grippos Photos Continue Here

Here’s Grippo’s second gallery of photos from the Flemings Pumpkin Run. I love this show, and seeing the photos from this place makes me smile every year. It’s unique, a total fall...

Ian Johnson Is Installing Drive Over Fenders On His Trailer, Doing Some Car Trailer Maintenance, And Cleaning Up The Big Tire Garage Shop

I’ve been talking about doing a trailer rebuild or refresh on my 16-foot two-axlef open car trailer for a couple of years, and when I get done using it for our current construction project I...

Nick Plewniak’s 1933 Dodge Truck Is One Of The CRAZIEST Builds EVER! Big Block, Twin Turbo, No Prep And Street Racing Machine!

I’ve known Nick Plewniak for several years now and I can tell you that everything he’s had as a race car or drag and drive car has been something out of the ordinary. Hell, his extra...