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2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos Start Right Here! Big Power, Big Smoke, And A Big Show At GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) The PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park were some badass drag races and for good reason. This is one of the coolest dragstrips in the country, and when the...

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12 VOLT ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONER UPGRADES. Cotten Is Fixing The A/C In His Hemi Monte Carlo!

Last fall we shared video of Cotten installing electric air conditioning in his HEMI powered Monte Carlo, a car that was already polarizing before the A/C install. He liked the electric A/C, and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indianapolis 500 Open Testing Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few weeks until the start of all the official Indy 500 festivities, including official practice sessions, qualifying, etc, but that doesn’t mean that teams aren’t...

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Manual Cars Shouldn’t Be THIS FAST! 6-Second Stick Shift Drag Racing At Street Car Takeover In Rockingham.

I grew up in a stick shift drag racing family, so anything with a clutch pedal is near and dear to my heart. There is something about a stick shift car that just makes it more fun to drive, and even...

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Check Out The Record Breaking Ford GT Mk IV Lap Around Nürburgring! 6:15 Is The Quickest Internal Combustion Vehicle Ever On Track!

Before anyone starts yelling that there are quicker cars that have been around the Nurburgring, remember that there are only two of them and both of those cars had electric assist as a power adder....

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Buy Your Dream Apartment Condo At Texas Motor Speedway! 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 9th Floor Outside Turn 2 At TMS!

I’ve been fortunate enough to be at a couple of parties in the condos outside turn 2 at Texas Motor Speedway and can tell you that they are pretty cool. I went to a party in one of them where...

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Rebeldryver’s Ford 428 FE Project Part 1: Prepping The Block For Assembly With Freezeplugs And Paint

Rebeldryver Scott is back with Project Mud Bomber, who’s 428 has been getting machined and prepped for a full rebuild. Because parts were scarce and the machine shop a bit slow, this one has...

AACA Hershey Fall Meet Car Show Photos: More Classics And Muscle Than You Can Shake A Stick At

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The AACA Hershey Region Fall Meet photo onslaught continues! This time it’s the culmination of Hershey week with the AACA Car Show. This show is for the best of the...

MILD CAM ADDS 85 HP! JUNKYARD LS STREET CAM BATTLE-3 ELGIN STICKS DO BATTLE WITH A BTR DYNAMIC DUO!

LS Cam tests are popular as hell and for good reason. Everyone wants to know what kind of power increase they can see with certain cam specs, and Richard Holdener has possibly done more cam testing...

This NASCAR Hauler Almost Slid Down The Embankment Of The Freeway Before Being Recovered

In this video from the guys at Murphy’s Diesel, you are going to see the Stewart-Haas Racing hauler for Riley Herbst’s NASCAR Xfinity team precariously teetering against a guardrail after...

Is This The Ultimate Off-Road RV? UNICAT Expedition Vehicle TC78 FAMILY SUITE MAN TGS 33.510 6X6 X4

You know how much I dig a cool off-road or expedition RV, so when I saw this UNICAT i just had to share it. This thing is rad. Like super rad. It is huge but built to be able to survive off-road with...

SEMA Show 2022 Photos: Our First Gallery Of All The Bitchin Rides On Display Outside!

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from the SEMA Show, and more are on the way! It’s that time of year folks, trade show season. For those of us in the automotive and motorsports...

Learn How This Cutlass Goes From Barn Find To Bright And Fresh!

It’s no secret that for the last several years, I’ve been all about the trend of dragging ancient iron from where they had been slumbering, waking them up and returning these machines...

This 1956 Dodge Truck Hasn’t Been Down The Road In 34 Years, Will It Run And Drive Now?

This Dodge truck was last on the road in 1988, the year I got my driver’s license. It is sitting in the corner of a field in Manitoba Canada so it isn’t like it’s been sitting in...

Addicted To Buying Cool Stuff? Watch What The Hot Rod Hoarder Has Found

I wish I could deny that I am just like Tommy here, but I can’t. I love collecting cool stuff and the only thing that keeps me from having entirely too much of it is the fact that I don’t...

World Series of Pro Mod Returns at Bradenton with Invite-Only, $100,000-to-Win Shootout

Photo by Chris Sears FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE World Series of Pro Mod Returns at Bradenton with Invite-Only, $100,000-to-Win Shootout BRADENTON, Fla. (Nov. 2, 2022) – Drag Illustrated announced today...

WHAT MAKES MORE HP ON A JUNKYARD 4.8L LS? CARBS OR EFI? EDELBROCK PERFORMER RPM & 750 v TRUCK EFI

Ah, the age old Carb vs EFI story, but this time it is the 4.8 LS Carb vs EFI and both are great options. There are a lot of ways to get air and fuel into an LS engine with all the aftermarket parts,...

AACA Hershey Swap Meet, Car Corral, And Show Photos: Epic Classics For Sale At The Swap Meet

Here is our sixth gallery from Hershey! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The full name of the event is the 67th Annual Antique Automobile Club of America Hershey Region Fall Meet, most just call it...

SEMA Show 2022 Photos: Trucks, Jeeps, SUVs And Side by Sides. Big Is Everywhere!

Here’s our third gallery of photos from the SEMA Show, and more are on the way! It’s that time of year folks, trade show season. For those of us in the automotive and motorsports...

New Products: MSD Ultra 6A Ignition Box Is Small, Lighter And More Efficient!

When MSD first started making waves in the ignition world they had one ignition box that soon turned into a couple of products and product lines. One of those products was the famed MSD 6, a box that...