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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Make It Kustom, HalfAss Kustoms Cab Over Ramp Truck Build! 1971 GMC Fire Truck Ramp Truck Gets The Tilting Cab Mounted

Here is the second video in the series that is going to feature Brent from Halfass Kustoms over at Karl’s place from Make It Kustom. Together they are going to thrash and see how far they can get...

DIY Upholstery: Build Your Own Custom Seat Foam For Your Car’s Seats

You ever see an interior in a hot rod or custom and wonder how they got the contours of the seats to look that way? You know it isn’t a factory seat, or just a covered aftermarket unit, but you...

PRI Show Photos: The Biggest Race Parts Trade Show On The Planet

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

Lions Classic Car Show Photos: Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Trucks, And More In Morris Illinois

Here’s our next gallery of photos from this awesome little town, that held three shows in two days! I’m impressed. And if you missed the previous photos, use the link below to check them...

This Angry Little Turbocharged VW Engine Is The Hot Ticket To Make Your Beetle Fly

The enduring dedication and obsession that VW fans have for making horsepower out of an engine platform that was initially designed to make 36hp is awesome. It speaks to the nature of hot rodding and...

Did Tin Soldier Race Cars Build The Perfect X275 Drag Car?! This 1987 Buick Grand National Is Something Else

This Tin Soldiers Race Cars built 1987 Grand National was the talk of the PRI show in Indy last week and for good reason. This is Dave Fiscus’ newest ride and man is it cool as hell. If you are...

Jay Leno Speaks Out For First Time Since Major Burn Accident

When news reports came out a few weeks ago, that Jay Leno had been burned in a fire at his shop, everyone in the car world was worried. He’s an icon, a hell of a human being, and he’s...

Lions Classic Car Show Photos: So Many Great Cars, Trucks, And Classics In This Little Illinois Town

Here’s our next gallery of photos from this awesome little town, that held three shows in two days! I’m impressed. And if you missed the previous photos, use the link below to check them...

PRI Show Photos: More Parts, Race Cars, And More From Indy

We’re here for the 2022 PRI Show in Indy and man there is cool stuff going on. Thursday we got to the show, judged the featured products, saw some awesome stuff we’d never seen before,...

Vice Grip Garage Pontiac GTO Project: It’s Done But Will It Make The 800 Mile Drive To Florida?

If you have missed the first three episodes of this build, that’s okay because we have a link below that will let you see them all. In this episode, the car is done and ready to go back to the...

Flying Sparks Garage Budget Corvette build?! They Are Going All In!

Budget is a loose term, and when buying a C6 Corvette that isn’t from an auction you are likely going to pay real money even if it’s the best deal around. But to get those deals you are...

This ABANDONED 1958 Apache Gets A CHEAP Makeover. BUT WILL IT DRIVE?!

While I dig the “Will it run?” videos, I sure do like the ones that take it a step further and do a makeover on them. I’m not talking about full restoration, I’m just talking...

The Alfarrari Project: Making And Installing A New Transmission Tunnel

Now that the engine and trans have been fitted, and permanent mounts for them made, it’s time to figure out how to cover it all up and fit a shifter to it inside the car. It’s Trans Tunnel...

FORGOTTEN Dodge Police Car – TURBO Engine Assembly!

We’ve been sharing the videos from this forgotten cop car video series, and some of them are pretty funny. This one here is going to be interesting because it’s TURBO TIME! Turbos make everything...