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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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SAD DAY! FINNEGAN SOLD THE TWIN TURBO HEMI JET BOAT. GAME OVER IS GOING TO A NEW HOME!

But the Sonny Leonard Twin Turbo Hemi is going into something that will go 200 mph! Yep, Finnegan has sold Game Over, his 700 plus cubic inch Sonny Leonard powered jet boat, but it has been sold...

Car Feature: ICON Derelict Mercedes 300 SEL, MODIFIED With A SUPERCHARGED LS9!!

My first experience with ICON was when Freiburger and I were doing CarJunkieTV, and they were only building their new and improved version of Toyota’s FJ Series. They were building what I would...

The Alfarrari Project: The Engine And Trans Fit, Now They Just Need Mounts To Hold Them All In Place!

Now that the engine and trans have been test fitted, and actually fit inside this little car, it’s time to make permanent mounts for them. One of the videos below will be all about building...

AACA Hershey Fall Meet Car Show Photos: Muscle Cars, Trucks, Classics, And More

Here’s another gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s visit to Hershey. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The AACA Hershey Region Fall Meet photo onslaught continues! This time it’s the...

Madness At The Mile $10,000 Bottom Bulb Race Right Here!

If you like bottom bulb bracket racing, where no delay electronics are allowed, then you are going to want to watch all the action coming to us this weekend from the Madness at the Mile bracket...

Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Here is free live-streaming video from the Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series doubleheader event at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It’s been a busy couple of weekends at The Strip with the...

LEGIT Corvette Drag Car SURVIVOR at SEMA 2022 – Is It a Gasser?

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, was back at it during the 2022 SEMA Show where he somehow found an old vintage survivor drag car. Like Tommy says, we’re not sure if you can legitimately...

SEMA Show 2022 Photos: More Bad Ass Machines From THE Place To Be!

Here’s our fifth 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...

Hemi Swapped C10 Build: “HemiHalf” Official Reveal – The Hemi Swapped C10 Is An Animal!

It’s alive! Here is Part 7 of the Gen III HEMI C10 build that Derek has dubbed the HemiHalf. It’s back from Moparty and ready to get buttoned up and ready to rock so the burnouts can...

LS ENGINE TECH: DAVID VS (LITTLE) GOLIATH. 4.8L VS 5.3L, WHICH JUNKYARD LS DOES BOOST BEST?

If you are considering a junkyard LS build then do it. Because if you are considering it there is a reason. It’s probably because the rest of your project is already over budget or because you...

Junkyard Tour: Tons Of Cool 1970’s Cars! Pontiac Grand Prix & Catalina, Chevy Nova, Malibu, & Gremlin!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it! He’s not only touring his own wrecking yard all the time but other folks too! This video here is from a friends wrecking yard that has all kinds of great...

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...