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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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Live Drag Racing: Big Daddy Ben’s Halloween Spooktacular – Saturday

Halloween bracket racing anyone? Video Description: With Capital City Motorsports Park rapidly becoming known for their big dollar bracket events, it only seems fitting for them to start hosting an...

Safety How To: Measure For A Simpson Hybrid Frontal Head Restraint

Frontal head and neck restraint systems are crucial for drivers in today’s race cars. Whether going down the dragstrip, around corners on the road course, or doing land speed racing events,...

B. FORCE, HIGHT, STANFIELD AND M. SMITH RACE TO PROVISIONAL NO. 1 POSITIONS AT NHRA NEVADA NATIONALS

(Words and Video by NHRA) LAS VEGAS (Oct. 28, 2022) – Brittany Force made the quickest run in each qualifying session on Friday at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, powering to the provisional...

AACA Hershey Swap Meet, Car Corral, And Show Photos: Bitchin Rides From The Biggest Show Around

(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 Hershey. Many others, including your...

Will Vice Grip Garage’s Turbo Buick Grand National Run And Drive After Sitting For 20 Years?

He’s back at it again! Derek has found yet another amazing ride, this time an actual Buick Grand National, and is going to try to make it run and drive and then drive it home the $400 miles. I...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Cutting Out Rusty Floors And Making Patch Panels For Everything

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is going to the rear of the cab to replace more rust. Now that the front is done, will this be the last rust repair? If you have missed any...

Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway: The Country’s Wildest Street Cars Attack Byron

Here’s our fourth gallery of Drag Week photos from Byron Dragway. When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I...

Quickest Diesel In The WORLD Makes Its LAST Passes Ever

1320Video always catches great stuff, but this one here is something different. This is the quickest diesel in the world, but the FirePunk crew is fired up to get a new project rolling. What that is...

Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Assembling The 32 “DeLorean” Roadster’s Painted Chassis & Rust Repaired Body

This week’s video is all about making the chassis and body one again. Paint has been done but the suspension and chassis need to come together and then go under the body that has had all the...

Too much boost?? Too much RPM?? Understanding Starting Line Tuning With Peter Harrell.

Let’s take a look at what causes traction issues on the starting line in turbo cars. Tuning cars for maximum power takes skill but tuning a car to leave the starting line with full power takes...

Pulling Photos: North Carolina State Fair Tractor Pull Coverage Continues

David Whealon, our resident drag race, road race, and tractor pull photographer was at it again for his annual pilgrimage to the North Carolina State Fair, where the National Tractor Pullers...

Bonus Drag Week Photos From Byron Dragway: The Country’s Fastest Street Cars Attack Byron

Here’s our third gallery of Drag Week photos from Byron Dragway. When Jim Hrody said he had some photos from Byron Dragway during Drag Week, I was excited. And then he sent them to us and I...

Watch What Happens When The Rear Axle Effectively Rips Out Of A Brazilian Drag Chevette

It is never good when you are able to try and make a judgement call on the type of engine a car is powered by via the oil pan facing toward the sky. In this case we’re taking you to a small...

Is This The Most Dangerous Road In America? Scott Speed VS THE DRAGON

So let’s just get one thing straight, this video is BAD ASS! Take a Subaru WRX rally car and send it through the 318 curves that make up the 11-mile Dragon in Tennessee. You’ll hear a lot...