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FREE LIVESTREAM: Wednesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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DIY MegaCab Bumpside Ford Project: These Doors Are Going To Need Some Attention

Here we go with Part 5 of this custom-built crew cab, or MegaCab as they are calling it, bumpside Ford pickup and in this episode there is a lot of door fab going on. Building something like this...

DIY Shop Tool: Turning A 16 inch Long Chunk Of Railroad Track Into An Anvil For Your Shop

Using not much more than an angle grinder and a tape measure, you can make a VERY nice small anvil for your shop. While it seems like it would be awesome to have a big anvil that weighs hundreds of...

The Make It Kustom Mini 1956 Buick Project: Custom Fender Skirts! Metal Shaping In Miniature

It runs and it drives, the body flips up, and Karl has made some ride height adjustments that give it the slightest tail dragger stance which is what this thing needs to look bitchin. But what about...

5 Day KSR Burnout Car Build Part 5: Is This The Best Sounding Header Ever? I Just Want To See The Smoke!

Here’s the sixth video in the series as Kevin and the crew do everything they can to get this car done in 5 days for this weekend’s Cleetus and Cars in Bristol. We’re going to share the videos...

Finnegan’s Garage Drag Week Adventures: When An Engine Swap Doesn’t Work, Then Do A Complete Rebuild!

They are rebuilding the engine! We were super stoked that Finnegan was going to be back at Drag Week with Blasphemi, after it’s two-year hiatus, but man they are already on a tough road....

Hand Tool Rescue: Watch This 100 Year Old Vice – Drill – Anvil Combo Get Restored, Totally Oddball Tool

Perhaps our favorite part of watching the videos on the Hand Tool Rescue channel beyond the old school craftsmanship, is seeing the weird array of tools that the guy manages to get his hands on and...

Vintage 1960s Drag Racing Video: Killer Footage Cool Cars, and Even Some Turbonique Action!

It has been a while since I combed YouTube for some vintage 1960s drag racing video. My search the other day garnered the awesomeness below which features footage from places like Dover, Lebanon...

Watch This Guy Drive His Behemoth Caterpillar 666 Tractor Around The Streets In England Like He Owns The Place

This ain’t your lumbering old tractor video here, kids. Nope, this is way better than that. While I am not sure what year this Caterpillar 666 tractor is I can tell you that it is way faster...

This Is What A Truck Driver Looks Like – A Cool, Calm, and Calculated Logging Road U-Turn

There’s a difference between a person who drives a truck and a truck driver. This video shows a truck driver making a U-turn on what seems to be an impossibly narrow dirt road in the middle of...

Hidden Heroes: This Profile Of Lee Beard After The 1989 NHRA Championship Season Is Awesome

Boy has Lee Beard had an interesting life in drag racing.  Lee’s a champion crew chief who has worked with and brought along many, many great crew people and drivers over the years. He got his...

This Econoline VS Corvair Truck Video From The 1960s Proves Everything You Ever Thought About Them

Cab forward trucks of the 1960s were a short lived and neat period in light truckin’ history. There were Forward Control Jeeps, the Chevy Corvair truck, The Ford Econoline, and the Dodge A100...

Sawing A Weed Wacker Engine In Half With A 60,000 PSI Water Jet Is Awesome

Well since there is a hydraulic press channel we probably should not be surprised that there is a water jet channel that highlights the awesomeness of cutting stuff up with 60,000 psi of water...

Are Any Of These Cheap Ultra High Output Flashlights Actually Worth A Crap? Amazon Would Like You To Believe So

You see them on Amazon, Facebook ads, Youtube ads, they seem to be everywhere! We’re talking ultra high power flashlights. These things claim to boil water, light fires, guide spacecraft in for...

Motion Raceworks Daily Videos From Race Week 2022: All The Fun And Excitement You Expect From Motion!

Motion Raceworks marches to the beat of its own drummer, and sometimes that means you have to work hard to keep up. Sometimes that means you stand there laughing and shaking your head. On Race Week...