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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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Pulling Photos: Our North Carolina State Fair Tractor Pull Coverage Starts Right Here

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...

Bello’s Kustoms 1939 Lincoln Zephyr Project: V12 Greatness Included!

I’m a big fan of Bello’s Kustoms, not only because they build some seriously cool SoCal style hot rods, but also because Bello and his crew are funny and hell and super talented. Their...

Puddin’s Fab Shop Junkyard Walk Through. His Favorite Find Yet, HIDDEN IN THE WOODS!

Puddin is back at St. Louis Salvage looking at all kinds of fun stuff, and falling in love with a particular square-body pickup. This should come as no surprise to any of you that watch Puddin on a...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Vintage Race Cars, Muscle Cars, Pro Mods, And More!

We’ve got our ninth gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s coverage of the NMCA All-American Nationals right here. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ever been to an NMCA Event? If you...

Legends On The Fly: Check Out These 10 Historic and Beautiful F1 Cars At Goodwood

About two weeks ago I spent the weekend in Detroit calling a vintage road racing event that will be broadcast on TV in the coming months. There were loads of old school Indy cars there and the...

Building A Land Speed Race Car Part 11: The Tail End Of The Build

Bonneville’s events were canceled this year because of rain, and so was the September El Mirage event. But that didn’t keep Matt from plugging away on the streamliner build, where the...

An OVERLANDERS DREAM | Toyota Chinook 4×4 Conversion Project

When I saw this project going together it made me smile, because who hasn’t thought about having some cool 4×4 motorhome at one time or another? But if you really want to go off-roading,...

Turbo Datsun DETONATES at the FINISH LINE (Close Race!)

This is one bad ass little father and son Datsun project that is powered by, of all things, a small-block Ford with twin turbos and a blowthrough carburetor! You are going to want to watch this. It...

DISASTER AVERTED! FINNEGAN’S NEW FUEL PUMPS SAVE THE HEMI !

Finnegan’s adventures with the Hemi in Blasphemi have been well documented and quite frankly kind of hard to watch at times. But I feel like this video might mean things are finally on the...

Screamin’ Mimi: Watch This Formula 1000 Engine Make 185hp At 10,000+ RPM

Back in my road race announcing days I used to really like watching the SCCA amateur classes that featured open wheel cars. From Formula Vee right on up, those cars put on a heck of a show and really...

Watch A Ford Ranger Turn Into The Bigfoot Monster Truck In This 1980s Cigarette Commercial

When the Bigfoot monster truck kicked off the whole monster truck revolution in the early 1980s it changed the world forever. The level of professionalism that the Bigfoot team attacked the sport...

The California Hot Rod Reunion LIVE: Nostalgia Drag Racing From Famoso Raceway

The California Hot Rod Reunion is the second biggest nostalgia style drag race that happens at Famoso Raceway each year and is one hell of a social gathering in addition to great racing. If you like...

NMCA All-American Nationals Photo Coverage: Modern And Vintage Factory Race Cars And More

We’ve got our eighth gallery of photos from Joe Grippo’s coverage of the NMCA All-American Nationals right here. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Ever been to an NMCA Event? If you...

LS Corvair Project: Steering And Cooling. A Column And 134 Pounds Of Water.

This project continues to impress and inspire and we love it! Check out all the cool stuff going down in this episode of the build, because this car just keeps getting more trick. With all the...