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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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Making Fenders From Scratch With Cornfield Customs: Designing And Shaping The Buck – Fenders Part 2

We shared Part 1 of the Cornfield Customs Fender building series where wood was being prepared and cut for the buck that these fenders will be shaped to fit, and now we’ve got Part 2 where...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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Piston Powered Auto-Rama: Our Show Coverage Continues With More Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, and Muscle Cars

Mike sent us a bunch of killer photos from the Piston Powered Auto-Rama in Ohio. There is a lot here to like, and some pretty unique rides that showed up at this awesome show, so check them out...

Iron Trap Garage Builds A Big Pole Barn ON TOP OF THEIR GARAGE!!!

When it comes to adding shop space to an existing building you have two choices, either go up or go out. Either way will work, but sometimes one is much easier than the other. In the case of...

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Vice Grip Garage: Abandoned Camaro Race Car – Will It RUN AND RACE again?

Derek is back at it folks, and somehow he’s found another American flag-themed race car to revive. Like the Chevelle, this one is as patriotic looking as possible and was a competitive circle...

Finnegan’s Garage: FINALLY FIXING THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST 2JZ-SWAPPED DODGE CHARGER!!!

Finnegan’s Death Metal Charger is arguably the scariest car that he and Newbern have in the fleet of fun. It is cool as hell, but it certainly isn’t easy to drive, comfortable, or...

Controversial No More: Mercedes Adds SUV Variant To Its EQS EV Portfolio

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Mercedes-EQ EQS came out to a lot of controversy. With un-Mercedes-like looks, an insane optional dashboard setup, and shocking numbers, not everyone totally agreed on...

Listen Up: The NHRA Insider Podcast – Here Comes Houston – Everything You Need To Know About The Springnationals

Tony Pedregon joins Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider to set the scene and the storylines for the NHRA Springnationals in Houston this weekend. The event planned to be the last...

Happy 4/20! Let’s Look At The Awesome Duesenberg 420ci Straight 8 – A Technological Marvel Of Its Day

It has been a few days since we clipped a displacement sweet spot on the BangShifty calendar but we were waiting for this one and the days to follow. Today we’re not talking about a V8 engine...

Wild Ride Video: If You Think Driving A Fuel Altered Is Hard Going Forward It Turns Out Reverse Is No Picnic Either

People love fuel altereds because they are highly unpredictable. They never go the same way twice, the drivers typically have to be really up on the wheel to stay ahead of their wild ways, and their...

Piston Powered Auto-Rama: Check Out All These Awesome Cars And Trucks!

Mike sent us a bunch of killer photos from the Piston Powered Auto-Rama in Ohio. There is a lot here to like, and some pretty unique rides that showed up at this awesome show, so check them out...

This Guy Has Raised The Bar On Pissing Off The Neighbors Up To Expert Level – Five Radial Engines

If you’re a gearhead, there’s not doubt that at least once in your life you’ve really pissed of the neighbors. Maybe it is working on the car late in the driveway, firing it up...

730-HP BBC ON 87-OCTANE!! HOW TO: 700-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS (ALL MOTOR, LOW COMP 540, SC 454 & TURBO 454)

There are so many times that I’m at an event and someone comes up to me to talk engines and wants to know how to make a given power output. Many ask about 600 horsepower combos for their muscle car...

Project Farm Tests Metal Cutting Blades: What’s The Best Metal Cutting Blade? “Dry Cut” vs “Abrasive” vs “Diamond” Blade. Diablo, DeWalt, Makita

Anyone who builds stuff from metal has to question what chop saw to use now that the world of metal cutting has come to know and love the dry saw. When companies like Evolution started selling a...

Rough Start: No, “Mangusta” Does Not Mean “Italian Mustang”. But It’ll Behave Like One!

Today is one of those days where the Rough Start rulebook is getting launched out of the window and instead we’re going to play loose and fast with our criteria. Normally we’d be looking...

Check Out This Jet Engine Trying To Take Off From It’s Test Stand! Fire, Noise, And Panic Oh My!

You know that moment right when things are starting go completely in the wrong direction? Everything just starts to slow down and you go into instinct mode. Well someone should have told these dudes...