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Atlanta Dragway Returns As 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series World Finals Location! The International Hot Rod Association Acquires Atlanta Dragway in Banks County, Georgia.

That’s right folks, after announcing that they have taken over Virginia Motorsports Park most recently, and tons of other iconic tracks around the country in the last 6 months, the IHRA...

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World Rally Championship FULL ONBOARD Video From WRC Rally Sweden Stage 17 with Katsuta and Johnston

I miss that you don’t get to watch every World Rally Championship event from start to finish like we used to get back in the day, unless you pay for a subscription of some kind. The coverage...

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Lights Out 17 Testing Livestream And Video: It’s Time For Radial Revolution 2026 At South Georgia Motorsports Park

It’s time for Lights Out 17, Winter’s favorite radial race, and thanks to NC Promoder we can all watch testing and highlights as Monday and Tuesday had teams doing shakedown hits to see...

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Brrrrrrrrr… Texas Cash Days In The Cold Means Tuners Were Working Hard To Put Power Down In The Lonestar State

Like most of the country, we’ve had some weird weather down here in Texas over the past couple of months. From absurdly warm to bitter cold, and everything in between. Like many, we were iced...

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Junkyard Crawl With Steve Magnante: Steve Found A 1 of 2,553 Barracuda Formula S Convertible At Backyard Auto In New Hampshire!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car project or two. Today is a 1967 Plymouth Barracuda Formula S Convertible, of which only 2,553...

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Trailer Tech: Here Are Some Simple, But Effective, Trailer Upgrades That Save You Time, Money, and Aggravation When Hauling A Load

I’m a big fan of trailers, and I own a few different sizes. With that said, I am one of those people that is always contemplating another size to add to the fleet because they are just so...

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All American Fuel Dragsters Association To Vote On Boycott Of Hot Rod Reunion

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • With a record number of Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragsters slated to appear at NHRA’s Holley Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green, KY, the Assoc. will vote this week on a...

Big Baller , Shot Caller: The 2023 BMW 7-Series Is A Complete Revamp Of The Brand’s Flagship

(By Tom Lohnes)- A new BMW 7-series is always a big deal. As the flagship sedan in the lineup, it’s job is to pioneer new technology and look for the company. If you recall, Chris Bangle...

Project Phantom Part 5: Floors And Rockers, And Rust Oh My On The 1969 Mustang Project

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) I’ll admit it, I have been slacking. It has been like a year since I have done a BS installment on the rehabilitation venture we call Project Phantom, my wife...

Spring Carlisle Swap Meet And Show 2022: Photos From One Of The Most Famous Swap Meets In The World

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo)  April in Pennsylvania is a wonderful time, racetracks are opening, car shows, and cruises are starting to happen and of course swap meets! The swap meet highlight...

LSFest West Photo Coverage! Our First Batch Of High Flying Off-Road Photos From Holley’s LSFest West 2022 Are Right Here!

Here’s our first batch of high flying off-road photos from LSFest West in Vegas. With a bunch of cool long travel race trucks, pre-runners and more, there was plenty of fun to be had and to...

Bello’s Kustoms COE Project: Fitting The Cab To This Bagged, Shortened, And Bad Ass Dually Chassis

In this episode of the COE build, the cab is being fitted up after shortening up the wheelbase so the back of the cab and the front of the bed will come together right where they are supposed to....

Is Buying A Couple Chevy Vans To Flip A Good Idea? What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Every one of us car folks knows someone who buys the occasional project to flip, and some who flip cars on a fairly regular basis in order to make money for their real projects. I have a couple of...

900 Horsepower Big-Block Chevy Power Combos: HOW TO BUILD A 900-HP, ALL MOTOR, 6-71 BLOWER OR CHEAP TWIN TURBO BBC! WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?

Which 900 Horsepower Big Block Chevy engine combo do you like most?  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...

Teardown Time: This Relaxed Video Shows A 283 That’s Been Out Of Commission Since 1997 Coming Apart

The 283 Chevy has a special place in the hearts of many hot rodders. They were small engines that carried the small block banner proudly after Chevy decided that 265ci was just not enough. They were...

Raise Wallet, Drop Top: These Land Rover Convertibles Will Not Be Common, Nor Will They Be Cheap

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Land Rover Defender has a long history. Starting in the early 1950’s, the Defender was essentially an overseas knockoff of the Willys Jeep that carried millions of...

It Happened: Chevrolet Announces New Hybrid And Fully Electrified Corvette Models Are On The Way – Video

(By Tom Lohnes) – The day has come. Yesterday morning, General Motors posted a video of a prototype Chevrolet Corvette launching itself and drifting on snow pretty much silently. Yes, that’s...

Watch This Big Block, Doug Nash 5-Speed Equipped, 1955 Chevy Run 9s And Carry The Left Front Down The Strip In Alaska

When one builds a 1955 Chevy drag car, powers it with a high strung 489ci BBC, backs the motor with a Doug Nash five speed manual transmission, Bangshifts his way to nine second elapsed times,...

LSFest West Photo Coverage! Our First Batch Of Photos From Holley’s LSFest West 2022 Are Right Here!

We are so stoked to be bringing you an amazing number of photos from Holley’s LSFest West in Las Vegas. While I was running around the venue announcing, Wes Allison was on hand snapping photos...

LS Corvair Project: Cantilever Suspension, Engine Mods, And More Are Going In!

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. John Reynolds is a...