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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Saturday $50,000 Big Money Race #2

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Mod, Mountain Motor Pro Stock, Top Fuel, And More! Pro Eliminations From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Spring GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Saturday, Plus A $5,000 Shootout!

Dan Fletcher entered the promotion game a couple of years ago, putting on the Fall GALOT 250. Last year he got the Spring Galot 250 going as well! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250...

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IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing LIVE: The Paris Grand Prix Hits Texas With Big Power, Big Noise, and Cool Boats! Saturday Qualifying

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend kicks off the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Crook in Paris Texas. I’ve been to this lake once before, to livestream drag boat...

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The Mickey Thompson Turn And Burn: 6 Second Passes, 200 mph Cars, And Plenty of Carnage Already.

Alex and Nick Taylor, along with a bunch of other sicko drag and drive folks, are in Norwalk Ohio of the Mickey Thompson Tires Turn and Burn. This is the inaugural event, and it is the kind of drag...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: Here’s Our Final Gallery from the 37th Annual Run to the Sun Car Show Custom Cars, Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More!

Here’s our 5th, and final, gallery from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them...

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The Super Rat: Watch This 598ci Big Block Chevy Get Built And Dyno Tested, Making Hairy Power!

We love us some horsepower monster! The latest release on the channel is the story of the 598ci Big Block Chevrolet seen below. The engine is cool in that it’s fed by the Holley Sniper Stealth...

Piston Powered Auto-Rama Photos: More Rad Rides From This Killer Show

We’ve got a bunch of photos that Mike sent us 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...

Listen Up: Jim Yates and Johnny West Talk Shop, Teaching Racers How To Race, and More – Awesome Stories!

Jim Yates and Johnny West join host Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. The two highly decorated veteran racers have turned their considerable experience into the kind of...

Here Comes That Face: The Refreshed BMW X7 Takes The Massive Nostril Look To The Max

(By Tom Lohnes) –  Since its debut in 2019, the BMW X7 has comfortably made a reputation for itself. With a controversial debut due to its massive front grilles and being “too big” for a...

600-HP BIG-BLOCK CHEVY POWER COMBOS. FROM CHEAP JUNKYARD TURBO 8.1L TO ALL-MOTOR 496 TO SUPERCHARGED 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...

The Beetle That Killed The Tree – Watch This VW Take Down The Christmas Tree In Brazil

There are certain things about this video that are totally normal and expected. The first is that a hot rodded VW Beetle does a wheelstand. We see this frequently at the track and there’s...

Watch Hillary Will Survive An Insane Top Fuel Testing Crash At Las Vegas From About A Decade Ago!

A couple weekends ago I was calling the action at The Strip on the grounds of Las Vegas Motor Speedway.  When I was thinking back over memorable things that have happened at the race over the years...

MAHLE Motorsport Announces New Presenting Event Sponsorship for the Scoggin Dickey Parts Center NMRA/NMCA All-Star Nationals

We love companies that step up and support their customers and MAHLE Motorsport continues to do it in a huge way. These guys have just stepped up to become the presenting sponsor for the Scoggin...

Fresh Looks and More Power: Chevrolet Is Out Testing Visually and Mechanically Refreshed Silverado HD Models

(By Tom Lohnes) –  GM trucks have been on a comeback recently. With the half-ton trucks getting a massive refresh with a completely overhauled interior and exterior, and the addition of the...

Yeehaw By Fire: Cleetus Takes On Super Stadium Truck Racing And Damn Near Wins!

Some things just aren’t a good idea. Petting a gator that’s growing is a good example. Gas station sushi with no time stamp…yep, that’s a bad idea. Going to anywhere Robby...

Flaming Fuel Altered Fury Video: Watch Bobby Marriott Go For An Insane Ride In 2016 – Ride ON The Car!

Lots of things in drag racing have changed over the years. One thing that hasn’t? Physics. This is the reason why fuel altereds at the meanest, weirdest, wildest, and most unforgiving cars the...

Redline Rebuild: The Time Lapse Payoff Of The 4.6L Jeep Engine Build Is Here – Great and Fun Watch

Admittedly, this Redline Rebuild series, focused on a 4.0L Jeep inline six that was stroked to 4.6L was not the most exotic  or exciting in the series, BUT, the good news is that the payoff time...

The Heavenly Shriek: Watch Vintage V10 Powered F1 Cars Hammer Around Goodwood – Pure Noise, No Commentary

The signature sound of F1 in the early 2000s was that of the 3.0L-3.5L V10 engine spinning itself into the mechanical oblivion of 15,000-20,000 RPM. This was THE noise that got a lot of people hooked...

Chattanooga Cruise-In 2022: Our Last Batch Of Photos From The Show!

How much more can I harp on the fact that the 2022 Chattanooga Cruise-In was an outright success? If you haven’t seen Tommy Lee Byrd’s video of the event, then just take my word for it:...