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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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GT40 Video: See How The Legendary Racer Stacked Up Next To Its Competition In 1966

2016 was the year of the GT40 With Ford bringing the modern version of the car into competition at the 24 Hours of Daytona and celebrating the company’s 1966 triumph at LeMans, it is was all...

23 Years Gone: Watch Eddie Hill’s Last Top Fuel Pass Ever From NHRA Houston 1999

The end of Eddie Hill’s career came at the same drag strip that the NHRA will be racing on this weekend in Baytown, Texas. It came on a top fuel pass that was not supposed to be his last ever,...

Cross ExRAMination: Someone Is Selling Everything You Need To Build Your Own Max Wedge From The Block Up

It’s always neat to hear people’s stories of finding parts here and there, working over time to gather everything they need to complete an engine build, a restoration, or another project...

Meziere Enterprises Adds New Chassis Parts and Expands Bottle Clamp Lineup

The crew at Meziere Enterprises is always cooking something up. They have released new products recently that expand their already wide array of chassis parts and they have enhanced their wildly...

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...