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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Day 6 and they are back at Yellowstone Dragstrip in Montana!

This is it, the final video from Bangshift Billy’s Big Sky Race Week 2026 coverage. This is Day 6 video from Yellowstone Dragstrip.  Can Bill hang on and win the Stick Shift class even though...

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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Day 5 at Hi-Line Dragstrip in Malta Montana Was Drama Filled!

Big Sky Race Week coverage continues thanks to Bill and the crew at BANGshift Billy. This time it is their Day 5 video from Hi-Line dragstrip on Big Sky Raceweek.  Can Bill hang on and finish the...

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LIVE STREAMING | Race 1 and 2 | Misano | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

It is endurance racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more endurance races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime racing...

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IHRA F1 Powerboats Livestream: Round Round 5 – Alton Powerboat Nationals F1 Powerboat Showdown – Sunday

Boat racing is on! If you aren’t familiar with F1 boat racing, you’re in for a treat. This is side by side racing, “door handle to door handle” so to speak, and these drivers are giving it...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: CASH DAYS at The Hill with Happy and Limpy! KD Dragways Hosts One Hell Of An Event! Watch Here All Weekend!

It doesn’t matter whether you call it KD Motorsports Park, KD Dragway, or The Hill, everyone knows that some bad ass no prep races go on there and that it is one of the more unique drag strips in...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The ACE Triple $20,000 Races Are LIVE From Darana Dragway 42 – SUNDAY

The ACE Triple $20,000 Races are live this weekend from Darana Dragway 42 in Ohio, and we’ve got all the action coming to you live and free right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV. Racing...

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Cheap Junkyard Fix! Adding An Overflow Bottle To Your Muscle Car Or Truck!

Overflow bottles are required to run your car down a dragstrip, on the autocross, or any other motorsports events and are a good idea because they keep things clean if you get your car warm. Plus,...

Iron Trap Model A Shop Truck Project: Installing a 1932 Auburn Dash For Killer Hot Rod Looks!

Here is the seventh installment of the shop truck build, and it’s getting a hot rod dash! When you slap a 1932 Auburn Dash into this bad boy it is going to a whole new level. Check it out. The...

C10 Nationals Photos: Nothing But Hot Rod, Custom, Lifted, Lowered, And Restored GM Trucks

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from last weekend’s C10 Nationals in Texas. We’ve got a bunch more to share throughout the week, and if you missed any so far there is a link below that will...

More NHRA Virginia Nationals Top Fuel And Funny Car Photos From Our Friend David Whealon

Here’s our second gallery from the Virginia Nationals! Nothing but Nitro baby! (Photos by David Whealon) It has been a wet year for NHRA Drag Racing and the Virginia Nationals were no...

Godzilla Rising: This Harrop Supercharged 7.3L Godzilla Powered Falcon Makes Four Digit Horsepower AND Torque

We have all known it was coming for some time and the wave is starting to break. There have been some neat but sporadic 7.3L Ford Godzilla builds gracing the internet but it now seems that the world...

Game Changer: This Great Video Tells The Origin Story Of The Legend Datsun 240Z

There are cars that are well remembered. There are cars that are well loved. Those are actually pretty common. What isn’t common is a car that can be singularly named as one that transformed...

The Brute Is Back: BMW Announces The 2023 M4 CSL A 540 Horsepower Carbon Fiber Everywhere Beast

(By Tom Lohnes) – BMW has had some iconic cars under the M brand, but one series really sticks out. The M3, the vehicle that started it all for the M brand on the road, is truly an icon of a...

NHRA Virginia Nationals Top Fuel And Funny Car Photos From Our Friend David Whealon

(Photos by David Whealon) It has been a wet year for NHRA Drag Racing and the Virginia Nationals were no different. Leading up to the race there was a lot of doubt as to whether or not they would...

Half Ass Kustoms 1951 Ford Pickup Project: Motor And Trans Mounts For The 4.8 And 4L80e In The S10 Chassis For The 1951 Ford F1

Here is Part 5 of the 1951 Ford Project. This one gets the engine and trans mounts done so they can go into this now shortened S10 chassis. As usual Brent has his own way of making things happen and...

Polishing Turds Episode 2: Let’s Tear This Pile Of Underwhelming Garbage Apart!

When Peter Harrell, owner of Harrell Engine and Dyno, decided that he was going to start up a YouTube Channel of his own, he decided to call it “Real Good At Doin’ Stuff!!!” It’s a channel...

Vice Grip Garage Competes In The Indy 800! – Wrecked at 3rd | Behind the Scenes | Independence Damage Update

Derek had a fun filled time in Indy. He tried to burn the Indpendence Chevelle to the ground in the burnout competition, and almost was a hero in the Indy 800 circle track race. I say almost because...

Dave McClelland Has Passed At 85. His Voice Will Forever Be Remembered, But His Soul Is What I’ll Miss.

I took Sunday off from Social Media this weekend and as a result, I missed the announcement that my friend Dave McClelland died. My heart goes out to all his family, friends, and fans. At 85 he lived...

CUTTING UP A PERFECT NEW CAR! 1965 MUSTANG BODY GETS NEW CHASSIS! CASEY’S CUSTOMS MUSTANG BODY SWAP

It’s Part 2 of the 1965 Mustang chassis swap. Or is it a late model Mustang body swap? Regardless, this is the project you will laugh at and think is cool as hell if you like old and new...

ACES Hot Rod Resurrection Photos: The 18th Annual Show Was As Cool As Ever.

(Photos by Wes Allison) The ACES is a car club that was founded in 1952 and is open to pre-1965 Hot Rods, Customs, etc, that are built in the style of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. They are a staple in...