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It’s Time For Buckeye Skips 2026! We’ve Got Photos Starting With Day 0 Right Here! Who Showed Up, and Who Are The Favorites?

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 0, when everyone shows up...

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More Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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Australian Drag and Drive Machine! This 1400hp HQ Ute was Built to Survive Drag Challenge. Street and Strip Greatness!

The Aussies are something special when it comes to hot rods, race cars, and especially their street strip machines. With all the restrictions they have on what you can do to a car or truck over...

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John Jackson visits Squeeg’s Kustoms: Shop Tour, Projects, an insane Dodge A100, and photographing the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster!

After missing it for a couple of years, it was good to be back at the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona in 2025. It was especially cool because the field of cars that were in contention for...

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Loren Healy and the El Bandito Ford Bronco Take First in Ultra4 USA at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb! Race Day Onboard 2026

Loren Healy is no stranger to going fast, no matter what he’s driving, but he’s most at home behind the wheel of his Ultra 4 Bronco in the dirt. So what made him want to take the El...

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The State of American Performance: Corvette ZR1X vs. Mustang GTD vs. Lucid Sapphire vs. Czinger 21C on the Road and the Track.

Horsepower has never been easier to make, more readily available, or more usable than it is in 2026. And while car prices have climbed, and I certainly can’t afford any of these machines here,...

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The Best of PRI Video: Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, And More From Billy’s Adventures At The PRI Show In Indy

There was a lot to see at the PRI Show in Indy this past week, and we got tons of photos as we wandered around talking to sponsors, advertisers, racers, friends, and more. There was a LOT going on,...

Quick Drive: The 2026 Honda CR-V Trailsport Hybrid – Built For The Daily Grind, Adventure Too?

It seems like we are in the golden age of the “off road package” when it comes to new cars. Yes, they have been around for decades and offered on cars ranging from the awesome to the...

Check Out The Cool Stuff From The PRI Show In Indy! Pictures Of Cars, Parts, People And More!

Check out our fourth gallery of photos below, and remember we’ve got a link to anything you might have missed already too! Check them all out and if you click on a photo it will expand and you...

NHRA Announces Great Lakes Nationals At U.S. 131 Motorsports Park!

(Words by Darr Hawthorne) • The National Hot Rod Association (NHRA) announced today that U.S. 131 Motorsports Park will host a Mission Foods Drag Racing Series event in 2026, with the inaugural...

Very Cool Onboard Video: The Mercedes C11 Did Not Disappoint! Check Out These Racing Highlights on Spa – HQ V8 sound

Group C race cars are some of the coolest road racing machines, so when I saw this video pop up of the Sauber Mercedes C11 that Michael Schumacher used to drive, I had to watch. When I then saw that...

ABANDONED RARE Cadillac Allante Parked FOR YEARS! Will It RUN AND DRIVE 1,000 Miles Home?

Derek is back at it, this time picking up a Cadillac Allante, a rare and cool Cadillac from the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. They were cool cars that were more important to Cadillac than...

IHRA Acquires Maple Grove Raceway

The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has acquired Maple Grove Raceway, securing the future of one of drag racing’s most historic venues. Founded in the early 1960s, Maple Grove Raceway is...

Our PRI Show Photos Continue: We’ve Shared A Bunch Of Photos From The PRI Show, And Here Are Even More Cool Cars And Parts!

Check out our third gallery of photos below, and remember we’ve got a link to anything you might have missed already too! Check them all out and if you click on a photo it will expand and you...

Ford Vs Chevy Small Block Shootout! This Budget Power Small Block Test Proves You Can Do It With Both, But Which One Is Best?

Chevrolet vs Ford, a rivalry that is as old as these two companies. Of course Mopar is in that fight as well, but in this video it is all about the big two going head to head in a Stay Tuned small...

One Week Squarebody Rehab: How To Transform A Squarebody C10 Into A Shortbed ON THE CHEAP In Just One Week!

While long term projects can be fun and rewarding, there is also nothing like a short rehab on a project that makes big progress and has big rewards. Not everyone can afford the time, money, or space...

SNORE Rage At The River LIVE: The Southern Nevada Off-Road Enthusiasts Rage At The River Off-Road Race Is LIVE Right Here!

SNORE puts on some fun races every year and has been doing it for decades. They started in 1969 and today the organization is still non-profit and is staffed and run by a team of volunteers...

NHRA Announces 2026 Hot Rod Heritage Series Schedule for 75th Anniversary Season!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne and Kim Fuller) • NHRA has finally rolled out the 2026 Hot Rod Heritage Series schedule, and it’s a lineup that’s just right for vintage nitro drag racing fans. With...

Our PRI Show Photos Are Right Here: We’ve Got Tons Of Photos From The PRI Show, And We’ve Got More Coming!

(Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) We’ve got photos from the 2025 PRI Show in Indy right here! Man this place is full of epic stuff that I’d really love to see under the tree, or under the hood...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The 2nd Annual FTD Customs End of the Year Extravaganza – $25,000 Saturday

It’s Day Five of Five where someone is going to take home $25,000 each day at the 2nd Annual FTD Customs End of the Year Extravaganza. Is this the final big money bracket race of the season? It...