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North Carolina’s FASTEST Street Cars Fight for $14,000 Cash! It’s Dig or Die Death Before Dishonor Time!

There are several Dig or Die events each year, and there is no shortage of awesome cars and trucks competing in each of them. And regardless of which event it is, they are always worth real money. In...

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WILL IT RUN?! Aaron And Emily Picked Up This 1984 Peterbilt 359 That Has Been Parked for 20+ years. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?!

Emily and Aaron are stepping it up big time with this one! They keep getting bigger and bigger projects, whether for on the road or on the water, but this one takes the cake. They got themselves a...

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Is Finnegan’s New Trailer The BEST Drag And Drive Trailer EVER Built?! A Few Stand Out, And This One Might Be At The Top Of That List

Drag and Drive trailers range from the sublime to the ridiculous and everything in between. I’ve built big ones, small ones, and medium sized ones, but at each drag and drive event you see more...

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Will This Supercharged Slant Six Be A Beast Or A Dyno Disappointment? Can An Early 1960’s Inline 6 Make Real Power?

Ah… the leaning tower of power. This is arguably one of the most famous and prolific Mopar powerplants, and yet it was also it’s most anemic. While everyone knows the famed Hemis, and the...

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Registration Ends Soon! Enter The Louisiana Drag and Drive Hot Lap Challenge. REGISTRATION IS OPEN, ENTER BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!

Well folks, I couldn’t be more proud, anxious, or excited to announce that BANGshift is finally putting on our own event! You’ve been asking for it, and we’re taking the leap....

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Hey IndyCar, WTF Are You Going On About? IndyCar Is NOT The Fastest Racing On Earth! And Pato O’Ward Is Kinda Slow For A 25 Year Old

Maybe it’s my old age catching up to me, or maybe it is the fact that the world has decided that reality isn’t trendy anymore, but whatever it is that made me mad when I saw the IndyCar...

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Comella’s Cuda Takes Sox & Martin HEMI Challenge At 70th NHRA U.S. Nationals

(Photos by Kim Fuller) • Twenty-three ’68 Hemi Dodge Darts and Plymouth Barracudas made their way to INDY for the 70th Annual NHRA U.S. Nationals, the Big Go Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway...

Saving A Barn Find From The Scrapper! Rescuing A FREE 1961 Plymouth Wagon That’s Been Sitting For Years With The Iron Trap Gang

The Iron Trap boys are back at it, this time with a car that is 20 plus years newer than their norm! This one has a cool story and involves them saving a pretty rad 1961 Plymouth Wagon that we know a...

TikTok says Harbor Freight Beats Snap-On. The New Wrench Tester 5000 Says… Real Test With Real Tools By A Real Pro!

The tool world is full of brand loyalty, and we know so many folks that will argue Snap On vs Mac, Matco vs Cornwell, etc, etc. But nothing fires up the high end brand faithful more than a comparison...

FREE Friday U.S. Nationals LIVESTREAM! Toyota NHRA U.S. Nationals ACTION RIGHT HERE!

The U.S. Nationals are live and FREE for today only. Watch all the action Friday right here thanks to the folks at NHRA TV. Video Description: NHRA fans eager to watch the exciting action from the...

OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car at Summit Point Raceway. We take a look at the points chase leading up to the regular season finale!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine. Photos by Kaleb Kelley) Six of seven events are now in the books for OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series, presented Advance Auto Parts. While some points battles across the...

Vintage Race Car Photos: Our Final Gallery From The Romo Motor Festival In Denmark! Traditional Hot Rods And Race Cars On The Beach!

We can’t think our friend Tony Thacker enough for sharing his photos from Romo. This even looks amazing and is definitely going on my list of international destinations for next year.  I love...

ROCK BOUNCER RACING HEATS UP WEN THE SOUTHERN ROCK RACING SERIES VISITS RUSH SPRINGS OFF ROAD PARK IN MISSOURI

The Busted Knuckle gang are back at it, with another great weekend of Rock Racing to share. This time they were in Pineville, Missouri, at the Rush Springs Offroad Park, where all the heavy hitter...

Featured Products: Looking To Lower Your Late Model Truck AND Improve The Ride And Handling? Ridetech Is Your Late Model Truck Specialist.

I’m not a new truck kind of guy, mostly because they are so expensive, but also because they are so big. My 1987 squarebody Chevrolet dually looks like an S10 next to a new crew cab dually...

The Water Speed Record: Is This The DEADLIEST Record You’ve Never Heard Of? These Unlimited Speed Boats Are Insane, No REALLY!

I always tell people that land speed racing is a whole other ballgame. I say this because if things go bad, they go real bad on the salt or dirt. You are talking about cars that weigh a lot more than...

Barn Find 1951 Ford F-1 Pickup Truck! Pulling It Out Of Hibernation And Moving It To The Yard So Someone Can Save It!

We’re always showing Chad Ehrlich’s latest inventory at the wrecking yard, but we’re rarely able to show you where he’s found them and how they looked before he dropped them...

Miles of Mayhem, the Movie! Canada’s Original Drag And Drive Event Features Some Bad Ass Rides From The Great White North.

The Canadian’s don’t mess around. It’s a common theme among the international drag and drive events actually, because the Aussies, Swedes, Brits, and more know how to throw down and...

Worlds Biggest BOOST ADDICT – Bradley Gray’s Full Collection Of Blown AND Turbocharged Hot Rods. 1320 Garage Tour!

Every car guy on the planet has seen one or more of Bradley Gray’s hot rods. They are insane, because each and every one of them has at least two superchargers, or in some cases superchargers...

Puddin’s Fab Shop 1930 Model A Project Update: 1930 Ford HOT ROD Progress! FUEL SYSTEM, LINKAGES, AND MORE!!!!!

Puddin is back at it, trying to get the Model A done enough to hit a car show, and that means a ton of stuff has to happen. It seems like this cool Model A project keeps getting closer and closer but...

Got A Bucket List? Is Bonneville On It? This Group Of Buddies Go To The Bonneville Salt Flats for Speed Week 2024.

I’ve been going to Bonneville Speed Week for nearly 20 years and have told countless people that they should go. This year I took a couple of my friends for the first time and we’re...