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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 continuos 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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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Day 4 Adventures Continue For All The Racers. And It Rains!

Big Sky Race Week coverage continues thanks to Bill and the crew at BANGshift Billy. This time it is their Day 4 video from a rain soaked highway somewhere.  Can Bill hang on to 1st place on Day 4....

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Doing 220 MPH On A Runway In A Pro Mod Is Sketchier Than You Think!

Running standing mile or standing half-mile events is harder than you might think if you are trying to go anywhere north of 200 mph. What’s funny is that cars you usually expect to be going...

Cutting Vent Window Glass With An Angle Grinder: The General Gets New Vent Windows

Cutting glass isn’t a complicated task when you are talking about flat glass for a hot rod, custom, or truck, but that doesn’t mean you can’t screw it up or be intimidated by it. In...

SEMA New Product: FTI Gen 3 XPM Billet Bolt Together Torque Converter

This year’s SEMA Show had some great new parts, as usual, and one of them that we got to check out up close is the new FTI Performance bolt-together torque converter. It’s their Gen 3 XPM...

SEMA Show 2021: Our Photos From The 2021 SEMA Show Just Keep Coming! Check Out The Latest Gallery!

Here is our next gallery of photos from inside the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. It’s different for sure, but still huge and full of cool stuff, which is a testament to the strength of our industry....

Puddin Gets A Bitchin 1958 Pontiac Chieftain Running After Sitting For 40 Years

The insane number of “Will it Run?” videos that you find on YouTube now are kind of annoying sometimes. Why? Well because if an engine was running when the car was parked, no matter how...

International Truck Build: This Old IH Pickup Is Getting A Bit Of An Upgrade To Keep It Alive

I’m a fan of old trucks, and especially those that have a good old farm or work truck look. This International pickup has that look and if it was sitting much lower to the ground it would be...

SEMA NEW PRODUCTS: New High Performance Alternators For Any Application. Big Amps, Adjustable Voltage, And More!

Unless you have a hot rod or muscle car that is carbureted and has no electronic upgrades outside an electronic distributor, you need more amps than the factory alternator can provide. Electric fans,...

Ready For E85? Which Fuel Line Do you Need To Make Sure Your Fuel System Is Ready?

Technology is a wonderful thing, and E85 is no exception. It is a great fuel not only because it makes an internal combustion engine lower emissions, but also because it is capable of supporting lots...

Grinder TV Road Trips To C10’s In The Park For Chevrolet Truck Greatness

C10’s in the park is one of the must attend truck events in the country, and yet it has a very limited number of entries due to its small venue. That just makes it an awesome and exclusive...

SEMA Show 2021: We’ve Got Photos Of All The Cool Cars, Trucks, And More From The 2021 SEMA Show

Here is our next gallery of photos from inside the 2021 SEMA Show in Las Vegas. It’s different for sure, but still huge and full of cool stuff, which is a testament to the strength of our...

Sheet Metal How To: Make Custom Curved Sheet Metal Flanges The Easy Way

There are a lot of cool things you can make with sheet metal, and usually more than one way to make them. But sometimes the simplest and easiest way looks just as trick as if you did it the hard way....

Assembly Zen Video: Watch This Model V-Twin Engine Go Together – Neat Kit!

If you have been back to work for exactly one day after a holiday break and you feel like your head is ready to explode already, we have the solution. This zen-like video shows the assembly of a cool...

SEMA New Product: Blueprint Engines New 302 Block Is The Answer To Your New Small Block Ford Build

We’ve been running a 400 inch Blueprint Power Adder Small Block Chevrolet for a few years now and have driven and raced it with nitrous and boost or both. I bring this up because that engine is...

Watch An Austrian Blacksmith Use A Drop Hammer Built Hundreds Of Years Ago

Old tools are a fascination for practically anyone who loves working on stuff. Old tools have an aura because they are direct extensions of the humans that used them. Whether we are talking about the...