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LIVE Big Money Bracket Racing: The West Coast Bracket Races Southwest Showdown Is LIVE Right Here All Weekend Long!

It’s that time of year again, when racers from the western states and beyond show up at Tucson Dragway for what has become the premier event of the West Coast Bracket Races series. The Southwest...

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Toronto Motorama Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, And More! Doing It Up Canada Style!

(Photos by Mike Brooks)  Continuing with his Toronto Motorama traditions, Mike Brooks has visited the great white north for the Toronto Motorama again this year. We’re used to seeing Brooks...

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Ultimate Street Car Season Begins With Racing In Texas! Here’s Why Running Early In The Season Matters For Championship Pursuits

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series officially kicked off at G2 Motorsports Park in Anna, Texas. When the grid lined up, the...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Sportsman Door Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock Bikes And More!

We’ve shared a few galleries of photos from David Whealon already but now we’re getting into some of the photos from Richard Pasley too. Check them all out below by using the link to all...

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Drill Taps: Are These Self Tapping Drill Bits The Tool You’ve Been Missing? Are These More Useful Than Any Other Drill Bits?

I’m a big fan of a good drill bit, like anyone else who’s having to drill holes. But there are some serious differences in bits, regardless of the price. With all the different coatings,...

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Vice Grip Garage Interior Rehab: Derek and His Wife Jess Restored Their Darts Interior On A BUDGET! Here’s How

Just because the parts are available doesn’t mean that doing an interior restoration on your favorite project is going to be cheap. With lots of options, from “custom” bolt in...

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Meet Project Corkscrew: QA1 Is Building A 1969 Dodge D100 Sweptline Truck And It Is Going To Be Great

QA1 is a company that never sits still. Whether they are developing hardcore products for drag racing, pro touring, bolt on kits for popular cars, or creating solutions for those owners who currently...

Ford-Wagen: Ford and VW Are Teaming Up On The Next Generation Of Ranger – Built VW Tough?

(By Tom Lohnes) – With the new Maverick on the way, the next-gen Ford Ranger development hasn’t had the spotlight. Well, some interesting stuff is happening with the new US-market Ranger,...

Banned: These Eight Banned Race Cars Are Some Of The Coolest To Ever Run Up The Hill At Goodwood

Is being banned the most sincere form of flattery in racing? Sure it sucks for the cars, teams, engineers, and backers that created something highly innovative and likely effective but it immediately...

Listen Up: NHRA Insider Podcast Talks About Epping and Who’s Hot For 2021…Along With Who’s Not

Tony Pedregon joins Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider to talk about what’s happened five races into the season, who’s succeeding, who’s falling behind, and who needs...

Power Slide: Watch Thomas Fletcher Spin The Family 1969 Camaro At Epping And Hit NOTHING

This is one of the most wild and dramatic pieces of stock eliminator video ever caught on camera. You are about to see Peter Biondo and Thomas Fletcher cross the finish line at Epping during the 2016...

Chop Top How-To: Walden Speed Shop Continues To Show Us How To Chop A ’32 Ford Coupe

Here is the second installment of videos from Walden Speed Shop on how to chop the top on a bitchin 1932 Ford. If you missed the first installment, use the link below to watch them first. Chopping a...

Rolling Coal: 2021 Great Lakes Big Rig Challenge Uphill Semi Drag Racing Video

If you like high-powered diesel trucks, and big rigs in particular, then the Great Lakes Big Rig Challenge is an event you just don’t want to miss. With several uphill drag racing events, show...

It’s Crunch Time! Alex Taylor’s 6 Second 55 Chevy Project Doesn’t Have Much Time Before Rocky Mountain Race Week!

There will be another update video to show tomorrow, but this one here was shot and posted with just over a week left before Alex and Dennis Taylor are expected to haul this beast to Great Bend...

New Greatness! New England Dragway Candids of Jungle Pam, Shirley, Jungle Jim Insanity, More!

(Photos by Bob Boudreau) – We’re verging on the speechless with this latest group of photos from Canadian photographer Bob Boudreau. As it is NHRA New England Nationals week we’re...

Size Matters: When The World’s Largest Enclosed Ramp Truck Isn’t Enough, You Add A Big Trailer.

Because Finnegan and Newbern just keeping adding more and more and more and more vehicles to the fleet, there is a need to be able to haul more than one of them at a time and that has resulted in...

eBay Find: This 1966 Ford Country Squire Wagon Is A Perfect Summertime Cruiser

Back in 1966, Ford produced about 47,000 Country Squire station wagons. These were aspirational cars for American families climbing the social ladder. Why? Between the wood grain, the options, and...

Plaid Enough For You: The New Tesla Model S Plaid Is So Fast, The Company Has Paused Development Of A Faster One!

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Tesla Model S Plaid has recently set a new record: a 9.26-second quarter mile. That is so good, in fact, that Tesla themselves has decided to not produce the even quicker...

Great Calls: This Video Featuring The Best Calls Racing Announcer Bob Jenkins Has Made Rules

We all have influences in our lives. Be they personal, professional, or otherwise there are people, there are moments, and there are times when we see, hear, or experience things that stick with us....

These Solid State Relays From MSD Will Cleanup Your Wiring, While Making It More Reliable, And Faster Acting

When MSD first came out with these solid state relays, I was in love. These blocks simplify wiring of relays by combining some of the wiring into one unit that effectively replaces four separate...