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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indianapolis 500 Open Testing Is On! | Day 1 | INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few weeks until the start of all the official Indy 500 festivities, including official practice sessions, qualifying, etc, but that doesn’t mean that teams aren’t...

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Check Out The Record Breaking Ford GT Mk IV Lap Around Nürburgring! 6:15 Is The Quickest Internal Combustion Vehicle Ever On Track!

Before anyone starts yelling that there are quicker cars that have been around the Nurburgring, remember that there are only two of them and both of those cars had electric assist as a power adder....

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Buy Your Dream Apartment Condo At Texas Motor Speedway! 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 9th Floor Outside Turn 2 At TMS!

I’ve been fortunate enough to be at a couple of parties in the condos outside turn 2 at Texas Motor Speedway and can tell you that they are pretty cool. I went to a party in one of them where...

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Proper Vintage F1 Racing in Monaco: The 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix Did Not Disappoint! Awesome Racing Action!

I’m not a die hard Formula 1 fan that follows all the racers and points and such. But I appreciate the cars and the racing and all the technology that is present in that world nowadays. With...

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LIVE REPLAY: Circuit of the Americas GT World Challenge America powered by AWS 2026

Here we go again! We’ve got GT World Challenge Racing going on live right here, and we dig road racing and who doesn’t love the World Challenge series? This weekends racing is coming to you live...

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5.30 OUTLAW SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS AT MOORESVILLE! 704 OUTLAWS SEASON OPENER APRIL 2026!

We’ve said it multiple times, but it still makes me smile when I see heads up no-prep racers running an index class, and the awesome popularity of Lil’ Gangsta’s and other classes...

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Billions For Bugatti: Hypercar Manufacturer Rimac Offers VW Group $6.6 Billion For Famed Brand

(By Tom Lohnes) – Rimac, the company that just released the mighty Nevera hypercar, wants to buy Bugatti. They are putting up a $6.06 Billion public offer to take over Bugatti in what could be...

More N Means More Fun: Hyundai Announces Newest N Performance Model And It Is The Elantra

(By Tom Lohnes) – With the hot 201-hp Hyundai Elantra N-line out on the streets, people want more. Hyundai is delivering too, with the new top-dog Elantra N. The third addition to the N...

Photo Blast: More Epic Fords From The 2021 Carlisle Ford Nationals

(Photos by Joe Grippo) –  We have to give big ups to our man Joe Grippo for sending us loads of great images from his personal field of dreams known as the 2021 Carlisle Ford Nationals. The...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Regular Guy Funny Car Heroes, The Inside Story on Pro Stock Motorcycle, and Remembering A Legend Gone Too Soon

Guests Mike McIntire Jr and National Dragster Senior Editor Kevin McKenna join host Brian Lohnes on the NHRA Insider podcast this week to talk all things on the NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals...

Holley Moparty 2021 Registration Is Now Open! Join Us In Bowling Green For The Festivities!

I love being the voice of this event and had so much fun with the people of Moparty. We had dozen’s sign up for the Mullet Competition, including a bunch of kids, and everyone who participated...

Alex Taylor’s Quest For The Sixes 1955 Chevrolet Project Details Keep Coming: Welding The Chassis

Alex Taylor and her dad Dennis have been thrashing like mad on the 1955 Chevy project, and this video is sort of out of order. Why? Well in reality they were thrashing to try to get this thing ready...

Edd China’s Workshop Diaries Episode 11 (2007 BMW Mini Cooper Rally Suspension Upgrade)

Edd China is back at it, helping a buddy of his with a Mini project that is destined for Rally racing greatness. The car has all kinds of stuff done to it already, namely safety and performance...

This ’56 Chevy Is Getting An LS Swap, But Will It Run And Drive On The Stock Stuff After Sitting For 20 Years?

The craze that is going around of trying to start up old junk to see if it will run and drive is cool and yet drives me nuts at the same time. Unless an engine is seized up or has some catastrophic...

2021 Fords At Carlisle Photo Coverage: More Blue Oval Beauties By The Dozen Including Vintage Race Cars, Rigs, and More!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Maybe one of the most jarring show losses last year in the midst of the madness that was 2020 was the Fords at Carlisle event. It has been a staple for so long, has...

Coming In Hot: Toyota Bringing A GR Corolla To The USA – Horsepower, Six-Speed, AWD!

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Toyota GRB Yaris is the stuff of dreams here in the states, simply because we didn’t get it. But we also understand, because very few people want a 2-seat subcompact...

Sasquatch Alert: This 2008 Chevy Silverado “Yeti” Is, No Mistake, Heavy Duty

During my Army career, I was responsible for the vehicles more often than not due to my gearhead nature and the ability to do paperwork on them that would shut up the motor pool know-it-alls that...

A Snapshot In Time: Angus MacPhail’s Wild Three-Wheeled Ford-Powered Experimental And Jade Warrior

Everything in life starts out as an experiment. When you were crawling and saw the spring doorstop, you wanted to see what would happen if you played with it. After several minutes of springy noises...

The Charger: Paint Repair And More Instrument Cluster Investigation

The Charger Chapters: Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Problem Areas The nice, pleasantly warm and relatively dry early summer of Kentucky has given way to the hot, humid, and hellish season that...

Old Gray Mare, Part 3: Giving The Mustang II Some Attitude Back

Mustang fans wish the history was never there. Ford themselves do their best to skirt any mention of it. Your typical hot-rodder will gag at the thought. But the 1975-78 Ford Mustang II has hope. You...