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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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OUCH! Racing at Goodwood Doesn’t Always Go To Plan… This 1964 AC Cobra Found Out The Hard Way At The 83rd Members’ Meeting

If you think that historic races like the Goodwood Festival of Speed, Revival, and Members Meet are just for show, think again. I once talked to Vic and Cammie Edelbrock about their vintage road...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness!

I love donor vehicle builds like this one. What I mean by that is when you buy a car, or parts from the wrecking yard, to build something new and exciting in a way it never was before. My 1956 Chevy...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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i3 We Hardly Knew Ye: Production Of BMW’s Tiny Oddball EV Is Coming To A Close

(By Tom Lohnes) – The BMW i3 is a very strange little car. Coming to the US market in 2014, the i3 was BMW’s first stab at an EV, and it was just that, a start. But to comply with strict...

Chris Alston’s Chassisworks gStreet Chassis Isn’t Just Beautiful, It’s Functional And Customizable

There are many things that you can bolt on to your car to make it handle better but if you are going to get serious about things, if you are taking your program to the next level in handling,...

Drag-u-Mentary: This Wonderful Video Shares The Fantastic History of Brainerd Motorsports Park In Georgia

This is amazing and probably the best thing you are going to see on the internet today. Why? Because it is super well done, informative, cool, and you’ll leave the end of it smarter than you...

Hellephant Upgrade Madness: Watch The Hennessey Performance Mammoth 1000 TRX Roar On The Dyno

The Ram TRX is one of the coolest trucks on the market today. Designed and tested to be a more capable and totally awesome rig than the Ford Raptor, it packs a 702hp punch along with the off-road...

The Numbers Game: Chasing Points In OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) It’s been a weird 18 months in a lot of different and unexpected ways and that’s certainly been the case in OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car,...

Ride Along With Robby Gordon For The Entire BAJA 500 In Mexico! Man We Want To Do This!

Ever since I first went to the BAJA 1000 back in 2007 I have been ate up with the thought of someday doing this. In fact, I’ve had some opportunities over the years to do some pre-running and...

NHRA Final Round Videos: Matt Smith, Erica Enders, Cruz Pedregon, and Steve Torrence Win At Norwalk!

It was a long, arduous, and intense Sunday at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park last weekend for the 2021 NHRA Summit Racing Equipment Nationals. The best of the best in NHRA drag racing...

Exotica Americana: Check Out This Build of A Modified RY45 V8 By Wilkins Racing Engines 958hp The Hard Way!

As we have often talked about here, there are engine assemblers in this world and then there are engine builders. Sandy Wilkins falls in that second category as you will see in the video below....

BMW Bringing 700hp SUV To Bear: Behold The XM Which Is The Most Powerful Production BMW Ever Made

(By Tom Lohnes) –  Do you like your 6-figure, 700hp SUV to be named after an old Citroen and satellite radio? Well, BMW apparently thinks that, because their new flagship SUV will allegedly be...

Jeep Fires Back: The New Xtreme Recon Jeep Wrangler Package May Leave You Asking, “Bronco? Never Heard of It”

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Ford Bronco just entered production, and the owners who have waited nearly a year for their car are finally getting their orders fulfilled. The catch is, the off-road...

The Simple Truth: Why Low Volume Cars Make Literally No Financial Sense – Interesting Watch

It’s a really common refrain among people who love cars. “Why can’t they just make,” followed by a really cool and specific model with some cool transmission and engine combo....

Low Buck 1956 Chevy LS Swap Part 3: Final Fitment, Exhaust Manifold Mods, And Hooking Up All The Bits Before This Thing Is Ready To Start Up

When the Halfass Kustoms crew got a new project in the other day, a 1956 Chevrolet Sedan, with the stock 6-cylinder and three on the tree that was in for an LS swap and upgrades so it can be a family...

Pro Mod Perfection: This 1990 Video Shows The Class In Its Earliest Stages And It RULES

We talk a lot about pro mods these days in drag racing because there are hundreds and hundreds of them around the country. Multiple series with multiple rules packages, television coverage, live...

An Odd Rod For Sure: This Twin Engine Citroen 2CV Was Built To Run Dakar!

The Citroen 2CV is an iconic car in Europe, especially France. The thing played an almost Model T-esque role in putting people on wheels. It was tough, it was slow, and it was equipped with one of...