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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Two Video | Great Bend, KS to Kearney, NE | Kearney Raceway Park

Here’s the Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Two video and boy is it a fun one. We’re talking on the road, on the track and more! It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and...

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The $5,000 LS Swap Challenge: Is a Budget LS swap Still Possible? We’ll Find Out, as Hagerty is Building the Ultimate Sleeper Barn Find!

The $250 LS engine. It sparked a movement that has out paced even the experts biggest expectations, and has created an entire group of new companies in the automotive aftermarket. On top of that, it...

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Touring Car Icons Reunited for the Heritage Touring Cup Round 1 at the Spa Classic by Peter Auto Le Mans Classic

Every spring, the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit becomes what they call “a living theater of automotive history.”Classic cars, classic engines, and some of the finest historic and vintage car...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness Part 3!

It’s alive! Here’s the Part 3 video in the series, and that means actual driving! Yes, this thing is going down the road in this one and showing off all the bits underneath. I love donor...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Sheet Metal Madness – The FJ Gets A Glove Box, Floor Mods And Doghouse Fab

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the roof and dash coming along, as well as the pedals and steering in a second video. There is a lot more going on as well, but that’s the fab...

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Lights Out 12 Drag Racing Action Photos: More Amazing Cars, Power Adders, and Beasts On The Strip At SGMP

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re continuing to roll out our photo coverage from last week’s Lights Out 12 at South Georgia Motorsports Park. The event kicked off what is an...

Wrecking Yard Wonders: This Engine Masters Video Shows Off Some Of Their Prime Junkyard Based Builds

There’s a magic to making a junkyard engine a powerhouse. Taking something abandoned, forlorn, and destined to be smelted into a puddle and giving it a vibrant second life. This video...

Not All Steering Columns Are Created Equal! These Lightweight Units Will Handle The Abuse In Your Race Car.

Chris Alston’s Chassisworks has been building bad ass chassis and components for decades, and they are a family run business that is filled with people who are passionate about the products...

Wagon Master: The New Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Has A Bad Name But Monster Performance

(By Tom Lohnes) – Porsche’s first EV since the early 1900’s, the Taycan has broken ground as both an electric vehicle and a sports car. The hatchback Taycan is a very practical vehicle in...

Mini Trucks From Lone Star Throwdown 2021! Bagged, Bodied, Retro, And New They Were All On Hand

I’m a minitrucker from back in the day and have been jonesing for another one for some time now. In fact, I’ve been looking on Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace for a Mitsubishi Mighty...

V Is For Bad Ass: Cadillac Not Done With New High Performance Models…But What Comes Next?

(By Tom Lohnes) – After the shocking success of the CT4-V and CT5-V Blackwing cars in their preorder phase, Cadillac has gained some confidence in performance cars, and expanding the V-series...

Lights Out 12 Drag Racing Action Photos: Wheels Up And Hammer Down At South Georgia Motorsports Park

(Photos by Wes Allison) – We’re back with more awesome photo coverage from Lights Out 12 at South Georgia Motorsports Park. This event was a monster success both on the track and through...

Mark Williams Enterprises Is not Just About Parts – They Rule At Tools, Too!

We all know that Mark Williams Enterprises is a leading suppliers of high performance components in the world of motorsports, but Mark Williams Enterprises is not just about parts! The men and women...

New Product Spotlight: Add a High-Pressure, In-Tank Fuel Pump To Your Stock Gas Tank With Holley Retro-Fit Fuel Modules

Fuel systems are often perplexing to folks, especially if their past experience with an electric fuel system consisted of installing something like a Holley Blue Pump on the frame rail near the gas...

The Incredible Shrinking Crossover: When Does a “Utility Vehicle” Get So Small That Utility Is No Longer A Thing?

(By Tom Lohnes) – At what point does a Crossover get so small it becomes a lifted hatchback? I would say the line isn’t in the realm of size, but rather being 2WD-only. Hyundai is a now a...

Bolt On Semi Truck Wheels For Your Dually That Don’t Have To Stick Out And Look Weird

Taking 10 lug big rig wheels and putting them onto one ton dually trucks is nothing new. It’s been happening for several years now, and there are a few companies out there that make the...

Lone Star Throwdown Was Full Of 1988-1998 OBS Chevy And GMC Pickups And We’ve Got All The Photos

Throwdown photos continue! We’ve got photos of all the hottest cars and trucks from the Lone Star Throwdown truck show in Conroe Texas, but none were hotter than OBS GM trucks. These trucks are...

Lights Out 12 Photos From The SGMP Pits At Night – There’s Not Sleeping In Heads Up Drag Racing

(Photos by Wes Allison) – The most interesting thing about Lights Out 12 or any iteration of the race is the duration and nature of the event. You cannot win the race on Wednesday night but...

The Hyundai Ioniq 5 Is Here And It’s An Electrified Player – The Major Manufacturer Electrical Onslaught Continues

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Hyundai Ioniq 5 is here and it’s hot on the tracks of Ford and Tesla. With retro styling, a cavernous interior, and some quick motor options, this EV is going to be a...