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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Friday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like...

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Fuel Altered Eliminations From The 2026 Good Vibrations March Meet! Nostalgia Drag Racing’s Wildest Rides!

While we still wish we were livestreaming the March Meet at Famoso, we are super grateful that the Monday Morning Racer was on hand to shoot all the action so we can still check it out and share it....

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Start Right Here: David Whealon Was On Hand And Brought Us All The Good Stuff!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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More I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Coverage: This Show Is Like No Other Indoor Car Show And We’ve Got All The Drag Racing Showcase Photos!

We’ve shared three of Joe’s great photo galleries so far, but we’ve got plenty more left! If you missed the previous galleries, use the link below to check them all out too. And as...

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More Small Town Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Trucks, Race Cars, And More From The Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska

We’ve got another gallery to share from the Weekend of Wheels show in Grand Island Nebraska, thanks to Scott Liggett. Scott’s got more photos coming, so stay tuned, and if you missed any...

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This Old Shop: The Process Behind Turning An Empty Building Into A Full-On Workplace!

Carpentry. Drywall. Plumbing. Carpet laying. Insulation. Ever since my enforced vacation from my junior year of high school, I’ve had my hands in the elements of construction whether I wanted...

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How To Install A High Performance Powermaster Starter The Right Way On Your LS

Installing a starter is not the hardest job on your hot rod or race car, but given the number of them that sound like hell or don’t survive long, it seems that folks could probably use a few...

Here’s Part 2 Of RebelDryver’s Tour Of This Massive Wrecking Yard Full Of Classics

This is Part 2 of the video that we posted a couple weeks ago from Scott, where he was cruising through Andersen’s wrecking yard looking at all the classic iron they have on site. There is sure...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Who Thought Changing GM’s Badge Was A Good Idea?

Yes, it’s a rhetorical question, because the answer is known: GM’s own marketing team have made the decision to move to a new marketing plan called “Everybody In” and is meant...

This Homemade Russian Tractor Is An Incredible Mashup Of Dirt Bikes Parts, Chains, Jack Shafts, and Win!

It was Archimedes who said, “Give me a place to stand and a long enough lever and I will move the world.” It was this Russian guy who said, “Give me some JAWA 250 dirt bike parts, a...

2020 AACA Fall Meet: The Coolest Cars And Trucks Of The 1960s, 1970s, 1980s!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Do you enjoy four wheeled 1960’s goodness? Are you into land yachts from the 1970’s? Do super clean 1980’s shit-boxes flip your switch? Then do we have...

Coolest Porsche Ever! The Singer All-Terrain Competition Study Is 450hp Of Wonderful Engineering

There’s something incredible that happens when talented craftsmen and engineers are turned loos on a project with seemingly no restrictions. That is doubly true if the project is designed to...

The Beater Dream: Chasing Sports Cars On A Race Track In A Worn-Out Four-Door Nova

If there was a car I ever felt sorry for, it was the 1975 Olds Omega two-door that served as the family beater for years when we were kids. Well, that’s ONE of that car’s roles in life....

Hot Shoe: Watch Kenji Okazaki Suffer A Massive Funny Car Fire At Houston In 1993 – Some Never Before Seen Video

There are certain truth in drag racing that are absolute. The first one to the finish line wins in a heads up race, header flames are awesome, and if you race a nitro funny car your ass is going to...

Money No Object: You Can Now Buy A Brand-New Escort Mk2, If You Have The Coin!

Most Americans, especially those who have distinct and clear memories of the 1980s and 1990s, understand what a Ford Escort is: cheap front-drive transportation that went from the mildly inspired...

Here We Go Again: With Weak Sales Chrysler Nameplate May Be On The Chopping Block After PSA Merger

(By Tom Lohnes) – After selling only just over 31,000 vehicles in 2020, the Chrysler brand may be on the chopping block after the recent merge with PSA. If you do not live under a rock, you...

Wee-Woo, Fun Police Are Here: A Toyota Yaris Ad Got Banned For Showing Speeding And Dangerous Driving

Three cylinders, 257 horsepower, all wheel drive and brakes from the new Supra…it might say “Yaris” on the body, but Toyota’s latest little psycho rally knockoff is exactly...

Flying Fords, Furious Noise: Here’s The 10 Best Ford Moments From Goodwood SpeedWeek 2020

Ford’s history in motorsports is very well documented. From the earliest days of Henry taking on Mr. Winton and kicking his ass to guys like Barney Oldfield setting speed records on ice in the...

2020 AACA Fall Meet Coverage: The Amazing Cars, Colors, And Shapes Of The Fabulous Fifties

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The year 2020 and its evil sister Rona conspired to royally screw up our automotive fun season and unfortunately had some success. After the AACA had to kill...