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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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Money No Object: This Dodge Li’l Red Express Will Haul Ass In Full Disco Style!

In the grand scheme of things, Chrysler Corporation in 1979 was more dysfunctional than an alcohol-fueled Thanksgiving Day family fist fight that was coming to an end. Lee Iacocca had been sniped...

If You Won The Billion Dollar MegaMillions Jackpot, What Crazy Expensive Thing Would You Buy In A Hurry?

Everyone plays the “if I won the lottery” game at some point or another, and especially when the jackpot gets huge like Powerball and MegaMillions have been lately. It’s always fun...

It Ain’t Cheap But It’s Cool! This LS Swapped K10 Chevrolet Is Lifted Greatness On Super Swampers And Makes Me Drool

When most people think about trucks and me they think lowered or fast, because I’m a huge fan of stuff on Air Ride and laying out a truck on the ground is cool. But what lots don’t know...

This Drag Racer Lives By The Mantra Of “Never Lift” And It Sure Makes For A Good Show

There’s a weird duality of celebrating a guy who drives his car way past the point that most others would have thrown in the towel at the drags. On the positive side, there’s a...

Rahn Tobler, NAPA Funny Car Crew Chief Announces his Retirement

Rahn Tobler is one of the cooler nitro crew chiefs in the NHRA ranks. I say this because he’s got some of the coolest experiences, working with some absolutely epic drivers and crews. Plus,...

This 1954 Chevrolet 3800 Flatbed Is Work Truck Greatness That Would Make A Cool Hauler

Big trucks are so big now that we sometimes forget where they started. There was a time when a “Big Rig” had mechanical brakes! Or course they didn’t haul 50,000 pounds around back...

Watch What Happens When A Pro Stock Pulling Big Rig Suffers A Universal Joint Failure While Hauling The Sled

We’ve showed you lots of videos of pulling trucks and tractors suffering big time engine failures while trying to drag the mighty sled down course. This is one of the first videos we’ll...

Watch The 1988 IHRA Super Nationals From Bradenton, Florida Here – This Is Fantastic!

Next weekend I am heading to Florida for the 2021 US Street Nationals, the kick off of the pro mod and drag radial drag racing season. Back in 1988, the IHRA planned on kicking off their season at...

Scott Visits A Super Secret Stash Of Muscle Cars, And Shares It All With Us Right Here!

Every time you hear about a stash of muscle cars, or barn finds, or whatever, you think to yourself that there is no way there could be any more of these to find. And yet somehow there are. Of course...

Project Henry’s Hot Rod Update: Picking Off The Little Stuff And A Late Braking Issue That’s A Potential Nightmare

We’re back with another update on our 1940s mongrel N-series Ford tractor project. If you have not been following since the start, we scored this tractor on the cheap and made it run and...

Freedom Factory Construction Update: Light Poles, Speaker Systems, and The Thrash To Fix The Facility Continues

We have been following along with Cleetus McFarland and his quest to restore the former DeSoto Speedway (now the Freedom Factory) back to operational health. He has had some pay per view events and...

The Mistubishi Lancer Evolution Is Coming Back, Kind Of: New Evo Set To Be Electric Crossover

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution has long been a staple of Japanese performance, with AWD, up to 440 horsepower, and a standard manual transmission, the Evo was about as close...

This Ultra Rad Crown Supercoach Bus Would Make A Killer RV, Party Bus, Or Car Hauler!

I love old busses, whether stock, modified into cool RVs or when customized to haul toys. I have seen a few really cool school bus conversions into both open and enclosed ramp trucks to haul race...

If You Think Outlaw Drag Racing Is New, Think Again. Watch The Huntsville Outlaw Nationals From 2006 Here

Outlaw drag racing has been happening for decades, and some of the best in the south can be seen here thanks to our friends at Urban Hillbilly Video. This is the 2006 Huntsville Outlaw Nationals, and...