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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing– Thursday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage – Thursday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance All Run Thursday Warmup $5k

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Wheelstand And Deliver: Watch Craig Sullivan and Jerico Balduf Go Wheels Up While Hammer Down In Bradenton

Drag racing season has officially begun anew and it started last weekend in Bradenton, Florida at the Diamond Pistons US Street Nationals. This race serves as the kickoff for so many pro mod and drag...

Big Boy: Watch The Build Of A Massive 460ci Small Block Ford – All The Cubes, None Of The Girth

Big blocks are awesome but like everything else, they have their drawbacks. For starters, they may be great for displacement but they are not so great for weight. That can be a big concern for guys...

Cadillac Teardown Time: Watch This Vintage 1957 Cadillac 365 V8 Get Torn Down To The Block

There’s nothing more fun than tearing an engine down, right? No matter if it is your lawn mower or your race car, there’s stuff to be seen, stuff to be learned, and stuff to potentially...

Future Swap Rod: Little Did Nissan Know In The 1990s But Their 240SX Was Destined For Modern Greatness

Little did the engineers in Japan know back in the 1990s, but they were creating a modern rockstar of a machine with the Nissan 240SX. Sure, at the time it was a 155hp sports car that was designed to...

Barn Find 1932 Ford: A Hot Rod Build From The 1950’s That Was Never Finished But Ultimately Pulled From The Barn For A New Lease On Life

Eastwood’s Parked series is kinda cool, and this is one of the stories from it. The idea behind the series, titled Parked – Automotive Adventures, is to have you hot rodders out there...

Ron Covell’s Rollation Lessons Part 2: Yes, You Can Use The Rollation Method To Make Complicated Rectangular Patters Too!

Yesterday we shared the first in a video series by famed sheet metal shaper Ron Covell, where he teaches a pattern making method he calls Rollation. The process is simple, absolutely makes sense once...

Building Twin Turbo LS Headers From Scratch For The Extreme Blazer Project!

The Motion Raceworks Extreme Blazer build is on! In this video you’ll see how they design and fabricate the custom turbo headers for this thing, from scratch! And while that does sound like a...

Texas Motor Speedway Becomes 2nd Largest COVID-19 Vaccine Site In The Country. Every Single Racing And Sports Venue Should Be Doing This!

(Photo by Vernon Bryant, Dallas Morning News) For the past few weeks I’ve been saying that the problem with administering COVID vaccines, besides getting enough vaccine itself, is that they are...

Ron Covell Teaches Rollation, It’s A Word! And A Technique To Learn So You Can Make Better Sheet Metal Patterns.

If the name Ron Covell doesn’t mean anything to you, then you haven’t done much research or study on the topic of sheet metal fabrication. Ron is a legend in the metal working world, and...

Junkyard Stock Bottom End LS T4 VS T6 S480 Turbo Test. Which Makes More Power And Where?

Bigger, bigger, biggest, biggestest, and biggerestest. That’s been the mentality on turbos the past few years, especially in the drag racing world where twin turbo setups often feature turbos...

The B&M Pro Gate Shifter Is Precision Shifting Goodness For GM 3 and 4-Speed Automatic Transmissions

There is nothing worse than driving something with a janky shifter. It is annoying as hell, and makes the entire driving experience a pain the butt. Throw in time at the track and not only can it be...

More Rust Repair How To: Wheel Arches From Scratch! Here’s How To Repair Rusted Panels When There Are No Reproductions.

We’ve been sharing some of Fitzee’s great rust repair how to videos the past couple of weeks, because he’s building a new project! In this video you’ll see him making patch...

Finnegan And Newbern Spray Nitrous Through A LUV Truck For MINUTES, Melting The Exhaust, And The Tires!

Oh it’s on! I’m a huge fan of nitrous, and have been using it for years, but you usually spray it for 10 seconds or less. Sure, you might spray it for over a minute on the long course at...

Edelbrock Isn’t Dead!!! WTF People?! Their Move From Torrance Headquarters Is No Surprise. Their Foundries Are Staying In California!

I’m sorry, but the rampant misinformation, ignorance, and flagrant absurdities that have been flying since Edelbrock informed the Employment Development Department of their plans to layoff 270...