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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indianapolis 500 Open Testing Is On! | Day 1 | INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few weeks until the start of all the official Indy 500 festivities, including official practice sessions, qualifying, etc, but that doesn’t mean that teams aren’t...

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Check Out The Record Breaking Ford GT Mk IV Lap Around Nürburgring! 6:15 Is The Quickest Internal Combustion Vehicle Ever On Track!

Before anyone starts yelling that there are quicker cars that have been around the Nurburgring, remember that there are only two of them and both of those cars had electric assist as a power adder....

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Buy Your Dream Apartment Condo At Texas Motor Speedway! 2 Bed, 2 Bath, 9th Floor Outside Turn 2 At TMS!

I’ve been fortunate enough to be at a couple of parties in the condos outside turn 2 at Texas Motor Speedway and can tell you that they are pretty cool. I went to a party in one of them where...

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Proper Vintage F1 Racing in Monaco: The 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix Did Not Disappoint! Awesome Racing Action!

I’m not a die hard Formula 1 fan that follows all the racers and points and such. But I appreciate the cars and the racing and all the technology that is present in that world nowadays. With...

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LIVE REPLAY: Circuit of the Americas GT World Challenge America powered by AWS 2026

Here we go again! We’ve got GT World Challenge Racing going on live right here, and we dig road racing and who doesn’t love the World Challenge series? This weekends racing is coming to you live...

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5.30 OUTLAW SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS AT MOORESVILLE! 704 OUTLAWS SEASON OPENER APRIL 2026!

We’ve said it multiple times, but it still makes me smile when I see heads up no-prep racers running an index class, and the awesome popularity of Lil’ Gangsta’s and other classes...

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Defy Physics: Watch As This Remote-Controlled MiG-29 “Fulcrum” Dances On The Wing

As the Cold War intensified throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the Soviet Union felt that they needed to take action and create an airframe that would stand up to the F-15 Eagle that had just come...

Finnegan Wants To Throw Big Tires, Big Turbos, And More At This Rad Caddy, And Then He Wants To Run 8s And Go 200 In It!

When Finnegan decides to do something, you always know it is going to be a little bit fun, a little bit crazy, and at least a little bit impossible. Because why would you do something boring and easy...

Your Morning Symphony: A Collection Of Supercharger Whine – It’s Best Part Of Waking Your Engine Up!

Coffee? Who needs coffee first thing in the morning when there are better things available to wake you up from a daze? You could jump into a stark-cold shower and suck the breath out of your body,...

Business Profile: Diamond Pistons Has Been Delivering Top Quality Pistons For Decades, NHRA, NASCAR, Hot Rodders, All Welcome

The piston business has to be one of the most fascinating segments of the high performance aftermarket. Why? Just because  the changes in design, in technology, in metallurgy and other factors come...

The Parting Shift: Ever Heard Someone Beat Through The Gears With A GMC V6?

One of the biggest mysteries that came out of my time at “the yard” involved a late 1970s GMC truck. The squarebody was as they usually were in the later 1990s at the time in the Pacific...

Hyundai Prepares To Bring Some Spice To The Dull CUV Segment – Can The Tucson Stand Out In The Crowd?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Having experienced so many compact crossovers, I often get them confused. With over 20 entries in the segment, there are a lot of them and none of them is all that great. One...

“I’m An Engineer”: Transforming The Trash Can Bronco Into A Competent Off-Roader

So Kevin got this rusted hulk of a 1979 Ford Bronco running. Nice, good for him. He’s had enough practice waking up iron oxide piles that bear resemblance to 1970s-era Ford trucks over the...

Little Giant: This 110ci Offenhauser Engine Needs A Vintage Midget To Land In Stat!

The best line in the eBay ad for this incredible little engine is one where the seller writes, “As I was told when I purschaed her, ‘the engine will try to kill you.'” The person...

Drag Action Photos: The Southeast Gassers Association At Shadyside Dragway! More Wheels Up Madness!

(Photos by David Whealon) – Most people do not understand that drag racing is a sport that kind of grows by rebellion and it always has. It is a sport of movements and counter movements even...

Overstuffed: This Is How You Make A Tiny Plane Climb Like A Fighter Jet

One of the best things I’ve ever seen in the world of aviation are bush planes like you’ll find working in Alaska and other remote, mountainous terrain. Here’s how they work: they...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Ron Capps and Ryan Oehler Talk About 2020 and Setting Their Sights On Big Things In 2021

In a year that was heavily influenced by powers and forces outside of the realm of NHRA Camping World drag racing, Ron Capps and Ryan Oehler were both outside influencers from within the sport. Both...

Get Climbing: Chevrolet’s 1957 Promotional Truck Drive Up Pikes Peak, Without Roads!

Regardless of how long it is between visits, Colorado Springs will always been my home. I will never get tired of seeing the Front Range mountains. I enjoyed the time I’ve spent living there...

PDRA Announces Eight Race 2021 Schedule – New Venues For Series On Tap!

The Professional Drag Racers Association has announced an eight race tour that will bring the badges door slammer drag racing on Earth to new venues and stalwart drag strips up and down the east...

Ribs And Rods Baby! Check Out The Custom Trucks, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, And More From The Show In Texas

Here’s more coverage from the Ribs and Rods show in Temple last weekend. Normally held on Memorial Day Weekend, this one had to be postponed due to COVID but they made up for it with an awesome...