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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from 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 Sportsman Drag...

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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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Bugatti Is Bringing Stars Wars, Horsepower, and Who Knows What Else For Their Next 300mph Hypercar

(By Tom Lohnes) – Uhm, alright then. Bugatti has another multi-million-dollar project going, and it’s nothing like anything they’ve ever put out before. Bugatti is the brand once known for...

No Mercy 11 Photo Coverage Fun: More Awesome Cars, People, and Runs From South Georgia Motorsports Park

(Photos by Wes Allison) – While classes like RvW, Pro275, and X275 often times dominate the headlines from events like No Mercy and others, there’s a load of different categories at this...

Watch This Argentinian Built 6-Second BMW Pro Mod Scream In Brazil – The First 6-Second Car Built In Argentina!

This is really cool stuff and it shows the progression of drag racing in South America in ways that everyone can understand. You are going to see Lucas Gonzales racing a turbocharged BMW powered BMW...

Swap Story: This Video Shows The Process Of Swapping A Coyote Into A New Edge Mustang

The Ford Coyote engine has now been well established as a bad ass power plant in the world of hot rodding. They rev, they make power naturally aspirated, they low swallowing boost to make the big...

The Lincoln Commander Cody Warned You About: Nine Seconds From A Turbo Coyote!

The Lincoln Mark VIII was a very unique car for the 1990s…it had it’s own platform that was loosely based on the MN-12 platform (Ford Thunderbird/Mercury Cougar), it was only a little bit...

Win A Car You’d Really Want: Holley Is Giving Away The 1966 Buick Special Convertible That Started Roadkill

Before the Roadkill web series was even a thing, there was a MT show called Hot Rod Unlimited. In one of those episodes, the genesis for the Roadkill theme of the early days was formed when...

Burn, Baby, Burn: Giving Horsepower Redemption To An Old Disco Vette

When the C3 Corvette hit the scene in 1968, horsepower was the drug and everybody was living it up. After the Mako Shark II and it’s reworked Manta Ray form had captured many people’s...

Your Second Chance: A 1976 Mercury Comet That Sells Itself Short – Wickedness Inside!

One of the more infamous vehicles to ever appear is the Ford Mustang II known as “Sudden Death”. There was no real way that Joe Ruggirello was ever going to hide the fact that he...

That Voodoo That You Did So Well: The Mustang GT350 Is Giving Way To The Mach 1

(By Tom Lohnes) – Well folks, that’s it: The beast of a car that is the Mustang GT350 has been discontinued in favor of the seemingly comparativly lazy Mach 1. The Mustang GT350 and its...

No Mercy 11 Action Photos: Small Tires and Big Traction Make For One Heck Of A Show

(Photos by Wes Allison) – If there is one thing that some people like to knock about radial racing, it is the track prep. The surface needs pretty much constant care and attention and by the...

Check ‘Em Out: FTI Performance Has Your Automatic Transmission Needs Handled From Mild To Pro Modified!

There are few companies in the world who have the range of products that FTI Performance does, especially when it comes to automatic transmissions. These guys have builds for Ford, GM, and Chrysler...

If You Can’t Be Good, Make It Look Good: This Ford Falcon XW Goes For The Sky At Sydney!

Going wheels-up does nothing for your dragstrip run except impress anybody who witnesses it…and possibly helps lighten the racing package after the driver proceeds to fill their shorts. This...

Classic YouTube: The Photo Finish Of The 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 – .002 Separating Ricky Craven And Kurt Busch!

By the hair that sat on the front spoiler of his Pontiac, did Ricky Craven win the 2003 Carolina Dodge Dealers 400 race. One of the two closest NASCAR finishes ever (Clint Bowyer and Jimmie Johnson,...

This Compilation Of High-Speed Vehicle Crash Testing Is Brutal! One Car Into Another At 200 KM/H!

When you were a kid playing with your Hot Wheels, did you ever simulate accidents? I sure as hell did. I had one car in particular, a Dodge Monaco cop car, that in my twisted little mind, was...