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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Stickin’ It To Them: Ford Announces Available Seven Speed Stick For Sasquatch Package Broncos – Crawler Gear Coolness

(By Tom Lohnes) – Recently if you wanted a Ford Bronco with the maximum capability of the optional Sasquatch package, you needed to have a 10-speed automatic no matter what. Now, after seeing...

Classic YouTube: This 1970 Mercury Cougar Is Providing Services To The Community!

You might not believe us, but the owner of this 1970 Mercury Cougar is providing many different public services with his actions in this video. Oh, sure, on the surface it appears that all that...

Morning Symphony: The Last Burnout Before The Restoration

One of the most influential vehicles that I knew from my days at “the yard” was a 1969 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu. It came in on a trade for an older Chevy pickup hot rod that had enough...

Build A Manic Power Wheels, Part 2: You’ve Gotta Be Able To Steer It!

Okay, so you’re on board with building a monster Power Wheels kit like the guys at Grind Hard Plumbing Co. have been doing for a bit. Cool…we hope your life insurance is paid up!...

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The Barra-Powered Granada Goes Racing! How Does The Disco Sleeper Do?

I still don’t like Ford Granadas. I still think that they’re a Ford Falcon dolled up with every ounce of gingerbread that Iacocca-era Ford could conjure up just before Lido and Henry the...

When LeBaron Meant Class: Jay Leno Dives Into The History Of His 1930 Deusenberg

When you hear “LeBaron”, how many of you picture a totaled-out droptop with John Candy and Steve Martin inside? No? Maybe Aunt Kathy’s old droptop that she never put the top down...

Goofy Video: Little Car Makes a Big Mess And Nearly Kills Driver In The Process

For starters, we have no idea what country this video was filmed in but we know it is the land that torque forgot. The brain trust involved has a tiny little car hooked up with a chain or some sort...

Morning Symphony: The 2004 Shelby Cobra Concept At M1 Concourse

Ford and “retro” were the perfect pairing in the 2000s. The S197 Mustang did a great job of blending classic lines with a fully redesigned pony, the first full-tilt redesign since 1979....

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Video: A Bill Thomas Cheetah Returns From The Grave To Tear Up The Track – Win!

Few cars have the interesting history that the Bill Thomas Cheetah does. Designed to be Chevrolets answer to the Shelby Cobra, it was an odd looking car that while fast, never had the success on any...

The Most Terrifying Way To The Sevens We Know Of: One Seriously Wicked Turbocharged Hayabusa!

We’ve always watched the drag bike guys with a bit of wonder and amazement, mostly because it must be an absolute bitch to straddle the tank when you have an exorbitant amount of courage in...

Project Phantom, Part 3: Time To Call In The Professionals On Our Project Mustang!

(Words and photos: Joe Grippo) When we last left the saga of Project Phantom, our revival of my wife Stacey’s 1969 Mustang GT, we had made the tough choice to send our ’65 Dodge Coronet down the...

Old Paint: This Ford Pinto Drag Machine Is An Old 1/8th Mile Stormer!

When you’re building a race car, you have to consider weight. That’s not a suggestion, that’s a requirement. Take any kind of racing, and the weight of the machine has to be...

Watch A Guy Chuck A $50-Million Ferrari 250 GTO Around Goodwood Like It Is A Second Gen Camaro – Hero Level!

If there’s such a thing as mechanical royalty we’d say that the early 1960s Ferrari GTO is it. These things sell for tens of millions of dollars, they were killer race cars in their day,...

Bring On The Violence: Rockbouncers Return To Cable Hill

I’m not familiar enough with the rockbouncing community to know the names of just about anywhere they race…except for one location. That would be Cable Hill, which is located within the...