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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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Big Wrecks and Bigger Saves: Here’s A Look At The Wildest Runs In Drag Racing Through 2020…So Far

While 2020 put the squash on drag racing during the early Spring, the sport has really been very active since about May right up until the present. There’s racing happening on all levels across...

Gettin’ Down On The Farm: Check Out This Kansas Grudge Race On An Old Private Farm Airstrip

This is a pretty wild and awesome video from our pals at Urban Hillybilly. Why? Well it’s a grudge racing style event being held on some really freaky asphalt that’s actually an ancient...

Deep Cuts: The Carnage Valiant Wagon Gets Rear Quarters

Normally, when one thinks of Australia, they picture dry, dusty outback, kangaroos, eucalyptus trees, and Uluru (or Ayers Rock, if you’re unfamiliar with the other name of the giant lump in the...

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Unhinged: A New Yorker Revival Program (And A Possible Mental Health Commitment)

It was nice to see a broad spectrum of Mopar machines at Beech Bend. There were fin cars like a beautiful 1959 Dodge Royal, plenty of muscle-era machines, Wing Cars, trucks, and a horde of late-model...

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Well, Might As Well: Suspension Goodies For The Engine-Donor Mustang!

Well, it appears that Deboss Garage is stuck with the S197 Mustang that they had picked up as an engine donor for a Bronco swap that they originally were planning to do. Since every big-body Bronco...

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Classic YouTube: The 1965 12 Hours Of Sebring And The Flood From

How do you top drama that starts when Enzo Ferrari, pissed off by the news that his cars had engines that were too big for the prototype class and therefore had to be in the Unrestricted class,...

Rough Start: 1977 Dodge Power Wagon Macho

A lot of things might have been going wrong at Chrysler in 1977. Okay, maybe not “might”…working in the upper offices must’ve been like that meme of the dog sitting in the...

Nightmare Video: Watch What Happens When A Massive Crane Loses Its Brakes On A Hill

(By Greg Rourke) – Once again, cranes scare me. They are called upon on a daily basis to do the seemingly impossible. Most of the time all goes as planned. But then  again, sometimes they go...

Teardown Video: Watch A Chrysler A-833 Four-Speed Come To Pieces (On Purpose)

The Chrysler A-833 four speed transmission is one of the great singular components in the modern history of the American automobile. They were made by the millions, they were used not only by...

Master Class: This Video From Full Boost On Building High Horsepower Street Engines Is Spectacular

This is the opposite of a kind of wham-bam engine building video. If anything this is a slow moving, artfully edited, content packed trip through the mind, manner, and process of a truly awesome...

Extra Wasabi Please: The Upcoming Acura NSX-R Is A 600hp Throwback To The Future

(By Tom Lohnes) – Is the “normal” $150,000, 573 horsepower, 2.7-second to 60 Honda/Acura NSX not good enough for you? Well, here’s a throwback. A newer version of the Acura NSX-R, along...

Unobtanium For Sale: This 1963 Z-11 427 Top End Is Original, Complete, and Rare As Rare Car Be

When it comes to the cool, rare, stuff we have seen bubble up over the years on eBay this right here is upper crust. What you are looking at is a set of cylinder heads, intake manifold, and valve...

Drag Racing History: Watch Sportsman Eliminations From The 1983 NHRA Gatornationals – Young Legends!

This weekend the NHRA Gatornationals will be contested at Gainesville Raceway in Gainesville, Florida as they have been every year since 1970. It will be the first time that the race is run in late...

Timeless Beauty: This Profile Of A 1967 Lamborghini Miura Is A Loving Look At A Game Changing Supercar

There have been all kinds of landmark cars over the years. Cars that for some reason have changed not just their genre of automobiles but changed the game overall. The Lamborghini Miura is one of...