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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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Making Fenders From Scratch With Cornfield Customs: Designing And Shaping The Buck – Fenders Part 2

We shared Part 1 of the Cornfield Customs Fender building series where wood was being prepared and cut for the buck that these fenders will be shaped to fit, and now we’ve got Part 2 where...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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LS Swapped S-10. CHEAP CAM SHAFT. How much power can it make?? Cam, X pipe, And More!

Who would have thought that the 5.3 LS would become so popular that you would eventually be able to buy hundreds of different camshafts for them, or that some of them would be so cheap that just...

Our 2025 March Meet Photos Keep Coming: Nitro Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds, And So Much More From The March Meet At Famoso

Here’s our third gallery of photos from the March Meet at Famoso. Thanks to Kim, Darr, and Rick, we’ve got a lot to check out. If you missed any of the previous galleries, we’ve got...

TX2K25 Day 4 From The Texas Motorplex: This 2000hp Trackhawk Becomes The WORLDS FASTEST And So Much MORE!

With the sale of Houston Raceway Park two years ago, TX2K was in need of a new home and with only one really big world class drag racing facility left, that meant that TX2K had to move to the Texas...

The Truth About Dash Cams: What Do You Need To Spend, Do They Work, And Which Ones Offer The Best Value?

I know people who have had dash cams in their cars for years and years, but I’ve always wondered if they are something smart to have. On too many occasions to count I’ve said to myself...

Highlight Video From Last Year’s Goodwood Member’s Race! Highlights From Every Class Including The Gordon Spice and Surtees Trophies

Camaros, sideways, at Goodwood just makes me smile. I really don’t think most people expect to see American V8 cars hauling ass around the track in England, but they are and the video shows...

FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: Southeast Gassers Association Spring Nationals Drag Racing at South Georgia Motorsports Park

The Southeast Gassers put on an amazing show and feature some awesome cars and drivers. This is a series like none other and they not only require the cars to look period correct from the...

TX2K25 Day 3 From The Texas Motorplex: This 3500hp Lamborghini STO goes 246 MPH… Is He The New TX2K King!

With the sale of Houston Raceway Park two years ago, TX2K was in need of a new home and with only one really big world class drag racing facility left, that meant that TX2K had to move to the Texas...

NHRA NEWS: KALITTA, TASCA AND HARTFORD PICK UP PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT NHRA ARIZONA NATIONALS

PHOENIX (March 21, 2025) – Top Fuel’s Doug Kalitta powered to the provisional No. 1 position on Friday at Firebird Motorsports Park, making the only run in the 3.60s at the 40th annual NHRA...

More Toronto Motorama Car Show Photos From Mike Brooks: We’ve Got Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, And More Right Here!

Here’s our second gallery of photos from the Toronto Motorama, and if you missed our previous gallery we’ve got a link to that one too. There were tons of great cars on display, and Mike...

2025 March Meet Photos: Nitro Funny Cars, Dragsters, Altereds, And So Much More From The March Meet At Famoso

(Photos by Kim Fuller, Darr Hawthorne, Rick Bain) The 2025 March Meet is in the books and boy was it rad! The crowd was huge, and why wouldn’t it be considering all the bitchin hot rods, race cars,...

PowerShift Podcast: TX2K Crashes, Car Show Boomer Boards, And Has Pro Touring Gone Too Far?

On Wednesdays we do a couple of different live podcasts. Powershift, where we talk about hot rods, trucks, trends, shows and whatever else distracts Chad, Crosby, Wickman, and McTaggart is held every...

Tool Testing And Tech: How to Buy Cheap Cordless Tools that Don’t Suck. There Are More Options Than You Might Think!

We show tool reviews around here all the time, and are all about comparing high end tools vs low cost alternatives, but how do you know when a cheap tool is actually worth owning? Cheap doesn’t...

Snow Drags Video: THRILLING Keyes Peak Uphill SNOW Drags – ULTIMATE Winter Racing SHOWDOWN!!

We’ve seen a lot of ice drag and ice racing in general, but this is the first time we’ve seen snow drags! It’s like sand drags but colder! This is some cool stuff right here because...

FOUND: This 1962 Chevrolet Corvette Has Been Stuck Behind A Fence In A Yard In Florida For Over 14 Years!

Dennis Collins is back at it, going after collectible cars and trucks all over the country. This time he’s got a lead on a Corvette that has been sitting in Florida for well over a decade....