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2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos Start Right Here! Big Power, Big Smoke, And A Big Show At GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) The PDRA East Coast Nationals at GALOT Motorsports Park were some badass drag races and for good reason. This is one of the coolest dragstrips in the country, and when the...

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12 VOLT ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONER UPGRADES. Cotten Is Fixing The A/C In His Hemi Monte Carlo!

Last fall we shared video of Cotten installing electric air conditioning in his HEMI powered Monte Carlo, a car that was already polarizing before the A/C install. He liked the electric A/C, and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indianapolis 500 Open Testing Is On! Watch It All Live Here! 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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Manual Cars Shouldn’t Be THIS FAST! 6-Second Stick Shift Drag Racing At Street Car Takeover In Rockingham.

I grew up in a stick shift drag racing family, so anything with a clutch pedal is near and dear to my heart. There is something about a stick shift car that just makes it more fun to drive, and even...

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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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FREE Nostalgia Drag Racing Livestream: The Wally Parks Nostalgia Nationals LIVE From Beech Bend Raceway Park – Friday

The Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals, formerly the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, is live all weekend thanks to the fine folks at NHRA. You can watch right here if you want to see killer...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: 11th Annual Mutt and Jeff Big Money Bracket Race – Friday

This is one of several live drag races happening this weekend and you can watch them all right here. If you like Nostalgia Drag Racing, then watch the NHRA Nostalgia Nationals. If you like big money...

The Mangled Mercury Project: Part 12 Tucking The Bumpers, Adding Tail Lights, And Building A Custom Filler Panel

The Mangled Mercury Project is jamming along and in this latest video it is getting some custom touches in the form of a tucked rear bumper, custom tail lights, and a clean filler panel. This is the...

Hot Rod Boat Video From The Lake Havasu CLASSIC BOAT REGATTA 2025 – OLD SCHOOL SOUNDS FROM OLD SCHOOL BOATS

Lake Havasu, and the Colorado River just south of the lake, are prime hot rod boat territory. Located in the middle of the dessert, on the border of California and Arizona, Lake Havasu and the...

Discovering ABANDONED JUNKYARDS and GHOST TOWNS! New Mexico Road Trip Adventure

I’ve been down many of the stretches of highways and biways that Freiburger is covering in this video, but like him had never been down some of these backroads. I’m jealous, because there...

Big Money Drag Racing Video: The $75,000 King of the South Race was INSANE! Check Out The Action Here!

The King of the South race at Shadyside is always a big one, but this year all the heavy hitters came out to try and grab hold of that $75,000 winner’s check. The final featured two of the...

Lil Gangsta’s 28×10.50 Racing From Yello Belly: Watch 68 Small Tire Cars Battle It Out for $27,000 At The Gut!

Here we go again with another nuts video from 1320 and their adventures at Lil Gangstas at Yello Belly. They have been blown away by all the action and adventures out there since they first came to...

Quick Drive: The 2026 Subaru Forester Hybrid – Utility Meets Technology and Leaves The Drama At Home

All of us gearheads are typically the front line for questions from family and friends regarding cars. What’s this noise? Which one should I buy? Did I get a good deal? The standard stuff....

WORLD’S FASTEST Stick Shift Cars Go HEAD-TO-HEAD! Check Out The Action From Street Car Braggin Rights

I grew up in a stick shift drag racing family. My dad’s 1968 Z28 Camaro ran in F/Stock in NHRA Stock Eliminator, so there is  a special place in my heart for stick shift drag cars. There is...

World Rally Championship History Made: Hyundai’s Fastest Ever Engine SWAP Will Go Down In History

Ultra fast engine swaps are sort of my jam, and this one from Hyundai is something really special. We’re not talking about a competitor at LSFest’s Engine Swap Challenge, but rather a...

The Best Drill Project Farm Has Ever Tested! How Do The Big Brands Stack Up Against The Generic Brands?

If you are looking to buy a new drill for your home garage or shop, then you should check out the testing that our friends at Project Farm are doing in this video. We rely heavily on both Project...

The 4 Day Roadster Build: Day 2 – Reproducing Body Lines, Panels, And A Rolling Chassis To Try And Make This Incomplete Model A Into A Running And Driving Car

A few weeks ago I spent the weekend announcing at LSFest Texas and then thrashing till all hours with some friends on a project car. If that doesn’t sound like your idea of a good time, then maybe...

Desert Off-Road Racing Livestream Replay: The 2025 BFGoodrich 57th SCORE Baja 500 – RACE DAY

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

Dirthead Dave Chappelle Squarebody GMC Rock Crawler Project! A Three Day Transformation Starts Here. Episode 1.

Dave is back at it with another awesome project, but this time it is for his buddy Mark who deserves a little payback for all the help he’s given Dave over the years. According to Dave it is...