Big-block V8 engines have long been at the heart of American muscle car performance. Some of these engines became mass-manufactured icons while others remained as hidden gems, known only to hardcore ...

For most area tracks, their regular season is over and their track champions for 2025 have been crowned. September brings a series of high-dollar special events that will wrap up the 2025 auto racing ...

For the first half of the 2025 season, Stewart Friesen, Matt Sheppard, and Mat Williamson were dominating most of the major DIRT big-block modified events in the Central New York area. But with ...

When Tom Nelson recently posted pictures and a video on Instagram of this unique engine he’d just finished, we knew we had to stop by for a closer look. A cursory glance at those unmistakable valve ...

Ricky Thornton Jr. was quite busy at The Dirt Track at Charlotte’s World Finals balancing driving duties with his regular Koehler Motorsports No. 20rt team and Bernie Stuebgen’s No. 71 Indy Race Parts ...

John Lohone’s 1,169-hp all-aluminum Brodix big-block cut through Drag Week’s Pro Street NA class for the win. Here’s how he did it. “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I’ll spend the first four ...

If you are a racing buff, gearhead, or DIY mechanic, then you're sure to have come across debates between big-block engines versus small blocks and other modern engines. Each big block engine has its ...

Forestville, PA – Unfavorable weather conditions have haunted the hills of Big Diamond Speedway this season. The track suffered its sixth cancellation on Friday May 30th and now looks to the future ...

In the '60s, America developed some cool, advanced engines, such as Pontiac's overhead cam inline-6 or the jet-turbine in the Chrysler Turbine Car. Still, when push comes to shove, our first love is a ...