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MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...

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Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Our Final Gallery Of 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Check Them All Out Here, Along With A Link To Any You Might Have Missed!

We’ve got our fifth, and final, photo gallery from the PDRA East Coast Nationals below, but if you missed the previous galleries from the race, you can use the link we’ve included as...

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Newbern Helped His Neighbor Get This SS Chevelle Up And Running For Burnouts After Sitting For 40 Years And A Seized Small Block

There are lots of will it run videos out there of engines being started after sitting for years and years and years. But when an engine is actually stuck, or seized, the success rate goes down...

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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Sleeper Videos: The Eastwood Motorsports Caprice Wagon On Asphalt And The Dragstrip

We’ve got more videos of Eastwood Motorsport’s 1989 Chevrolet Caprice wagon playing the role of Clark Griswold’s ultimate revenge for the Family Truckster. This battered and beaten...

Classic YouTube: Peter Brock Caning The Hell Out Of His Holden At Bathurst In 1991

Peter Brock might have had issues as a human. He might have been a bit out of his head at moments. But nobody, anywhere, can deny that the man could drive his ass off, and his record from his early...

The Challenger Revival, Part 15: Window Trim And Glass Installation

Pandemic or not, projects are still in need of work and work they shall get. It’s the best way to spend the time stuck at home, isn’t it? You were told that you didn’t need to go...

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Morning Symphony: 1970 Trans-Am Soundtrack From The Track

The ponycars have a lasting legacy, but why? Mustang appealed to the up-and-coming Boomers who had the cash to spend, but that wouldn’t be enough. The bright colors and the spats and spoilers...

Before Shutdown Greatness: More Pre-Coronavirus Autorama Photos From Omaha

With Chad in Tulsa covering the Throwdown this weekend, I’ve had the full run of BangShift and putting this piece out, it feels weird…I’d actually have to go back into my history to...

Driving Movie Slapfight: Vanishing Point – Wide-Open On The Best Roads In The West

Brian…what were you thinking picking the Blue Max? You picked a one-trick pony in the shape of a Funny Car, that was supposed to be in the shape of a Plymouth Arrow. I know you’re...

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BangShift Tune-Up: “Long Tall Sally” and “Tutti Frutti” by Little Richard

When I think of Little Richard, what immediately comes to mind is Donald and Daisy Duck dancing in some Disney-approved music video that would appear between regular cartoons. On the surface to a...

The Throwdown In T-Town Is Happening This Weekend!!! Free Tickets Are Available Or Watch The PPV Livestream

What’s this?! Drag racing actually happening?! Yes!!! The Throwdown in T-Town is going to happen starting Friday evening and running all day Saturday at Tulsa Raceway Park. Thanks to some great...

Too Close For Comfort: What It Looks Like When A MD-80 Takes Off Feet Above Your Head!

Princess Juliana International Airport in Saint Martin is renowned to planespotters for one of the most dramatic runway approaches in the world, requiring pilots to land within yards of Maho...

Classic YouTube: The Torturous Brake Test For An Airbus A380-800’s Stopping System

Slowing down 869,000 pounds of massive aircraft from a landing speed of about 150 miles an hour to taxi speed is asking a lot out of a disc brake as it is. Demanding that same heavy aircraft go from...

Lohnes-Bait: Homebuilt Power-Articulating Dump Truck Build All Done At Home!

For a man who has been going and doing for the last several years almost non-stop, I have to wonder just how he is really doing with all of this “stuck at home” time. Sure, he’s...

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You Can Own THE Hurst Camaro! Not A Hurst Elite Series Camaro, But The One They Developed The Package And Parts With!

Okay, this is a chance for any Camaro or Hurst vehicle enthusiast to get something truly special. Up for auction, from Hurst themselves, is the car that they developed all the Hurst Elite Series...

Gone In 60 Seconds Before Homework: A Gang Of Kids Stole Over A Million Dollars’ Worth Of Vehicles From Dealerships!

What gives with kids and driving in the news this week? First we get to hear about the five-year-old who ran off with $3 in his wallet and the family SUV to go drive to California to buy a...

Grind Hard Plumbing Co.’s KTM-Powered Jeep Is Better Than We Could’ve Expected! Beastly!

I’ve ridden dirt bikes, quads, three-wheelers and street bikes. I’ve driven off-road in everything from a clapped-out Ford Fiesta to a mid-1970s Chrysler product that was beefed up for...

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