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NTPA Mule City 300 – Our Final And Most Awesome Action Photos From The Event

(Photos by David Whealon) – We like saving the best for last here and that is what we have done with these photos from the recently run NTPA Mule City 300 truck and tractor pull in Benson,...

Unveiled: The Ford GT LM-GTE Pro Race Car – They Will Be At LeMans For 2016!

(Photos: Ford) We knew it was coming, and it is everything we hoped it would be and then some. At a press conference this morning at LeMans, Ford unveiled the racing variation of the upcoming GT...

Watch A Stock Car Racer Cross the Infield, T-Bone A Guy on Purpose and Then Brawl With Him!

I have seen a couple of fist fights at circle tracks before, none on the actual racing surface like these guys, but there have been a few pit based donnybrooks in my spectating past. This single...

Bobby Johnson’s Mid-Engined 1970 Mustang With Ford GT Power May Be The Most Awesome Car On Power Tour

(Photos by Jeff Lee/HammerHead IRS) – When people decide to do unnatural things to classic cars it normally doesn’t turn out the way they (or anyone else) wanted. It takes some...

Pulling Coverage: The NTPA Mule City 300 Was A Blow Out Good Time (Maybe Not For This Guy)

(Photos by David Whealon/DW Photos) – Yesterday David Whealon dropped all kinds of results and knowledge on us about who won each class at the 2015 NTPA Mule City 300 held on the grounds of...

2015 Gasser Reunion and Nostalgia Drags Coverage – Great Cars And Action From Thompson

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – For more than a decade now, nostalgia drag racing and gasser fans have flocked to Thompson, Ohio for the gasser reunion each Spring. This year was no different and we...

The Bone Shaker 1957 Ford Gasser Is For Sale! Injected Boss 429, Four Speed Trans – Perfection!

One of the coolest 1950s Fords ever built is for sale. This is the 1957 Ford known as the Bone Shaker and it is an injected 541ci Boss powered, four speed shifted, straight axle piece of hell and you...

Gasser Reunion Coverage! Pit Shots From The Gathering Of Cool Gassers and Vintage Drag Racing Iron In Ohio

(Photos by Mike Brooks/Gasoline Images) – 13 years ago my wife and I drove from Massachusetts to attend the gasser reunion at Thompson Raceway Park in Thompson, Ohio a couple days after we...

Drag Coverage: The $10,000 To Win Tuesday Night Pro Mod Shootout At Lancaster Dragway Was A Hit!

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – The last feature I sent to Bangshift was from last fall. At the time, the future of Lancaster International speedway & dragway was unsure. Many of us...

The Lotus Exhibit At The AACA Museum Covers Virtually Every Historic Aspect Of The Winning Brand

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – If there is one brand of car that elicits visceral responses from both fans and detractors it is Lotus. The company was founded and helmed through its greatest days by...

Tucker: A Look At The Amazing Tucker Exhibition At The AACA Museum – Full Cars, Prototype Engines, More

(Photos by Joe Grippo) –The Tucker 48 will remain one of the most rare, intriguing, valuable, and interesting cars in American automotive history until the end of time. Was Preston Tucker a...

Project Possum: The Scamp Is A Running, Driving, Machine And It Is Headed For Power Tour…Tomorrow!

(Words and photos by Kaleb Kelley) – After many months and hundred dollar bills, my project has finally transformed from a plain slant-6 grandma’s car into a seriously fun street machine....

This 1930 Hudson With Twin Blown Big Blocks Is The Craziest Thing On eBay Right Now

BangShifter Matt DuCharme gets 100% credit for finding the craziest thing we have ever seen for sale on eBay before. Normally we don’t double down on eBay posts on a normal day but this is...

Watch This Awesome And Crazy Turbine Powered T-Bucket Fire Up And Drive Down The Street

Over the winter time we showed you car show photos of a turbine powered t-bucket and we kind of marveled at how awesome it was. We also wondered if the thing actually ran or if it was just a show...