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Caption this Photo: He Stuck the Landing

There’s so much goodness happening with this photo that we don’t even know where to start. Just playing amateur accident reconstructionist could keep you busy for hours. You have to...

Whoopsie-Doodle Video: Automotive Prank Goes Wrong

Remember being a teenager and doing stupid junk with your car? Remember the time that stupid junk caused damage that you knew mom and dad were going to see and that you’d never be able to talk...

Will 2011 be the last year for Shelby Mustangs?

Speculation is running rampant that the 2011 Shelby GT350 may be the last offering from the famous shop of Carroll Shelby. Reportedly, Shelby is looking to slow things down a bit and focus on the...

Rumor Confirmed: Gen 5 Camaro Z28 on the Way

While the rumor has been kicking around for some time, it has now been made sort of official due to the comments of GM executive Karl Stracke. Stracke was visiting the new home of Motor Trend...

Guide to BangShift.com’s Coverage of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour

The 2010 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour presented by GM Performance Division is on the road June 5-12 and BangShift.com is there with daily coverage sponsored by Ridetech. This year’s tour goes...

Flaming Fury: Jet Dragster Breaks the 200-mph Barrier at Irwindale

Believe it or not, there isn’t too much iron on the drag strip that can touch 200 mph in the eighth-mile. Odd as it may sound, dedicated eighth-mile tracks see even fewer 200-mph laps for some...

New Jersey’s Atco Raceway Turns 50 Years Old

Atco Raceway in New Jersey, one of the most notable drag racing plants on the East Coast, turns 50 this season. That’s a hell of an accomplishment for a track that is centrally located to...

Hilarious Video: Three-Wide Bus Racing at a Michigan Oval

So far today we’ve taken you to Indy and to the Midwest Musclecar Challenge, two events featuring cars that have been designed, tested, and trashed on the race track. Now we’re headed to...

Event Coverage: Ridetech’s Midwest Musclecar Challenge

Our pals over at Ridetech have been all over the first ever Midwest Musclecar Shootout. As one of the event sponsors and a company at the vanguard of the high-performance handling end of the...

AutoTrader Classics Find: An Ultra Rare 1970 428CJ Cougar Eliminator

Now that the end is supposedly drawing close for Mercury, we’re getting a little nostalgic for the former “mid-scale” brand in the Ford fold. The Mercury Cougar was, for all intents...

Great Shots: A BangShifter’s Indy 500 Day in Photos

After BangShift.com forum member IndyShiftMan shot and shared a bunch of great photos from pre-Indy 500 practice, we were hoping he’d bring his camera to the race. We were happy to see that our...