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Richie Stevens Jr. Wins ADRL Extreme Pro Stock in the Car Safe BangShift Mustang

Okay, so maybe referring to the Richie Stevens Jr. driven Car Safe ADRL Extreme Pro Stock Mustang as BangShift sponsored is a stretch, but the gang does run the BangShift logo out back right by the...

Event Gallery: The 2012 GM Nationals at Carlisle, PA – Chevy, Olds, Caddy, Pontiac, Buick, Corvette — All here!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – BangShift’s own Chevy loving lensmen Dave Nutting braved the sweltering heat and funnel cakes of Pennsylvania last weekend at the yearly gathering of all things...

Watch a John Deere Pulling Tractor’s Face Get Blown Off By an Exploding Turbo

Last week we showed you a violent pulling crash from the European circuit and today we’re going to show you what type of violence happens when a turbo that is shoving better than 100lbs of...

Watch: All Angles of 5th Gen Camaro and BMW Pro Drift Cars Wrecking In Turn 1 at Formula D Event at Wall Speedway

The Chevrolets are being dinged up at an impressive rate recently. Last week we showed you video of a Corvette owner burying his car onto the guardrail at the drags before ever making the starting...

eBay Find: An AMC M422 Mighty Mite – The Gnarly Mini-Jeep You Never Knew Existed!

With respect to cool and collectible old military trucks, they don’t come much smaller or more rare than the AMC M422 Mighty Mite, a tough little bastard designed to be flown into the front via...

Nostalgia Drags Gallery: Maple Grove’s Epic 50th Anniversary Race Bash!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The Grove turned 50 and they threw a helluva party…. Nitro Funny Cars, Alcohol Funny Cars, The Winged Express, 4 Jets, a Wheelstander and Bob...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Optima Face Off At Historic Road America Raceway – Killer Cars and Action!

(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Optima Batteries hosted another qualifier for the Optima Ultimate Streetcar Invitations  that takes place right after the SEMA show later this year. What...

MSD Introduces New Line of DynaForce Starters – High Performance, Light Weight, Lots of Applications

The dudes and dudettes at MSD have not been resting on their massive Atomic EFI success. As proof of that, they just rolled out a completely new line of starters that they are calling,...

Watch a Guy Crash His Z06 at the Drags Before Ever Getting to the Starting Line!

Yes, it is late to be posting stuff on a Friday, but frankly when we first saw this video we knew it would be something that BangShifters would want to see and we aim to please. We feel pretty bad...

Watch the Ridetech ’33 Being Driven in Anger at the Texas Optima Face Off – Autocross, Speed Stop, and Road Course Action

Ridetech’s new ’33 coupe is hella cool for a multitude of reasons. From the fuel injected. 600hp Ford engine up front to the totally hard core and bad ass Ridetech suspension, the car is...

Question of the Day: What is the One Element You Car Has to Have? Fast, Low, Corner Carver, Great Paint?

Hot rodders and gearheads are a particular bunch. We all have our likes and dislikes, whether they are rooted in certain eras of cars, styles of cars, or even specific performance elements, we all...

Watch the World’s Lamest Drifting Event End With a Corvette Getting Smashed

When you watch this video, you’ll probably think the same thing we did on our first viewing, which was, “What the hell?”  Other than the Corvette, we have no idea what the other...

World’s Most Horrendous Rolling Disaster For Sale On Craigslist – Unparalleled Nightmare

There truly are not words to describe how heinous, wrong, nightmarish, and awful this “1962 International” is. We have no idea what in the hell the guy that glued it together was trying...

Weld Racing Unveils Delta-1 Drag Racing Wheel – Revolutionary Design Unlike Any Pro Level Drive Wheel in Drag Racing History

For months, there have been hushed conversations happening with the guys at Weld Racing regarding a new product that they were finalizing for drag racing. It has been similar to the buzz the company...