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Video: This Is What Happens When You Drive Like a Jackass On Public Roads and Fail At Drifting

What ever happened to pulling a hole shot at a light or maybe a little fishtail action leaving a parking lot or something? Why do today’s kooky kids need to act like complete death wish...

Gallery: Day of the Drags 2012 – Vintage Hot Rod and Drag Car Nirvana at Little River Dragway!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) The Kontinentals car club has been putting one one of the coolest old timey drag races in the country for 10 years now. “Day of the Drags” has been held at the...

Gallery: The 2012 Iron Invasion Hot Rod Show – Traditional Rods, Kustoms, and Trucks – Lots of Neat Stuff!

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – Us midwest guys envy all you west coast and southern hot rodding bretheren that can partake in events all year round. October signals the close of the...

WATCH LIVE: THE BATHURST 1000 FROM AUSTRALIA! GREATEST DOOR SLAMMER ROAD RACE IN THE WORLD!

We have the live feed of the 2012 Bathurst 1000 embedded below! In terms of door car road racing, this is the pinnacle, by a lot! The course is legendary and narrow and fast as hell. Remember, Darrel...

Video: Would You Watch This TV Show About Sportsman Stick Shift Drag Racing?

So we found this 10-minute “sizzle reel” for a reality TV show pilot called, “Shifters USA”. The show follows a group of southern stick shift drag racers as they compete at...

PSCA Mickey Thompson West Coast Shootout Comes To Vegas This Weekend

The West Coast’s best door slammer drag racing is put on by Mel and the gang at the PSCA, and this weekend they are heading to Vegas for the PSCA Mickey Thompson West Coast Shootout....

Gallery: Our Final Load Of Photos From the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This is it, the final dispatch of Joe Grippo from the first ever Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival show held at Pimlico Race Course outside of Baltimore,...

Numb Butt Tour 2012: Cole Quinnell and Rob McGaffin Cruise The Country In A Hot Rod Chevelle

Cole Quinnell and Rob McGaffin are known for their words and photos respectively, but nobody ever said they were the smartest guys. Don’t get us wrong, we are crazy enough to want to road trip...

Gallery: The 2012 Lyon Farm Antique Tractor and Engine Show – Exposed Moving Parts Inside!

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – It has been too long since we’ve unleashed some good old fashioned tractor and old engine goodness. Greg Rouke is a man after my own heart as he took the time to...

Videos: 609 Supercharged Conley Precision Stinger Big Block On The Stand And In A Fuel Dragster

If you don’t like V8 engines, then BangShift probably isn’t the place for you. Don’t get me wrong, we dig 4 and 6 cylinders as well, depending on the circumstances, but in general...

Gallery: Another Load of Greatness From the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – You’ve been hanging with us all week and checking in on this ongoing photo gallery-fest from the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival by Joe Grippo....

eBay Find: A 1926 Dodge Hot Rod That’s Hemi Powered and Hella Cool! Not A Rat Rod!

This hot rod, with an old school small Hemi power plant, custom built frame, 1926 Dodge body, and great adjustable stance is something we would love to own. BangShift reader Rich Hintze wants to own...

Event Gallery: The Chattanooga Cruise-In – HUGE Show, Tons of Great Photos!

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Last Saturday was a great day to be a car guy, with awesome events spanning across the country. One particular event gave southern gear heads a place to...

Killer History: We Unearth A Treasure Trove of 1964 American Automotive History – First Item of Many To Come

When my pop told me to grab the “old book” out of the cab of his truck the other day, I didn’t know what to expect. What I found was an official program from the 8th annual NY...