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Barnstormin’: Mangled Memories

Every hot rodder seems to do it. I know I do and now I know Art Arfons did as well. We all hang on to blown up, busted, or otherwise destroyed parts and pieces of cars that we used to ow or race, or...

ADRL Action Photos: Pro Drag Radial, Pro Extreme, Pro Mod, Pro Nitrous, And More!

This past weekend was a huge event for the ADRL and BangShift.com as we brought you FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO of every run at the ADRL U.S. Drag VI presented by Simply Phones, which had the largest...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is Your Favorite Body Style Gasser?

With our friends the Geezer Gassers once again showing the world a good time at this weekend’s Holley National Hot Rod Reunion, it got us thinking. What body style gasser would we build if we...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Truckin” The Grateful Dead (1970) “What a long, strange trip it’s been”

This is a first folks. The Dead on BangShift.com. Wow, this might be as big a deal as this song being listed as a National Treasure by the Library of Congress in 1997. Ahhh, our tax dollars at work,...

More Breaking News: Island Dragway In New Jersey WILL REOPEN!!! Maybe As Early As July!

That’s right folks, Island Dragway which closed last December, is reopening! They sent us the news, saying that they are looking for some help, but are hoping to be up and running again as...

Breaking Pro Mod News: Doug Riesterer To Replace Monroe Guest In Haney’s Camaro This Weekend!

You heard it here first! This weekend, Keith Haney Racing will be fielding both their Red and Black Lucas Oil Camaros at the X-DRL X-treme Gateway Showdown, but the black car is going to be driven by...

Video: Ulegal Tearing It Up At Brasher Nats 2013. Don’t Get It? Read On

Ulegal tearing it up means insane Australian burnout action ladies and gentlemen, although they call them skids. We still don’t get that part, but they are Australian after all so we’ll...

Video: High Flying Roll Over Formula OffRoad Insanity From Norway

Check this one out! Formula Offroad, which has to be one of the most insane kinds of racing ever, is in full swing in Norway. In this video you are going to see some of the highest flying, biggest...

Ebay Find: 1971 Plymouth Duster Super Stock Backhalf Car With Mazzolini History

This is one super clean, strong running, 1971 Duster that we would park in our driveway anytime. It’s a former NHRA Stock Eliminator car that ran out of, famed SoCal Mopar guru, Bob...

Gallery: Coker Tire’s After Party Cruise Welcomes Hot Rod Power Tour Participants!

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – As if the Hot Rod Power Tour didn’t provide enough action at the Chattanooga, Tennessee stop, the folks at Coker Tire rolled out the red carpet and...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Modern Professional Race Car Is The Most Impressive For What It Does?

There are lots of annoying arguments people get into about cars and racing. Between which racers are the most talented to which cars are the coolest, people will go around in circles for hours over...

Drag Gallery: The 2013 Hunnert Car Heads Up – Old School Fun At Great Lakes Dragaway!

(Words Greg Rourke – Photos: Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – June 7 and 8th marked the 5th Annual Hunnert Car Heads Up, hosted by the Chrome Czars Motor Club of Chicago. As in years past, all...

New BangShift Sponsor! Please Welcome Hotchkis To The Family!

All you regular BangShifters know that we are very close to our sponsors here at BangShift.com, and we consider them part of the family. Well, our family just got a little bit bigger! After working...

Ebay Find: An Ultra Bitchin 1955 Chevy Vintage Stock Car CHEAP!

NO RESERVE, and it’s only at $3250 now! That’s right, you can own this ultra trick ’55 Chevy Vintage Stock Car. In fact, it’s even AFCO equipped, with brand New AFCO springs...