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Dario Franchitti To Drive Camaro Z/28 Pace Car At 2014 Indianapolis 500 – Three Time Indy Champ Laps Track Again

2013 ended horribly for one of the best open wheel racers of his era as Dario Franchitti was involved in a horrifying IndyCar crash in Houston, Texas that ended his competitive driving career and...

Crazy Wheelstand Video: Watch A Mustang Go Near Vertical At The Outlaw Street Car Reunion In Memphis

As we showed you yesterday, small tire drag racers are often walking a very thin line between tire spin and massive dead hooking wheelstands. As the racer you will see in this video found out, the...

Gallery: The 2014 Air Combat Command Heritage Flight Training Conference – Warbirds Up Close!

(Photos by Joe Haber) – BangShifter Joe Haber serves in the United States Air Force as a Unit Deployment Manager and he is stationed at the Davis-Monthan base in Arizona. Luckily for us, Haber...

eBay Find: The Nicest 1951 Jeep CJ-3A In The World (That We Know Of)

Oh baby is this thing a show stopper. When you think of a flat fender Jeep, the image you probably have is of an old Army Jeep or maybe one modified to mud bog, scale rocks, or otherwise dominate the...

More Action Photos From USCA Texas – Muscle Cars Unleashed On Texas Motor Speedway

(Photos by Saroja Raman) – Yesterday we brought you the first of three galleries from the recent USCA event at the Texas Motor Speedway and today we’e back up in your business with the...

VIDEO: This Russian two-wheel drive motorcycle floats, and there’s an amazing surprise at the end

I’ve been a big fan of Rokon Trailbreaker motorcycles for a long time, so when I saw this Russian video, I figured it was just another clip of one of these unique, two-wheel drive American...

Project Whistling Death: A 1967 Chevelle From The Skunkworks At Hot Rod Chassis And Cycle

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, the boys in Illinois are bringing a new and very gnarly project to life. Not content to just have one awesome build on the burner in the Skunkworks...

Big News: MSD’s Atomic EFI Receives CARB Exemption Status In California – Legal For All 1987-Older GM Cars and Trucks!

It isn’t often that we find ourselves celebrating anything to do with the California Air Resource Board, otherwise known as CARB around here but today is a different day. MSD has been granted...

Project Buford T Justice Update: Where The Heck It’s Been And Where The Hell It is Going –

Remember this car? Yeah, it has been MIA for months and for that I am sorry. The reality is that (as I have been whining about) we had a winter that pegged the crap-meter at 11 for a long damned time...

Aeromotive’s New A3000 Fuel Pump Debuts At NHRA Gatornationals And Powers Allen Johnson To Pro Stock Victory

When Allen Johnson got the win light in the final round of pro stock at the NHRA Gatornationals it wasn’t just the first win for the Dodge Dart in pro stock, it was the first win for the pump...

March Meet Highlight Reel: “Bad” Brad Klaassen’s Favorite Photos Of People, The Pits, And Racecars!

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – More March Meet stuff you say? Hey, it is still March so we’re good. BangShift contributor Brad Klaassen sent us his highlight reel of photos from the 2014...

Results And Action Gallery: USCA At The Texas Motor Speedway! Pro Touring Excellence In Motion

(Photos by Saroja Raman) – Hot off the heels of a successful first event at Laguna Seca, the Ultimate Street Car Association rolled into Texas geared up for a great weekend. Our own Chad...

This Homebuilt, STEEL BODIED, Mustang Funny Car Is The Coolest Drag Relic We Have Ever Found On eBay

So often we hear about those heady days of yore in drag racing where a guy could just build something and go race it. Well, here is the physical embodiment of that time period in the form of a...

Gallery: The 25th Texas Joy Ride Rod Run – Spring Has Sprung In The Lone Star State

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – This is a neat event, especially this year. For starters, the Texas Joy Ride Rod Run has been going on for the better part of 25 years as of 2014 but potentially...