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BangShift Wishes King Richard A Happy 77th Birthday!

What do you write about the man in the shades and cowboy hat that hasn’t been said a million times before? Winningest NASCAR driver ever, most accomplished driver in stock car auto racing...

In The Big House: Former Craftsman Truck Driver Indicted For Running Ponzi Scheme

Ah, NASCAR. Just when we were wondering what happened to Jeremy Mayfield, word comes down that Brian Rose, a former NASCAR Craftsman Truck racer who was suspended indefinitely for refusing to take a...

TUDOR United Sports Car Championship Coverage: A Photo Highlight Reel From The Recent Battle At Watkins Glen

(Photos by David Hakim/HP2 Communications) – Last weekend, our buddy David Hakim attended the TUDOR United Racing Series event at Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York, one of the...

Flowtech Releases New Shorty Headers For Late Model Trucks – GM, Ram, And Tacoma Applications

The shorty header is an interesting and great thing for late model performance enthusiasts that need to keep their vehicles emissions compliant for state inspections or any other reasons. Far...

Mega BOOM: A Canadian Pulling Tractor Blows Up So Hard It Barfs Most Of The Motor Right Out Of The Chassis

Bryan Lively is the editor of Pro Pulling Magazine (ProPulling.com) and he’s a BangShifter as well. Bryan sent us a video link to some footage taken recently at a pull up in Canada. Things were...

NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 Coverage: More Shredded Fenders, Flying Stock Cars, and Great Action Photos From Sonoma Raceway

(Photos by Jeff Burghardt) – Yesterday we showed you Mike Burghardt’s sweet, sweet photos from the NASCAR Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway and today we’re right back at you...

Project Cheap 10: How To Build A Gear Jamming, Budget Minded, Classic C10 In A Month With Our Pals At American Powertrain

(Words and photos by American Powertrain/Matt Graves) – Let me start off by saying all this is Greg “Snaps” Schneider’s fault. Greg works for Ridetech as owner Bret Voelkel’s...

The 1965 G.T. 350 Used To Teach Nicolas Cage How To Drive Eleanor Is Up For Sale- Meet The “Testbed Terror”

When Gone In 60 Seconds came out in 2000, I was seventeen years old and driving a Monte Carlo SS around Colorado Springs. I hadn’t seen the 1973 version yet. All I cared at the time was that...

It’s Official: Dodge Challenger Hellcat Has 707 Horsepower – Cue Every Expletive Known To Man.

Ever since it started production in 2008, the Dodge Challenger has been like the fat kid on the playground: he’s just as capable, he’s just as good, in a lot of ways he’s better,...

Watch A Top Truck Challenge Competitor Roll His Massive Truck While Trying To Rip A Four Wheel Steer Donut

The Top Truck Challenge is to hardcore off-road guys as Drag Week is to hardcore street/strip guys. Some of the nation’s biggest, toughest, strangest, and most awesomely built rigs head out to...

2014 Car Craft Street Machine Nationals Coverage: The Weird, The Wonderful, And The Totally Cool At Du Quoin

(Photos by RideTech/Rodney Prouty) – It was another huge happening in the hot rodding world this year when Car Craft brought the Street Machine Nationals show to Du Quoin for the second year in...

SCORE Is Bringing Off-Road Racing to SEMA 2014, Including Night Racing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

SCORE International, the off-road racing association associated with Baja and Dakar will have a major display at SEMA 2014, including an outdoor section that incorporates exhibits from numerous...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Changes Are Around The Corner

For months now, I have been the subvert, the spy hiding between the shelves. I have written about the wild, wacky and sometimes downright irritating customer antics. I have shown my strengths and...

This 6BT Cummins-powered 1978 Ramcharger Is For Sale-We Want It Badly!

The words “Dodge” and “Cummins” just go together. When the W250 and W350 Rams got the 5.9 six in 1989, it was a direct departure from the indirect-injection V8 diesels that Ford and GM were...