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Shakedown At The Summit XIII LIVE RACING STARTS AT 10AM EASTERN

It’s on! BangShift.com will once again be providing exclusive LIVE Streaming Video FOR FREE from the Shakedown at the Summit in Norwalk Ohio this weekend! LIVE Streaming starts on Friday at...

Run 10 Seconds The Quick And Easy Way – Buy This 1979 Chevy Malibu!

Has Drag Week or any of the other racing really ramped up that itch of yours to finally find something to go hit the track with? Do you just want to get out there and get going, instead of piecing...

Watch As The “Going Deep” Mega Truck Does A Backflip At Dennis Anderson’s Muddy Motorsport Complex!

I’ve figured out mega trucks…it’s taken me a while, but I’ve finally figured out their purpose: have you ever looked at a remote-controlled car and wondered what it would be...

Police Have Made Arrests In The Woodward Dream Cruise Car Thefts, Still Looking For The Cars

Detroit Police have made a breakthrough on the car thefts that occurred shortly after this year’s Woodward Dream Cruise. Six people were arrested as a result of a chop shop raid in the...

STOLEN! Help Us Find Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro And GMC Sierra!

We are just now getting word that Drag Week first-timer Jason Tabscott’s 1975 Chevrolet Camaro and his late-model GMC Sierra tow rig were stolen. Tabscott, whose high-revving Street Race...

Watch The Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 Heads Up Shootout LIVE Right Here!

  While the actual Hot Rod Drag Week 2015 competition has ended, there is one more day of action here at Gateway Motorsports Park and that is the second annual Drag Week Heads Up Shootout. This...

The Recall To End All Recalls? Volkswagen Found To Have Installed A Defeat Device In Diesel Cars Sold In U.S., Could Be The Biggest Fine Ever Issued!

Many outlets, including Jalopnik, the New York Times and Car and Driver are reporting that Volkswagen could be facing a recall of 482,000 vehicles and a potential fine that could hit $18 billion...

BangShift Project Files: Death, Resurrection And Life For A 1955 Chevy Nomad

There is nothing sadder than seeing the decrepit shell of a car that is rotting to the ground. You often wonder about it, what misfortuned led what once was someone’s brand new pride and joy to...

Laguna Seca Is Safe From ISC And The France Family, But Who Will Ultimately Manage The Track Still Up In The Air

For everyone who is a friend of the Laguna Seca race course, a vowed enemy of anything related to the France family of NASCAR fame, or both, we have good news: International Speedway Corporation...

Teach Them Well: This Robotics And Automation Professor’s 600+RWHP Camaro Is A Track Machine!

I should probably start this story out with an apology. I first encountered Brian Sparks’ Camaro early in the morning the day I took our project Chrysler to the NCM Motorsports Park back in...

BangShift Project Profile: A Chevy S10 Land Speed Truck…Powered By A Mercedes Turbo Diesel?!

We’ve always been pretty hot on land speed racing here at BangShift and the big reason is that it provides one of the most amazing creative platforms for gear heads in the world today. There...

Apex Feature: Barney, The Home-Built, Big Purple Corner-Carving G-body!

(Words and photos by Dave Nutting) While you BangShift readers may not realize it, our feature on Lance Hamilton’s 1985 Chevy Monte Carlo SS has been a long time in the making for me. I’ve...

Cheap Car Blog War! I Challenge Lohnes To Find A Better Craigslist Deal For Under $1500 Than This 1996 Firebird!

As we’ve shown in our “Rough Start” series, a five thousand dollar budget is plenty to get a decent set of wheels and have it running and driving in short order. Anyone who has...

If You’re Planning For Drag Week 2016, How About Bringing Along This Blown Jaguar XJ-S?

As I type this, Brian and Freiberger are out on the road with the rolling circus of horsepower known as Hot Rod’s Drag Week. To say I’m a little bit jealous would be a severe...