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It’s Nothing But A Good Old-Fashioned Burnout Contest That Has Cars, Trucks, And Even The Jimmy John’s Driver Laying Rubber!

Sometimes, you just have to cut loose and have some fun. We all have done it in some shape or form, and if you can think of a better way to get your kicks than a burnout contest, then go for it. We...

2015 Photo Highlight Reel: David Whealon’s Best Images From 2015 Are Stunning

(Photos by David Whealon/DWPhotos) – As we continue to weave our way though the BangShift photo contributor highlight reels, the time has come to check in on David Whealon and his defining...

Question Of The Day: What Do You Want To See For 2016?

It’s that time again, where we straddle the twilight of one year and the dawn of another. 2015 has been a good year to be a gearhead: Hellcats, GT350s, Z06s, turbocharged Cadillacs, and plenty...

Killer Video: Urban Hillbilly Highlights The 10 Closest Passes They Saw In 2015

The guys at Urban Hillbilly Action Videos seem to be everywhere all the time. Because of that they are constantly filling their archives with drag racing footage that ranges from the ugly to the...

Dude! What Would You Do With This Old 1970 Dodge Dude Pickup Truck?

So there I was, perusing good ol’ Craigslist the other day for weird old stuff the other day, and this thing pops up in my search, a 1970 Dodge Dude pickup!:   WHOA… A DUDE!!!...

They May Not Be The Fastest, But Big Rigs Rolling Coal On The Strip Is Awesome!

They certainly aren’t the quickest things we’ve ever seen travel 1320 feet, but man they sure are cool to watch. While some of these big rigs run in the 12’s and such, the real...

Watch The Low Buck Wild Rat Injected Fuel Altered Bust Into The 4-teens On About A 100% Load Of Nitro

With a new paint job (and maybe a new chassis?), BangShift’s adopted fuel altered heroes have outdone themselves again. The Wild Rat crew has found more performance out of their tried and true...

Best Of BangShift 2015: Jungle Jim Liberman’s Actual 1969 Chevy Fires Up On Nitro, Does Dry Hops Makes Pass!

Friend O’ BangShift Ron Huegli has the greatest job on Earth. We think we have it pretty good sometimes but Ron is living the dream working as the curator as the freshly opened World of Speed...

2015 SCORE Baja 1000 Highlight Video From The Guys At Robbotts Media

New videos are starting to show up online from the 2015 Baja 1000, and the guys at Robbotts Media are right there in the mix. The SCORE Baja 1000 is an ultra cool mix of terrain, from wet marshy...

Dyno Time! It’s A Battle Of The Two 383 Cubic Inchers – Stroker Chevy Small Block Versus Big Block Mopar!

In no way is the battle of the 383 cubic inch engines that Engine Masters put together a fair fight, despite what Freiburger keeps claiming. Why? Simple: a small-block Chevy stroker is a rev-happy...

BangShift 2015 Photo Highlight Reel: Mike Brooks Shows Off His Best Stuff!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) –  It goes without saying that 2015 was my Bangshiftiest year ever. I was fortunate enough to be able to get to many awesome events over the last 12 months. I got to...

Petrolicious Takes A Look At A One-Family, Well-Traveled 1970 Dodge Challenger Hemi R/T

Here’s a numbers lesson for you today: in 1970, Dodge cranked out 76,935 Challengers for production. Out of all of those cars, 137 of them were 426 Hemi-powered R/T hardtops with a four-speed....

This Actually Happened – Watch A Guy Ride On Top Of A Dragster For A Quarter Mile Pass!

Yes, you are about to watch a guy ride on top of a dragster for a full quarter mile pass with his ass perched the base of the scoop and his hands wrapped around the top of the dragster chassis in a...

Best Of 2015: This C3 Corvette Is Hiding A Secret That Would Send Both Vette And Ford Fans Into Fits – Meet The Cobravette!

“The devil is in the details,” we’ve heard over and over again. The point of that statement is to slow down and fully appreciate what it is that you are looking at instead of taking...