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Mike Murillo Wrecks Iconic LaFawnduh Mustang At Edinburg (TX) Raceway During No-Prep Event

(Photo credit: Mike Murillo fan page) – It was a bad night at the races for legendary door slammer, small tire, and Mustang racer Mike Murillo last night. During a no-prep event at Edinburgh...

Watch This Grocery Getter Wagon Put 2 Tenths On A Built Nissan GTR At Byron

You know we love sleepers, and here is another one that is just too good to pass up. This grocery getter wagon is a bad ass. Sure it’s got tires and wheels on it and it clearly sounds good, but...

Grudge Race Madness: Check Out Passes By Some Of The Quickest In The Country

Grudge racing has become the wildest and some would say most hard care form of drag racing in recent years. It’s most certainly like street racing but on the track, which is always a good...

Somernites Fall Cruise Coverage: Only The BangShifty Stuff Makes The Cut Here!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Somernites has a year-long campaign to raffle off a car and usually a gatormade trailer.  The final event of the year is when the drawing takes place. ...

Wyoming’s Douglas Motorsports Park To Close – State’s Only Sanctioned Quarter Mile Strip

Wyoming is apparently going to lose its only sanctioned quarter mile drag strip. In an  amazingly graceful and well written announcement made on Facebook yesterday, the operators of Douglas...

Live The Adventures Of Team RS Motors During Optima’s Ultimate Street Car Invitational

It’s no secret that my personal preference is for rear drive American cars whether on the drag strip, road course, or autocross. With that said, it’s hard to deny the bad assery that is...

Houston Autorama 2015 Coverage: More cars, More Trucks, More Cowbell!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – After a slight disturbance in the force yesterday we’re back with our continuing photographic coverage of the 2015 Houston Autorama as provided by Charles...

Car Feature: The Lark Ness Monster Is Low 11-Second Gritty Gasser Greatness

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Another young gun building and wheeling a gasser these days is Mike Lewis (Lewy).  In 2008 – once convinced by friend Ryan Pope that they could...

Fleming’s Pumpkin Run 2015: A Little Rain Didn’t Keep The Awesome Stuff Away

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – As we mentioned yesterday, some rain came in and scared off lots of the participants in the annual automotive and mechanical catch-all known as the Fleming’s...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: If You Take Vehicle Maintenance Advice From Facebook, You Deserve What You Get

Would you take dating advice from strangers on Facebook? Shopping advice? Health advice? I hope not. Facebook, the black hole of the Internet, is useful for a few things. It allows you to keep in...

Gasser 1962 Willys Wagon For Sale! This Thing Has The Looks, The Parts, And The BangShift Approval

I have never wanted $10,000 in immediate disposable income more in my entire life. That’s the “Buy it now” price on this 1962 Willys wagon gasser style hot rod and we think that it...

From 12-Second Nissans To Top Fuel Diggers, All Kinds Showed Up For The Calder Park Street Drags!

Australian car culture goes beyond what we normally show, which usually boils down to “put a Roots blower on it and you’re good to go!”. You see a little bit of everything, from...

Are These Z28’s Cool? Is This The Next Second Gen Camaro To Have? What Do You Think?

I used to be a real snob about Camaros. I’m a 1st Gen Camaro guy at heart, but would drive a 2nd Gen as well, but only if it was a 1970-1973 model. Or at least that WAS the case. Now I find...

It’s Not Too Late To Enter The FM3 Karting Extravaganza Presented By BangShift.com At PRI!

All the info is below ladies and gentleman, and it is not too late to enter! Come have fun with us! Food, drinks (even the adult kind for those that are not driving), and an assload of smack talk are...