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Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, An Angry Falcon, The FCA Shifter Disaster And More!

When we hope for a week filled with useful news, the first thing we don’t want to see is news that the EPA has their target reticle set on the automotive enthusiast. And that was the...

Unhinged: The Six New Presenters Of Top Gear Have Been Announced. Will The Show Be Worth Watching? Let’s Look At The New Faces And Find Out…

Finally, we seem to have a resolution to the TopGear “fracas” that started when Jeremy Clarkson decked assistant producer Oisin Tymon over a missing steak dinner about a year ago. While...

Show Coverage: 2016 Racecar and Motorsports Expo – Pennsylvania Racers Come Out in Force

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – As the first major snowstorm of the year began to dump 2 plus feet of snow on Southeastern Pa, racers and fans from all over filed into the Greater...

Top 11: Our Favorites From Mecum’s 2016 Kansas City Auction – How Would You Treat Yourself?

Now that Barrett-Jackson’s Scottsdale auction is over, with any luck prices for cars at auction will drop back into the realm of reality. It’s a hope, anyways…after cruising the...

This Nissan Patrol Still Has The Plastic On The Seats And Less Than 100 KM On The Odometer, But Is Ready To Stomp Lamborghinis!

The Nissan Patrol is a big SUV. In person, it’s pretty comparable to a Chevrolet Tahoe in size, but unlike the Tahoe, you wouldn’t have any reservation about off-roading one. The...

24 Hours Of LeMons Barber Action Gallery and Race Report – Cool Stuff Here!

(By Eric Rood) –  I’ve taken most of the week to catch up on work and sleep after a long drive back to Chicago from the 24 Hours of LeMons race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham,...

Scary Ride: Watch Gary Densham Suffers A Parachute Failure And Hit The Catch Net Hard At Pomona

Gary Densham is OK after having suffered a very scary incident during qualifying for the 2016 NHRA Circle K Winternationals. As you will see in the video below, Densham suffered a parachute failure...

FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO From The IHRA Pro-Am In Bradenton Florida Right Here!

More live drag racing right here at BangShift.com baby! The IHRA Season is in full swing, and the IHRA Pro-Am Series is in Bradenton Florida right now with great side by side drag racing action. If...

Pro Touring Video: A Look At The 2015 Midwest Muscle Car Challenge – Great Action and Fun

The 2015 Midwest Muscle Car Challenge brought some of the coolest pro touring cars and people from across the country to Indiana and they’re planning on doing it again in 2016. The...

Want To Buy The Coolest 1967 Chevelle In The World? Good It Is For Sale Right Here

Sometimes accuracy is overrated. History tells us that a 1967 Chevelle wasn’t much of a contender in the gasser era but it matters not when you look at a car like this and see how flipping cool...

Rough Start: A Lifted, V8 Swapped Ford Explorer, Because The Family Car Shouldn’t Suck

What’s the bane of a young family that has a gearhead? Being reasonable when it comes to the “family car”. Contrary to popular belief, your 1991 Chevy Camaro isn’t going to do...

2016 Cincinnati Cavalcade of Customs: Our Final Look At The Great Show – Mechanical Coolness!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Last gallery from us for this event.  I’ll tell you that I do not overly enjoy shooting indoor.  I don’t hate it, but the lighting just isn’t my...

Classic YouTube: Off-Roading Some Funky Subarus In Washington State

Confession: until about five years ago, I didn’t know what to call the cars you are about to see. All I knew them as were “Subaru wagons”. They weren’t Leones or Loyales or...

Aeromotive Becomes 2016 NHRA Contingency Program Sponsor – Win and WIN!

Good news for you NHRA racers out there as Aeromotive has rejoined the NHRA contingency program in a big way. Aeromotive products will be part of the program in the following classes: Pro Mod Pro...