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NMCA West Street Car Nationals Drag Racing Action Photos

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) The third race of the NMCA West series at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana was action packed, with lots of cars on the property. In addition to the drag racing action, there is...

Off-Road Expo 2016 Had All The Big Tire Goodness You Expect!

I’m a big fan of off-road trucks, Jeeps, and anything that plays in the dirt. I have a hard core soft spot for desert and short course style rigs, but you just can’t help but love...

Wait For It – This Blown Falcon Lays Down A Space Shuttle Launch On The Streets Of Topeka!

(By Jason Mazzotta) – Sometimes it is easy to lose reality of how powerful or how fast some cars actually are when they are surrounded by equally matched cars at a racetrack. A good example is...

Finale: Here’s Our Last Batch Of Drag Week 2016 Images From Summit Racing Motorsports Park

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – So we have made it to the end of the photo extravaganza that allowed us to relive Tuesday at Hot Rod Drag Week 2016. Rick Johnson at Gear Vendors deserves tons of...

This Ultra Slow Motion Look At Doug Kalitta’s Top Fuel Car On A Failed Launch Is Mental

To the casual fan, top fuel is an overwhelming stack of stats and numbers. 320+ mph, 11,000hp, 0-100 in less than one second. They are huge numbers and insane numbers but do they really mean...

Watch the Mayhem of Early 24 Hours of LeMons Races

The 24 Hours of LeMons celebrates the 10th anniversary of its first race this weekend at Gingerman Raceway and while I’ll be there wearing the robes of the LeMons Supreme Court. While the endurance...

This Old Mickey Thompson Cross Ram Intake Manifold For Ford FE Big Blocks May Not Make Power But It Sure Is Cool

There are things that sometimes transcend horsepower. Take this intake manifold for example. Currently sitting for sale on eBay for about $3,600 it is one of the only Mickey Thompson “Power...

Nostalgia Drags Coverage: The Most BangShifty Cars At Maple Grove Glory Days

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – When it comes to nostalgia drag racing there are lots of different ways one can go. You can run a slingshot dragster and experience the same feeling that the hardcore...

BangShift Previews: The Bathurst 1000, Australia’s Great Race

The Virgin Supercars Championship—formerly V8 Supercars—will tackle the daunting Mount Panorama Circuit this weekend for the 54th running of Australia’s Great Race, the SuperCheap Auto Bathurst...

Drag Week 2016 Photos: More Images From The Pits And The Strip During Drag Racing’s Wildest Week

(Images by Jose Ferrer) – Just when you thought it was safe to go outside we’re back with more great Drag Week photos! This time the images were snapped through the lens of Jose...

It’s Over: Ford Production Of Iconic Falcon Model Ends In Australia – It Was Almost An American Cop Car

It is a scene that anyone who loves cars and knows anything about automotive history has seen before. Two auto workers fitting a sign onto the final production unit of a long running model. It...

Watch Film From When You Could Park Your Car a Few Feet From a Presidential Motorcade

Mid-century films and newsreels always seem to show some incredible way in which the world has changed and this “lost” footage of John F. Kennedy visiting Chicago for the first time as president...

Someone Created A Mid-70’s El Camino Limo… It’s Big, Brown, And It’s For Sale!

You all know that we here at BangShift love the Chevrolet El Camino, one of the original factory built Trars. And you know we love homemade insanity, like weird 4×4 El Caminos, badge swapped...

Free Shipping For All Online Orders From Prolong – From Car Care Products To Racing Oil!

Shipping is one of those boogiemen that seems to creep into every transaction online and only seems to be getting more painful by the year. You know the feeling. You decide to buy something and then...