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From The Rodder’s Journal Vault: Photos From The Fremont Nostalgia Drags Circa 1986!

(Photos by Steve Coonan) – A first for Bangshift – the guys over at The Rodder’s Journal supplied us with a file of old photos taken at Baylands Raceway in Fremont, California, back in...

Coffeyville Street Drags Fall Run Preview: The Meet And Greet Before The Street!

Come Saturday, the small, normally quiet little town of Coffeyville, Kansas is going to get one hell of a wake-up notice. The Coffeyville Street Drags, a sanctioned street race actually held in the...

Hoonigan Meets Larry Chen’s Datsun 240Z, “Ole Orange Bang”…And Nearly Get To See It Wipe Out!

There are people in the industry who are simply above and beyond in their respective fields. Lohnes can announce, Chad can work a crowd, I can…um…(crap)…uh, drive long distances,...

NMRA All-Ford World Finals 2017: More Test Session Shots From Beech Bend!

There is one factor that must be taken into account for the NMRA All-Ford World Finals event this year: the weather. You see, by the time the NMRA fall event rolls around, the weather for Beech Bend...

We Will Have LIVE No Prep Street Racing Saturday From The Coffeyville Street Drags In Kansas

Do you want to watch real, honest, No Prep Street Racing Live? Good, because we’ll have all the street racing you can handle LIVE from the Coffeyville Street Drags in Coffeyville Kansas this...

Ultimate 64 Challenge Coverage – The Coolest Cars At Mountain Park Dragway!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Back with more from the Ultimate 64 Challenge event at the revitalized Mountain Park Dragway in Clay City, KY.  I told you all in the first installment...

It’s DONE! Check Out The MAHLE Drive With The Original 1,000hp Mustang And Enter To Win It!

The monster is done and you can win it! Petty’s Garage has finished the 1,000hp, twin turbochared Mustang that’s the huge central prize for the MAHLE Drive With The Original promotion....

Classic YouTube: MotorWeek’s Unusual Test Of The 1991 Mack CH613

With Brian’s note of the new Mack Anthem semi-tractor hitting the market, I had to look back to an episode of MotorWeek I remembered watching as a little kid. How I remembered this particular...

NMRA All-Ford World Finals 2017: Our First Look Into The Blue Oval World At Beech Bend

The GM fans had their fun at Beech Bend recently, now it’s the Ford contingent’s turn! The NMRA All-Ford World Finals is at Beech Bend, and if you have any sort of inkling for anything...

Watch The Kenworth From Hades Pull Off High Speed Drifts, A Tire Smoldering Slalom, And More Wild Tricks At Sanair Speedway

Previously we have showed Sylvain Noel’s Kenworth W900 beating a BMW M5 into submission at the drags, beating up on other big rigs in a street race while fully loaded and empty, and generally...

Drag Action: The Ultimate 64 Challenge At Mountain Park Dragway!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – There’s one track not far from us that we hadn’t been to much over the last several years.  It had seemed to be in decline and though there were...

More Drag Week 2017 Action From Byron Dragway – The Baddest Street Cars On The Planet

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – One of the things that makes or breaks a Drag Week is the quality of the tracks and the effort put forth by the venues to be prepared for the event. Believe you me,...

The Land Of Fruits, Nuts, and Cheap Asses – The Joys Of Being A Gearhead Hosting A Yard Sale

(By Shawn Clarke) –  So we had our annual garage (aka garbage) sale this past weekend and the nuts and flakes came out of the woodwork. I really hate to throw certain things out especially if...

Walk Softly: This 1967 Plymouth Sport Fury Looks Gorgeous. Look Underhood If You Want Your Excuse To Buy It.

Elwood Engel’s slab-sided design theme was the dominant feature of the mid to late 1960s Chrysler lineup. Engel, who had been instrumental in keeping Lincoln alive during his tenure at Ford,...