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Declare Your Hot Rodding Independence – SUPPORT THE RPM ACT TODAY!

The Fourth of July is one of America’s greatest days and we hoped you enjoyed it this year. It is a reminder about the roots of our country and the fight that would ultimately change the world...

The Imported Pony Car: This 1977 Toyota Celica GT Is A Neat Little Coupe!

The credit goes to the 1964 Ford Mustang. Like the Chevrolet Camaro, the Pontiac Firebird, the AMC Javelin, the Dodge Challenger and the second-gen Plymouth Barracuda, Ford’s pony car was the...

Watch This Former Bruce Allen Firebird Suffer A Nasty Wreck After Getting Out Of The Groove

There are lots of old pro stock cars running in a myriad of drag racing classes across the country. Top sportsman, super comp, super gas, and bracket action all contain machines that were at one time...

The Tuesday Shift: Lenco Plus Poncho is Bueno

Here’s a neat video showing a day in the life of a drag racer, more specifically a stick shift drag racer yanking handles on a Lenco transmission during a race at Eddyville, Iowa. The car is a...

BangShift Question Of The Day: How Young Is Too Young To Race?

The little girl you see in the picture is eight-year-old Anita Board. She raced a Junior Dragster, and on November 12th, 2017, was involved in an incident on-track at Perth Motorplex that claimed her...

Classic YouTube: The Finnish Drag Racing Oldsmobile Delta 88

I’m of the mindset that the spritual successor to the musclecar era Oldsmobiles isn’t the G-body Cutlass, but instead the Oldsmobile Delta 88. They are comparable in size to the old...

Unveiled: 2019 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 – 755 Horsepower, 715 Ft/Lbs of Torque, And Tuned To Kill

(Photos: General Motors) The Corvette seems to always be working an uphill battle. It’s too plain. Too common. Not powerful enough. Not refined enough. Not threatening enough. 8/10ths of what...

Unhinged: Since When Is “Liking The Wrong Car” A Problem?!

(Lead Photo: Mopar Muscle) I feel that I write on this subject more often than any other, and I have no problem writing on it again because it needs to be fleshed out and eradicated. It’s the...

Want To Build Your Very Own Battle-Wagon? Check Out This 1987 Pontiac Safari And Think Of The Possibilities!

The boxy GM B-body wagon might have been the last successful bastion of the full-size station wagon, complete with rear-facing seats. Yeah, there were bubble-bodied versions, but by the 1990s the...

BangShift Top 11: Signs You Haven’t Been In Your Garage In Quite A While

With the weather turning cooler and the prospect of getting some winter projects done for once, today was the day that I sacked up, slammed some cough medicine, and flung open the doors to the shop,...

Cathedral Port vs Rectrangular Port – Turbo LS Cylinder Head Shootout

Cathedral Port vs Rectangular Port, a rivalry that is almost as heated as Oval vs Rectangular in the Big Block Chevrolet world. But has anyone actually done the real testing to prove that one is...

Check Out The Cars And Trucks Of Redemption 10.0 No-Prep In These Pit Photos

(Photos by Cole Reynolds) A couple of weeks ago we were in Ennis Texas for the Redemption 10.0 No-Prep race feature Street Outlaws, Larry Larson, and many more kick ass big and small tire machines....

Round One Pro Qualifying Photos From The NHRA World Finals In Pomona

Top Fuel, Funny Car, and Pro Stock Round 1 Qualifying action shots are right here for you to enjoy from the season finale NHRA World Finals. With perfect weather, a perfect race track, and plenty of...

HOONIGAN Daily Transmission: The Drift 1968 Camaro. We approve.

Drifting is a very polarizing motorsport. Many traditional motorsports participants and fans have issues with it because it is more subjective than a typical time based racing event. In truth, the...