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Twin Blow Outs At 150mph? No Big Deal For The Driver Of This Chevelle

If there were a time for something to go wrong at the drag strip, the moment you are at peak speed and entering the deceleration zone would not be it. As it were, this was the exact scene at Ozark...

Unhinged: The Thrown Wrench Garage Is Open For Business!

Spring has come to BangShift Mid-West. The trees have buds on them, the early flowers have started to bloom all over the place, the roses in the backyard are starting to leaf out and for the love of...

Watch Two Gentlemen Have A Spirited Disagreement At The Conclusion Of A Spectator Drags Race

Spectator drags at circle track events are the motorized equivalent of an organized bar fight. The combatants are never evenly matched, they are normally lacking the skills to make the thing...

VIN-Free Bird: A 2002 Pontiac Trans Am Track-Day Ready-To-Rock Special

Since the beginning of February, my inbox has been filled with messages about track-day events in the Southeast, mainly because I’ve occasionally been able to go play at NCM Motorsports Park...

2019 NHRA Gatornationals: E3 Spark Plugs Pro Mod Action Photos – Awesome Cars, New Looks, New Combos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – Of all the classes that put on a great show at the 2019 NHRA Gatornationals, E3 Spark Plugs pro modified stood apart in a few different ways. These guys had nearly...

Get Sprung: COMP Cams New .660″ Lift Dual Valve Spring Kits for LS Engines – No Machining!

You’ve got an LS engine, you want to stuff some more camshaft in that bad boy. You want more lift, more aggressive ramps on the lobes, you want power, sound, and fury. What you do not want is...

Fearsome Foursome: Here Are The Four Winning Runs From The Pro Categories At The 2019 NHRA Gatornationals

It was in the top three of the greatest drag races I have ever been to. It’ll likely stay in the top three of the greatest drag races I’ll ever go to. The 50th Amalie Oil NHRA...

Field Of Dreams: An Oklahoma Salvage Yard Is Ready To Move Their Collection. Interested?

It’s a dream for us: the old junkyard. None of the Pull-A-Part kind of deal, but the place where cars were parked in rows and were left to the elements, whatever they brought. The kind of place...

Classic YouTube: Pride of Pay ‘n Pak Versus Miss Budweiser On Lake Washington In 1974

Seattle is linked with hydroplane racing via the summertime Seafair festival events that take place over July and August. In addition to the Torchlight Parade and Torchlight Run, and the screaming of...

Travel Well: This 1978 Ford F-150 Is Prepared To Be The Perfect Summer Travel Rig!

God’s honest truth, I didn’t look at this 1978 Ford F-150 Ranger Lariat as a potential BangShift feature when I first started looking at it. I didn’t see it that way. I saw this...

Something’s Afoot: This Ferrari F40 Looks The Part And Sounds Completely Wrong!

The Ferrari F40 is a supercar before it even turns a wheel in anger. It’s the last car that Enzo himself green-lit for production. It had roots that stretched back through the 288 GTO, itself a...

World-Traveled: This 1987 Jeep J-10 Needs A Stable Home After Years Of Roaming!

What caught my eye when I found this 1987 Jeep J-10 is how clean it is. Not many Jeep trucks look this good no matter what year they are, and this one being right at the end of production, born right...

Airborne Dart: Watch As This Remote-Controlled Plane Hits 462 MPH In-Flight!

The world of remote-controlled vehicles is amazing, far more than most people realize. Sure, a little battery-powered gravel flinger is great fun, but the obsession of detail for some of these...

The RideTech R-Joint Has Been Granted A U.S. Patent – Fresh Design Satisfies Customers and Patent Office

When we talk about new products in the high performance aftermarket, do you ever wonder how “new” they are? Is this something that someone invented or is this something that is an upgrade...