Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway Featured Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 2nd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check the out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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Big Power, Small Engine: Double Or TRIPLE The Power Of Your Predator Engine For Go Kart And Mini Bike Fun!

I don’t know any car guys and gals who don’t like mini bikes and go karts, and in recent years there is no better engine than a Predator from Harbor Freight. Freiburger and I built mini...

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Southeast Gassers Association 2026: First Drag Race of The Year from Shadyside Dragway

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s First Race of 2026 at Shadyside Dragway in North Carolina. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears,...

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Desert Cash Days Video: Middle Of Nowhere Mexico Street Race For Big Money! Wheels Up On The Street!

While living in Southern California, I went to many a street race out in the middle of nowhere in the high desert. There is something about racing that far out that just makes it hit different. This...

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Drag Racing Photos: The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 Were Cold But The Action Was Hot! Check Out All Of Our Galleries Starting Right Here!

(Photos by David Whealon) – The PDRA Carolina Nationals from Darlington were cold and challenging, but we’ve got a bunch of photos from David Whealon showing just how cool the cars and...

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Tool Testing: Mustard vs Ketchup DeWALT says their 1st Right Angle Die Grinder is 1.5X As Powerful As Milwaukee!

We love tool tests around here, and while we know many of you out there are super loyal to mustard or ketchup, aka DeWalt or Milwaukee, we’re not really that particular. Yes I understand why...

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Watch This 426ci Gen 3 Hemi Make 1,038 and MASSIVE Torque With A 4.0L Whipple Blower On It

  In today’s world it is probably getting dorky to be so excited about seeing an engine make 1,000hp or more but the reality is that it still blows us away that such things are capable...

This 1966 Pontiac 2+2 Has A 421, A Four Speed, And 8-Lugs – We’re In Love!

I guess I am hooked on big cars from the 1960s this week. The other day it was the monstrous Olds 98 and today it is the smaller but equally as awesome 1966 Pontiac 2+2 that has a four speed, a...

This Back-Half 1967 El Camino Project Is A Steal At Just $5000!

Sometimes it pays to be in the right place at the right time and this could be one of those instances. Someone needs to call on this thing and get it as the number of great parts under this newly...

Maxton Memories: A BangShifter Remembers His First Trip To The Former Home Of The ECTA In Maxton, North Carolina

(Words by Jake Nicolas) – I’ll never remember exactly how I found out about the Maxton Mile. It could have been from a local drag racing regular at the auto parts store, or from my boss...

Mustang Goes Through Metal Guardrail! This Is Why Dragstrips Need Concrete Barriers.

If you want a really good example of why metal guard rails are bad, here it is! Way back in the day, dragstrips didn’t have guardrails. Then ARMCO came along, the long metal guardrails, and...

Cool Winter Welding Project: Truck Rim Wood Stove For The Shop

ChuckE2009 is one of our favorite welders on YouTube. He is always building something cool, and if you have followed him for years like we have then you know that his space and business has gotten...

Ride Along With Larry Larson And His Wife Sherry As They Make A Run In The Nova Down Under

This video has plenty of stuff you are used to seeing. Larry Larson in the driver’s seat, those familiar Lenco levers coming through the floor, and a jungle gym of tubing behind his head. There...

Doug Gregory 2016 Photo Highlight Reel: Part 1

(Photos by Doug Gregory) –  We’re back with more 2016 photo highlights. This is the first of a two part series that we will run featuring the work of Doug Gregory. Doug has really done a...

Craig Breedlove Suing Museum Of Science and Industry For Alleged Damage To Original Spirit Of America – $395,000 Worth!

Craig Breedlove and his historic, land speed record busting Spirit Of America are back in the news again but for very different reasons than you may expect. Breedlove is suing the Museum of Science...

Wait Until This Monster Gets Dialed In: Izzy Performance’s 1,600 Horsepower, All-Wheel-Drive Turbo Silverado!

In the BangShift Mid-West fleet, there is one vehicle that generally is kept off-limits from any sort of hijinks: that would be the Chevy Silverado SS that my wife uses as her daily driver. She...

On The Street Testing And Grudge Racing Video Fix Right Here

For most of the country it is wet or cold or snowy or all of the above, which means that there are A LOT of racers and hot rodders around the country that are jonesing for racing action. But thanks...

Sad News: George Howard, One Of Drag Racing’s Greatest Promoters Has Died

(Lead photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – Every sport has its legends, its influencers, its gamblers, and its innovators. George Howard embodied all of those things and more during a career...

Dodge To Introduce Challenger Demon In April – Drag Racing Honed Model? – Teaser Video Here!

How do you top a Hellcat? With a Demon apparently. Chrysler has announced that they will reveal the long rumored new and most powerful muscle car ever at the New York Auto Show in April. Dubbed the...

Meltdown Drags 2017 Is Going To Be Bigger Than Ever! SOLD OUT IN 72 HOURS!

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) Nostalgia racing is big right now. Some guys get it, some do not. I’ve been to “nostalgia races”  that included stuff like a  ’55 Chevy...