More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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EASILY Bend Rubber Hoses Without Kinking Them! Does The Hot Water Trick Actually Work Or Not?

I’ve heard about this trick a few times, but have never actually tried to form my own molded rubber hose using it. But this guy seems to suggest it is not only possible, but very very...

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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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Check Out The Action From The Frontside NO-PREP Shootout at Darana Dragway, Milan MI – May 16th 2026

We were at Darana Dragway Milan last fall for the IHRA $125,000 to win Pro Mod Shootout and man is that track fun. I hadn’t been to Milan in years, and they have definitely added some nice...

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Drag Racing’s Greatest Thrills And Spills Of 2015 (Part 1) — This is Non-Stop Craziness

We look forward to the yearly Urban Hillbilly recap video each and every time we replace our calendar. It has to be a ton of work to sort through the hundreds and hundreds of hours of footage that...

Video: Jeff Lutz Breaks All-Time Quickest V10 Viper Record! 6.78/211 MPH and the Sound Is Gnarly!

It was a hurried program but Jeff Lutz and crew accomplished a major goal this week at Orlando Speed World Dragway and that was wresting the title of quickest V10 Viper on Earth from the hands of Sal...

Aerospace Components Dual Rear Brake Systems Delivery More Stopping Power, Control, and Holding Ability

(Words and photos by Mike Galimi) – Some things just go well in double servings like two scoops of ice cream instead one or a Double-Double for those who enjoy In-N-Out Burger. But when it...

Gearhead History Lesson: What’s a Q-Ship?

  We run lots of blog items about sleepers here on BangShift and on occasion, I refer to them as “Q-Ships”. As people find these stories on their own thorugh web searches or they run...

Get An Ant’s Eye View Of What It Is Like To Be Run Over By A Junior Fuel Dragster

This is one of those videos that simply couldn’t exist before the days of “action sports cameras” like the Replay xD, GoPro, and all of the others on the market today. Back in the...

This 1979 Ford Fairmont May Be The Ultimate Sleeper Project

The best street sleepers are always the ones that look so simple and plain that nobody would ever see you coming. We think this 1979 Ford Fairmont just might be the perfect candidate for a street...

Australian Top Doorslammer Racing From Calder Park Is Our Kind Of Class! Big Blowers And Identifiable Cars!

Where else in the world are you going to see two 1959 Chrysler Saratogas, a 1973 Holden GTS, a 1970 Plymouth Duster and a late-model Holden Monaro race with alcohol-swilling supercharged mills scream...

One Shot Deal: NHRA National Record Setting Procedure Changes – No 1% Backup Needed Anymore

The torrent of changes being made by the National Hot Rod Associaton during this off-season continues with the announcement that national records will no longer require a 1% backup run to be...

This 1978 Monza Wagon May Be The Cleanest And Nicest One Left On Earth

If there is one thing that vehicles from the 1970s are not known for it is longevity. You simply do not see a whole lot of middle to late 1970s stuff rolling around in stock form these days because...

Street Racing Extravaganza! Our Boy Big Kleib Is At It Again

It’s illegal, it’s unsafe, it’s wrong, and you shouldn’t do it. Now that we got that out of the way, know that there is still a ton of street racing going on across the...

Round Tube Back Half G-Body El Camino, Small Block, Nitrous, Big Tires, Grudge Ready!

I’m 100% certain that you couldn’t build this El Camino for this kind of money even if you did 80% of the work yourself. This one is as clean as they come, and the fact that it has a...

Take A Quarter Mile Rip In A Four Speed, Steel Bodied, Blown 392 Hemi Powered, 1941 Willys

(Video and photos by Christian Rowell) – When is comes to icons and hot rodding, nothing can really touch the late 1930s/early 1940s Willys coupe. They have been built in every possible form...

Classic YouTube: A Dodge Shadow That Isn’t A Rear-Drive Conversion, Isn’t Subtle And Should Be Feared!

The Ford Tempo that Brian ran yesterday got me thinking: most of the cars that were around when I was in my single-digit ages are all but gone. Just between the ages of 5-10, let’s see how many...

This Big Tire 1976 Pinto Wagon Has An Alcohol Huffing Small Block Under The Hood

This is one cool little wagon with it’s alcohol burning 355 cubic inch Cleveland under the hood. And the engine sounds like it’s done right too! With an Australian block, forged crank,...