A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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FREE LIVESTREAM – Doorwarz 14: Presented By ‪BigSteelBox is LIVE From Mission Raceway Park! SUNDAY

Doorwarz at Mission Raceway Park in British Columbia, Canada is one of the most talked about events north of the border every year. I don’t know that I’ve ever been told to go to any...

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FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series Racing: The Showdown in San Angelo – Sunday Racing!

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the third race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series. Racers from all over have gathered at The Showdown in San Angelo, Texas. If you like big...

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Free Livestream! Dragstalgia 15 LIVE From Santa Pod Raceway In England. Awesome Nostalgia Drag Racing Fun!

Dragstalgia is one of the coolest events held each year at Santa Pod in England. If you aren’t familiar, you have to check out all the free live streaming video that we’ll be sharing this...

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FREE Motorcycle Drag Racing Livestream: The American Motorcycle Racing Association 2026 Michigan Nitro Nationals – Nitro Harleys, Fastest Baggers, and More! – Saturday Qualifying

If you want to watch some cool live drag racing, featuring nothing but motorcycles, we’ve got you covered right here with the AMRA 2026 Michigan Nitro Nationals from No Problem Raceway. The AMRA is...

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Pit Thrash Photos From The PDRA Season Opener In Texas – Door Slammers In The Mist!

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – While wheelies, burnouts, and nitrous purges are part of the glamour and allure of Drag racing, some of the best glances into what racing is really like...

Watch Jason Michalak Run 3.97/194 On Drag Radials, In Memphis, Between Snowflakes – Quickest Radial Pass Ever In Competition

While we were shaking off the cold and enjoying the sunshine in Charlotte, North Carolina at the NHRA race, small tire and drag radial fanatics were packed into Memphis International Raceway to take...

Watch an Ardun Headed Flathead Churn Out 400hp @ 6200 RPM on the Chassis Dyno

While Speed Week at Bonneville is still some months away, that doesn’t mean we can’t lust after cool LSR machinery. This video shows the Kohler Racing “Street Roadster” entry...

Awesome Video: Why Top Fuelers Don’t Run in the Rain

Spoiler alert: This goes about like you would expect it to but let’s be honest, it is kind of fun to watch. The video you’ll watch below was shot in Japan about 7 years ago and it...

Drag Coverage: Action Photos From The PDRA Season Opener At The Texas Motorplex!

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – We’ve been teasing you all week with coverage from the PDRA event at Texas Motorplex. Even with forecasts calling for rain most of the weekend, the...

This Sleeper Dodge Ram Can Move And Scoot, But Nobody Is Going To Be Happy With How It Does It

First things first: that 1988 Dodge Ram isn’t a Cummins truck, which is the most common thought when you see one pulling onto the starting line. Most Ram owners won’t take on a Nissan...

Show Coverage: The I-X Piston Powered Autorama Is The Wildest Gearhead Show Ever! Tanks, Planes, Drag Cars, More

(Words and photos by Mike Brooks) – The Indoor car show season is still in full swing for 2015, and nobody has brought you more coverage than Bangshift! Those that know me know that I try to...

Awesome Nostalgic Drag Iron At the 2015 Carl Casper Show – Great Machines On Display

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – I’ve said before its hard to categorize cars into specific genres and this group is one of the hardest.   You will notice over several of my articles I...

Mopar Heaven! We Attend The Indy Cylinder Head Annual Swap Meet

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – For those of you involved in the world of Mopars, the name Indy Cylinder Heads is synonymous with rip snorting high horsepower Chrysler goodness. Every...

Watch This Table Top Sized Ardun Headed Flattie Fire Up And Run – The Sound Is Great!

You can thank garbage trucks for the birth of not only some of the most legendary and coveted hot rod parts known to man in the form of Ardun cylinder heads but also for launching the career of a man...

Irwindale Speedway Likely To Be Demolished To Make Room For An Outlet Mall

California speed freaks, got some bad news for you. Irwindale Speedway is all but condemned to be razed and repurposed as an outlet mall. City officials and Irwindale Outlet Partners, LLC will meet...

Houston Holds “Legalized Street Racing” Event, With Police Assistance. Is This The Way To Fix The Problems With Street Racing?

Street racing is one of the big hot-button issues of the year, with the Chatsworth, California crash bringing the dangers back into the public eye. But in Houston, Texas, an event called “Dig...

See The Taillights On That Baby-Blue Escort? Get Used To Them…0-60 in 2.9, Nines In The Quarter!

The Mk3 version of the European Ford Escort is just about identical to the first generation Escort we got here in the States in the early 1980s. Keep that in mind as you watch this robin egg blue...

This Is The ONE Delorean In The World That I Want – LS Power, Lingenfelter Hot Rod Parts – Watch It On The Dyno

The level of secrecy around my wanton hatred of all things Delorean has never been hidden here. I have mocked and derided them at virtually every turn, but there is an exception to every rule. Meet...