We’ve Got Street Week Sweden Photos! Check Out Our First Gallery of Photos From Mantorp Park Right Here! More To Come!

We’ve reached the midway point of Street Week Sweden 2026, and are about to start Race Day 4 at Tierp Arena in Sweden within hours of you reading this and checking out the photos. It has been a...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Martin Lundqvist Racing Goes After Another Street Week Sweden Victory! Here’s What It Took To Even Get To Day 1 At Mantorp Park

We’ve been sharing Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication videos here on BANGshift for the past few months as they are putting together a new drag and drive machine for Sweden’s Street Week...

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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Sunday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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IHRA and Owner Darryl Cuttell Announce Groundbreaking Acquisition of Seven Premier Drag Racing Tracks

IHRA has been making big waves, with big news, since the PRI Show in December last year when Darryl Cutter and Larry Jeffers made a deal for Darryl to take ownership of the IHRA. There were some...

NHRA Funny Car Highlight Video: Close Call for Bobby Bode and Paul Lee at the Top End In Gainesville

Things got a little more exciting than either Bobby Bode or Paul Lee wanted at the NHRA GatorNationals in Florida this week as a brake failure got these boys close enough to just kiss. Not each...

Stories N Steel: Interviewing Brad King: Proof That Fear of Failure Can Sometimes Be A Character Flaw.

I first met Brad King during the California Hot Rod Reunion in 2012 when I put a dent in his awesome hot rod Chevy pickup. The BANGshift.com $200 Hauler Suburban had been stolen two nights before,...

Cool Tool: Hold My Extension and Watch This! The ICON 10″ Speed Collar. What A Great Tool. I Need This!

I certainly don’t claim to know every tool on the planet, but this one here is something I’ve never seen. If you are like me, you tend to hold onto the extension when removing lug nuts...

Video: NHRA Testing From Gainesville As They Prepare For The Season Opening Gator Nationals!

The 2025 Mission Foods NHRA Drag Racing Series is getting ready to kick off the season opening NHRA GatorNationals and in preparation, NHRA teams from all over have been in Florida for testing....

California Senate Bill SB-712 Will Change California’s Smog Laws To Allow Exemptions For Classic Cars 35 Years Old And Older!

I grew up in California and know what it is like to be a hot rodder and racer there. When I was growing up, any car 1966 and newer required an emissions inspection/test. But make no mistake, no...

Is This The COOLEST Drag Car & Ramp Truck Ever? The Hot Rod Hoarder Finds Vintage Treasure at a HISTORIC Track

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another awesome feature. Actually, this one is a double feature PLUS some other cool stuff as well. We love this ramp truck and so much more!...

Our Friend Doug Foley Is Ready to Put The Team’s Off-Season Improvements to The Test at Season-Opening Gatornationals In Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 4, 2025) – Top Fuel veteran Doug Foley is rolling into Gainesville Raceway for the season-opening 56th annual NHRA Gatornationals this weekend as prepared as he’s ever...

Jay Leno’s Garage: March 2025 Restoration Blog. Jay Tours His Collection And Takes Us Along As They Are Nearly Done Restoring Another Steam Car

Jay Leno’s car collection and restoration facility is amazing. I was so thrilled to have gotten a tour, but we were barely scratching the surface of what was there. In this latest Restoration...

Street Car Takeover Charlotte Video: Do These Cars have TOO MUCH Power The Track Conditions? 1320Video From ZMax Dragway

In the heat and humidity at ZMax Dragway in Charlotte there was certainly no shortage of horsepower, but putting all that power to the ground with hot track temps is not an easy task. And with...

Rare and Strange Street Freaks Video: Gassers of the East, Featuring Some Insane, Cool, And Wild Rides We Love!

When I hear the term Street Freak, I think of the 1970’s gasser style rides that came out of Southern California’s Van Nuys Blvd cruising scene. These cars were, in some ways, inspired by...

Hot Rod Hoarder Video Feature: This Vintage Dragster Has Been UNTOUCHED 40+ Years And Has Lingenfelter Power!

This bitchin old rear engine dragster has been sitting for decades, but now Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is sharing it with us and bringing a great feature video below. He’s got the...

Synthetic Oil Is The Right Choice For Your Ride, But Is There A Difference Between Oil That Costs $5 and $10 Per Quart?

If synthetic oil is superior to conventional, even if it isn’t anything fancy, how do we know if there is a difference between the cheap synthetics and the expensive ones? Thanks to our friend...

Time Machine Nationals Video – Vintage Drag Racing Action, And Some Amazing Drag Cars, At Great Lakes Dragaway

Great Lakes Dragaway is one of the coolest throwback dragstrips in the country. I remember the first time I ever raced there, the first time I announced a race there, and how cool all the stories...