1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT Keep Coming!

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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Hot Rod Hoarder Feature: Finding the History of this Forgotten Slingshot Dragster Is Harder Than You Might Think!

Forgotten hot rods and race cars all have a story, and some of them are more interesting than others. But regardless of the story, it takes some home work and a lot of research to be able to find the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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Gallery: Hemmings Musclepalooza 2013 – Great Photos From The Pits! Muscle Galore!

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – For 13 straight years, not a drop of rain had visited the vaunted Hemmings Musclepalooza event at Lebanon Valley Dragway in New York…and then 2013 happened....

Magnante Speaks: The Story Of The Bad Seed Chevette – Cheap Project Car Insanity – Part 2

(Words and Photos by Steve Magnante) – 11 Seconds For $2,000 Fast & Cheap! Editors Go Insane! This is the continued story of the Bad Seed Caddy 500 powered Chevy Chevette, one of the more...

Spy Photos: Michael Biehle’s Long Awaited Mustang Finally Makes First Hits!

After much speculation and lots of waiting, we are proud to present Michael Biehle’s “new” Pro Mod/Pro Extreme Mustang. This car has been the topic of many internet smack talk...

Congratulations: Ashley Force Hood Has Her New Baby! Will She Return To Racing?

Yesterday at 4:28am Ashley Force and Danny Hood had their second child, Noah William Hood who spec’d out at 7lbs 8 oz, and 21 inches long. We have only one photo to share, so we can’t...

Magnante Speaks: Here’s the True Story Of The Bad Seed Chevette – Part One Of Three!

(Words and photos by Steve Magnante) – It has been over a decade since the April 2000 issue of Hot Rod magazine appeared on newsstands across the nation. The main image depicted an austere...

Drag Gallery: The ADRL Spring Drags 2013 – Cordova, Illinois

(Photos by Sean Smyth) – While Chad was up on the scaffolding in Cordova, Illinois during the ADRL Spring Drags last weekend, BangShift contributing photographer Sean Smyth was at ground level...

ADRL Drag Racing LIVE And FREE Exclusively On BangShift.com Starting Saturday

That’s right folks, LIVE ADRL Drag Racing is coming to BangShift.com and your intrepid host Chad Reynolds will be there guiding you through a weekend full of big and small tire drag racing....

Crazy Wheelstand Photo Sequence And Video! — Front Engine Dragster Goes For The Moon!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Tommy Lee Byrd was at it again this weekend, shooting photos at yet another awesome event in the Southeast. This time it was the Spring Show N Go at...

Drag Gallery: The Throwdown In T-Town – Pro Mods, Small Tire Cars, Action, Pit Shots, More!

(Photos by Bras Klaassen) – The 2013 Spring version of the Throwdown in T-Town is officially in the books. If you missed our live broadcast, shame on you (we kid)! If you were one of the...

VIDEO REPLAY: THROW DOWN IN T-TOWN 2013 — CLICK TO WATCH WHAT YOU MISSED!

It’s springtime, and that means the baddest group of Pro Mods, Outlaw 10.5s, and more are on their way to Tulsa Raceway Park for the 2013 $50k Throw Down in T-Town which starts Friday at 5:30PM...

Eagle Field Drag Racing Is Back May 18-19 With Fresno Drags Reunion And More

This one may be the best yet thanks to all the great new improvements that are going on now at Eagle Field. Don’t worry, they aren’t ruining the place with all kinds of modern touches,...

Drag Gallery: More Great Photos From The Pro Street Racing Association Event At Thunder Valley Raceway Park!

otos by Brad Klaassen) – Yesterday we brought you the first of a couple galleries we have from the recent running of the Pro Street Racing Association event at Thunder Valley Raceway Park in...

Drag Gallery: Pro Street Racing Action From Thunder Valley Raceway Park

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – BangShift photo contributor Brad Klaassen was at Thunder Valley Raceway Park last weekend for the Pro Street Racing Association event at the great Oklahoma track....

Drag Gallery: The Mo-Kan Dragway Spring Nostalgia Reunion

(Photos by Steve Wilson Motorsports Photography) – Asbury, Missouri is home to historic Mo-Kan Dragway. The place has been going strong for more than 50 years and they host some of the coolest...