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Points Battle Royale! Competition Heats Up In OPTIMA’s Search For The Ultimate Street Car Series

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) Four of seven events are now in the books in OPTIMA’s 2022 Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts. The next two stops are the last...

Fast Fords At Dragway 42: Fast, Fun, Fords In Ohio

Our seventh gallery of photos from Dragway 42 starts right here and we’ve got all kinds of cool action shots! And if you missed any of the photos from our previous galleries, use the link below to...

FREE LIVESTREAM: TB Promotions’ Twin $50’s at World Wide Technology Raceway – Friday

We’ve got live racing action coming to you from East St. Louis where the TB Promotions Twin $50K is being contested this weekend. With these two new events, there is a lot of big money racing...

FREE LIVESTREAM From The Virginia Motorsports Park Triple Threat Bracket Racing: Big Buck Bracket Racing All Weekend

Tyler Crossnoe and the crew at VMP are back at it this weekend with an awesome Triple Threat Bracket Racing event and that means big money going out to the winners on each of the four days....

Columbus Goodguys Show Photos: Mike Brooks Shot The Entire Show, And Then His Truck Got Stolen!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) If you are a regular here on BANGshift, then you know that regular contributor Mike Brooks had his awesome squarebody Chevy truck stolen from the hotel parking lot while he...

Gasser Racing Photos: The Straight Axle Mafia Takes Over Edgewater Sports Park

(Words and Photos by Doug Gregory) We caught up with the Straight-Axle Mafia for the first time in 2022 at Edgewater Sports Park. If you’re unfamiliar with Edgewater, it’s a 1/4mi track located...

Car Show Coverage: Hot Rods On The Tarmac At Lyons Air Museum

(Photos by Wes Allison) Hot Rods and Airplanes go hand in hand and this show at Santa Ana’s Lyon Air Museum has them sitting side by side. The show had great cars and great people on hand and...

Pro Street Photo Coverage From The Street Machine Nationals In Duquoin.

I’ve been saying that Pro Street is alive and well for the last five years or so, and believe that it has been for longer than that. Sure it isn’t what it used to be, but it certainly is...

2022 Camaro Nationals Photos: Joe Grippo, Our Resident Mustang Fanatic, Had A Blast Shooting Camaros All Day!

When Joe Grippo says he’s going to an event and that he’s going to share a bunch of photos with us here at BANGshift, I’m always thrilled. He attends lots of Ford events, and...

Lyon Air Museum Photos: War Surplus on Wheels | WWII’s Influence on Hot Rodding

(Photos by Wes Allison) The Lyon Air Museum, located in Santa Ana California, has some of the coolest World War II aircraft you are going to find anywhere. And now through September 5th the museum is...

Filmore’s Dairy Hut Cruise-In Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Street Machines, And Muscle Cars

(Words and Photos by Doug Gregory) We’ve attended at least one Sunday night cruise-in at Filmore’s for the last several years and most of those visits have been seen here on Bangshift. Also, most...

FREE LIVESTREAM: Jim Harrington Bracket Nationals #1 – Sunday

The Jim Harrington Bracket Nationals are named after Jim because of his love of the sport, the racers and the competition. He gave so much to the sport it’s only fitting to name the races in...

Fast Fords At Dragway 42: The Picks Just Keep Coming! Drag Racing Fords Everywhere!

Our fifth gallery of photos from Dragway 42 starts right here and we’ve got all kinds of cool action shots! And if you missed any of the photos from our previous galleries, use the link below to...

Fast Fords At Dragway 42: Bad Ass Blue Ovals On And Off The Track!

Our fourth gallery of photos from Dragway 42 starts right here and we’ve got all kinds of cool action shots! And if you missed any of the photos from our previous galleries, use the link below to...