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GIVING AWAY A FREE TRANSMISSION! American Powertrain & TREMEC Transmission Kit Contest Drawing At Hot Rod Power Tour 2026

Every year at Hot Rod Power Tour the folks at American Powertrain partner with TREMEC to give away a free American Powertrain Transmission Kit for one lucky winner. It’s free to enter and you...

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IHRA Triple Crown Testing LIVE: Teams Are Testing For Tomorrows Racing Action At IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! Teams are fired up and ready to...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- THURSDAY

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Free Nostalgia Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA’s National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green Kentucky Is LIVE Right Now!

Holley’s NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion is just one of the big events going on every year in Bowling Green Kentucky. With Nostalgia Funny Cars and Top Fuel Dragsters taking wack at Beech Bend...

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This Guy Might Be The Happiest Person Ever After His Track-Prepped Honda S2000’s Wheel Failed!

Racing a car adds stress to every single component on the vehicle. Doesn’t matter what type of racing, doesn’t matter what kind of car. If you race it, you will find weaknesses and you...

A True Hybrid: Get A Closer Look At The 2JZ-Powered S550 Mustang!

I’m a sucker for a good “save the car” story, you all know this. Normally, I look for the the car that has been left alone for years, that nobody wanted to do anything with, that...

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Angry Cavallino: Ferrari 360 Modena Rally Car…This Wins Outright!

Ferrari…rally racing. Ferrari…shiny red cars, exclusivity, factory-driven vetting. Rally racing…over the hills and through the woods making a ton of noise as you go. The two almost...

The Farm Truck Car Wash: Always Start A Project By Scrubbing Your Junk!

The first proper step for any vehicle project…hell, for any project, period, vehicle-related or not…should be a cleaning and organization period. You don’t start anything that is...

The Czinger 21C Is By Far The Most Mental Hypercar The World Has Ever Seen And It’s From Right Here In America

(Words by Tom Lohnes – photos by the manufacturer) – Meet the All-New, All-American Hypercar with the most power-dense production engine in the world. This is the 21C, A $1.7...

Rough Start: 1984 Ford Thunderbird – Just Spice It Up A Bit!

I do not understand, for the life of me, why AeroBird-era Ford Thunderbirds aren’t more popular than they are. All of the ingredients are there. Rear-drive with a V8 option? Check. A racing...

Deep Stage Episode 2: Hot Takes, Controversy, and More Unflinching Truth Inside The NHRA Drag Racing World

We’re back with a second episode of the NHRA’s new internet chat show, “Deep Stage” this is an honest and unflinching look at the world of drag racing from the inside out....

The Rough Start Fox Body, Part 3: More HVAC Work And New Parts Start Appearing!

When we last updated the Rough Start Fox 1989 Ford Mustang LX, I’d decided to take on the repair of the HVAC unit single-handedly. That’s not a small feat…in fact, from everything...

Machine Shop Time: This Update On the Hagerty Buick Straight Either Build Is All About Checking For Faults

There’s many parts of engine building that are not exactly sexy. It’s work, right? The internet tends to gussy the process up a bunch and we kind of get the sexiest version of engine...

Happy 2/25: Today We Celebrate The Venerable Chrysler Slant Six – Uncle Tony Preaches Truth!

Today is Slant Six day here in the world of BangShift.com. Yes, the 225ci engine that helped to shove low-budget Chrysler cars around for decades. It is widely recognized as one of the best passenger...

Hollaring Hemi: Watch And Listen To This 392ci Gen III Hemi Roar On The Dyno – NHRA Stock Eliminator Power!

The world of drag racing is a constantly evolving place because the sport, especially in the sportsman ranks moves with the technology of the day. For instance, in NHRA stock eliminator, competitors...

American Powertrain Introduces Mopar® Small Block Aluminum Bellhousing for TREMEC® GM/Viper Magnum T-56 6-Speed

Looking to run a T-56 of the GM or Dodge Viper variety behind your Mopar small block? American Powertrain has you handle six ways to Sunday on this program and they have recently expanded their...

Cincinnati Cavalcade Of Customs Coverage: Modern Muscle On Full Display – Check Out This Late Model Goodness

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Newer stuff in here.  3rd photo in you’ll see what is a tubular chassis 2004 GTO-ish thing.  I’m not sure what to think of it, but with the vette...

Event Coverage: Pulling Action At The 2020 National Farm Machinery Show – Horsepower In Louisville, Kentucky!

(Words and photos by David Whealon) –  All I can say is Holy Cow!! My first trip to the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville Kentucky was nothing short of astounding. I was well aware of...