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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million’s Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30k Wednesday

It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring Fling Million. We love this event...

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Car Feature Video: This Ultra Rare 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Modified By Rutterz Rodz Is Epic

Our friend John Jackson is back at it with another great feature shoot video, but this time it’s with something even more rare than his norm. This 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham is one of just...

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HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?

Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...

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LIL GANGSTAS BATTLE FOR BIG MONEY AT CAROLINA GOLD 2026 AT SHADYSIDE DRAGWAY

The popularity of Lil Gangstas is absolutely insane, and we love it. Not only because it is good, fun, close racing, but also because the fact that Jimmy and Poland convinced the no prep world to go...

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Let’s GO! 2,000 Miles in Two UNTESTED Hot Rods. What Could Possibly Go Wrong On Route 66?

The Taylor Gang is back at it, with Alex, Dennis, Nick, Megan, Todd, and Kelsey hitting the road from SoCal in a couple of hot rods. Their goal is to road trip this Nova and 3rd Gen Camaro down Route...

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

(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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Inside The Aussie V12 LS: This Video Shows Off The Advancements and Improvements The Monster Has Gone Through

A few years ago, the V12 LS showed up and everyone looked at it with mouths agape. The engine was amazing and certainly seemed to personify everything great about hot rodding. Back then the engine...

Random Car Review: The Ford GT-70 – Where Do You Go After LeMans? Rallying!…Or Not.

(Photos: via XCAR) By 1970, Ford has quite successfully shown Ferrari two bold and brazen middle fingers, to the delight of Henry Ford II, and had won LeMans four times over. Spool in successful...

Six Pack: Uncle Tony Breaks Down The Triple-Carburetor Story From Origin To…His Ramcharger?!

Many who lived through the era or speak Mopar well will tell you that the Street Hemi wasn’t quite what it was cracked up to be. Don’t get me wrong, the 426 Hemi’s legend is...

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Low Cab Forward: 1972 Dodge LCF Tractor – That’s A Cute Ram You Have There, Son

Diesel Dodge guys are a weird bunch. They are so focused on the mighty Cummins six cylinder and what it can do…even if all they actually do with it is blast small cars in traffic with sooty...

Classic YouTube: The Service Station In 1957

Living with my grandfather as a young kid was always an interesting thing. Ken was a product of the Great Depression, a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, a high-ranking officer, and had a...

Beetle Trouble: Living With An Air-Cooled VW, Minus The Rose-Colored Glasses

I want to start this piece with an apology to the guys at Deboss Garage. I’m not sure which one bought this exact 1974 Volkswagen Beetle, but I’m sure that they’re not going to be...

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Motorcycle Drag Racing Coverage: Arnold, Deck and Lee are Big NHDRO Winners

Doubling up wins on an NHDRO race weekend is a big enough achievement, but doubling up AND securing a championship at the Midwest’s largest all-motorcycle drag racing series is something else all...

Historical Footage: When The Peanuts Gang Hawked The Ford Falcon!

For fifty years and the majority of his life, Charles Schulz brought Charlie Brown and his pals to America via comic strips in newspapers. He is considered to be the example to which many comic...

Random Vehicle Review: The Boeing 929 – When Passenger Jet and Passenger Ferry Collide

Say “Boeing” and the first image in your head is probably the 747 jumbo airliner, complete with it’s distinctive hump, or any of the other passenger planes that the company has...

Rough Day At Work: EVOC Training With The California Highway Patrol

Who do we have to kiss up to in order to try our hand at EVOC driving? Effectively, the Emergency Vehicle Operator’s Course, at least for police, is designed to ensure that officers of the law...

Caspian Mud Monster: This UAZ Is Now A Swamp Beast!

It’s a real-world, full-size version of a Stompers toy. How else do you describe this thing? The tires are five and a half feet tall, the axles are from a GAZ 66 military truck, and the whole...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: No Escargot, Thank You

Are you feeling the cold yet? Around BangShift Mid-West, we’re noticing it. The leaves are coming down in massive amounts now, we’re scheduling the last day of lawn mowing season, the...

Classic YouTube: Even Neil Armstrong Couldn’t Make Chrysler Look Good In 1979!

1979 Chrysler Corporation…in short, a dumpster fire mixed with a car lot. The company had been flagging since the 1960s in many aspects, but the real plummet kicked off right about the time of...

STS Releases Twin Turbo Rear Mount Multi-Fit Systems. Turbos For Everyone!!!

That’s right folks, with the STS Twin Turbo Rear Mount Multi-Fit System you can mount twin remote mount turbos on ANYTHING! We shouldn’t event tell you the number of possibilities that...