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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! 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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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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Rough Start: 1973 Ford Maverick – Make Your Very Own Tijuana Taxi At Home!

Have you seen that one meme: “If you park your car and don’t look back at it as you head inside, you have the wrong car”? That’s the feeling I’m getting with this 1973...

Money No Object: 1971 Pontiac GTO – Simpler Is Better, Right?

My dad Robert wasn’t exactly a car guy. He drove trucks for a good portion of his life, had a Jeep kick for a bit, and if you ever asked him about one particular red Ford stepside, he’d...

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Ride Along Video: Jim Pace Hauls The Mail In A Porsche 962 At Road Atlanta!

As a kid, I LOVED the IMSA GTP series. There were exotic looking cars, exotics sounding drivers from all over the world, and the best road courses in the country were their playgrounds. In this video...

Classic YouTube: The 1971 Michigan 400 Presented By Car And Track

We always like a good look into the past, especially if the knowledgable tones of Bud Lindemann are right there to explain what we’re seeing. The old Car and Track footage is great for seeing...

Watch Tommy Ivo Assemble His Dragster At His Home Shop Circa 1965 – Awesome Video

(Video credit: Tony Williams/DragTimes2 YouTube) I like to break my pal Keith Turk’s chops from time to time because he describes things as being “magical” and that cracks me up....

In Memoriam: Jessi Combs

I want you to close your eyes and picture this: you are standing on a dry lake bed. The dust mixes in with the mirage in the distance, where soon you will be headed at speeds that not so long ago...

Unhinged: Can A Car Meet Save Your Soul?

Can a car meet save your soul, or is it just destined to turn into a gathering in a parking lot that will have plenty of phones at the ready to record the next “Crowd-Killer Mustang” meme...

Watch The Crazy Top Fuel Motorcycle Final From The 1995 Australian Nationals – Big Numbers, Crashing Bikes, Everyone OK

We’re going to coin a new phrase for what Australian drag race Phil Howard experienced on this run back in 1995. We’ll call it, “the agony of victory”. Seconds after ripping...

The Flocks Are Returning: The 2019 National Corvette Caravan and 25th Anniversary Celebration Is Going On At The National Corvette Museum!

Every five years, the National Corvette Museum suddenly becomes inundated with filled parking lots and cars sporting license plates from just about every corner of North America, and sometimes even...

American Powertrain Announces New Pro-Fit 5 & 6-Speed System for 1978 – 1987 GM G Body Vehicles

Good news for G-body owners out there, American Powertrain has announced new Pro-Fit 5 & 6 speed systems for 1978-1987 GMs! These are the most well sorted, organized, and comprehensive swap...

Watch The Final Rounds Of The 1989 NHRA US Nationals Here – Throwing Down On Monday Afternoon!

This is it, the finals of the 1989 NHRA US Nationals, one of the best examples of the historic race ever run. From pro stock to top fuel, you’ll see how it all went down on a gray Monday...

Movie Car Chase: The IROC Camaro vs. Monte Carlo SS Chase From The 1998 Flick “Black Dog”

“Black Dog” isn’t a movie you watch for any sort of plot. The idea that an ex-con (played by Patrick Swayze) who somehow miraculously got his CDL license back after manslaughter...

The Dune’s Curse: Carnage By The Ton At The Liwa Hillclimb!

The Liwa hillclimb at the Moreeb Dune in the UAE is one of the most brutal motorsport activities we know of. Take serious, high-horsepower engines, shove them into older Nissan Patrols, and point...

You Can Smell The Hot Coolant: Check Out The Review For The Video Game “Wreckfest”!

Summer isn’t exactly over at BangShift Mid-West, but the rains that have been pummeling Western Kentucky over the last couple of days are a reminder that sunshine and warm weather are about to...

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