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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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Making Fenders From Scratch With Cornfield Customs: Designing And Shaping The Buck – Fenders Part 2

We shared Part 1 of the Cornfield Customs Fender building series where wood was being prepared and cut for the buck that these fenders will be shaped to fit, and now we’ve got Part 2 where...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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Trying To Figure Out A Fuel System? The Aeromotive Power Planner Removes The Mystery!

There are many ways to get information when picking parts and components for your street car, hot rod, racer, or truck. Going straight to the source is one of the best because the companies that make...

This Fully Functional Gas Powered Miniature Caterpillar Sixty Tractor Is The Coolest Man-Toy Ever

The Caterpillar Sixty was one of the machines that really launched the then new Caterpillar company into national prominence inside the heavy equipment industry. Manufactured from 1919 through 1931,...

Video – What Happens When A Honda Pilot Falls Off The Lift And How The Situation Is “Fixed”

This is probably the only time you’ll ever see video of a Honda SUV on BangShift, unless it is under the wheels of a monster truck, being blasted by a machine gun, melted by a jet car, or...

Video: The Difference Between What The Driver Screams About On The Radio To What The Crew Chief Hears

The relationship between racer and crew chief is an important one in every form of auto racing but it is also different in every form of auto racing. Stock car racers and road racers are in near...

Better Than NASCAR: Spectator Drags From Oxford Motor Mayhem

At first glance, spectator drags are a horrible idea. If you are unfamiliar with the concept, it works like this: at some small circle track in the Northeast, especially around Maine, people in...

Hard Lessons: Kid Almost Killed By Flying Steel Hook After A Winch Cable Is Misused

Wow, this kid is lucky beyond lucky. That big steel hook that you see partially through the windshield of the Chevy truck that “stars” in this video was heading right for a guy’s...

VIDEO – WWII Army Motorcycle Dispatch Riders Had Brass Balls

It’s one thing to ride the trails with a modern two-stroke dirtbike largely built of aluminum, with suspension travel measured in feet and bear-trap footpegs you’d have to be an idiot to fall off...

We Need Your Help: Do You Know The Whereabouts Of Army Armstrong’s L/Gas Karmann Ghia?

Readers, when we ask you for information, you’ve come through like we wouldn’t have expected. Everything from information on the most random race cars that ever existed to information on...

The Neatest Vintage Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Dragster Footage We Have Ever Seen

As we have been reporting for almost a year now, hydrogen peroxide rocket powered cars are coming ever closer to making a return onto the drag strips of America and one of the guys working hard to...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Is There A Reason To Continue Making The Chevrolet Camaro?

For the last few days, the rumors have been flying on many an outlet’s webpage and it’s to the point where they need to be addressed. Here’s the rundown: The sixth-generation Camaro...

In 1962 Fireball Roberts Raced In The 24 Hours Of Le Mans In A Ferrari 250 GTO, Won His Class And Finished Sixth Overall- Here’s How and Why

While it is a moment now largely lost to history, the driving performance that Glenn “Fireball” Roberts put in during the 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans along with his co-driver Bob Grossman...

This Video For the 1992 Typhoon and The 1992 Syclone That Never Was Is A Cool Time Capsule From The Early 1990s

The GMC Syclone came out in 1991 and lasted for a single model year before being supplanted by the GMC Typhoon which was essentially the same vehicle with seating for four people. People were fully...

Out Of This World: This 1973 Trans Am Is A Completely Bonkers Take On A 70’s Street Machine!

If there’s a car that’s been especially hot in the resellers market in the past few years, it’s the 1970-81 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am. Early cars, especially the 1970-73 Trans Ams,...

Watching This Cummins-Powered Ram Folding In The Middle During A Tug-Of-War Is Only The Beginning Of This Video!

Correct me if I’m wrong, but normally, when the damn frame folds up on a truck, that should be game over, end of story, time to take the truck down for repairs (if you are able to). Do not pass...