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Aftermarket Gossip: Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC’s Aftermarket Chief Tells All!

I realize the numbers are small, but there are people out there that would like a C8 Corvette with a clutch pedal. And as a guy who drives a stick shift car most days, I understand the allure. But I...

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First Drive Video: Westen Champlin’s Cummins Swapped Rolls Royce Is Something Special. Absurd, But Special.

I like a good Cummins as much as the next guy, but this is a bit over the top. Of course it won’t surprise you since it is coming from Westen Champlin, but at the same time it is taking the...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Wednesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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2025 MINT 400 LIVESTREAM: Friday’s Limited Race Replay, And Saturday’s Unlimited Race Goes LIVE Shortly!

It’s time for the MINT 400 baby! If you dig desert off-road racing, then you are going to want to watch this one. Below you’ll find Friday’s Limited Race as well as Qualifying, and...

IHRA and Owner Darryl Cuttell Announce Groundbreaking Acquisition of Seven Premier Drag Racing Tracks

IHRA has been making big waves, with big news, since the PRI Show in December last year when Darryl Cutter and Larry Jeffers made a deal for Darryl to take ownership of the IHRA. There were some...

NHRA Funny Car Highlight Video: Close Call for Bobby Bode and Paul Lee at the Top End In Gainesville

Things got a little more exciting than either Bobby Bode or Paul Lee wanted at the NHRA GatorNationals in Florida this week as a brake failure got these boys close enough to just kiss. Not each...

Stories N Steel: Interviewing Brad King: Proof That Fear of Failure Can Sometimes Be A Character Flaw.

I first met Brad King during the California Hot Rod Reunion in 2012 when I put a dent in his awesome hot rod Chevy pickup. The BANGshift.com $200 Hauler Suburban had been stolen two nights before,...

We Drive It: The 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6 Limited Long Range AWD – What An Electric Sedan Should Be

We’ve long been consistent with our feelings on electric vehicles here at BangShift. We can see and understand that they have a place in the lineup of any automaker just like any style of car...

World Rally Championships Most Iconic Wrecks And Repairs: Watch What Drivers, Co-Pilots, And Fans Make Happen!

World Rally Championship racing is some of the most fun and extreme stuff you are ever going to watch, and it has been for decades. These teams not only prepare these cars for insane action and...

T8 Tomcat Tractor Pulling Secrets REVEALED: Go Behind The Scenes To See Turbo, Weights & Gears Explained!

Tractor and truck pulling is a whole different kind of motorsport, that relies on all kinds of physics principles to make pulling a sled 300 plus feet a reality. They use leverage, power, center of...

MEGA TRUCK FREESTYLE SHOWDOWN AT THE IRON HORSE MUD RANCH DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY REUNION

Mega Trucks are awesome. Maybe even as awesome as Monster Trucks, but I guess it depends on the day, the monster truck, and who’s driving. I love these bad boys, not only because they look...

Featured Products: Holley’s F-100, F-150, & F- 250 2WD Truck Accessory Drive Kits for Godzilla & Coyote Oil Pan Swaps

Holley has changed the game when it comes to front drive accessory systems. There have been a lot of systems from different companies for decades, and some are better than others. But what all the...

All-Female Ethos Harley Davidson Pan America Motorcycle Build with Real Deal Revolution. One Rad Bike, With One Rad Group Of Women

Real Deal Revolution is a pretty cool project, and I can personally attest to how much fun folks have experiencing their workshops. In this video they take a new Harley and make it into something...

Ridetech Install’s Their New F & X-Body Performance Subframe In A 1967 Camaro, And Shows You How

We featured Ridetech’s new subframe for F and X Body GM cars when they debuted it at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas in November, and this thing is impressive. It fits in the stock location,...

A Detailed Look at the 2025 Ridler Award Winner! Check Out All The Details We Missed In Photos!

We talked about the Great 8 from Detroit Autorama on this week’s PowerShift podcast, and if you missed it I have a link below. We talked about all of them, plus the winning 1955 Nomad, and got...

Car Show Video: The Hot Rod Showdown 2025 · Wimberly, TEXAS!! It Was Cold, But The Cars Were Hot

On Lone Star Throwdown weekend, while I was freezing my cajones off in Conroe Texas, there was a group of folks hanging out in the awesome little town of Wimberley just a few hours east. This show is...

If You Think Pre-War Racing Was Boring, WATCH THIS! One Hour Of Tiny Tire Sideways Racing Action At Goodwood!

This is awesome! The first few seconds of this video set the stage for some awesome wheel to wheel racing action at Goodwood in Pre World War II machines that are hauling ass, sliding sideways, and...