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More NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Sportsman, and Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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Brand New TREMEC TKX Stuck In Gear? Let’s Fix It. How To Align Shift Rail Lugs For Smooth Shifting.

When you’ve installed a brand new TREMEC TKX transmission, only to find that the thing doesn’t want to shift, you are naturally going to be disappointed and mad. But IF this happens to...

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EXCITING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING VIDEO FROM ICELAND’S STANGARHYLUR 2026! COURSE 6 AND ALL THE ROLLOVERS!

It’s time for our final coverage from the 2nd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for...

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Watch The Complete 2026 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Right Here! One Of The Most Epic Road Courses Ever!

Road America is known as the “National Park of Speed” and for good reason. Anyone who has ever set foot at this historic race track knows that this place is truly something special....

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Is Ultrace Germany The Greatest Curated Car Show in The World? Larry Chen Thinks So, What Do You Think?

Larry Chen has been to some of the coolest automotive events in the world and has been doing this for a while now, so when he says that a show is epic, I believe it. And when I just watched this...

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Top 10 Goodwood Festival of Speed Moments From The Last Decade. Street Cars, Race Cars, And More.

We’re huge fans of the Goodwood Road and Racing events and videos, and share a ton of stuff from their events here on BANGshift.com. In the video below you’ll see their Top 10 Goodwood...

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Morning Symphony: Sunday Drag Racing At Heathcote Raceway

Missing the dragstrip? Don’t feel alone. With everything around BangShift Mid-West soaked to the bone in never-ending rain showers, the only way that we will race anything in a straight line is...

In Memoriam: The Packard Automotive Plant Bridge – Once A Symbol Of Greatness, Now A Sign Of The Times

The Packard Automotive Plant means many things to gearheads, but let’s take something into consideration: since the 1990s, that building has basically been the symbol of the downfall of Detroit...

Party Has To End Sometime: Next-Gen Dodge Challenger Expected To Have EV Systems

Nevermind the run-of-the-mill vehicles that are meant to be sold in mass numbers, look directly at the Dodge Challenger and it’s two rivals, the Chevrolet Camaro and Ford Mustang. The...

What In The? That’s A Ford Ka Powered By A Barra Murdering Tires!

Here’s what you need to know about the Ford Ka: It’s a “city car” (read: damn tiny) that was running with Ford’s New Edge styling, prone to body rot, and was running...

AMC Power! Watch This Worked AMC Small Block Make 400+ Horsepower With Factory Stuff

We’re a little confused about the intentions of this engine but not confused at all about how much we like it! This is a 357ci AMC V8 on the dyno being run in and tested out for what the title...

Money No Object: A 1963 Studebaker Avanti R1, Complete With It’s Factory Option Halibrands!

You know what the Chevrolet Corvette has deserved all of these years? Local competition. Do you know how many times the Corvette actually got competition? Three times. Only Ford, American Motors and...

New York’s Lancaster Dragway Future In Limbo – Owner Vows To Sell Facility, Will Not Reopen For Racing Without New Ownership

In what has become a sadly recurring tale for Lancaster Dragway located outside of Buffalo, New York, an owner’s outlook for the facility may see its gates closed forever. Owner Gordon Reger...

It Lives! Dylan McCool’s 1969 Dodge Charger Has It’s First Fire!

If there is one moment of trepidation for any novice builder, it’s the first fire of a new engine. It’s a 50/50 gamble…either everything will be okay or everything will go straight...

Ever Wanted To Know More About A Monster Truck? Take A Walk Around Son-Uva-Digger!

For as long as I’ve been alive, there have been monster trucks. Whether they are crushing cars or are flying in a manner that no six-ton vehicle should ever be able to accomplish, the...

Believe In Beef: This 1971 Dodge D-300 Stakebed Is A Shop Truck Score

Is there anything more purpose-driven than a good old stakebed truck? One engine, room for two, maybe three, and a big flat tray with the option to add in some walls if you so desire. I personally...

Hot Five: 1,203 Horsepower Out Of 2.7L Of A Turbocharged Volvo Inline-Five

I’m a little partial to Volvos. The first burnout I ever did was in a 1976 242D two-door, and after watching hours upon hours of rally footage, I’ve come to appreciate the capabilities of...

Drinking Habits: The Four-Cylinder Chevrolet Silverado Drinks More Than The V8 In Testing

When Chevrolet announced that the latest generation Silverado would appear with a 2.7L turbocharged four-cylinder engine, there was a lot of skepticism over whether or not the thought process behind...

The Cheap Racing LUV Made It To The Zip-Tie Drags! Here’s The Final Chapter In The Little Truck’s Mission!

After following the build of Broke Bastard Garage’s Chevrolet LUV, we’ve been waiting with baited breath to see how the truck handled the Zip-Tie Drags and the $3K Hooptie Challenge in...

Gearhead Guys You Should Know: Erwin Cannonball Baker

Since we just told you about the Motorcycle Cannonball event and Brian Darwas’s film that documents riders dashing (as a figurative term) across country on motorcycles made between 1900 and...