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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 2 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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A Freiburger and Turk Adventure Video: THEY FIXED JUNK, HIT A DEER, and SAW THE USA In A Beat Up Old Ford.

Freiburger and Turk have had plenty of adventures over the years, and some of them have resulted in awesome records around the world at a variety of races, but some have also just been while cruising...

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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Boat Carnage Compilation: This Collection Of Racing Boat Crashes Is Completely Bonkers

Well, if you have ever contemplated boat racing this video may cure you of that desire. This collection of racing boat crashes is completely bonkers. Right off the bat you will see one that’ll...

Monday Shopper: This 1973 Ford Gran Torino Brougham Is The Right Car For The Right Ford Enthusiast

In the many cars that came through the yard when I was a kid, only a few really jumped out at me as being “good”. One of them was a gold 1972 Ford Gran Torino, the one with the formal...

Historic Video: Watch The Public Debut And First Run Of Art Arfons’ Cyclops In 1961

Some racers are defined by their creations, some are defined by their success, others are defined by their ability to come up with new ideas and employ them in ways that others haven’t been...

Hitting The Lottery: What Would You Do If You Found A Treasure Trove Of Trucks?

We’ve all dreamed of that mythical barn find at some point or another, where you find some building that hasn’t had a visitor since the day disco music died that was hiding the kind of...

Hot Saw Action! Watch Chainsaws Powered By V8s, Four Bangers, and More In Competition

It’s the part of any lumberjack competition that gearheads love. Its’s a place where creativity and wackiness being supreme, and it is a place where the objective is like any other drag...

So, So Close To Right: A RWD-Converted, Cosworth-Powered Mercury Lynx SCCA Pro Rally Factory Machine!

The Ford Escort name is tied hard to rally racing, thanks to Europeans who learned that the little Ford that was cranked out of the European arm made for a wicked little screamer when properly tuned...

The End of Big Muskie: Watch The Largest Piece Of Earth Moving Equipment Ever Get Blown Apart

53,000hp, a bucket that could move 220 cubic yards of material at a time, and a career that saw a singular machine move more Earth than was moved during the entire construction of the Panama Canal....

Hoonitruck Test Footage: The Twin-Turbo V6 Screamer Was Wild From The Start!

Without question, there is plenty of hyping up going on involving the Hoonitruck and the upcoming Gymkhana X video. Without a doubt, some of you might already be rolling your eyes at the thought of...

1980s Video Goodness: Battle Of The Monster Tanks – Loads Of Tracked Monsters We Never Knew About!

Some people may scoff at hardcore monster truck fans but we don’t. While we love looking back at the history of these trucks we don’t have the knowledge and wherewithal to build kick ass...

Rough Start: A Pontiac Fiero That Is Still A Pontiac Fiero!

Fierce. Proud. Intimidating. Vicious. Those are some of the ways that the Italian word “fiero” can be used. But the car that Pontiac debuted for the 1984 model year didn’t exactly...

Question of the Day: What is the First Thing You Can Remember Driving?

Recently we got to thinking about the first thing we can remember driving. For us it was the uber-cool Bigfoot Power Wheels. We patrolled the front and back yard in that thing to no end, wiping out...

Watch The 1980 Drag Racing Documentary Life In The Quick Lane Right Here

We love old drag racing films around here and we know you love them too so that’s why when we found this three part film called “Life in the Quick Lane”  which was made in 1980 on...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s Old Is New Again? What Will Be The Next Re-Visited Trend?

Prior to the Tesla Roadster’s breakthrough, electric vehicles fit one of three niches: golf carts, bumper cars and turn-of-the-century horseless carriages that nobody seemed to have anymore....

Rivan: The Electric Truck and SUV Startup That Caught Everyone’s Attention At The L.A. Auto Show

At the 2018 L.A. Auto Show, one truck and one SUV made waves, both made by a manufacturer that nobody had seemingly heard of: Rivan. The two concepts, the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV, are...