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IHRA F1 Powerboats Livestream – Round 2 of the 2026 Season is in Port Neches at Riverfest 2026

Boat racing is on! It might still be winter in a lot of places, but that isn’t stopping the International Hot Rod Association from running their F1 Boat Series in Port Neches Texas this weekend. If...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: Here Are The NSRA Nostalgia Nationals 2026 LIVE From Santa Pod!

Santa Pod’s National Street Rod Association Nostalgia Nationals are live right here! And thanks to the awesome streaming team at Santa Pod, you can watch live from all over the world for free. You...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: PDRA Mega Bucks Triple Threat Bracket Series Racing At VMP – Sunday

If you want to see live big money bracket racing, this Triple Threat Bracket Series event is one to watch so check it out LIVE right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV. We love this track,...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE LIVE IMSA RACING FROM WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA! Michelin Pilot Challenge, Mustang Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, And More!

Here we go. The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series is visiting Laguna Seca, one of the most famous race tracks in the country! We’re talking the Michelin Pilot...

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Road Racing Livestream From Croft In The UK: The British Automobile Racing Club At Croft Circuit LIVE May 2-3

It’s time for more road racing in Croft! This weekend has the British Automobile Racing Club back at it again with fun racing action at Croft Circuit just outside of Darlington in the Northern UK....

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1957 Pontiac Safari Feature Video – Johnson’s Hot Rods Builds a Rare Wagon With Epic Stance and Finish

I’m a wagon fan. Period. Long roofs rule and I own several of them, in a variety of formats. Anyone that is a regular around here knows it and I can honestly say that I dig wagons from a...

Who Makes The Best Adjustable Wrench? Testing Viewer Suggestions And More To Find Out Which Ones Suck

Adjustable wrench, crescent wrench, or monkey wrench, whatever you call them they are a staple in the toolbox of anyone who considers themselves handy at home. If you are the average car guy or girl,...

Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Black Hawk And Pferd Polifan Face The Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 4.

A couple days ago we shared the video from Fireball Tool where Jason was building the ultimate grinding disc test rig in preparation for the ultimate grinding wheel test we’ve ever seen. And now it...

How To Do A Big Back Window Conversion On A C10 Chevy Pickup: Step by Step – Here’s How To Do It On An Already Finished Truck.

Early C10 trucks were available in a small back window model, or optionally a big back window. The higher trim level trucks were typically available with the big back window and they have been a...

Kevin Tetz Is Giving The Vice Grip Garage OBS A Flawless Paintjob: Or Is It Even Possible To Make This Truck Look That Good?

What kind of magic does it take to make a paint job really stand out, so that the finished project actually looks flawless? Is that even possible with today’s paints? Is it realistic? In order...

Behind the Build Episode 1: John McGann Leads The HOT ROD Shop Tour with Ironworks Speed & Kustom

If you are like us and are always interested in finding out what goes on behind the scenes at a shop, or during a car build, then this new series from John McGann and the gang at Hot Rod is going to...

Ian Johnson’s Custom Off Road “Towverlander” Build: Like A Cheap Earthroamer Anyone Could Build!

For off-road fans who love expedition vehicles, there is nothing that compares to the Turtle Expedition and their series of Ford trucks that were built for extreme conditions, long term off-roading,...

Drag Car TIME CAPSULE with a Surprise – The One that Got Away From The Hot Rod Hoarder

Tommy Lee Byrd and his family have a pretty cool collection of old hot rods and drag cars. To a lot of people these wouldn’t be much to look at, because Tommy tends to leave them alone as much...

Merry Christmas! We Hope You Enjoy Christmas With Family And Friends, And That Santa Brings You Lots Of Parts!

On behalf of the Reynolds family, along with our amazing BangShift.com sponsors, I’d like to wish all of our friends and readers a very Merry Christmas. We also send a hearty Season’s...

Would You Import A Car From Overseas? Stanceworks Imported a Euro BMW E36 Touring from Germany For a CHEAP Daily Driver Build

My dad worked for Mercedes Benz, Rolls Royce, and Bentley for several years when I was growing up and one issue they often saw was customers coming in for warranty or maintenance work in cars that...

Here Are The NHRA’s Top 10 Quickest Funny Car runs of the 2024 Mission Drag Racing Series

If you weren’t watching every single run in the NHRA Mission Drag Racing series this year, or you were but don’t remember all the stats, here is a video that features all of the baddest...

Jay Leno’s Garage Car Feature: The Iconic 1977 Pontiac Firebird Formula from “The Rockford Files!”

I guess kids today see cars in movies and on tv and are excited about them, but the tv shows we grew up with in the 1970s and 1980s were part of the epic car chase era. And not only did they make car...

Fixing 50 Cracks on a Pontiac GTO Bumper – Endura Or Rubber Bumper Repair How To!

When I was a kid, I thought a 1969 Camaro with the Endura front bumper option was the bees knees. The Endura front bumper was a urethane bumper that replaced the front bumper and was body color....

Dropped Cross Member On A Tube Chassis? Why Is The Latest Suspension Trend Making This Necessary?

Drag racing, like most forms of motorsports, is always evolving. In an effort to go quicker and faster, there is a constant back and forth between the engine, drivetrain, and chassis of the car....