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MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...

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Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Our Final Gallery Of 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Check Them All Out Here, Along With A Link To Any You Might Have Missed!

We’ve got our fifth, and final, photo gallery from the PDRA East Coast Nationals below, but if you missed the previous galleries from the race, you can use the link we’ve included as...

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Newbern Helped His Neighbor Get This SS Chevelle Up And Running For Burnouts After Sitting For 40 Years And A Seized Small Block

There are lots of will it run videos out there of engines being started after sitting for years and years and years. But when an engine is actually stuck, or seized, the success rate goes down...

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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Could This Be The Most Bad Ass International Scout 80 Ever? Trophy Truck Inspiration Abounds

We’ve seen some Scouts in our day, but this one is pretty damn trick. And we don’t just mean the LS Engine swap, as that pales in comparison to the insane front and rear suspension...

1,500hp Chevette Video: This Car Was A Drag Week Fan (and announcer) Favorite! Watch It Work

One of the blessing/curse deals with being part of the Drag Week live feed is that I don’t have a lot of time to see cars in the morning before we start and since we cannot leave until everyone...

Where It All Started: This Short Clip Of Hot Rod Drag Week 2005 Is A Far Cry From The Mania Of Today

Drag Week officially begins in a couple days and since we’ve got the fever we figured we would share this look back the the humble roots of the event. Oddly Drag Week had a lot to do with...

The Paris, Kentucky Cruise! More Cars, Trucks, Street Freaks, and Muscle From A Great Event

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) –  More cool rides from downtown Paris, Kentucky.  We do like to see cool Cummins 4BT swaps and this black C-10 is a great example.  The low-key exterior,...

Dynatech Header Rebate Program: Get Up To $100 Back On The Best Headers In The Industry

We know you like money and we know you like saving money, the cool thing is that the folks at Dynatech know that too and that’s why they have started Dynatech header rebate program for the fall...

Volvo’s Iron Knight Is An Awesome Truck – Just Stop Calling It The World’s Fastest

We love big trucks around here and this monster from Volvo is no exception. Called the Iron Knight it is a modern hot rodded big rig built by the engineers at Volvo to showcase what kind of power...

If One Is Good, Two Is Better: Twin Disc Clutches Are Great On The Street, Not Just A Race Part Anymore.

It’s the age of the stick shift. I know that’s a big statement, but the truth is there have never been better, or more plentiful, options for putting a stick shift into virtually any...

The Daltonapolis 500 Is On For 2016! The Backyard Karting Brawl That Brings Out All The Stars Is On!

What if I told you there was a kart race, on a banked 1/9 mile dirt oval, in a backyard in California, that brought out champions from more than 20 dirt and asphalt racing series? It’s true....

Kontinentals Day of the Drags 2016: Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Best Little Drag Race in Texas

(Photos by Robert Paxton) – It’s that time again, we are getting to the end of the excellent Kontinentals Day of the Drags photos that Robert Paxton shot for us at Little River Raceway...

This Could Be The Coolest Toyota RV Ever: Solid Axle 1982 Toyota Sunrader Turbo Diesel Motorhome Greatness

First off, you couldn’t buy one of these. Well, not outfitted like this one. In 1982 this Toyota Sunrader motorhome came from the factory in 2-wheel drive trim and with a 22R Toyota engine that...

Watch BJ Baldwin, And A Ferrett, Show Why 6 Wheel Drive Is Awesome

Okay, so the Ferrett is the 6-wheel drive vehicle, but still, it’s the first time we’ve remarked on a Ferrett here at BangShift.com, and it makes us giggle like we are 12 year old idiots....

More 34th Annual Great Labor Day Cruise Coverage: The Cars and Trucks Just Keep On Coming

We’re back with more coverage from the 34th annual Great Labor Day Cruise at the Orange County Fairgrounds in California. We have hundreds of photos in the can from this show and they range...

This Audi Prototype Driver Celebrated His Birthday With Go-Kart Paintball!

Lucas Di Grassi just might become the first Brazilian with an overall win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for Audi and he came up just short of his first series championship in Formula E this year. He’s...

Unhinged: A Tribute To The Ultimate Beater, Courtesy Of This 1973 Ford Torino

Not every car deserves to be saved. Some deserve to just be used, abused and fixed up to be abused again, because not every car ever sold was a museum-quality, ultra-rare, whatever the hell model...