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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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Rally Kart: This Is An Idea That Needs To Be Turned Into A Series – This Video Will Have You Craving One

Later this week I will detail the adventure Nutting and I had riding in rally cars with professional drivers through the New Hampshire. Today however we’re here to show you something that a...

This Motorcycled Engined Riding Lawn Mower Is Completely Awesome And We’d Probably Die On It

Given the chance to drive this creation, I’d gladly hand the keys to Chad. Why? Because nothing would give me more joy than to see him, with a big smile on his face, beard flapping in the...

Rough Start: This 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Could Be Your Investment Car

Out of all of the GM A/G body cars that were built, not one was more polarizing than the 1986 Pontiac Grand Prix 2+2 Aerocoupe. We will spare you the long story: In short terms, Richard Petty wanted...

Morning Symphony: Listen To This 8-Second Fox Mustang Rip Through The Gears!

Happiness is ripping gears with three pedals, one shifter, and the knowledge needed to launch and shift without turning the clutch to a shredded mess and the gears into neat little metal pellets in...

Can You Fix A Leaky Transmission? If So, This Back-Halved, Mid-Engine V8-Swapped 1982 VW Vanagon Could Be A Great Deal!

The Facebook post from Joe Jolly was innocent enough: “McTaggart! Is this BangShifty?” Not quite sure why I’m the person to ask…half of the time, most people think I’ve...

Video Bonanza: Big Carnage from Stuck Throttles

The other day we were talking about Toyota’s global, epic throttle sticking fail that actually wasn’t and we thought that we’d bring you a bunch of videos showing all different...

Street Car Takeover At Beech Bend: Friday Night Roll Racing Action!

I have certain barometers for whether or not an event will be good, but the ultimate measuring stick I have is when Brian blows my phone up, making sure that I’m going. Street Car Takeover has...

Watch This Huge Russian Truck Pull A Load Of Logs Out Of The Woods And Through The Muck Like A Mechanical Mule

This is one of those rare occasions that we run video from Russia that does not include a beating, a car accident, or some other incredible form of automotive failure. In this video we get a look at...

Watch Tim Cullinan Turn His Front Motor Top Fueler Into A Trike TWICE On The Same Run And Save It!

Front motor top fuel cars are among the least appreciated vehicles in drag racing. Their numbers peaked in the 1990s and have basically declined since then, leaving us with less than two dozen really...

Check This Out: A 1970 Checker Marathon That Never Saw Service Duty!

For many people, the Checker Marathon was and always will be “the” taxicab, while everything else painted yellow is just another replacement. For twenty-one years, the Marathon was...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week, It’s Extra Passengers In A Corvette And “Was That A Cop In The Dodge?”

Expecting witty banter? Of course you aren’t, but we have to make a mad dash out of the door to another track this weekend, so we will keep it quick: we’re going to reach into the top of...

This Lifted Crew Cab Beast Could Be Yours. Perfect End Of Days Bugout Rig

The end of the world is coming. Or so the preppers say, which means we’re all going to need some kick ass bugout vehicle that can haul our loved ones, pets, and all the gear we’ll need to...

Class Is Back In Session! Let Professor Pobst Give You The Rundown On Understeer!

Why does understeer suck? Simple…it’s the car taking control completely out of your hands for you while simultaneously sucking all of the fun out of the event of cornering. If you chose...

This 1987 E30 BMW 325is Could Be The Bavarian Corner Carver You Crave

I know a BMW E30 is not the norm around here, but you have to live under a rock if you haven’t noticed the insane number of “Ultimate Driving Machines” that have graced race tracks,...