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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Session 1 LIVE from the FMP NHRA Arizona Nationals

It’s time for NHRA Pro Mod Qualifying! Check out all the action right here from Round 1 of Qualifying for the NHRA Arizona Nationals where the track temps aren’t the only hot things this...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From The Season Opener At Darana Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Motorsports Park in Dunn, North Carolina, where racers are going to be battling...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Bracket Racing From The 13th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals – Triple $20K Super Pro Shootout – Friday

The drag racing season has officially started and is going into full swing this weekend with the 13th Annual Southern Big Buck Nationals at Montgomery International Dragway. Our friends at...

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TX2K26 Day 2 From The Texas Motorplex: Supercars Pushed Too Hard… Wrecks, Blown Motors, & New Leaders!

Here’s the Day 2 video from The Texas Motorplex and TX2K26! With the sale of Houston Raceway Park three years ago, TX2K was in need of a new home and with only one really big world class drag...

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TX2K26 Day 1 From The Texas Motorplex: Big Numbers, Big Power, Big Carnage! Everything You Expect From TX2K AND MORE!!!

With the sale of Houston Raceway Park three years ago, TX2K was in need of a new home and with only one really big world class drag racing facility left, that meant that TX2K had to move to the Texas...

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Drag Racing 2000hp Trucks UPHILL in SNOW! What Could Possibly Go Wrong? This Is Insane And Fun In All The Right Ways!

Ice and snow racing events just make me smile, but probably not for the reason you think. As awesome as these events are, and as cool as the race cars and trucks can be, it’s the people that...

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Friday’s Excuse To Go Home And Drink: R.I.P., Chevrolet SS and Chevrolet Caprice PPV

V8, rear-drive, four-door family sedan wanted. Expecting power levels over 300  horsepower, and must be easily modifiable. Expecting handling to be useable, pushing towards impressive, and it must...

More Unwanted, Unsolicited, and Unwelcome Opinions Of 2016 SEMA Cars and Trucks!

McTaggart: Once again, it’s time to dive back into the thousands of photos shot over the course of the 2016 SEMA show with Lohnes. Opinions are a funny thing, and it’s strange how we...

Question Of The Day: What Makes This Brazillian-Sourced 1972 Dodge Charger R/T Worth $50,000 (And Climbing)?

Don’t bother doing a double-take at the photo: yes, we said Charger, and yes, we mean it. While Chrysler had thrown in the towel on performance by 1974 at the latest, the Latin America and...

Craig Breedlove Suing Museum Of Science and Industry For Alleged Damage To Original Spirit Of America – $395,000 Worth!

Craig Breedlove and his historic, land speed record busting Spirit Of America are back in the news again but for very different reasons than you may expect. Breedlove is suing the Museum of Science...

Wait Until This Monster Gets Dialed In: Izzy Performance’s 1,600 Horsepower, All-Wheel-Drive Turbo Silverado!

In the BangShift Mid-West fleet, there is one vehicle that generally is kept off-limits from any sort of hijinks: that would be the Chevy Silverado SS that my wife uses as her daily driver. She...

Big Uglies: We Found A Pair Of Cool, Old Hendrickson Trucks Resting Comfortably

(Words and photos by Greg Rourke) – Ever seen a Hendrickson truck? If you live outside of the upper Midwest, probably not. Hendrickson started building trucks in Chicago in 1913, and in 1926...

On The Street Testing And Grudge Racing Video Fix Right Here

For most of the country it is wet or cold or snowy or all of the above, which means that there are A LOT of racers and hot rodders around the country that are jonesing for racing action. But thanks...

This 1968 Olds 98 Has To Be The Biggest Car For Sale On The Internet Right Now

This 1968 Olds 98 is large, it is lovely, and it is a 455 powered battleship on wheels that has to be the biggest car for sale on the internet right now. Just feast your eyes on all of the pea soup...

This Car-Hauling Chevrolet School Bus Is Great For All Of The Right Reasons – Compound Turbo Cummins And Good Range!

Is it bad when the first thing that comes to mind is, “If you laugh, you’re going straight to hell”? That’s where I find myself with this 1954 Chevrolet…um…short...

Alfa Romeo 4C Spyder: A Loud, Lightweight, No Frills Car That Answers The Great What If?

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – We hear one refrain from car guys a lot. Why can’t you order a car without all the extra crap? Why do you need to have all the bells and whistles that add...

Sad News: George Howard, One Of Drag Racing’s Greatest Promoters Has Died

(Lead photo credit: CompetitionPlus.com) – Every sport has its legends, its influencers, its gamblers, and its innovators. George Howard embodied all of those things and more during a career...

Money No Object: This 1999 MCI “Executive Coach” Would Be The Ultimate BangShift Mobile Command Center!

The BangShift Mobile Command Center. It’s an idea that just won’t die, even if the likelihood of it happening is right up there with Buford T. Justice ending up on hydraulics and Daytons....

2016 Photo Highlight Reel: The Finale Of David Whealon’s Favorites

(Photos by David Whealon – DW-Photos) – So we may have reached the end of the line for David Whealon’s 2016 photo highlight reel here but there’s a silver lining in this...

Celebrating Thirty Years Of Nuke’d Tires From Australia: The Summernats Top 10 For 2017!

While we are either freezing our giblets off, digging out of the snow, watching the rain fall by the ton or watching trees and small building getting straight up hammered by the wind…ask...