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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Sunday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage at Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance Saturday $20,000

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got More Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Ultimate Flap Disc Test: Sunfire Plantex and Norton Blaze Face The Grinder Test Rig To See Which One Survives Best In Round 5.

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...

Halfass Kustoms $0 1951 Ford Rat Rod Project: Cutting Up A Functional Set Of Headers To Make Less Functional Headers

Well, he’s back at it and rolling on with the zero dollar budget rod build. It’s looking like a real truck, and it’s even got an engine in it now! But if this thing is going to be more than...

Crashed LS Turbo Drag And Drive Car Gets Rebuilt: The Maliboom Rear Suspension Is Coming Together, And We Have QA1 Shocks!

Building cars takes a lot of work, and when you are building a race car that amount of work often becomes next level. The reason is because the fancier the chassis setup the more welding and...

Inside with TMI – Winner Of The Best Custom Truck TMI Trim Award At The 2024 SEMA Show – Earl Brignac’s 1986 Chevrolet C10 Pickup

A few years ago, a small group of people came together to create an awards program for those vehicles with amazing interiors at the annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas. Our friends Marcel, Jason, and Ross...

Street Weekend 2 The Movie! Here Is The Movie From The 2024 Edition Of The UK’s Only Drag & Drive!

It seems like there is a Drag and Drive event in every state now, and even in Canada, Australia, and Sweden. But what about the U.K.? I mean you can drive across the whole country in a matter of...

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...