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The One and Only Greg Biffle: A Fitting Tribute From His Friend, Fellow Racers, And Family Man, Cleetus McFarland.

The unfortunate and tragic death of Greg Biffle made news worldwide but for Garrett Mitchell, aka Cleetus McFarland, the news hit home much harder. Biffle and his family were on their way to Florida...

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The Boys Found A Rare Snowcat and Trippled the Power! What Could Possibly Go Wrong? This Is Going To Be Fun

I have lots of friends who drive winter beaters, and while some of them drive the same one for several years I also have friends who buy something every year or two and drive them like assh@les...

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Bad Parts? Wrong Oil? NEW Data Reveals WHY Modern Engines FAIL Prematurely! This Info Might Scare You.

New engines are significantly better than older engines in many regards, but not in all of them. And new engines being better than old engines doesn’t mean that old engines aren’t good....

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TOP 20 VIDEO: HILLCLIMB MONSTERS FROM SIMOLA || KING OF THE HILL 2025 SET A NEW RECORD!

When you hear that the Simola HillClimb is the biggest motor racing event in the entire country of South Africa, it really hits home as to how popular this event really is. And with 2025 being the...

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Finnegan and Newbern Drove The Rotsun Out Of The PRI Show! Will The Rotsun Be Allowed To Return To PRI Now?

When Freiburger and Finnegan weren’t able to be at the WireCare booth during the PRI Show where they were supposed to rewire the Rotsun, Finnegan stepped in and said “Hold my beer.”...

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Drag Racing with CHRISTMAS TREES! Racing Action From Cleetus McFarland’s XMAS Tree Drags 2025 At Bradenton Motorsports Park

Cleetus’ Christmas Tree Race 2025 was a very special race. The race has become kind of a big deal since starting a few years ago, and has some pretty simple rules. You must race with a Christmas...

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Yes, They Will Move: Maine State Patrol Snags A Kid In A Dodge Neon SRT-4 Doing 146 Miles Per Hour!

(Photos: Maine State Patrol) The Dodge Neon SRT-4 didn’t have a lot going for it, to be honest. It was based on the cheeky, cheerful and effin’ cheap Neon and to be fair, if you deduct...

2016 NMRA All-Ford World Finals: Early Testing In The Cool Autumn Air At Beech Bend!

The LS fans got their chance, now it’s time for the Blue Oval brigade to take over Beech Bend Raceway Park! The 2016 NMRA All-Ford World Finals have kicked off, and the cars are out in force at...

Watch This Finnish Toyota Starlet Set a New Record at Michigan’s Empire Hill Climb Revival

The Empire Hill Climb Revival might not be the longest hilll climb in the world–in fact, it’s probably one of the shortest–but in the event’s fourth year since rebooting the classic...

Testing Time! Hot Rod Garage Drags Their Junk Out To The Strip For A Shootout!

Every job has it’s perk, and for the guys at Hot Rod Garage, that perk is being able to film an entire episode at the track with all of the cars that they have been wrenching on. Rough day,...

Genuine 1932 Ford Steel Three Window Coupe Project For Sale With Dyno Don Flathead!

Dyno Don Flathead?!? The one and only Dyno Don Nicholson built, and dyno tuned, the flathead in this cool 1932 Ford Three Window Coupe project. And it has only the dyno time on it, so it’s...

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You Can Buy This Bus With a Jail Cell In It Right Now For Totally Non-Nefarious Uses

I’ve seen some weird stuff come up for sale periodically on CraigsList, but nothing—and I mean nothing—has come across quite as strange as this Jail Bus for sale in Kentucky on GovDeals.com, a...

Historic Drag Racing Video From Maple Grove – Take A Trip Back To The Early 1970s At Da Grove!

This weekend the NHRA will be attempting to run a National Event at Maple Grove Raceway in Reading, Pennsylvania. We say attempting because the weather forecast is so horrible looking that we have...

Slow Mo! This Cool Compilation Of Slow Motion Action From 1320Video Rules

Slow motion video has long fascinated people for different reasons. In sports it can be used to determine whether someone was in or our of bounds, whether a fumble occurred, who the last person was...

RideTech Announces New StreetGrip System For C10 Trucks – Pre Orders Being Taken Now, Shipping In November

The RideTech StreetGrip line has been extremely popular with enthusiasts looking to step up the handling performance and fun of their car (and now truck!) without going through a full pro-touring...

Luxo-Rig! This Kenworth Has One Of The Most Awesome Rolling Apartments We’ve Ever Seen On Its Back

(By Greg Rourke) – We love trucks here at Bangshift. We also love RV’s, and there has been a smattering of custom vans lately. So it’s only natural that we would like all three...

Fun Ford Weekend Coverage: If You Love The Blue Oval, These Photos From The Grove Will Have You Hooked

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – There are certain truths that we hold self-evident and one of them is the fact that Joe Grippo will be happily prowling the grounds of Maple Grove Raceway each year...

Here’s Our Last Group Of 2016 Drag Week Photos From Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – If there was one theme that defined 2016 Drag Week it was diversity. Yes, there were lots of turbocharged big block Chevrolet engines and lots of turbocharged LS...

Such A Rough Start: This 1989 Saleen Mustang Is Up For A Quick Sale!

Consider this the biggest “no-brainer” Rough Start find yet. A 1989 Ford Mustang on it’s own accord, running and driving, that is at least a ten-footer if not better for under five...

Flyin’: Watch This Mustang Smash a Lap Record at Watkins Glen

Road racing videos can make it hard to gauge relative speed, especially in time trial runs. Because Brian Faessler drives his monster Ford Mustang so smoothly in this video of his lap-record run at...