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OLD SCHOOL Dodge 1 TON TOW TRUCK Gets Repairs and Paint Work! A Vice Grip Garage Roadworthy Rescue Christmas Bonus Episode Not To Be Missed.

In honor of the Christmas holiday, Derek has been putting out a few extra Vice Grip Garage videos the past week and we dig them. Some of them are a bit of Behind the Scenes coverage, some combine a...

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Swapping SRT4 TURBO POWER Into A MINT 1985 Dodge Minivan!! Building an EPIC Family Hauler With A Crusty SRT4.

This one here is something special. Sure, there have been plenty of turbo 4 cylinder Dodge Caravans and Plymouth Voyagers over the years, but this van is so mint that it defies description. Just wait...

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2025’s Wildest World Rally Championship Stages: Dirt, Tarmac, Rain, Snow, And More! It Was An Exciting Year Of Racing!

The 2025 World Rally Championship season was something special and like any good WRC event, the drama and action were plentiful. We’re excited to see the season ending highlights that all the...

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IHRA Acquires Historic Memphis Motorsports Park In Millington Tennessee. Big Race Weekend’s Planned For 2026!

Well folks, the rumors that someone is buying Memphis are finally true! For the last 15 years I’ve heard rumor after rumor that someone was coming in to buy the race track formerly known as...

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Merry Christmas From BANGshift! We Hope You Enjoy Christmas With Your Loved Ones And That Santa Is Good To All Of You!

Every year the message is pretty similar, and 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...

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DID SANTA FAIL YOU? DON’T WORRY, THE BACONSHIFT SALE IS ON!!! FREE BACON, Plus $250 Discounts! It’s The BACONSHIFT Sale At American Powertrain And It Ends January 9th!

One of the most exciting times of year is when the BACONSHIFT SALE starts at American Powertrain! With $250 in savings on your favorite 5 and 6-speed kits, there is no doubt this is the perfect...

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Five-Wide Reverse Drag Racing Makes Figure-Eight Racing Look Like a Sunday Drive

The wide world of motorsports has a bit to offer for just about every car enthusiasts’ tastes, but sometimes you just need a healthy dose of entertainment for everyone. This is the realm of school...

We double dare you to find a better sleeper than this clapped-out, nitrous-huffing ice cream drag van

Sleepers are a wonderful thing in drag race. Street Outlaws’ Farm Truck is maybe the best-known and there are certainly plenty of other greats like the 700-horsepower Toyota Camry that looks like...

Watch a driver-extraction exercise from an all-electric racing series’ safety team

Motorsports safety has come a long way from the days, not so long ago, when drivers would pull themselves out of a wrecked race and walk across a hot track to a place where maybe there might be...

Watch The Saddest Camaro Burnout Ever End With An Even Sadder Impact – How Does This Happen?

While no one will be calling the Lohnes residence and offering me a ride in a Formula One car tomorow, I feel as though I am fully functional behind the wheel. I am not going to out duel Jimmy...

Big Changes At Jamco Parts! New Product Lines, New Focus, Same Great Quality and Service

The name Jamco Parts has been synonymous with shoebox Ford and Mercury suspension systems since the middle part of the 1980s. Well the company has recently announced a significant expansion of its...

Street Car Shootout At Brainerd Optimist Dragway – Coverage Of The Strip And The Cruise

(Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Tommy Lee Byrd has been killing it lately with tons of great photos from places like Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip in Georgia. His latest dispatch came to us in the...

Battle Hymn of The Bro: Is This Tune About Wrecking Mustangs Great Or Does It Miss The Mark?

There have been hundreds and possibly thousands of car songs written and performed over the years. From ditties like “Little GTO” by Ronnie and the Daytonas to “Beep Beep” by...

ECTA June Coverage: More Cool Cars, Trucks, and Hot Rods From The Ohio Mile!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – In the 1st article from this event we posted the top speeds for nearly everything in the photo gallery.  I will attempt to keep this up, but can’t...

Pulling Action Coverage: The Piedmont 300 Was A Rocking Good Time – Killer Trucks!

(Words and photos by David Whealon) – Pullin’ season is in full swing and we were on hand again for this year’s running of the Peidmont 300. Located in Winston Salem, NC at the Dixie...

TV’s “Diesel Brothers” Being Sued By Utah Doctors For Modifying Diesel Trucks

A group of Utah doctors is planning on suing the guys from the Diesel Brothers television show because they claim that the guys have illegally modified vehicles and are harming the environment....

Great Chase: A Pymouth Road Runner Jumps, Smashes, Rolls, and Weakly Explodes Chasing A Bad Guy!

We’d never heard of the 1977 B-movie called Bare Knuckles before watching this bitchin’ chase scene. The movie is a campy deal that follows the exploits of a bounty hunter as he tries...

Target to exit Ganassi Racing sponsorship of IndyCar for 2017

Chip Ganassi Racing has announced that their longtime sponsorship partner Target will leave the Verizon IndyCar Series for the 2017, AP writer Jenna Fryer reported Wednesday. Target will remain a...

Cool off in the summer heat with this vintage Finnish ice racing home movie

Now that much of the U.S. is in the middle of bathing their assorted extremities in the summer heat-wave sweat, what better way could we celebrate than by pulling out some classic Finnish ice racing...

This Vintage Merlyn Sports Racer Is a Beautiful Piece From a Bygone Era of Racing

In the early 1960’s, homebuilt and small-batch sports racers ruled the day in road racing. This was the early days of broader space-frame building and most of the purpose-built race cars of the day...