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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

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

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The Lewis Winch Has Been Around For 50 Years, Rules, And We Knew Nothing About It – Video

There’s nothing neater than discovering some awesome little mechanical device that we never knew existed before and then falling down the rabbit hole of the internet to learn more about it....

Watch This 427 FE High Riser Crank Out 670hp On The Dyno – This Thing Sounds Grand!

We’ve told you about the 427 FE high riser engine a bunch here at BangShift over the years. One of the meanest versions of the venerable engine, it powered Ford to make race wins on circle...

Amazing Video: Watch The Detailed, Involved, and Super Interesting Process Of Building A Tiny Connecting Rod!

We have long loved videos featuring miniature engines around here. The craftsmanship, the time, the precision, and the creativity that go into them are all great things. Normally great things...

This 1908 Film Shows How A 12-Inch BattleShip Gun Was Manufactured

We’re completely fascinated by old manufacturing films. Previously we had dug up some videos showing locomotives being manufactured and serviced but this deal, the manufacture of a 12-inch gun...

The Grand National Truck Show In Pomona Was Packed With Good Rides, And Crowned The World’s Most Beautiful Truck!

The Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, home to the America’s Most Beautiful Roadster competition, has been one of the premier car shows in the country for decades. To expand on that...

Our Final Gallery Of Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Pro Touring Action Photos From Beech Bend Raceway Park’s Biggest Event Of The Year! High G Racing!

Here’s our tenth, and final, gallery from Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green. The weather was nearly perfect this year, with unbelievable crowds and conditions for fun and racing. I loved...

Our Final Gallery Of NHRA Zmax Carolina Nationals Action Photos: More Pro Stock Cars And Motorcycles, Plus Top Fuel Bikes Tearing Up The 1320 At ZMax Dragway In Charlotte

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Mission Tortilla Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Cars And Bikes really provided incredible action through...

LIVE NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing: Division 3 Racing Action From World Wide Technology Raceway St. Louis.

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

More NHRA Zmax Carolina Nationals Action Photos: Pro Stock Cars And Motorcycles, Plus Top Fuel Bikes Tearing Up The 1320 At ZMax Dragway In Charlotte

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a beautiful weekend to go drag racing at zMax! The NHRA Mission Tortilla Drag Racing Series Pro Stock Cars And Bikes really provided incredible action through...

Dylan McCool’s ABANDONED Mercury Capri TURBO Gets Some Love! Will It Run And Drive After Sitting For 23 Years?

Dylan is back at it, with another Ford project. Well Mercury to be exact, but same same. What’s weird is that Dylan really is mostly a Mopar guy but he dabbles in a little bit of everything and...

David Newbern Helps Make Bert’s Junkyard 1957 Chevy A Driver With A Blown Small Block! First Drive Before Cruisin’ The Coast.

When Newbern and the gang got a bunch of Tri-Five Chevrolet’s out of Texas a couple years ago, they ended up in the hands of several folks who were intent on building cool rides. Some are going...

Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Off-Road Action Photos From Beech Bend Raceway Park’s Biggest Event Of The Year! Dirt Flying Action!

Here’s our ninth gallery from Holley’s LS Fest in Bowling Green. This one is a small gallery of off-road photos that make us wish we had been able to spend more time up on the hill watching...

Amazing Video: Here’s How Locomotives Were Overhauled In 12 Days Circa 1938 England

We have showed you lots of cool videos of old locomotives being built but this is the first one we have ever showed you that illustrates the process of a locomotive being overhauled and it is one of...

Watch This Old 27-Liter Rover Meteor Tank Engine Rumble And Roar Away On The Dyno

We’re no geniuses around here but we think we know the formula to coming up with a good engine. Start by basing it off of one of the best engines of all time. Continue to tweaking the design...