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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Watch Real 1977-1980 Formula One Cars Race At Monaco! Late 1970s F1 Magic at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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A Race Weekend In The Life of The Safety Car Driver: Behind The Scenes At The TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa FIA World Endurance Championships

In the United States, we often refer to them as the Pace Car, but in most of the rest of the world they are referred to as the Safety Car. Same thing, different name, as they are the car that goes...

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The Latest Snap-On Impact vs Milwaukee M18, Bosch & $130 Hopeful Get Put To The Test! Which 3/4 inch Impact Will Reign Supreme?

We’re back with more Impact testing to find out how Snap-On compares to the Milwaukee M18, along with offerings from Bosch and Hopeful. It’s 3/4″ impact testing, but the results...

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Lowlife! Andrew’s Traditional Low And Lean 1932 Ford Roadster Is Traditional Greatness, In A Not So Traditional Place

When you think traditional hot rods, you think of a few geographic areas of the States and a few specific shows that cater to them. I’ve seen plenty of rides like Andrew’s 1932 Ford...

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Rust Repair On A Classic Corvette? But They Are Fiberglass! Mortske is Refreshing a 1972 Corvette on a Budget!

Corvette. The plastic fantastic. The most mass produced fiberglass car in American history. One of the best things about them is you don’t have to worry about dents or rust. Or at least not...

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eBay find: This 1949 Ford T6 Wrecker is Flathead Powered Perfection

When it comes to seeking and finding tow trucks on the internet, I probably do it far too often. I love seeing these trucks in all of their various forms. That being said, this one came as a complete...

Fun At The Track And Just A Little Bit Of A Concussion: Carmageddon Show’s Crash Compilation!

It takes guts to strap yourself into a car, fully intending on crashing it. You risk life, limb, mental capacity and more, but for a professional stunt driver, that’s just another paycheck to...

UPDATE: Todd Paton Beats Brittany Force In Round 1 At Epping!!! Career Best Weekend Keeps Getting Better!

UPDATE: Check out our boy Todd Paton! He runs 3.935 at 310.34 mph in Epping to start off his weekend pretty damn good and then starts the rain delayed eliminations with an upset win over Brittany...

Gear Banging Insanty in a 1980s Era Turbocharged F1 Car – Amazing Footage

Today’s F1 drivers use paddle shifters and have steering wheels in their cars with more buttons and functions than a lap top. Back in the 1980s though, things were different. The driver still...

This Bobcat Mounted Automatic Chainsaw and Log Splitter Is Gearhead Genius In Action (Video)

There are few things that I find cooler than attachments that run off of tractors and equipment. From the old belt driven stuff hanging off the back of Ford tractors to dig post holes, run small...

Watch A Blown Hemi Powered Impala Grudge Car Rip Through A Wheat Field While Racing Kye Kelly

There’s guts and then there’s GUTS and Urban Hillbilly’s Sean Melton has both. Last week we showed you his count down of the top 10 insane wrecks he had ever filmed and a couple of...

PJ North’s Newest Drag Racing Hip Hop Song Kills It! Listen Here.

When my good friend Ron Thomas, BangShifter Extraordinaire, introduced me to the music of PJ North a couple years ago I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. A Hip Hop/Rap song about bracket...

Drag Action Photos: Sweet Sportsman Action From Shadyside Dragway – Wheels Up and More

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Last week we showed you some great Benoit Pigeon photos from Shadyside Dragway and their Carolina Xtreme Pro Mod event. As it turns out there were a ton of cars on...

Tire Frying Burnout Action From The US60 Dragway Nostalgia Nationals

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Let there be burnt offerings to Vulcan…..the god of tire smoke.  Had a LOT of good burnout photos for half the cars and not so much the other half. ...

Awesome Video: Ride Along In A 2,500hp Top Sportsman Car As The Driver Wrestles It Down The Track

The coolest thing for me being at the drags as much as I am is meeting the people and learning the stories behind the cars I see. During the NHRA New England Nationals (which are bring finished as...

Theoretical Build: How Would You Build This 1983 AM General Jeep DJ-5?

When I was five, nothing made me happier than to see the red, white and blue Jeep of the mailman drive up Windsor Avenue. It meant that I could run out to the mailbox and spare the mailman the...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Dirt Track Date By Southern Culture On The Skids

I do like dirt track racing. Back in the 70’s I planted my fat ass in the stands at the late great Santa Fe Speedway in Hinsdale, Illinois at least once a week for two full seasons. Back then...

Craigslist Find: Want To Make Your Very Own Cheetah Funny Car Bodies? Now You Can!

For those who were busy worshipping at the altar of Carroll Shelby and the AC Cobra in the 1960s, life was good and Shelby was doing just fine. For fans of General Motors, however, things...

Question Of The Day: How Much Longer Do You Think The Isle Of Man TT Event Will Last Before It’s Shut Down For Safety Reasons?

As of press time, the Snaefell Mountain Course has claimed two competitors from this year’s Isle Of Man TT event: Australian sidecar racer Dwight Beare crashed near Rhencullen and was killed,...