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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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Making Fenders From Scratch With Cornfield Customs: Designing And Shaping The Buck – Fenders Part 2

We shared Part 1 of the Cornfield Customs Fender building series where wood was being prepared and cut for the buck that these fenders will be shaped to fit, and now we’ve got Part 2 where...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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Edebrock Releases Power Package Top End Kit For 426-528 Chrysler Hemi – 700hp Package

If you want your generation two Hemi to roar like a modern Hellcat, we have just the ticket. The boys over at Edelbrock have lost their minds because they have announced the latest top end kit in...

Now THIS Is A Period Correct Hot Rod – Old School Pre-War Ford Is A Fantastic Glimpse Into History

In today’s hot rodding world, making stuff “period correct” is a hot trend. Guys have been tracking down seemingly impossible to find parts to make cars look and run as they did 50,...

Fail Video: Watch A Guy Completely Wipe Out The Front End Of His Nissan 240 In A Bad Street Drift Attempt

As we’ve said many times before here on the electronic pages of BangShift, we’ve got all the respect in the world for drift drivers. It isn’t easy, and they make it look like no...

Watch Dwayne Wolfe Make The Single Greatest Pro Mod Save We Have Ever Seen

Chad and I are at the NMCA/NMRA All Star Nationals this weekend and there are a ton of pro mods here. Likely someone will have to make a save for themselves over the course of the weekend but there...

Grab A Bag Of Doritos And Watch These Wicked Rotary-Powered Rides From TX2K16!

They are compact, piston less, rev to the freaking moon and scream with the banshee’s cry at the top of their lungs. If Felix Wankel could have predicted what kind of power his rotary engine...

Watch A Wheel For The Bloodhound SSC Get Spin Tested To 1,100 MPH In A Huge Test Rig

One of the things we have long admired about the Bloodhound SSC project is that the organizers and builders have managed to turn the whole venture into a huge source of national pride and teamwork...

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Roadkill’s Muscle Truck Is Up For Auction! If You Have Lusted After The Loud And Proud Chevy C-10, Now’s Your Chance!

Here is a surprise we weren’t ready to see…the Muscle Truck, Roadkill’s 1974 Chevrolet C-10 stepside, is currently sitting on eBay on auction! The Chevrolet has a strong connection...

This 1977 Chevrolet Malibu Would Make A Killer Sleeper…It Already Has The Look!

Lately, there has been this strange desire that has been haunting me, one that will only be satisfied by a crew-cab sleeper of a car. I want the outside to look like nothing special is going...

Morning Symphony: Listen To The Mercedes AMG GT RR Rip It Up At Okayama International Circuit!

If there is one thing I enjoy about Mercedes-Benz’s touring car efforts, it is the fact that they make some of the most aggressive noises to ever come from a V8. They aren’t screamers,...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Appreciating The Other Side Of The Counter For The Day

It’s easy to look at the half of the argument that you are on and not bother with the other half. If there is one point that readers have nit-picked at me consistently, it is that I tend to...

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New StreetGrip Applications Up For Pre-Order: Tri-Five Chevrolets, 1968-1974 Nova, 1958-1964 GM B-Body

We’ve been screaming from the hills about the goodness of the RideTech StreetGrip system since we installed one ourselves and there’s good reason for that. The StreetGrip parts fit like...

Watch This Dodge Dakota Drag A Volvo Tractor To Bump-Start It After The Starter Goes Out!

We’d be lying if we told you that we know all of the details about what is going on in this video. We do know that the Volvo semi tractor’s starter completely and utterly kicked the...

ChallengerFest 7 Is Here! We Scope Out The Early Arrivals, From Awesome Street Cars To Some Serious Third-Gen Hemi Racers!

ChallengerFest 7, sponsored by Billet Technology, has officially kicked off in Bowling Green and we are there covering everything there is to cover! We were impressed with not only the quantity but...

eBay Find: This 1933 Olds Sport Coupe Is An Amazing Window Into The Past – Awesome Car!

It is a rare thing for us to point your attention toward an old car that has not been modified but in the case of this 1933 Olds Sport Coupe we know that you’d appreciate the total package that...