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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Saturday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! 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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FREE BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Saturday $50,000

The Autoland Door Car Challenge is on this weekend at Tri-State Raceway in Iowa and we dig it. We’re door car drag racers around here, although I have driven a few dragsters in my day as well. But...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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eBay Find: This 1975 Buick Regal “Free Spirit” Indy Pace Car Isn’t For The Introvert!

Bright colors and gaudy graphics weren’t exactly Buick’s thing in the mid-1970s…or, for that matter, any time. The 1970 Buick GSX came close, but Saturn Yellow and Apollo White were...

And They’re Coming To The U.S. Soon: Check Out This Formula Offroad Footage From Norway!

Big engines, unpredictable hills that could stay together or straight-up crumble beneath your tires, enough roll cage surrounding you that you’re comfortable saying “to hell with the...

“R” Is For “Race”, Right? Watch As This Mustang Tries To Launch In Reverse On The Street!

It’s fine to be nervous just before the launch of a race. In fact, that’s probably a good sign…you should be making sure that everything is in order before you drill the loud pedal...

Wow! We Found A 1966 Plymouth Satellite With A 426 Hemi In It At A Salvage Auction!

One of our BangShifty pals told us that we should scan the Insurance Auto Auctions Inc website because they have all kinds of stuff for sale and he was right, they do. From high end exotics that have...

Have You Checked Out The Ford Performance Parts Crate Motor Lineup Lately? You Should!

We live in the greatest era of high performance cars that has ever existed. There are commuter-mobiles out there that will eat the best of the muscle car era alive. While that is hard for some to...

Awesome Video: Listen To Al Segrini And Tom Prock Tell Match Racing Stories In A Kalitta Racing Hauler Lounge

Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall behind the scenes at an NHRA race? We’re not talking sitting in race control or watching a crew guy slip new bearings into an engine, we’re talking...

Hot Rod Time Machine: Great Photos From The 1980s At An Oklahoma Car Show – Fat Fenders Rule!

  (Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – This gallery has a lot of interesting stuff in it, but there is one ride in particular I want to focus on.  That’s the ’38 Ford Coupe of Jimmy,...

Will The Lowest Mile 1978 Silver Anniversary Corvette Bring Big Money? 4.1 Miles On The Odometer!

I normally spend a small part of my day chucking darts at a board with a photo of Crag Fitzgerald on it. Today I have stopped that practice for the morning and will instead tip my cap to the man...

Galot Motorsports Park Drag Action Photos: Get A Load Of How Nice This Place Is!

(Photos by Benoit Pigeon) – Galot Motorsports Park could be the nicest drag strip in the country and these photos continue to prove that fact. Earl Wells and the whole gang that took what was...

Ride With Dave Davidson As He Goes 255mph At El Mirage IN The 911 Blown Fuel Roadster

The other day we showed you video of the Cummins, Davidson, and Beck 911 Blown Fuel Roadster ripping across the packed silt at El Mirage during the opening meet of the 2016 SCTA season. Today...

This 1974 Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban Wagon Is A 400ci Powered, Wood Grain Equipped, Tank

The 1970s were largely a disaster for the domestic auto producers but they got a couple of big points right and those were pickup trucks and station wagons. Proof positive is sitting on the page in...

Goodguys North Carolina Nationals Coverage: Beautiful Weekend With Beautiful Cars In The Tar Heel State

(Photos courtesy of Turbo Start Batteries) – The guys at Turbo Start Batteries are crushing it these days. It sure seems like they have been at every cool event in the Southeast this year!...

Building An Old School Street Rod Engine? Put A Thumpr In It! New Grinds For Old Engines

If you are building an old school street rod, complete with an old school engine we’re going to suggest a new school approach to your camshaft that’s deliver lots more than old school...

This Pro Touring 1970 Opel GT Has Fender Flares, LS Power, And A Carb Through The Hood

This 1970 Opel GT is a great example of a different pro touring machine than you normally see. Chad asked the world of dare to be different thinking was dead in pro touring and it is a valid question...