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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indy 500 Testing And Qualifying Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few days until the start of the Indy 500, but there is plenty of practice and qualifying action to watch until then! We’ve got live streaming video from the Indianapolis Motor...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Camden Murphy Sets Monster Truck World Speed Record at Monster Jam at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Monster Trucks are awesome machines, and the things they are capable of doing are mind boggling at times. But as fast, and crazy, and high flying as they are, top speed is not the thing you think of...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 3 of 5 – What’s Wizardry Is Going Into This Beast? The Science Behind Better Handling

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In this video...

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Rough Start: This 1971 Ford Torino 500 Station Wagon Is An Emerald In The Desert!

I love hunting for old iron in the deserts of Arizona. For the rust-averse like myself, it’s a paradise. The sheetmetal is anywhere from pristine to paint-roasted and the chances are good that...

This 1973 Ford F-350 Wrecker Is Listed As Being In Rough Condition – We’re Not Sure They Know What Rough Is!

Maybe the adage “a little paint can go a long way” applies here but when the seller describes this truck as “rough” in the eBay ad we’re thinking that we are not seeing...

Can An Evening Orchid 1966 Corvair Corsa Be Badass? It Can When It’s A Kelmark-Converted Big-Block!

Some colors just don’t work for some people…and GM’s Evening Orchid color is that color for me. I know of at least one person who will vehemently disagree with me until the end of...

Watch This Mack Truck Run 10.90/128-mph With An E6 285hp Engine!

The Mack E6 285hp engine is not exactly one that lives in diesel powered fantasy land. It was a yeoman engine that was used in trucks that pretty much everyone who ever piloted would claim were...

Here’s What It Looks Like When Three Humvees Plummet To The Ground During A Failed Air Drop Drill

There are bad days at work and then there’s this. During a training exercise in Germany, three Humvees plummeted hundreds of feet to their demise after the rigging securing them to their...

Viva Las Vegas 2016 Coverage: The Parade Of REAL GUY Hot Rods, Customs, and Trucks Continues

Yes, our Viva Las Vegas 2016 coverage continues today! Here’s the thing. This is not a show populated by gazillion dollar hot rods that no one can afford. Just the contrary, actually. This is...

From A Road Course Racer, To An LSR Screamer, And Now A 9-Second Warhead, This 2009 Dodge Challenger Does It All!

When the Dodge Challenger returned for the 2008 model year, Mopar fans who wanted two doors and rear-wheel drive were lined up around the block salivating, and Sam Uthman was right in line with them....

Want A Quarter Mile Drag Strip? Lonestar Motorsports Park In Texas Is For Sale! $2.7M

We thought it was pretty awesome when John Hennessey went into the drag strip business a couple of years ago with the purchase of Lonestar Motorsports Park in Sealy, Texas. After all, his shop is...

Jay Leno Shows You What Is Being Worked On In His Shop: A Hemi-Powered Cunningham, A Porsche Restoration, And More!

Jay Leno is a car guy, through and through, there is no doubt about it, and he has the money to do whatever the hell he wants to do. But the reason we like what he does is that he didn’t...

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American Powertrain Parting Shift: Hammering A Classic 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury With Max Wedge Power Down The Quarter Mile

While the short throw shifter was a great innovation that helped make speedy gear changes much easier, there’s something awesome about seeing a guy really get after it with a long throw, old...

This Turbocharged Barra Six-Powered Ford Cortina Rules! Wheels-Up High With Turbo-Six Power!

It might look like a lightly shrunken Mercury Montego wearing Valiant Charger headlights, but the Ford Cortina had nothing to do with a midsize Ford…it was just meant to look like one. Offered...

Bring On The Apocalypse! This Dodge Ram Cummins/Sno-Cat Combination Is Awesome!

It is very, very difficult to look at this 2005 Dodge Ram and not immediately have images of it running over every possible thing on Creation while blasting “Ride of the Valkyries” out of...

When Mustangs Attack! Will Leaving A Car Meet In A Hot-Rodded ‘Stang Cause Mayhem And Property Damage? Cleetus Tests Out The Theory!

If you haven’t been on the internet in the last couple of weeks, you’ve been missing a meme war against the Ford Mustang of epic proportions. If you are a Mustang owner, chances are very...

Rough Start: This 1971 GMC Sprint Would Make An Excellent First Car…Truck…Whatever!

Finding a reason to not plonk down the $5,000 you have for a project car on this 1971 GMC Sprint is going to be difficult. You don’t have to make the decision between a car or a truck. You...