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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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Felix Rosenquist And David Malukas Battle For The Closest Finish In Indy 500 History! Watch The Finish And Race Highlights Right Here!

If you didn’t catch the entire Indy 500 on TV yesterday, you missed some drama for sure. With rain effecting the race, but officials, fans and racers sticking it out, there was no shortage of...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Chaos Supernationals Video: Nitro Qualifying Round 1 and 2, Plus Eliminations Rounds From Summit Motorsports Park In Norwalk, Ohio.

The Chaos Series was at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk Ohio, and did everything they could to put on a hell of a show, even if Mother Nature wasn’t helping out much. Thanks to our friend...

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IHRA F1 Powerboats Livestream: Round 3 From The Red River Rumble F1 Powerboat Showdown – Saturday and Sunday

Boat racing is on! If you aren’t familiar with F1 boat racing, you’re in for a treat. This is side by side racing, “door handle to door handle” so to speak, and these drivers are giving it...

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Angrier Grandpa: Check Out This Viper V-10 Powered Chrysler 300C Drift Car!

Project Angry Grandpa, our gold-brick 2006 Chrysler 300C, is a pretty stout car for what it is intended to be: a fun mile-muncher that can occasionally go full-kill and have some fun. While the...

Drag Racing’s Greatest Thrills And Spills Of 2015 (Part 1) — This is Non-Stop Craziness

We look forward to the yearly Urban Hillbilly recap video each and every time we replace our calendar. It has to be a ton of work to sort through the hundreds and hundreds of hours of footage that...

This Duramax Powered Off Road Machine Doesn’t Know Whether It Is A Buggy Or A Monster Truck! Mega-Buggy

We have mega-trucks, rock bouncers, monster trucks, and who knows what else roaming around the deserts and mud pits of this country today so why not a mega-buggy? NHRA’s Alan Reinhart tipped us...

Question Of The Day: How Do You Explain This Hobby To Those Who Will Never Understand It?

Call it a hobby, call it a sickness, call it whatever you feel. But if you read this site, and have an interest in just about anything we might possibly post, chances are good that you suffer from...

Daily Driver Pro Street? This 1988 Ford Thunderbird Would Look Great In A Sea Of Gray Potato-Mobiles!

Why is it that the Fox and MN-12 Ford Thunderbirds and Mercury Cougars aren’t as popular as their Ford Mustang cousin? They’re effectively the same car, just with a bit of useable...

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Video: Jeff Lutz Breaks All-Time Quickest V10 Viper Record! 6.78/211 MPH and the Sound Is Gnarly!

It was a hurried program but Jeff Lutz and crew accomplished a major goal this week at Orlando Speed World Dragway and that was wresting the title of quickest V10 Viper on Earth from the hands of Sal...

Think Your Project Car Is Finished? Hot Rod Garage Is Willing To Bet It Isn’t! Watch As They Show You Where To Pick Up Extra Horsepower With Some Tuning!

Are you getting the most out of your build? Are you sure about that? It’s kind of a loaded question to ask someone who has been busting their ass, getting their car together, but it’s a...

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The American Powertrain Parting Shift: Strap Into The Time Bomb Camaro For Some Half-Mile Runs At Ocala!

The Time Bomb Camaro, driven by brothers David and Mike Matyjasik, has been a favorite car of ours here at BangShift for years now. We’ve seen plenty of footage of this black beast ripping...

Classic YouTube: Motor Trend Television’s Review Of The LT-4 Powered 1997 Chevrolet Camaro SS 30th Anniversary

1997…things were getting better for the automotive world. The C5 Corvette had come out and was impressing auto journalists with it’s new LS1 V8. The Dodge Viper GTS was the poster car of...

Aerospace Components Dual Rear Brake Systems Delivery More Stopping Power, Control, and Holding Ability

(Words and photos by Mike Galimi) – Some things just go well in double servings like two scoops of ice cream instead one or a Double-Double for those who enjoy In-N-Out Burger. But when it...

Ebay Find: Is This 4-Valve Head One Of The Sold-Off Chrysler “A-925 Project” DOHC Hemi Heads?

When Chrysler took first, second and third at the 1964 Daytona 500, two things happened: it immediately put Bill France on high alert, and it gave the competition…namely, Ford, since GM...

Mammoth Orange County Choppers HQ Building To Be Auctioned – Bike Shop, Cafe, Bowling Alley, More

Seven years after it was built, the mammoth world head quarters for Orange County Choppers will be auctioned off in February. Located in Newburgh, New York the building was commissioned by and built...

Every Photo We’ve Posted So Far From The Grand National Roadster Show 2016 Is Right Here

Hot Rodding is on! It’s Grand National Roadster Show 2016 time, which means America’s Most Beautiful Roadster contenders and a ton of other bitchin hot rods. We made the rounds during...

BangShift Speed Records: In My Merry Oldsmobile – One Of The First Car Tunes Ever

(By Eric Rood) – The hot rodding world is familiar with car-related pop songs and even with Oldsmobile-themed songs like “Rocket 88,” but it may be news that one of the first popular...