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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Wednesday 64 Car Shootout

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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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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Drill Press Meets Fab Table: Jason From Fireball Tools Built the Drill Press He’s Always Wanted!

Have you ever walked into someone’s shop or garage and seen a tool that got you excited because you realized it is something someone customized? I’ve done it too many times to count, and...

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Free Drag Racing Livestream: Wednesday Testing from the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Nationals at Darana Raceway in Hebron Ohio

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The first two events of the year have been awesome, and this weekend is going to be race #3 from Darana Raceway...

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Chassis, Suspension And Rocker Work On The Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication Swedish Drag and Drive 1969 Camaro Project!

Project 508 is in full swing and we are super excited about what is going on with this machine. We’ve got another couple videos to share below and will be bringing you more in the coming weeks...

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Rio Heat Show: John Jackson Heads South for the Loudest Show in the Rio Grande Valley! Plus BBQ Joint Visits!

John Jackson is back at it, this time in our home state of Texas as he visits the Rio Grande Valley for the Rio Heat Show. And not only did he capture awesome cars and custom trucks, but also made a...

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This 1972 Jeep Commando Is The Nicest One Year Oddity You’ll See Today – Buy It!

Is it not often but every time we see a 1972 Jeep Commando we cock out head to the side and squint a little. Why? Well from 1966 to 1971 Kaiser and then AMC had a hot little number on their hands...

This Great Short Video About Ice Racing Features A Nasty Little Jeep With Spiked Tires

Traditions are a huge thing in motorsports. Whether we’re talking about such grand events like the Indy 500 or such humble goings on as the “Our Gang Racing” ice races in Colorado,...

AutoMeter Releases New Wideband Pro Plus Gauges – Data Logging Outputs, More Features

AutoMeter is at it again! The company has just rolled out it new Pro Plus Wideband Gauges and these things are cool. Designed to calibrate every time you fire up your car, they will display in AFR or...

Pomona Swap Meet Coverage: A Load Of Cool Cars And Trucks From The Monster Meet

When it comes to stuff that I am genuinely envious of during these winter months, the Pomona Swap Meet is pretty high up on the list. This massive gathering of cars parts, and general gearhead mayhem...

Like Your Tractors Loud And Fast? We’ve Got A Collection Of Them Just For You!

Brian Lohnes loves tractors, just like he loves big, lumbering trucks and anything else that is utilitarian in nature. I don’t see the draw, personally. They are cool in their own right, but...

Shop Tour: Furches Performance – Springfield, Massachusetts

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Brandon Furches is a name that has appeared several times on the electronic pages of BangShift over the years. Brandon has a successful and growing shop in the...

Rough Start: This Oldsmobile Omega Is Nice Enough That You Won’t Mind Repeating “It’s Not A Nova” Over And Over

When it comes to GM’s platform-sharing and badge-engineering, the normal way things work is that one car shines and the rest are kind of “there”. There are few exceptions. The...

This Is What It Looks Like When 150,000 Tires Catch On Fire – Australia’s Carbon Footprint Is BIG!

There are few things worse than a tire fire. If you have ever seen a single tire burn you know what kind of an acrid smelling, black smoke belching mess that can be. Now multiply that by 150,000...

Nothing But A Scratch! This Suzuki Samurai Goes For A Quick Roll In The Grass!

The Suzuki Samurai is an interesting little vehicle. It is like a scaled-down Jeep CJ in many ways, and that’s not by accident: the Suzuki Jimny was intentionally built by Suzuki to be a...

Unhinged: What Is It About Driving A Car That Is Older Than You Are That Is Great?

Ever since I yanked the engine out of my Imperial, the average age of the vehicles I have driven is roughly ten years old. That isn’t a bad deal at all…my Chrysler, my wife’s truck,...

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What Can Possibly Make A Volkswagen New Beetle Cool? A Nitrous-Huffing Big Block Is A Good Start!

As someone who isn’t a fan of the original Volkswagen Beetle, you can only imagine my reaction when VW unveiled the New Beetle back in 1997. Every teenage girl knew one vehicle that year, and...

This Holsman Engine Is A Window Into the Dawn Of The Automotive Age – BangShift Approved!

A list of all the failed car companies that dotted the USA between say 1900 and 1920 would be incredible. Companies that turned out a few examples, companies that turned out a prototype and went...

Ever Want To Own Your Own Cement Truck? Check Out This 1970 Ford!

Brian is going to lose his mind when he sees this thing. Not only is this a cook COE 1970 Ford, which I do have to say I dig, but it’s a Cement Truck. I guarantee that nobody in your circle of...

This Cummins 6BT Turbo Diesel Powered FJ60 Toyota Land Cruiser Is Tough As Nails

Cummins swaps are super popular, and we’ve seen them in everything from Jeeps to Suburbans, Ford and Chevy Duallys, Buggies, and much much more. But this is the first time we’ve seen one...