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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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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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Check Out The Action From The Frontside NO-PREP Shootout at Darana Dragway, Milan MI – May 16th 2026

We were at Darana Dragway Milan last fall for the IHRA $125,000 to win Pro Mod Shootout and man is that track fun. I hadn’t been to Milan in years, and they have definitely added some nice...

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Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Smoke Show! Burnout Photos From The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet!

Here’s our fourth gallery, and it’s all from the smoke show! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 15 years ago, and for the first 7 or so years of that I announced...

Historic Video: A Look At Autolite Circa 1940 – Killer Manufacturing Film!

Many of you hear the name Autolite and think about the popular brand of spark plugs and while you are not wrong, you are missing out on a huge hunk of the company’s history. Electric Autolite...

Chasing Perfection: Movie Car Chases Have Come A Long Way Because Of Creative Gearheads (Video)

There’s nothing like a legit car chase in a movie, right? We can go right down the line of some of the greats and they have all ben talked about, analyzed, broken down, and beat into dust. But...

Sixual Healing: Back In 1989 The Toyota Camry Got A V6 To Fight The Taurus and It Was More Noise Than Action

The Toyota Camry has been a staple in the US automotive world since it was introduced in the 1980s. There has not been a single car since the VW Beetle that cause US auto manufacturers to react and...

European Banger Racing Is Like A High Speed Demolition Derby From Hades – Insane Video

This video is completely bat guano crazy. We’re talking straight off the deep end, wild eyed, no sleep in eight days, crazy. You are about to see a European Banger Racing 2017 highlight video...

Holley LS Fest 2024 Photos: Car Show Photos From The Biggest Gathering Of LS Enthusiasts On The Planet! The Cool, The Weird, The Awesome…

Here’s our third gallery! I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 15 years ago, and for the first 7 or so years of that I announced literally every competitive and...

Mill Right: This Video Showing The Rescue And Restoration Of A Bridgeport Milling Machine Is Awesome

This is some absolutely awesome stuff. Hand Tool Rescue is one of my favorite channels on YouTube because whether it is some weird 1800s apple peeling machine or even an ancient hand tool, seeing...

Incredible Video: Someone Built A Turbine Powered Chainsaw And It Works Awesome – See The Guts And See It Cut!

The best projects and things we have featured here at BangShift over what is now closing in on 30,000 posts are the things that people have made solely because they wanted to. In the realm of that...

Fat and Happy: This Video Romp Back Through 1970s Car TV Ads Is Pretty Entertaining In Retrospect

As we are all well-aware, the 1970s were not the high point of automotive success here in the good ol’ USA. The porcine cars that manufacturers were making did not serve the needs of a customer...

Boss Cat: This Monster Caterpillar 3508 V8 Makes 1030hp and 3070 Ft/Lbs Of Torque on The Dyno!

Now THIS is a V8. The Caterpillar 3508 V8 Land Mechanical Engine is a monster in every way, shape and form. It is huge and it is heavy, weighing nearly 10,000lbs. This turbocharged beast has a bore...

Unhinged: It’s Time For An Adventure!

I’m in a text group with two friends that I graduated high school with. I met one in 1990 and excepting a seven-year gap when I moved away during childhood, have been friends since. The other I...

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Shootout Friday On Race Week 2.0 Day 6: $7500 Heads Up Racing at the end of Race Week!

Day 6 of Race Week 2.0 did not disappoint! With one day that had no racing, just 450 miles of on the road driving, that means that Race Week is longer than other drag and drives. It has become one of...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Verge Motorsports Quick Outlaw Series – London Dragway – Sunday

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING is going on at London Dragway this weekend and it is going to be a hell of a busy one. With the Quick Outlaw Series running both door cars and dragsters, as part of their Race...

Drag And Drive Replay: Each Day’s Livestreams From Rocky Mountain Race Week 2.0 All In One Place!

It’s on folks! Race Week 2.0 started Sunday afternoon! It’s Drag and Drive time again folks, for the 2nd Rocky Mountain Race Week event of the year. We call it 2.0 and we’re looking...