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Toronto Motorama Car Show Photos: Hot Rods, Customs, Muscle Cars, Race Cars, And More! Doing It Up Canada Style!

(Photos by Mike Brooks)  Continuing with his Toronto Motorama traditions, Mike Brooks has visited the great white north for the Toronto Motorama again this year. We’re used to seeing Brooks...

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Ultimate Street Car Season Begins With Racing In Texas! Here’s Why Running Early In The Season Matters For Championship Pursuits

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series officially kicked off at G2 Motorsports Park in Anna, Texas. When the grid lined up, the...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Sportsman Door Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock Bikes And More!

We’ve shared a few galleries of photos from David Whealon already but now we’re getting into some of the photos from Richard Pasley too. Check them all out below by using the link to all...

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Drill Taps: Are These Self Tapping Drill Bits The Tool You’ve Been Missing? Are These More Useful Than Any Other Drill Bits?

I’m a big fan of a good drill bit, like anyone else who’s having to drill holes. But there are some serious differences in bits, regardless of the price. With all the different coatings,...

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Vice Grip Garage Interior Rehab: Derek and His Wife Jess Restored Their Darts Interior On A BUDGET! Here’s How

Just because the parts are available doesn’t mean that doing an interior restoration on your favorite project is going to be cheap. With lots of options, from “custom” bolt in...

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Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Just Keep Coming: Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Door Cars, Pro Mod And More!

Here’s our last blast of photos from David Whealon, but we’ve got more galleries coming still! Use the link below to check out any of the photos you might have missed so far! (Photos by...

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Chadmouth: If You Can’t Drive One Backwards You Have No Business Driving One Forwards!

So Ford came out with this new Pro Trailer Backup feature for the 2016 F-150 and all I have to say is “Thanks an F’ing Lot Ford!”. As if there weren’t enough lame ass...

More Photos From The SCTA El Mirage Meet: Flat-Out On The Lakebed To End The Year!

(Photos: Zane McNary) Nothing quite killed the LSR buzz like having Bonneville shut down for the second year running, but at least there are locations like El Mirage to make up for the loss. With six...

Craigslist Find: It’s One Part Ford, One Part Deuce And A Half, And Completely Awesome!

Yesterday’s “bug out” Chevrolet Express van didn’t quite go over as well as we’d thought it would, but the reasoning is pretty sound: van guys have been tricking out the...

Gates Auto Salvage Tour: More Haunting Visions From The Past In The Yard In Vermont

When Brian told me about Gates Salvage Yard and how he and Craig Fitzgerald were making a run north to check it out, I was dying to go with them. Hey, for $500 per car, maybe luck would pan out,...

Carnage Video: Doug Garrison’s Drag Week Pontiac GTO Hits The Barrier At Cecil County

Long-time readers of BangShift and Drag Week fans will know this Pontiac GTO. It belongs to Doug Garrison, and a couple of days ago it broke an axle while at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland, sending...

Lucas Oil To Launch Worldwide Racing TV Network!

Lucas Oil has announced the worldwide launch of LucasOilRacing.TV, the first streaming TV network dedicated solely to the world of motorsports – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The new network,...

Caption This Photo: We’ve Found A WAY Better Use For Bluetooth Than Music!

When we saw this steering wheel from Bravatec at the 2015 PRI Show we stopped and looked at each like WTF. I mean for Christ’s sake who needs that many buttons? And then we realized it was...

New All Billet Top Fuel Intake At PRI: Mastercam Makes It Possible, DSR Buys Them All!

When we walked up to the Mastercam booth at the 2015 PRI Show, and our friend Darrell Reid of Reid Rocker Arms was standing there, we knew this place was legit. The next thing you know he’s...

Check Out The Wheels Up Drag Action From Mooneyes X-Mas Party 2015!

While it’s true there are a jillion cars at the Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags, that are just hanging out and showing off, there are a pretty good number that also decide that tire smoke and...

NHDRA Top Diesel – Torque By The Ton! These Top-Tier Oil Burners Lay It Down In Texas!

One of the first events of the year we look forward to is the Diesel Power Challenge, where trucks from all over meet in Colorado to do battle, and it’s followed up with the TS Performance...

This 1976 Chrysler Newport Is A Winter Beater Dream! Just Add Studded Snow Tires And Go Drift-Bashing!

Why the hell is a steel-gray Chrysler Newport four-door on the front page of BangShift today? Easy: it’s freaking winter. That means that the “toy” is put up, and it’s time to...

Take A Look Behind The Scenes On A Drag Challenge Build: A 427ci Twin-Turbo Mill Meant For A Holden Clubsport!

Drag Challenge, Australia’s Drag Week clone, has taken off like wildfire, with massive amounts of success. What else would you expect in the land of burnout contests and long-distance skidding?...

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Mooneyes X-Mas Party And Drags Show Coverage Continues Right Here

We started our Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags coverage yesterday with a gallery of cool hot rods and customs from the show, and it continues on today. In fact, we’ll have galleries going up all...

Classic YouTube: A Look Back At The Early Years Of Monster Trucks! Bigfoot, USA-1, Awesome Kong, And More!

It seems long ago that monster trucks were something more than fiberglass and noise. Back when Bigfoot was without question a household name, but had other names following right behind: Awesome Kong....