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NHRA NEWS: 2026 NHRA MISSION FOODS DRAG RACING SERIES FRIDAY RESULTS FROM GAINESVILLE PLUS VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS

HART, CAPPS, C. COUGHLIN & A. SMITH START 75TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WITH PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT GAINESVILLE   GAINESVILLE, Fla. (March 6, 2026) – Ocala’s Josh Hart made the fastest...

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Free Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA Drag Racing From The Season Opening GatorNationals at Gainesville.

Catching all the testing action from Gainesville Raceway on March 3-4 right here, ahead of the legendary season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8 at the historic racing...

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Small Town Car Show Photos: Weekend of Wheels In Grand Island Nebraska Celebrated 53 Years Of Car Shows!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) It’s been a while since we added to our small town car show series here at Bang Shift. But, after attending the Weekend Of Wheels this past Saturday, we felt...

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Junkyard Crawl: Steve Magnante Finds A Plymouth Satellite Convertible That Might Be Identifying As A Road Runner

Today’s Magnante junkyard find is a really cool convertible that I think would be an awesome driver. Who doesn’t love a good convertible for Power Tour or Cruisin’ The Coast? Check...

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Free Livestreaming Road Racing: 2026 SCCA Hoosier Super Tour @ Road Atlanta – Saturday Coverage LIVE

It’s time for another SCCA Livestream, but this weekend it is coming to you LIVE from Road Atlanta where the SCCA Hoosier Super Tour is in full swing. There is a lot of great racing action...

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Trailer Tech: Bearing Buddy VS. EZ Lube-What’s The Difference, And Are Either One Of Them Right For You And Your Trailer?

A good trailer is invaluable, and I’d argue that a huge portion of the population should own one and doesn’t even realize it. But one thing that happens to so many trailers, is that they...

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The Curious Case Of The Floating Chinese Cars In This Video Ain’t Really All That Curious

When it comes right down it, everything has a logical explanation and while that may remove lots of “magic” from the world it does help people sleep better at night. The video below looks...

Hemi Heaven! An Up Close And Personal Look At The Amazing Array Of Hemi Mopars At The Muscle Car and Corvette Nats

(Words and photos by Jacob Marshall) – As a Mopar guy I have come to accept a few facts in life; everyone assumes you’re crazy, everyone assumes you’re loaded, and everyone assumes your...

This 1957 Fiat 500 Is Packing A Subaru WRX STi Engine In The Back And 11-Second Time Slips At Bandimere

Sure, it may fall into the “weird little foreign car” category but this little 1957 Fiat 500 that is powered by an angry Subaru WRX STi engine is quick enough to run 11s at Bandimere...

Burndown? Gamesmanship? Straight Up BS? Or All Part Of The Game – What Do YOU See On The Starting Line

The mortal enemy of drag racing automatic transmissions is heat and one knows that better than the guys running today’s crop of ultra-high horsepower turbocharged/automatic combos. Those racers...

Unhinged: The Wrongness Of Censoring Chevrolet’s Super Sport Models In The Forza Video Games

I caved. I recently retired my trusty Xbox 360 and the only two games I played on it, Grand Theft Auto Five and Forza 4 for a newcomer, an Xbox One and…drumroll, please…Grand Theft Auto...

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Houston Autorama 2015 Coverage: The People And Cars That Make This Houston Tradition Awesome

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Houston is a car town and you’d have to be some kind of a dummy to not see that. With multiple racing venues from drag strips to dirt and asphalt ovals, well...

Hot Rod Garage Remembers A Friend Lost By Finishing Up His Drift RX-7 Project

His name was Mark Lenardon. He was 26, a videographer, editor, director, and drifting enthusiast. He worked with TEN: The Enthusiast Network in the MindOverEye creative content division, and helped...

Nostalgia Drag Action: The NSRA Drags At Shakespeare County Raceway In England!

(Words and photos by Tom Pugh) – This year saw the 28th annual running of the Nsra hot rod drags. From what started out as a rwyb hot rod meet has now turned into one of the biggest drag race...

This South East Gassers Video Rules: See Them In Action and Even Ride Under One!

Quain Stott’s beloved South East gasser group has been delighting fans at drag strips east of the Mississippi for a few years now and they are still very much going strong. Stott has been rabid...

Running FAST EZ-EFI? Upgrade To This Color Touch Screen – Plug And Play!

One of the amazing things about modern aftermarket EFI systems are the user interfaces that companies have developed. Who can remember the bad old days of early EFI systems when the only way to tune...

Early Chrstmas Shopping Ideas: Remote-Control Jet With A Real Afterburner! Scare Everyone With Your Own F-16!

Here’s a thought: You know the scenes in the movie Top Gun, where the F-14 Tomcats light up their twin afterburners, the noise sounds like the air is being ripped apart by a giant dull knife,...

MORE: ENGINES, Videos

This Stunning 1940 Ford Is Owned By The Real-Life Little Old Lady Out In California! Check Out The Backstory On This Cool Cruiser!

That paint…it’s a mile deep, floats somewhere between copper and cinnamon, and in the early evening sun, is just about perfect. You could ask for better, but good luck finding it and...

Mother Of All Australian Burnouts: This 8,000 Horsepower Holden Monaro Enters The Ring!

The recipe for a successful Australian burnout car is fairly simple: Take one road vehicle, put in enough power and gearing that the rear tires don’t have a prayer, a fan that works well enough...

Houston Autorama 2015: Gene Winfield Chops A Top And A Lot More!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Charles Wickam was not huddled around the table mowing down turkey like the rest of us. Nope, Wickam was holed up in downtown Houston, Texas at the Houston...