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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Immokalee Regional Raceway’s Winter Warmup Big Money Bracket Races – $25,000 Saturday!

Just when you think that the bracket racing season has got to be over, there are still more big money bracket races going on! Starting Tuesday, the Immokalee Regional Raceway hosts their Winter...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The 4th Annual Christmas On The Coast Jr. Dragster Races From Gulfport Dragway – Saturday

With big money bracket racing going bigger and bigger each year, it’s about time the Jr. Dragster races start stepping up as well. This race here, in it’s third year, has big money up for grabs...

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HARBOR FREIGHT FAB TABLE MODIFICATIONS: Combining Three Tables To Make One Big 3’x6′ Table On A Budget.

We’re fans of the Lower Class Fab YouTube channel and have featured it here on BANGshift.com before. I’m a minitrucker, and these guys build some fun mini trucks and full size rigs, and...

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Genius or Stupid? Tractor Tires and a Snowplow On A Square Body Suburban: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

I’m a fan of megatrucks, so I’m not opposed to tractor tires on a truck. But how are they in the snow? We know they work in the mud, and they sure look gnarly, but will they make this...

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Here’s Why Every Cam Is A Turbo Cam: All You Online Camshaft Experts Just Take A Breath And Listen For A Second

I laugh all the time at folks having detailed camshaft discussions and arguments on social media not only because people get worked up over things that just don’t matter, but also because most...

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Have You Seen The Cool Stuff From The 2025 PRI Show In Indy! More Pictures Of Cars, Parts, People And More!

Check out our fifth gallery of photos below, and remember we’ve got a link to anything you might have missed already too! Check them all out and if you click on a photo it will expand and you...

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Craigslist Find: 1978 Plymouth Richard Petty Kit Car Goodness – This Thing Is Amazing

The late 1970s were dark days for performance cars. There were small groups of engineers and people inside the monolithic car companies trying to keep the spirit of going fast alive but they were the...

Watch As Mighty Car Mods Take An Old-School Beetle And Ramp The Power By A Factor Of Ten!

Ten times the power from stock…for any car, that’s a hell of a jump. Would you like to have ten times the power in your daily ride? Hell, most of us would be happy just doubling the power...

Check Out This Incredibly Collection Of Schwinn Stingrays And More For Sale!

This has got to be one of the coolest collections of hot rod style bicycles we have ever seen for sale in one place. I’m a huge fan of vintage and beach cruiser bikes, and dream of owning...

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Watch Chuck Watson Sr. Make The First 8-second S550 IRS Mustang Pass – Street/Strip Car!

Yesterday, SVTPerformance.com broke the news that Chuck Watson Sr. had made the first 8-second pass with an S550 Mustang that still had IRS in it at Summit Racing Equipment Motorsports Park. The run...

Shakedown At The Summit 2015 Photo Bomb: Small Tire Insanity At Norwalk

(Photos by Mike Brooks) – Many thousands of you watched the BangShift live broadcast of the 2015 Shakedown at the Summit which gathered many of the nation’s top small tire drag cars in...

Join the Fun: The BangShift $5,000 Project Car Challenge — Check Out The Builds

A few years back one of the BangShift forum members asked if we would create a new sub-section of our forums for guys who wanted to get involved in a fun, self-policed, friendly competition to see...

The RideTech Report: Racing Results, A-Body Product Profile, Customer Car Features, Video!

As we have been telling you each and every week, the RideTech report has become a must read document in the world of high performance this summer. Complete with race results, event schedules, product...

Nostalgia Drag Photos: The Maple Grove Glory Days Nostalgia Weekend Drags

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – The idea of nostalgia drag racing was born decades ago out on the west coast when guys would gather their old stuff once a year and hammer on it. Eventually that old...

eBay Find: This 1960 Studebaker Lark Wagon Proves That A Little Can Go A Long Way

There is a fine line between something being OK and something being RIGHT. This 1960 Studebaker Lark wagon is RIGHT to the core. It has a look that only time and weather can produce. As much as...

Classic YouTube: Drifting A Bubblebacked Mercury Capri Like A Boss

The Mercury Capri started life as a sporty European import in the early 1970s, but by 1979 it had devolved into a rebadged Ford Mustang, albeit one with a unique look once you were at the back end of...

Orange County Cruisin’ For A Cure: Our Wall To Wall Photo Coverage Continues

Car shows are great displays of people’s personalities. Really. Every car at them represents the owners idea of what good and beautiful are. Some guys paint them loud hues of orange, yellow,...

Edgewater Hot Rod Drags Coverage: Photos From The Huge Car Show At The Event

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – We were at Edgewater Sports Park for another Hot Rod Drags organized by Cincy Street Rods.  This is an event that has been going on a long time and is an...

Three Airbags, One Wheel, One Civic, And A Lot Of Unused Brain Cells Resulted In This Video

Honestly, we get stupid entertainment. For the long-termers here who remember the CarJunkieTV days, all you have to say is “BrakeKleen” to conjure up images of Freiberger catching Chad on...

Somernites Cruise Coverage: Cars On The Streets, And Looking Good At The Show

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – LAST ONE.  You made it.  The end is not only near – its here.  Thank you for sticking it out and joining us for a tour of the July Somernites Cruise...