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Lone Star Throwdown 2026 Photo Coverage Starts Right Here! We’ve Got Hundreds Of Awesome Truck Photos For You To Check Out!

Here’s our last gallery of photos from one of the finest truck shows on the planet! Of course we’re talking about Lone Star Throwdown in Conroe Texas. It was wet, and cold, but that didn’t stop...

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FREE LIVE NHRA Divisional Racing Action: Division 7 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At Firebird Raceway – Sunday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at Firebird Raceway in Arizona. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up Stock...

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Have You Considered Getting One Of Those Harbor Freight Overhead Gantrys For Your Shop? Watch This.

I can’t remember the last time I was in a Harbor Freight and didn’t look at the gantry cranes longingly. Sure, I cherry picker is a great thing that we all need in the shop, but man these...

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2026 SCCA Hoosier Super Tour LIVESTREAM From Buttonwillow Raceway Park- Sunday Coverage LIVE, Saturday Replay

It’s time for the 9-race Hoosier Super Tour to start and that means racing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park in central California. There is a lot of qualifying and racing both today and tomorrow,...

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Steve Magnante Junkyard Crawl: Check Out This AIR GRABBER ROAD RUNNER DISCOVERY! Muscle Car Greatness Is Right Here!

Steve Magnante is back at it, at Backyard Auto in New Hampshire to check out another great muscle car project or two. Today’s is a 1969 Plymouth Road Runner, which is arguably one of...

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FREE Boat Racing Livestream: Here Is Round 1 Of The IHRA F1 Powerboats At The Bradenton Area River Regatta

Boat racing is on! It might still be winter in a lot of places, but that isn’t stopping the International Hot Rod Association from running their F1 Boat Series in Bradenton Florida this...

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Short Street Rod Shop Tour: The “Hustlin’ Hillbilly” 1946 Chevrolet And The 1929 Ford Model A Phantom Build!

Missed the first installment? CLICK HERE to see the 1955 Ford Fairlane street freak! The Fairlane might be the newest ride at the shop, but it isn’t the only ride. There are currently nine cars...

Watch The Throwdown In T-Town LIVE TODAY! Pro Mods, 10.5, And Radials Oh My!

Pro Mods, 10.5s and Drag Radials oh my! The Rain Delayed Throwdown In T-Town is this weekend! BangShift.com is once again proud to bring you all the drag racing action you can stand from Tulsa...

Gallery: 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion – The Amazing Cars Of The Monterey Historics

There are few automotive events in North America that have the mystique and history behind them than the 2015 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion along with all of the other stuff that happens in...

Bangshift Visits The 24 Hours Of LeMons: Pure Automotive Insanity!

Last weekend, the insane automotive circus/racing event/social commentary comedy that is the 24 Hours of LeMons settled in at the Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Thompson CT. In brief, the 24...

Customer Support FTW – FAST Tech Line Is Now Open 9-4pm Central On Saturdays

Customer service and support are two of the hottest topics on everyone’s lips these days because with the increasingly technical nature of the stuff gearheads are bolting on their cars for more...

Watch The 1974 NHRA US Nationals Wide World Of Sports Broadcast Here

So am I currently in prep mode for the 2015 US Nationals. I like to have lots of notes and stuff with me when going to do a race, especially stuff of a historical nature and no race is more important...

eBay Find: This 1929 Auburn Was Turned Into A Road Going Locomotive 60-70 Years Ago!

While lovers of classic Auburn automobiles may be made sick to their stomach when learning that the vehicle you are seeing both above and below began life as a 1929 model, we’re not so busted...

This Volvo Semi Tractor Burns Them Off Until They Are Actually Burning! Diesel Power For The Win!

If you’re going to do something, commit fully to it. Don’t just half-ass it and call it good, go all in and do it right. If you’re going to bring your Volvo tractor to a burnout...

The Parting Shift: Ripping Twin Sticks With a Screaming 4-53T Detroit Diesel Up Front!

Detroit Diesel engines of the two stroke variety powered lots of stuff in North America for decades. From big trucks to industrial applications, the 53/71/92/149  series motors were beasts of burden...

BangShift Exclusive: Here Are The Specifics On The EFI NHRA Pro Stock Will Be Running In 2016

Yesterday it was announced that Holley would be the sole provider of EFI equipment to the NHRA pro stock world for 2016. Immediately we had questions on the specific components that teams would be...

Day of The Drag Race 2015: Little River Dragway Was Crawling With Amazing Cars And Trucks

(Photos by Bob Paxton) – We’re continuing with our photo coverage of the 2015 Day of the Drag Race that’s put on by the Kontinentals car club at Little River Dragway in Texas. Less...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Liability And Your Livelihood – The Vermont Case Against A Vehicle Inspector

Counter guys, take a seat for this one. Mechanics…ones who work in shops, inspection stations, for fleet services: this post is for you. I’m sure that you don’t need a reminder of...

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Bad News: Corvette’s Brakes Hacked Through OBD-II Plug In Insurance Monitor

(Photo credit: CNet) – As if you needed another reason to NOT plug some sort of werido insurance monitoring device into your car, here’s another. Engineers have used one of these...

If You Don’t Believe That Motorsports Is An International Affair, Then This Ford Falcon Ute Drifting Is For You

Many things cross language borders: food, drink, sports and music, for instance. Look at how many countries play soccer, and how many countries celebrate soccer games with riot-like celebrations....