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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Sunday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage at Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance Saturday $20,000

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got More Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Unhinged: The Self-Righteous Twerp That Stuck This Note On A Diesel Volkswagen Can Go Suck An Egg.

Ah, Portland, Oregon. Land of the steampunk coffee shop, farmer’s market, urban goat-herding, and of the most insane bicycle riders around anywhere. Oh, and protesting…and don’t let...

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A Quick History Of MAHLE: How MAHLE, Clevite, and Victor-Reinz Came To Be

MAHLE Aftermarket is one of the biggest sponsors here at BangShift.com, and we don’t mean based on how much they spend with us. We mean the size of the company. MAHLE is one of the largest...

It’s Official: Tony Stewart To Retire From NASCAR After 2016 Season

In what can only be considered a big blow to NASCAR’s top level racing series, Tony Stewart announced his retirement effective after the 2016 season. It is important to state that this is not a...

Early Christmas Shopping Ideas: How About A 1:2.5 Scale Dump Truck, Loader And Excavator?

The temperatures pancaked down to where we’re considering sweatshirts, pumpkins and corn stalks have suddenly become fashionable yard decor, and the trees are making the move from green and...

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...