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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 5 At SRCA Dragway – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 5! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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We’ve Got Street Week Sweden Photos! Check Out Our First Gallery of Photos From Mantorp Park Right Here! More To Come!

We’ve reached the midway point of Street Week Sweden 2026, and are about to start Race Day 4 at Tierp Arena in Sweden within hours of you reading this and checking out the photos. It has been a...

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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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Goodwood Festival Of Speed 2026 LIVESTREAM: Racing Action, Interviews, Historic Race Cars of All Kinds And More From One Of The Coolest Motorsport Events On Earth

Goodwood Festival of Speed is an automotive event of epic proportions, held on an insanely beautiful British estate, and not only does it feature amazing cars, performances, and more, but it is also...

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Martin Lundqvist Racing Goes After Another Street Week Sweden Victory! Here’s What It Took To Even Get To Day 1 At Mantorp Park

We’ve been sharing Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication videos here on BANGshift for the past few months as they are putting together a new drag and drive machine for Sweden’s Street Week...

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Dylan McCool Bought an UNKNOWN Drag Car at Auction… It Had ROD KNOCK! Can They Race It?

You never know what you are going to get when buying cars at auction, and that’s because you may or may not even be able to start them and hear them run. It totally depends on the auction, and...

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Cruisin’ For A Cure 2015: Our Last Blast Of Photos From The Huge SoCal Show

Sunny skies, green trees, and cars galore. That was the case at the 2015 Orange County Cruisin’ For A Cure recently and we have been showing you some of the coolest cars and trucks from the...

Official Footage Of The Upcoming 2017 Ford Raptor Playing In The Sand – Will This One Be As Good As The Last One?

My first introduction to the Ford Raptor was pretty memorable: I got in, shook hands with one of Ford’s official drivers, strapped in, and enjoyed a quick trip that involved running over a ton...

Ever Wonder How A Corn Combine Works? This Video Will Show You How!

As I write this from the newest BangShift Mid-West location, I’m watching the owners of the field behind my property line harvest the acres of corn. It’s the first absolute sign of fall...

New Video Build Series: In The Shop With Emily Transforms A 1964 Impala SS – Part 1

With all of the cool internet video that is popping up for gear heads we thought we would share the start (and the ensuing episodes) of a build series that will see the resurrection, modification,...

First Look: The First Concept For The DeltaWing GT Road Car – A Street-Legal Dart Based On The Race Car!

When DeltaWing claimed that they were going to create a street-legal and sellable version of the controversial DeltaWing race car, a few eyebrows raised but it was fairly difficult to believe. Don...

eBay Find: Evel Knievel Stratocycle From The Viva Knievel Movie Is For Sale – Actual Bike Used In Film

If there was a public last gasp of publicity for Evel Knievel it came in the form of the 1977 movie Viva Knievel. The fictional action plot put the motorcycle jumping daredevil in the middle of a...

Edgewater Drag Strip Hot Rod Drags: More Photos From The Huge Car Show At The Event

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Edgewater Sports Park is a very active dragstrip under NHRA sanction.  Over the years its been host to many large events and saw many big time...

Volkswagen Fallout: The Dow Jones Just Removed VW From The Sustainability Index

When we said that the effects of Volkswagen’s diesel cheat scandal were gonna be huge, we weren’t kidding, we weren’t exaggerating, we weren’t even hyping it up. Unlike other...

Godspeed: The Story Of Page Jones. Son Of Parnelli, Hero Driver, Tough SOB Showing This Weekend!

On September 25th, 1994 I stood in an apartment in San Luis Obispo California and watched my big, tough, Budweiser chugging roommate Dave Wolf break down at the news that one of his best friends,...

45th Annual NSRA Nationals Coverage: Muscle Cars!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – The Street Rod Nationals are not your typical event.  It is a cruise-in sort of thing, but there is a show.  Your car isn’t judged unless submitted for...

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...