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MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...

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Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Our Final Gallery Of 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Check Them All Out Here, Along With A Link To Any You Might Have Missed!

We’ve got our fifth, and final, photo gallery from the PDRA East Coast Nationals below, but if you missed the previous galleries from the race, you can use the link we’ve included as...

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Newbern Helped His Neighbor Get This SS Chevelle Up And Running For Burnouts After Sitting For 40 Years And A Seized Small Block

There are lots of will it run videos out there of engines being started after sitting for years and years and years. But when an engine is actually stuck, or seized, the success rate goes down...

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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Drag Week 2014: Justin Oney’s Photo Journal – Day Four At SRCA Drag Strip In Great Bend, Kansas

(Photos by Justin Oney) – When competitors rolled into the beautifully manicured grounds of SRCA Drag Strip in Great Bend, Kansas on the fourth day of Drag Week everything felt different. For...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: Water Cooler Stories

It’s been great reading the posts on the UPCG Facebook page. It’s good to know that I’m not the only person who walks out the door at the end of the night with a spiked temper and...

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This 1970 Ram Air IV GTO Was Ordered From The Factory To Be A Low Option Screamer – Now It Is A High Dollar Seller – Sweet Car

Another week, another rare and big dollar Pontiac that’s also green! This time we’re looking at a 1970 Ram Air IV, four speed, low option model that was clearly optioned by a guy who knew...

Of All The Recalls, This Is, Without A Doubt, The Dumbest. And It Involves Ferrari.

Every week, it seems, we have more and more news of a vehicle recall hit our blotters, and admittedly it’s disproportionally skewed towards General Motors, who has recalled millions of cars...

Watch This UGR Tuned Lamborghini Run 219mph In The Standing HALF Mile

Underground Racing has made their name known over the last several years by taking super cars and turning them into hyper cars that make insane horsepower and achieve equally mind boggling speeds. In...

Drag Week Uncensored Part 2: What It’s Really Like To Drive A 6 Second S10 Cross Country!

Yesterday I gave you all a glimpse into what it was like during the days leading up to Drag Week 2014, as Larson and I thrashed to get the truck done and off to Tulsa. Once I finally got to Tulsa,...

NASCAR Star Tony Stewart WILL NOT Face Criminal Charges For Death Of Kevin Ward Jr. In Sprint Car Accident

This news is just in. TMZ Sports has just run the following. NASCAR Star Tony Stewart will not race criminal charges. Source: TMZ Sports NASCAR star Tony Stewart will NOT face criminal charges in the...

Action Gallery: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods And NOPI Drag Racing From Atlanta Dragway

(Words and photos by Benoit Pigeon) – For the second time this year, EOPM was invited to participate at a NOPI event.  This time, the place was Atlanta Dragway. No rain, a lot of sun and lot...

You Know You Want It: This Tunnel Ram Has A Pair Of Predator Carbs And A Pair Of Nitrous Plates

Retro is in and retro pro-street is REALLY in these days so we can totally see someone scoring this sweet Weiand tunnel ram intake manifold that is topped with a pair of hardcore 1980s Predator carbs...

Race Report: The ChumpCar Not Quite 12-Hours Of Sebring – A Long Night At An Historic Track

(Words – Mike Merrill) – Most years, the Sebring 14-hour event has brought with it rainy conditions. Friday during setup and registration, with torrential rain falling, most teams were...

Fun Ford Weekend Maple Grove 2014 – Drag Action Photos And Results Here!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Maple Grove Raceway is tucked away in the rolling Pennsylvania hillside and boasts a long history of Ford-only drag racing having hosted the infamous Ford...

Cool Video: A Look At American Powertrain On The Hot Rod Power Tour

American Powertrain is one of those companies that loves to spend a lot of time in the field and that means getting out to events like the Hot Rod Power Tour and lots of others every year. During the...

First Look: 2015 Saleen S302, And The Tuner Isn’t Playing Around With The New Pony

The new Mustang is certainly an interesting piece, but everyone and their mother knows that while the cars are good from the factory, that the aftermarket is what makes the Mustang special…and...

Lotus To Pull Out Of The U.S. Market Next Year

Lotus Cars is almost done in North America next year. The British sports car maker, known for focusing on light cars with killer handling, will wrap up this year with the Evora road car. An airbag...