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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Even More Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

Here’s our third nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David...

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Are $5K Auction Cars Junk? Check Out These $5,000 Buys From Mecum Indy 2026 And Let Us Know What You Think.

We’ve talked about cheap cars that sell at Mecum, Barrett-Jackson, RM and other big name auctions a few times in the recent past and I can tell you that while they are few and far between at...

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Finally A Budget Drill Bit Set That Outperforms All The Rest! Which Low Buck Set Is Actually Worth Buying? 14 Brands Tested!

Drill bits suck. I mean they are great for the first few holes, but after that they just suck usually. Unless you spend big money that is. And drill bit sharpeners? They are great, but if the bit is...

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The Hydroplane Racing League Livestream From The 2026 HRL Cambridge Classic Power Boat Regatta!

If you dig offshore powerboat racing, and especially these insane beasts that basically fly across the top of the water, then you are in for a treat. This is the replay from the Hydroplane Racing...

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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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This 1988 Video Of Monster Trucks Racing On A Figure 8 Track In Louisville, Kentucky Rules

I’m definitely feeling the late 1980s flow today. From the quick eight drag racing video at Shuffletown to this 1989 footage from Louisville, Kentucky, I’m all over it. Anyway, this is a...

Watch Jim Head Ride Out One The The Most Awesome Wheelies In Top Fuel History And Still Run In The 4s (Quarter Mile)

These days Jim Head is a stalwart on the NHRA funny car trail but in years past, Jim was a tough competitor in the top fuel ranks and basically whatever else he decided to race. This video, taken...

Vintage Drag Video: Oswego Dragway Circa 1968 – AWB Novas, Straight Axle ‘Vettes, Altereds, Muscle Cars, and Even Turbonique Action!

This is one of the coolest old 8MM drag racing videos we have dredged up in a while! The film was taken at the long dead Oswego Dragway in 1968 and it features everything from muscle cars to...

This 380hp, 190ci Naturally Aspirated Corvair Engine At 9,000 RPM Is The Angriest Thing You Will Hear Today (Dyno Video)

In the realm of cool dyno videos, this one hits on the top end of the “good stuff” meter. We’re not sure that we have ever run a Corvair engine dyno video before but if we have,...

Piston 101: Cast Or Forged, Which One is Best for Your Engine? Should You Always Go For The “Full Race” Option?

As car guys and gals we are often guilty of going all in on every single thing we do to our hot rods and race cars. And sometimes this makes sense. I mean if we are going to be putting together a car...

Show Video: Check Out The CUSTOM TRUCKS MAGAZINE SHOW 2024 From Fuji Speedway In Japan!

The Japanese are ate up with custom cars, trucks, motorcycles, and more. I mean ATE UP. In the early 1990’s custom cars and trucks were being shipped overseas to Japan all the time. They were...

Ultimate Off-Road Project: A Twin Turbo Lamborghini V10 Range Rover Prerunner | Morgan Clarke Design Dakar Prototype [ep.1]

Hard core off-road rigs are awesome. Whether they are for rock crawling, mud racing, hill climbs, or desert racing, they are awesome. I’m partial to desert off-road racing because so much of of...

WALMART Oil Showdown: Oil Expert Is Myth Busting Results! Testing Walmart Oil vs Name Brand Oil Using Science And The Engine Dyno

When I was a kid we always used Quaker State oil because my dad had a deal with them as a result of some partial sponsorship. And it was good oil, because we never had a single engine failure that...

Vaughn And The Funhaver Crew Took Over DuneFest And It Almost Went Real Bad. Which Means Plenty Of Real Good Fun Was Had!

Vaughn isn’t the first off-road racer to slap a set of paddle tires on an off-road rig and go full send over some sand dunes. Decades ago Robby Gordon did the same thing in a trophy truck and...

One Of These Two Is Still In The Wrapper! Watch Jay Leno & Gabriel Iglesias Unwrap a Classic 1988 Monte Carlo SS | Jay Leno’s Garage

I can only imagine the laughs with the two of these guys together! Gabriel Iglesias, aka Fluffy, is about as funny as they come and has made it big for sure. He also happens to have a pretty rad...

Iron Trap Garage Installs A Bitchin Polished 1932 Pierce Arrow Gauge Insert That Looks Custom, But Fits Like It Might Be Factory.

Sometimes the subtle parts are the ones that really set off a project. Those are the parts that people see, and like, and sometimes gravitate towards, but they do this because those parts just fit....

1940s Vide Zen: Using the Universal Jeep In Every Way You Have Ever Dreamed Of – Amazing Array Of Implements

Before WWII was over, the guys who ran the Willys Overland company were already thinking about how they could take their wartime mighty mite, the Jeep and turn it into a commercial seller across the...

This Is The Greatest In-Car Camera Compilation Ever! Saves, Wrecks, Everyone’s OK

In-car camera were once only the realm of network television and huge budget racing teams. The units were clunky, added lots of weight, and at first they were not all that welcome by race drivers who...

12-Cylinder Detroit Diesel Drag Racing, In-Cab Video! Cornfield Corvette Destroys All

We have hurled some amazing sounds at your over the years here at BangShift but this could be the topper. We may as well just shut thing thing down and walk away with our heads high for dumping this...