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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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Happy 238th Birthday United States Marine Corps!

On this date in 1775 the Continental Congress passed a resolution to establish two battalions of Marines able to fight both on the land and on the water for the independence of the fledgling country....

SEMA 2013: Aeromotive Enters The Diesel Fuel System World With An Innovative And Awesome New Lift Pump!

You’ve long know Aeromotive as a leader in high performance gasoline fuel systems but the company has taken a major leap and at SEMA 2013 they proudly unveiled their new diesel truck lift pump!...

Live Streaming Video Of the 33rd Key West Super Boat World Championships – 200mph Off Shore Boats!

While we largely shake our head in disbelief at the amount of cash that gets laid out on professional level drag cars and other motorsports, there are a few that sit in the league of their own....

SEMA 2013 News: The Ultimate Street Car Association Is Introduced

he evolution of the pro touring world continues as there was some huge news released at the 2013 SEMA show regarding that scene. Our pals Jimi and Wally, along with support from companies like...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge! The Answer To Yesterday’s Mystery Piston And A New Challenge Today!

Yesterday we told you to get your thinking cap on and identify an interesting piston that we found in the Icon piston booth here at SEMA 2013. Many of you shot us answers and several of you nailed...

SEMA SHOW 2013 Product Spotlight: We Talk Switch Panels With Painless Performance

Wiring up your car or truck sucks. Okay, sometimes it doesn’t suck, but only if you have the right parts, tools, and materials. Thanks to the guys at Painless Performance, all your switch panel...

SEMA 2013: Thursday Cars, Trucks, and Cool Stuff!

So we’re three days into the 2013 SEMA show and still showing you new stuff. This gallery is a collection photos from both the inside and outside of the building that we zapped while running...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Ask Chad And Brian All Your SEMA Questions. We’ll Answer All Of Them!

People are always asking us what it is like to go to the SEMA show. They ask questions about parts, people, cars, booths and more, and most often make the assumption that we spend the entire week...

SEMA 2013 Video: Painless Performance Has Your Engine Swap Wiring Harness Needs Covered!

Since 1991 Painless Performance has been building engine wiring harnesses to allow hot rodders to swamp modern mills into their older rides. While things on this front were slow in 1991, Painless...

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Craigslist Find: This Recreated 1959 Chassis Research Twin Engine Dragster Is Awesome

You know something is totally BangShifty when we bump SEMA 2013 coverage back for it! This recreated 1959 Chassis Research twin engine dragster is currently for sale in Ohio and whoever built it did...

New Product Video: COMP Cams Debuts Conical Valve Springs, Cams For LT-Series GM Engines!

You read that right, kids COMP Cams is once again leading the valvetrain development front in the aftermarket with their debut of a line of conical valve springs and the release of performance...

PowerShift LIVE FROM THE 2013 SEMA SHOW: Chad, Brian, Special Guests, And Lots Of Cool.

It’s SEMA 2013 and we’re all fired up about cool parts, cool cars, and cool people that we’ve hung out with this week. Since you guys are the bestest fans ever, we figure it just...

Mini-Feature – This Recreation Of The 1954 Buick Wildcat II Concept Car Is Really Awesome

The maverick spirit of Harley Earl is on full display on the SEMA 2013 show floor in the very accurate recreation of the legendary 1954 Buick Wildcat II concept car that Earl and his legendary design...

The Ring Brothers All Carbon Fiber Widebody 1965-1966 Fastback Is The Most Jaw Dropping New Product At SEMA 2013

There’s a lot of new stuff here on the show floor at SEMA 2013 but some things stand out above the rest and the one single thing that most people are kind of freaking out about here is the Ring...