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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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BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Worse Idea – The Flying Pinto Or Turbonique?

Human beings are very interesting creatures for a multitude of reasons, not least of which is our ability to come up with some really bad ideas and see them all the way to a predictable and horrible...

Dyno Video: Watch And Hear A 502ci LS Engine Grind Out 881 Naturally Aspirated HP On The Pump – RHS Block FTW!

Typically when we hear about LS engines they are in the “normal” small block displacement parameters. You know, between 350 and 430 inches. Well due to the availability of aftermarket...

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Gallery: More Great Photos From The 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – One of the reasons that people love races like the Yellow Bullet Nationals is because the car actually look like cars. It sounds almost dumb to say, but in a world...

Friday Excuse To Go Home Early And Drink: GM Says Self-Driving Robot Car Will Be Available By 2020

Know what Homer Simpson would say about something like this? He’d probably make a reference to donuts and drink a beer, actually but that is beside the point. There hasn’t been much news...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Summer Is Not Over Yet! “Summertime Blues” by Alan Jackson

Today’s BangShift Daily Tune Up should be inspiration for you to go out and do something fun and car related this weekend like Allen Jackson and his boys in this awesome Summertime Blues music...

Drag Racing Hero and Legendary Dad Bobby Lagana Sr. Passes

With a heavy heart it is our duty to report that Bobby Lagana Sr. the patriarch of the Lagana family and one of the great grassroots fuel racers of his generation has passed away. Lagana was stricken...

PowerShift LIVE Streaming Video Show LS Fest Edition: With Special Guests Mike Copeland and Bret Voelkel

On occasion we have some pretty cool guests on our weekly LIVE motorsports and carjunkie show PowerShift here at BangShift.com. And this week we’re having not one, but TWO legends of the...

Nostalgia Funny Cars Are Invading The East Coast! Act Now!

While I often poke fun at the fact that there are few Nostalgia Funny Cars in Brian’s neck of the woods, or on the east coast in general, 2013 looks like it’s going to be the year of the...

Russian Fail Video: How Not To Pull A Stuck Tractor Out Of The Mud

Pulling a stuck tractor out of the mud is not exactly a rocket sciene/NASA level job. Yes, it may require some critical thought as the means of pulling the stuck object and how to position the rig...

Buford T Justice Update: We Bolt On Power From Trick Flow And Snappy Looks From Trans Dapt!

This update is all about the motor. Last fall, as you’ll remember we had the stock iron 083 heads worked on at the machine shop with a valve job, some mild port and bowl work, and a slight cut...

Race Photos: Sideways Corner Burning Action From The So Cal Challenge in Costa Mesa

Those of you that watched our LIVE Streaming Video coverage of the 2013 So Cal Challenge stop in Costa Mesa this past weekend know that the temperature in Southern California wasn’t the only...

eBay Sleeper Find: A Grandma Looking Olds Cutlass Wagon With GN Power Lurking Under The Hood!

Ron Ward scored big while trolling eBay and he sent this awesome car for us to check out. Of course we had to share it with you because a BangShift reader NEEDS to own this awesome sleeper. Looking...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Fastest Girl In Town” Miranda Lambert, featuring Danica Patrick (2012)

If you like muscle cars, hot girls and hot music, this one is for you. Miranda Lambert’s 2012 hit “Fastest Girl In Town” has a great video featuring a car chase with a ’69...

Gallery: The 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals – Action From The Strip and The Pits!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Last weekend, Cecil County Dragway became home to one of the coolest races in the nation, the 2013 Yellow Bullet Nationals. This event has completely exploded over the...