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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 Daily Tune Up: Jet Airliner – The Steve Miller Band (1977)

Here’s a fitting one to round out the BangShift blog week with as both Chad and I have been on planes heading to different places since you last read the blog yesterday. Chad winged off to...

A Guy I Once Spent Nearly 24 Hours Straight In A Truck With Just Reset The Guinness Record For World’s Longest Drift (Video)

Johan Schwartz is a damned fine driver, a BMW instructor, the Guinness World Record holder for completing the world’s longest drift (at more then 51-MILES in lenght) and is a guy I spent 24...

NASCAR History BangShift Style: Cool Photos And History From The Era Of Regular Guy Stock Car Heroes!

(Photos – Dave Sanders Collection) – Stock car racing’s roots are well known. From the days of the moonshiners to the entrance of Big Bill France and his efforts to organize all of...

Chris Alston’s Chassisworks Builds Going On All Over The Place – Great Photos From Across The Country!

We know that there are lots of you out there that eschew Facebook as some sort of wasteful time suck. We can respect that because we understand that soaking your teeth while you play bridge with your...

Show Gallery: More Killer Photos From The 10th George Barris Cruisin’ Back To The 50s Car Show

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – Yesterday we showed you the first of two galleries that our LA correspondent Scott Liggett filed from the 10th George Barris Cruisin’ Back To The 50s Car Show....

Caption This Photo: Giving A Whole New Meaning To Full Left Rudder!

This photo arrived through our tip line the other day and the dude who sent it isn’t answering any emails regarding where it came from, but holy crap is it awesome. It appears that these two...

Bitchin’ Video: In Car Racing Footage And A Video Feature Of Kris Henderson’s 200+ MPH 1959 Jaguar!

Kris Henderson is one of the coolest guys we know and his 200+ capable 1959 Jaguar, powered by one of the most pissed off Chevy rat motors we’ve ever heard is one of the coolest cars we know....

Celebrity Car Death Match: Jim Rockford’s Pontiac Firebird Esprit VS The Bandit Trans Am!

Two Pontiacs, two icons of cool, and only one can live. Obviously Jim Rockford is the underdog here, but then again, Jim Rockford was the flippin’ underdog in every episode of his show and he...

Awesome Video: Watch The Firebreathing Motorcycle Engined Slingshot Dragster From the Postman Pat Guys Fire Up!

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside we have great video showing a glimpse of the newest project from the group of wacky geniuses that brought us the Postman Pat van. Sticking with their...

Drag Gallery: Out Last Blast Of Photos From The 2013 Spring Throwdown In T-Town!

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Well we’ve finally run to the end of Brad Klaassen’s great photos from the 2013 spring Throwdown in T-Town. The race was a smashing success with the...

Would You Drive It?: A Solid Axle “Street Freak” ’66 Buick Skylark That’s For Sale

We remember when the “Street Freak” era was hot, tubs weren’t cool, and gassers weren’t the only thing with a straight axle. Of course if you really wanted to be the dude you...

Fuel Altered Video: NitroAmerica Presents The Outlaw Fuel Altered Association At North Star Dragway

Les Mayhew, owner/founder/editor/camera man, of Nitro America is one bitchin dude who know how to capture great things happening at great drag strips. He’s at it again with this video that...

Sideways with Rodney Prouty: Remember Where You Came From

(Words and Photos by Rodney Prouty)  Every day I walk into work at a speed shop where I see black and white images of our racing legacy. We have tattered old posters of racing events at historic...

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Free Shipping Now Through May 31st: Could Save You Hundreds With American Powertrain

Ever ship a complete transmission? How about a trans, crossmember, shifter, clutch, bell housing, flywheel, driveshaft, pressure plate, nuts, bolts, and other hardware? Trust us, it can get pricey in...