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Free Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA Drag Racing From The Season Opening GatorNationals at Gainesville.

Catching all the testing action from Gainesville Raceway on March 3-4 right here, ahead of the legendary season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8 at the historic racing...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: More Build Updates, Including Axle Prep, Four-Link Mounts & Major Floor Replacement.

If you missed this FJ40 project that Shannon Campbell is working on, we’ve got a link below, but if you are back for the next installment in this build series you are in luck as well. In this new...

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Vice Grip’s Cheap Cadillac Comeback! Derek Bieri’s Allanté Gets Paint, Brakes & Ice Cold AC In An Effor To Make It A Fun Driver!

My dad worked for Cadillac for years when I was a kid growing up, and he grew up in a Cadillac family. We’ve had Cadillacs in the family since the 50’s, so I do have a special place in my...

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This Freshly Restored 1969 440 Six-Pack Dodge Super Bee Is Greatness! It’s Up For Auction, So Check It Out Now!

In 1969, Mopar was doing it right. Whether you were talking about Chryslers, Plymouths, or Dodges, they had you covered with awesome muscle cars and hot rods that you just couldn’t help but...

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I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Photos! This Indoor Drag Racing Showcase Features Some Amazing Race Cars, History, And More!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Here in the northeast section of the country we are in the deep freeze so most of the fun stuff moves indoors. We took a break from off season race car upgrades and...

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Can You Actually Drive A Car On Water? Travis Pastrana, And A Huge Team Of Folks, Want To Prove You Can. Watch!

If you haven’t seen a video with an RC car hauling ass across a lake, or the same thing with a dirt bike or snowmobile, you must live under a rock. It’s not hard for an RV car as they...

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Larson Dominating In Sonoma K&N Series West Win

There’s a lot more to stock car racing than just the highly visible NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and the super star drivers who race there.  Many other local and regional racing series run on the same...

The 2014 NHRA Auto Plus New England Nationals: Action From The Strip In Epping

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – It has been a beautiful weekend here in Epping, New Hampshire as the weather gods looked favorably upon the region’s drag racing fans and delivered four days...

Watch Mike Lettelier’s Massive COPO Wheelstands At The NHRA New England Nationals

There’s been lots of great action at the 2014 NHRA New England Nationals here in New Hampshire. From the tight competition of the sportsman classes to the thundering fury of the nitro powered...

Check Out These Guys Flipping A Truck With Nothing More Than A Push. Crazy!

We’re not sure why this truck is upside down, but we sure love the way it gets right side up. In fact, this is so easy and simple that it makes us want to do our own movie special effects. Do...

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Do You Like Seeing NASCAR Stock Cars Run Around The Road Course?

We’re at Road America this weekend for the USCA Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car Face Off at Road America, and this event is held during NASCAR Nation Wide Series Race weekend, which...

Project Raven: The History Behind Why I Adopted One Of The Most Unloved Mopars Ever

Easily, one of the most asked questions about the Imperial is, “Why?” A lot of people don’t understand why I chose to work on a Chrysler with no aftermarket support or rarity. So, I’ll...

Rough Start: 1987 Dodge Ramcharger, Ready to Rock

For my next Rough Start choice, I moved into my old stomping grounds and searched the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State. Prices up here are really decent, and as long as you check closely for...

Craigslist Find: This Bone Stock 1947 Fiat Topolino Will Either Be Restored By A European Car Lover Or Chopped To Pieces By A Drag Racer

Some cars have options. Maybe they get plucked out of a junkyard and turned into a hot rod, or a street machine, or maybe they get restored, or (our favorite) turned into a racing car of some sort....

Wreckage Video: A Mud Dragster With a Stuck Throttle Launches Onto A Public Road!

Mud drag racing is a fast and pretty violent motorsport. Short wheelbase rails fly over rutted mud pits at high speed with drivers sawing at the steering wheel to keep the slimey side down. In the...

Hot Rods And Hot Dogs, We Visit The Optima Batteries Annual Car Show

When the USCA’s Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car series comes to Wisconsin each year, for the Face Off at Road America event, one of the coolest things is the registration and welcome...

More Photos And Video From The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car At California Speedway

The USCA Optima Search For The Ultimate Street Car event his past weekend at Auto Club California Speedway in Fontana was a riot. A great mix of cars and people, combined with great Southern...

Rough Start: This Screaming Chicken Is Looking For It’s New Home

The next Rough Start find takes me to my hometown, Colorado Springs, Colorado. From the mountains to the prairie, from Fountain to North Academy, this city is teeming with great sheetmetal. The warm...

Check Out This Factory Pontiac LeMans Ute! Why Weren’t These More Popular In The States?

(Photo courtesy of Hemmings Motor News and LeadedGasClassics.com) I’ve got a soft spot for utes. El Caminos, Rancheros, even the Rampage/Scamp twins…I like the idea of a car-based ute...

Moroso Launches New Direct Sales Website – The Parts You Want And Need Straight From The Source

Moroso is one of those companies that we’re honored to have as a BangShift sponsor because they have been part of the high performance aftermarket virtually since there was such a thing, they...