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IHRA F1 Powerboats Livestream – Round 2 of the 2026 Season is in Port Neches at Riverfest 2026

Boat racing is on! It might still be winter in a lot of places, but that isn’t stopping the International Hot Rod Association from running their F1 Boat Series in Port Neches Texas this weekend. If...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: Here Are The NSRA Nostalgia Nationals 2026 LIVE From Santa Pod!

Santa Pod’s National Street Rod Association Nostalgia Nationals are live right here! And thanks to the awesome streaming team at Santa Pod, you can watch live from all over the world for free. You...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: PDRA Mega Bucks Triple Threat Bracket Series Racing At VMP – Sunday

If you want to see live big money bracket racing, this Triple Threat Bracket Series event is one to watch so check it out LIVE right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV. We love this track,...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE LIVE IMSA RACING FROM WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA! Michelin Pilot Challenge, Mustang Challenge, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, And More!

Here we go. The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series is visiting Laguna Seca, one of the most famous race tracks in the country! We’re talking the Michelin Pilot...

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Road Racing Livestream From Croft In The UK: The British Automobile Racing Club At Croft Circuit LIVE May 2-3

It’s time for more road racing in Croft! This weekend has the British Automobile Racing Club back at it again with fun racing action at Croft Circuit just outside of Darlington in the Northern UK....

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Stolen Tillamook Vans Recovered-How Desperate Do You Have To Be To Steal Something Called A “Baby Loaf Bus”?!

Manteca, California police recovered three Volkswagen Microbuses owned by Tillamook County Creamery Association from a self-storage locker on July 14, 2014. The buses, which were part of a marketing...

Would You Rather, The Seventies Edition! Which Land Barge Would You Choose?

There’s a lot to not like about the Seventies as a car guy. Most of the performance cars got killed off entirely. The Camaro lost the Z28 option for “Rally Sport”, GM code for...

CraigsList Find: This Caprice Wagon is made awesome through the magic of the EXCLAMATION POINT!

I like B-Body wagons. I have one in my driveway myself, in the Roadmaster Estate trim, so I’m always combing the MyList (heh. See what I did there?) to find less rusty examples I may be...

Cone Carving And Asphalt Melting Autocross Action From Goodguys Columbus 2014 – Killer Photos

(Photos by Suzy Bauter) – Every year, the autocross at the Goodguys Columbus Nationals is a literal barn burner. This particular event is ratcheted up like 20 notches because it is where the...

All Hail The Greatest Go Kart Parker Who Has Ever Lived – This Guy Is AWESOME

At every job we have ever worked at, we have developed certain “skill sets” and by that, we mean ways to keep ourselves entertained while the boss was not around. Whether it was...

Ebay Find: This Sweet ’55 Chevy 3100 Is Actually A Mercedes ML320

Here at BangShift, we love all sorts of vehicles and just-crazy-enough-to-work ideas. Variety is the spice of life, and what keeps the automotive hobby fresh is enthusiasts that are willing to try...

Gary Lee, Television Racing Announcer And One Of The Voices Of Our Youth Has Died At Age 63

It is funny how some voices come to define certain times and certain places in your life. In my case, and the case of many BangShifters in their 30s, Gary Lee was a very welcome guest in our living...

This Patina Perfect 1966 Chevy II Nova Has Lived Its Life In El Paso And It’ll Be Terrorizing Drag Week This Year – Build Photos Here

(Words and photos by Justin Oney) – When Hot Rod Dragweek Registration went live Josh Cass was on the ball and lucky enough to secure a spot to participate as 1 of 20 cars registered in Super...

There’s A Traffic Jam In The Middle Of A Belgian Forest That’s Frozen In Time – Creepy And Cool

OK, it sure looks like a traffic jam and it sounds cool calling it that but in reality this looks like a wrecking yard or some other salvage operation that was abandoned and now Ma Nature is...

If You Could Pick Any One Of These Dream Tools To Put In Your Garage, Which Would You Choose?

This weekend, my machinist neighbor next door to my shop comes over to tell me he is closing his business and has some shelving and stuff for me if I want it. He also says that his son’s Camaro...

If You Want A Nice 1954 Chevy, This Is It – We Know The Car! So Cal Cruiser Perfection Can Be Yours

BangShift Contributor Darr Hawthorne, and his son Zak, are always working on cool things. Like their injected old school Model A that is going together right now and will soon grace your screens here...

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Roadkill! Finnegan and Freiburger Cruise Clear Across The USA In The Now Famous Hemi Powered ’55 Chevy

The boys are back and this time they are cruising the car we watched them build in the last episode clear across the USA from LA to Concord, North Carolina for the kick off of the Power Tour that...

Five Huge Trucks And A Half Million Tires Help To Move This Load That Defines The Term Heavy Hauling

Ok, the whole “half million” tire count is a rough estimate because I lost track at twenty. There are a flippin’ LOT of tires on the trailer/dollies being used to haul some insanely...

Thornhill Dragway Park: Action Photos From This Historic Strip That NEEDS YOUR HELP!

(Words and photos by Doug Gregory) – Thornhill Dragway Park is a 1⁄4 mile strip near the Licking River in Kenton county, North-central Kentucky. The track history is difficult to chase down,...