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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Sportsman Nationals At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Sportsman, Nostalgia Classes, and More!

Enjoy all the racing action from Santa Pod’s Sportsman Nationals this weekend, as Nostalgia Drag Racing and National Championship drag racing competitors battle it out head to head to see...

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FREE Bracket Racing Livestream: 8th Annual Spring King Of The Creek Bracket Racing Is LIVE Right Here – Saturday

Maryland International Raceway is home to the King of the Creek, and this weekend’s spring event is as big and competitive as always. With classes for everyone, and some of the Mid-Atlantic’s...

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The Lake Effect Showdown at Kuhnle Motorsports Park Is Small Tire Drag Racing Greatness! Lil Gangstas, Small Tire

The Lake Effect Showdown brings the excitement of small tire racing to Lil Gangstas’ racing to Kuhnle Motorsports Park on Saturday June 13th, 2026! This unique event will be a first for the area on...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: STREAMING VIDEO From The 21st Annual Ultimate 64 Bracket Race From Darana Kil-Kare Raceway – Saturday

Kil-Kare Raceway is home to some awesome events, including the 21st annual Ultimate 64 Big Money Bracket Races this weekend. This is one of the older events in the mid west and racers flock to this...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Continues Today as We are Heading for The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Part 8: Putting a HISTORIC Gasser Back on the Track Feels Oh So Good!

Tommy and the kids are back at it, and it’s a runner! They are hitting the dragstrip to bring this project full circle, so check it out. The big block should be fun with all the new parts that...

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RideTech’s USCA Daytona Weekend Was Awesome – See How The Cars Performed, How They Thrashed To Fix Carnage, and More!

Last weekend, the USCA visited the high banks of Daytona International Speedway and RideTech was there in force with a fleet of haul ass cars. The “house” cars were as varied as the...

Barnstormin’: Starting To Appreciate Less Than Eight

As you have seen here on the front page of BangShift, from time to time we review new cars. I actually get to drive a lot more cars than you see on these pages. Why? Well we pick and choose the ones...

The Somernites Cruise – Somerset, Kentucky – May 2014 – Muscle, Mopars, More!

(Words and photos by Bryan McTaggart) – Somerset, Kentucky claims to be “The Car Cruise Capital of Kentucky”. Since 2001, the Somernites Cruise is a monthly cruise hosted between Memorial...

Prices were low, but sales were scarce at the Southern Auto Auctions dealer-only sale

Southern Auto Auctions in East Windsor, Connecticut is the country’s largest privately-owned automotive auction. On Wednesdays, its more than two dozen lanes are hopping, with dealers picking...

Watch RideTech’s Bret Voelkel Talk About The Quicktrick Alignment System – Do A Pro Level Job Yourself!

If there is one thing that RideTech’s Bret Voelkel knows it is that alignment specs are crucial to the functionality of any suspension system. As the leader of a company that produces some of...

eBay Find: This 1957 Thames 800 Freightliner Van Is The Only One We Have Ever Seen And Ripe For BangShifting

We love it when we find out about cars and trucks we never knew existed in this country. Take for example this 1957 Thames (English Ford) 800 Freightliner van. We’ve never heard of these let...

A Photo Tour Of The Incredible Lane Automotive Museum – A Collection Of Awesome Freaks, Racers, and More

(Words and photos by Bryan McTaggart) – My wife Haley suggested that we check out the Lane Museum in Nashville during one of our visits. She kept mentioning how they had a random catalog of...

This Unopened Case Of 1970 Hot Wheels Redline Cars Has Been Bid To Over $30,000 And The Auction Ends Today – Where Will It Stop?

$322.91, that’s the current value per unit of the contents inside the box you see above. In that box are Hot Wheels cars but that’s not just any box and those aren’t just any cars....

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Last Blast Of Stock And Super Stock Coolness From The Maple Grove NHRA Division One LODRS Race

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Funnily enough, depending on the time of the day that you are looking at this blog item, I may actually be announcing the very cars you see in this gallery at the NHRA...

Holley Carburetors Explained: Including Install And Tuning Videos That Will Help You Tune Your Car

The guys at Holley have not forgotten about all you carb fans out there, new and old. With the insane amount of attention that has been given to EFI over the past couple of years, guys looking for...

This Blown 1973 Chevy Nova Is Bitchin…Or Is It? You Decide.

Usually when someone refers to a car as all motor, they mean that it has no power adders. In this case, all motor means the rest of the car is pretty stock looking, and everything good about it is...

Project Violent Valiant Update: The Dash Comes To Life With Lots Of Planning And Stewart Warner Gauges

Project Violent Valiant has really been coming along over the last couple weeks. We’ve updated you on the installation of the firewall, the completion of the front suspensions, the replacement...

Texas Cruise Action From The May 2014 Kemah Cruise – From Mopars To Dune Buggies

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It has been a couple months since we last checked in on the action from the Kemah Cruise which is held every month down there in Kemah, Texas. Back when Charles and...

2014 Throwdown In T-Town – More Gassers, Pro Mods, Motorcycles, Action Galore

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – Yesterday we showed you a ton of awesome photos from the 2014 Throwdown in T-Town Spring edition. We’re back with more photos today and this gallery is...