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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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The Worst 1955 Chevy Ever Built Is For Sale On Craigslist – This One Hurts

BangShift reader Mike Kenworthy sent in this tip and when I am able to get a night’s sleep again after washing the image of this car out of them with steel wool and hydrochloric acid, I will...

Watch Don Garlits Make Runs In The SR-37 Electric Dragster From All Angles

As we have been reporting, Don Garlits and the SR-37 Quest team have been active over the last few days making test passes for the first time just days ago. While the team did not clip 200mph yet,...

More Sweet, Sweet FE Photos From The 2014 FE Race And Reunion – Beaver Springs, Dragway

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – We’re almost out of Joe Grippo photos from the 2014 FE Race and Reunion at Beaver Springs Dragway and that’s a shame because we have loved picking through...

This Duramax Powered Sand Rail Is One Coal Rolling, Hill Climbing, Paddle Tire Hot Rod

Diesel engines don’t normally end up in conversations about insane power to weight ratios because more often than not, those type of mills are mounted into large and heavy vehicles. This video...

LIVE: Super Stock and Stock Eliminator Wheels Up Racing Going On Right Now At National Trail

The Autometer Northern Class Nationals is on right now at National Trail Raceway, and thanks to Mark Walter and the gang we’ve got the live broadcast rolling right now. If you like big...

WTF! I Hate People That Put Ads Like This Up On Craigslist!

If any of you ever have listened to an Earl Pitts rant on the radio, then think of me as the younger, more hot rod centric version.  You know what makes me go “WTF?!” What ads piss me...

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High School Drags With 16X Champ John Force At Auto Club Dragway

Jeff Burghardt photo   Local drag racing is evolving.  For much of the last two decades your local track survived on hundreds of Super category racers and bracket programs.  They all need cash...

Check Out This Pair Of Fords We Found On Craigslist And Would Combine To Make An Epic Ramp Truck

If this idea ends up sounding crazy to you, then we might have to revoke your BangShift card, or give you an award for being smart enough to know when to say when. We found a 1978 Ford F250 Super Cab...

These movie-inspired car posters are the coolest art we’ve seen in months

Nicolas Bannister is a graphic artist from France. He’s put together an AWESOME series of posters featuring cars from famous movies, TV shows and video games, all from exactly the same angle,...

More Photos Of The Chevy “Lumino” Emerge – We’re 100% Convinced This Was A Factory Job

Yesterday we showed you a lone photos of the Chevy “Lumino” that reader Tom Campanelli had spotted outside a Florida home improvement store. Well, we’re back with a lot more photos...

Watch Raymond Commisso’s Massive Pro Mod Crash at Maple Grove

Canadian restaurateur and Pro Mod ace Raymond Commisso suffered a massive crash at the ADRL Spring Drags in 2012 contested on the famous Maple Grove Raceway drag strip. You’ll see the car...

Gallery: Cool Engines From Various Car Shows We’ve Covered Recently

(Photos by various BangShift contributors) – Is there anything better than being at a car show, seeing a cool car and then peeking under the hood with one eye open to see what the engine is,...

The RideTech Crew Is EVERYWHERE This Weekend! See Them At Camaro5 Fest V, And The Midwest Muscle Car Challenge

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again, the companies that deserve your consideration when shoppng for go fast parts are the ones that share your interests and are out there beating...

This Super Slow Motion Video Of Off Road Racing Trucks Wrecking, Jumping, And Racing Is As Hypnotic As It Is Awesome

There are few things more fascinating to us than slow-motion video. We’re not sure exactly when it showed up on network television but we’re sure glad that it did. Slow-mo is cool during...