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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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More Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

Here’s gallery #2 from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed gallery #1, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by Mike...

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Goodguys Del Mar 2014 – More Awesome Photos From The Show

We’re going to be slapping you upside the head with Goodguys Del Mar, California photos for days on end and today we’re maintaing that threat. This is another collection of sweet photos...

Watch This Fed Ex Truck Roll Away And Narrowly Miss A House As The Driver Chases It!

I’ve never talked a whole bunch about what I did for a living when I was a productive member of society. Basically I was an operations guy for a couple of large companies. I oversaw delivery...

Watch WRC Rally Driver Drive Through A Vineyard And Then Crash Into An Electrical Pole During WRC France

There are certain sentences that I have always wanted to write and these next couple happen to have been on the list. In this video you’ll see WRC rally star Petter Solberg crash during a 2012...

The Legendary Turbo Sleeper Maverick Is For Sale! This Round Mound Of Brown Rules

An infamous sleeper masquerading as a well used, brownish Ford Maverick that’s actually packing a turbo big block is for sale and someone here should buy it. The car that has been featured on...

Lonestar Round Up 2014 – Donuts, Shop Tours, And Awesome Times In Austin

(Words and  photos, Charles Wickam) –  We started the second day of our Lonestar Round Up 2014 adventure out at Round Rock Doughnuts. The place has been all over tv on shows featured by the...

GOODGUYS DEL MAR 2014 – COOL CARS AND TRUCKS IN THE SHOW

We showed you some autocross action from Goodguys Del Mar 2014 earlier today and now we’re shifting gears into show mode. The majority of participants at any Goodguys show are on the grounds to...

Video: Four Single Cylinder Briggs And Stratton Engines Turned Into One Engine

There are lots of projects we don’t entirely understand the motivation behind but we revel in their greatness anyway and this is one of those. The engine in the video began life as four...

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Friday Action Gallery From The Goodguys Del Mar Autocross – Muscle Car Corner Burning

This weekend Chad is at the Goodguys Del Mar autocross flapping his gums and keeping the masses informed and entertained as they watch a host of cool muscle cars attack the cones. The Goodguys...

This 1958 Ford Was Built Into A Junior Stock Drag Car In The 1960s And Now It Is For Sale – Time Capsule

There’s nothing better than seeing a car that was modified back in the day and then never really touched or messed with again after. That’s pretty near the car of thie 1958 Ford which was...

BangShift Version 2.0: What Have We DONE?!

That’s what you are thinking, right? We thought so. Welcome to the new BangShift.com which is both very much the same and very much different than what you were used to seeing even just a few...

IHRA San Antonio 2014 – More Nitro Soaked Photos From The Drags!

(Photos by Bob Snyder) – We have to thank Bob Snyder for this latest batch of photos from the 2014 IHRA Nitro Jam at San Antonio Raceway in Texas. Although it has been a few years since...

Friday BOOM: Watch a Canadian Drag Racer Suffer A Massive Nitrous Explosion at The Grand Bend Motorplex

If nitrous explosions are judged on shrapnel and how high stuff flies, particularly chunks of the hood scoop, this one may be a hall of famer. The video shows a pair of Top Sportsman cars launching...

These bands tour in epic vehicles (featuring music for your Friday!)

Most bands that tour around end up in either a Ford E350 or a Dodge 3500 van. Until some time in 2012 before they really hit it big, the band The Lumineers were touring the country in a Ford Windstar...

Accelaquarter Raceway In Ilinois Is Currently Underwater – Drag Boats To The Lanes?

Accelaquarter Raceway, an eighth mile strip in Illinois which was completely revamped in 2013 is currently underwater as shown in the photos below. The images were taken by track staff and posted to...