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Happy New Year 2026 From BANGshift.com! Here’s To A Happy, Healthy, And Fun New Year Full Of Horsepower, Tire Smoke, And More!

On behalf of the entire BANGshift Family, I want to thank you all for being a part of our 2025 and hope that your 2026 is even better! We are super thankful for such a great year of racing in 2025...

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More Big IHRA Moves: IHRA Purchases Rockingham Speedway and Shares Long-Term Vision for “The Rock”!

Well, we thought that the news about Heartland Park Topeka would be the last big IHRA announcement of 2025, but they squeaked another one in under the wire with a New Year’s Eve announcement...

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If You Could EV Swap An Old Ride For Cheap, Would You? This Mercury Comet Had One Donor Vehicle And Cost Less Than $6,000

I know everyone likes to bash on electric vehicles, and I’m clearly not the market they are aiming for, but there is something kind of cool about guys doing EV swaps on certain rides. Sure, I...

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Drag Racing HISTORY: The Hot Rod Hoarder’s Best Vintage Drag Cars of 2025 Are All Right Here!

We love all the folks that we regularly showcase here on BANGshift.com and one of our favorites is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder. He hits great events, features some great historical race cars...

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Build Your Own Magnetic Clamping Table! This Magnetic Lifter Shop Hack Is A Game Changer for Grinding Or Sanding Sheet Metal!

Clamping stuff to the workbench so you can grind or sand on it is a pain sometimes. And if you are having to move and flip and rotate your part to grind on multiple surfaces, it can really take some...

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IHRA Acquires Heartland Motorsports Park In A Move To Resurrect Yet Another Abandoned Race Track!

The International Hot Rod Association has been making huge waves in the drag racing community with some pretty unbelievable announcements and purchases over the past year and there is no sign of them...

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BangShift Contributor Benoit Pigeon Picks Out His Favorite Shots Of 2013

We asked some of our BangShift photo contributors to choose their favorite shots from coverage that they did on BangShift.com in 2013 so that we could let all of you in on what makes each of these...

Now That’s A Fire! Aussie “Best Of 2013” Fires, Blowups, Crashes, And Burnouts

The guys at Scotty’s Garage are our go to guys for great Aussie burnout videos, and they’ve just put out their Best of 2013 video. It’s full of fires, engine explosions, crashes,...

Action Video: Watch The Wild Goings On At The 2013 Diesel Power Challenge – Lohnes Plays Host To The Mayhem!

Every year, Diesel Power magazine hosts the Diesel Power Challenge. Think of this as the Drag Week for guys who make insane power with diesel trucks. The event is held over three days and...

Death Of The Bad Seed: How I Almost Fired Myself for Street Racing the Bad Seed Chevette – Part 3

(Words and Photos by Steve Magnante) – It all started innocently enough with a Friday afternoon bench racing session in my office at Hot Rod magazine. It was summertime in L.A., July 6, 2001 to...

Insane Video: Top Fuel Harley Rider Falls Off The Bike At Speed, Then Tumbles 1300 More Feet

The dudes that ride Top Fuel Harleys have giant stainless steel balls. Seriously, their testicles are bullet proof and you can hear them clank when they walk. Some would argue that all the cells...

Watch Larry Dixon Suffer The Most Incredible Non-Crash In Drag Racing History!!!

(While Larry Dixon may have ditched out on racing in Australia this year, he’ll always be the driver in this video. This is easily the most incredible non-crash in top fuel history. Larry...

Video: Watch The Most Bat-Poop Insane Big Rig Jump In the History Of Mankind

Joe Grippo, the dude who normally shares awesome photos with us here dropped this nugget of absolute BangShift insane perfection onto my Facebook page a couple of days back. What you are about to...

Historic Video: Cool Law Enforcement Training Video From the 1970s

I’ve been on a vintage video kick on Youtube recently thanks to a few neat channels that are dedicated to preserving old footage from decades long past. Not all of the videos are...

Freakshow Video: The Incredible Folding Chevrolet Plow Truck!

Dennis MacPherson and his crew at DMC Racing build some of the craziest, quickest, and fastest drag race cars on the planet. They work their asses of to deliver the cars on time and to do the best...

The Parting Shift: The NORAD Santa Tracker – Your Kids and YOUR Inner Kid Will Love It!

Well, we’re getting ready to hit the light switch here at BangShift eastern HQ for the day in order to spend the rest of it horsing around with the kids, drinking spiked ‘nog, and ham...

Slo-Mo Coolness Video – Flying Truck, Frying Tires, Chargers Careening Around The Desert

The guys over the the MotorTrend Channel released their last video of the year yesterday and it is a fun two minute slow-motion film showing everything from a 6×6 Mercedes truck getting big air...

Thank You BangShift.com Sponsors! How We Got Them And Why They’re Still Here

People are always asking us how we got started with BangShift.com. And the truth is both sadder and more romantic than you would expect when talking about the startup of a company. What sometimes...

BangShift Photo Hightlight Reel: Justin Oney’s Busy Year In Killer Photos!

(Words and photos by Justin Oney) – 2013 Was a busy year. I made it to quite a few shows this year and it was a first time visit to many of them. The pictures here either fit what I thought...

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eBay Find: Ayrton Senna’s NSX For Sale On Ebay!

Just when I thought it was safe to browse eBay Motors again, this gem pops up: Senna’s NSX Yes, that is an NSX that was once “owned” (Technically loaned to him for use while he was in...

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