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Speedway Motors and the Museum of American Speed Cars And Coffee Photos During Motor City to Wheel Hub LIVE!

(Words and Photos by Scott Liggett) Speedway Motors headquarters in Lincoln, NE is right across the parking lot from the Museum Of American Speed. Together, they put on a cars and coffee gathering...

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NHRA New England Nationals Photo Coverage: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, And Pit Photos From This Sold Out NHRA National Event!

(Photos by Richard Pasley) – When the NHRA brought National Event Drag Racing back to the northeast a few years ago, the crowds at the New England Nationals in Epping were off the hook. More...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Big Money Bracket Racing From The EAST COAST TRIPLE $50K at Virginia Motorsports Park- $50,000 Sunday

It’s time for more big money bracket racing as we’re right in the thick of summer racing season. We’ve got nearly a half dozen livestreams to share today as this is the hot and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: We’ve Got NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing From Division 1 Maryland International Raceway – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! 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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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 3 At Summit Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 3! 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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IHRA Triple Crown Eliminations LIVE: Teams Hit IHRA Darana National Trail Raceway For IHRA’s Triple Creown Weekend!

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Triple Crown, you are not alone! This weekend promises to be full of great racing action from Darana Raceway National Trail! We’ll have all the...

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Rumored Rendering: The 2015 Camaro Z/SD – NASCAR Inspired Model Fills Hole Between Z/28 and COPO

We knew that this was coming sooner or later. Drag racing guys have their COPO Camaro and the road racing dudes have the 1LE and now the Z/28 but what about the stock car enthusiasts? Well we have...

BangShift To Live Stream The Destruction Of All Pre-Production Dodge Vipers

When we heard that Chrysler officials had informed the people who currently possess some 90 pre-production Dodge Vipers that the cars were going to be essentially confiscated and destroyed we were...

Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Olds Gets Profiled On Big Muscle – Olds Powered And Awesome

One of the most fun rides I took over my travels last year was in the passenger seat of Robert McGaffin’s 1965 Oldsmobile at the Goodguys autocross in Nashville. I was there to announce the...

The Total Cost Involved Engineering Autocross At The 2014 Muscle Car/Street Machine Nats

(Photos by TCI Engineering) – Total Cost Involved Engineering is a neat company that has been providing high quality chassis and suspension components for trucks, muscle cars, and hot rods for...

LIVE NHRA Testing In Vegas Right Here Right Now. Ashley Force, Schumacher, And More

If you didn’t get quite enough drag racing over the weekend, here’s something cool for the Monday morning blues at the office.  The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is holding a Pro test...

Bottom Dollar Blazer Project – Episode 7: We’re back

It’s been a couple of weeks since I posted an update on the Blazer. It’s not because I haven’t been working on it, but Lohnes convinced me to go on that trip to Detroit and I got...

Have You Ever Wanted To Buy A Grand Marquis With A Corvette Rear And A Mustang Front? Now You Can!

I don’t think I am easily stumped on many things. Honestly. At this point I had typed out thousands and thousands of blog items for BangShift and along the way some really freaky stuff has...

MSD Performance Launches Winter Sucks Save Some Bucks Promotion With Lowest Prices Ever Offered On Major Products (EFI Systems Included!)

As I type this there is snow falling from the sky. Tomorrow is April and right now there is snow coming down from the heavens. It was 60-degrees a couple of days ago. Saying all of that, you can...

No Engine Test Stand? No Problem! (With Video)

Here at BangShift we’re all about low buck builds and making due with what you have in regards to parts and tools. I’ll admit to having used a screwdriver as a pry bar or the handle of a...

This English Demo Derby Car’s Clutch Explodes In The Pits And Makes Absolutely Comical Noises

We understand that exploding clutches are no joke and that they can be very, and we mean very bad for the health of the guy sitting near the transmission but sometimes funny is funny. We know that...

2014 Northeast Rod and Custom Nationals – Photos Galore! Our Last Blast

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Over the last few days we have been taking you through the 2014 Northeast Rod and Custom Nationals car show that took place outside of Philadelphia. This event was...

Barnstormin’: Necessity Is The Mother Of Addiction

Through comments and conversations, I have been lucky enough to read about how lots of BangShifters got their hooks into the car hobby. For some, things started well after their got their...

Action From The Lone Star Pro Am Drifting Meet – Sideways and Shredding Tires!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we dropped our first ever gallery by Charles Wickam at the Lone Star Pro Am Drifting Series down in Texas. Unconfirmed but that may have been the first...

Watch an Incredible Video From Under a Funny Car That Illustrates the Brutal Forces on a Drag Slick

Tires are pretty amazing things. From the insane lateral grip road cars and formula cars depend on to the clawing and biting prowess of off road rubber, there’s an application for everyone....