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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Laris Motorsports Insurance $75K Livestream Starts With The THURSDAY WARM-UP

It’s time for more LIVE drag racing, and this time it is from the big money bracket races at Darana Raceway National Trail in Hebron Ohio as they Laris Motorsports Insurance $75,000 To Win race...

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Free Livestream: Check Out Big And Small Tire Testing At US131 As The Mid West Drag Racing Series And Radial Outlaws Prepare For The Weekend!

US 131 has been open for testing the past two days as both the Mid West Drag Racing Series and Radial Outlaws Racing Series prepare to take over the famed US 131 Motorsports Park. I’ve raced...

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Tool Tech: Mythbusting! Putting 20 Myths About Using An Impact To The Test! Which Do’s And Don’t Actually Matter?

Opinions are like belly buttons, meaning everyone’s got one, but that doesn’t mean they are based on facts. It is absolutely insane how many people have opinions on how to use a tool...

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It’s Got 1 Cylinder and 13 Horsepower! Is It Actually The Best City Car Out There? Here’s Why Jay Leno Thinks So!

If you are under the age of 20, you might not recognize this car, but otherwise you’ve probably seen a BMW Isseta before. Made famous again by the lovable and weird Steve Urkel character on...

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This Show is PACKED with RARE Muscle Cars & Cool Corvettes! It’s Corvette Expo And Chevys In The Smokies!

Tommy Lee Byrd, The Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it with another great video of some insanely rare and awesome muscle cars. These cars were all on hand at the Corvette Expo and Chevys in the Smokies...

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BluePrint Engines Tech: Compression Testing The Right Way. Check Out The Simple Tools And Techniques You Need!

Doing a compression test on an engine is pretty straight forward, and only requires a couple of tools. And only one of those is a “specialty” tool, and you can either rent one from your...

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Unbreakable: Two And A Half Minutes Of A Volvo Wagon Surviving Incredible Wrecks And Staged Crashes

The cliches have been barfed out so many times we feel like a crappy comedian retreading material when we even mention them. Volvos run forever. You can’t kill a Volvo. The safest cars are...

Carguy Art That’s So Nice Your Wife Will Let You Put It In The House! We Want All Of It!

Jeff Hobgood is a certifiable bad ass. He races a kick ass 1941 Willys Gasser pickup that is mint-o-licious as Brian would say, and on top of that he is an amazing automotive artist. His medium is a...

Wild Video: Watch A Dirt Bike Trials Rider Lap The Entire Field Of A Race In TWO Laps!

Motorcycle trials riders are some of the most talented people in the two wheel universe. These are men and women who are able to literally make a dirt bike/motorcycle become a part of their physical...

eBay Find: Rusty, Crusty, Amazing 1956 Chevy Wrecker Perfection

The string of words that left my lips when I laid eyes on this truck were so disjointed, profane, and otherwise wrong, I am never going to repeat them again….unless I stumble upon another...

Gallery: The Kustom Kulture Car Show – Adelaide, Australia – Lots Of Neat Old Stuff!

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – Our man in Australia, Darryl Daniels fought the elements and other stuff to attend the Kustom Kulture car show weekeneder in Adelaide, Australia just a few days...

$150 Off From Ridetech For Your USCA Texas Race Entry This Weekend!

Everyone is getting in on the act for the Ultimate Street Car Association event this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. The gang from Ridetech is so committed to showing their stuff work on the street,...

This vintage mud bog footage from 1986 at Tail Creek Raceway feels like high school

Back when I was in high school in 1985, I loaded up a couple of my pals at 5:30 one Saturday morning and headed north to just outside the state capitol of New Hampshire. In a small town called Bow,...

RacingJunk Find: The Meanest, Coolest, And Most BangShift Approved Mustang II We’ve Ever Seen

The Mustang II was one of the low points that can be scoffed at when looking over the complete history of the Mustang. The fact is, that car kept the Mustang nameplate alive during some of the worst...

Watch An 815ci Ford Hemi Get Wrung Out On The Dyno – Mountain Motor Fun!

Mountain motor cars are some of the neatest to watch and talk about. Of course, it all centers around the goodness of the engine that is living in the car and the fact that with no help other than a...

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Vote For BangShift In The On All Cylinders Muscle Car Matchups March Madness

The guys at OnAllCylinders.com asked us if we wanted to participate in their March Maddness Muscle Car Match-Ups this year and we said HELL YEAH BABY! Of course in typical BangShift style, when it...

Big News: Dragway 42 Releases Plans, Renderings, Timeline For Complete Track Overhaul – Insane But Awesome

We’ve been on the bleeding edge of the Dragway 42 story since it broke that Ohio businessman Ron Matcham bought the track and planned to spruce it up. We naturally assumed that the improvements...

Flippin’ RVs Is On Tomorrow! Insider Vintage Trailer Photos Are Here!

I’ve told you guys a million times how much I love old RVs. Trailers, Motorhomes, I don’t care. I love them all. And the older the better obviously. Well if you missed the premier of...

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Video: This Demonstration Of An MSD ProMag Is Insane And Awesome

Just about every damned thing involved with a top fuel dragster is completely effing nuts. From the tires to the cylinder heads, the blower, and especially the fuel system, the amount of power these...

Unknown Parts Counter Guy: My Kingdom For A New Hire That Will Actually Work

Lately, the talent pool at my store has been dwindling. We lost one of our delivery drivers to age, a good man with a good heart and great knowledge…and the kind of humor that could embarrass even...