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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! 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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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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Odds Makers: We Handicap The Top 26 Contenders For March Meet 2014 Nitro Glory – Are We Right, Wrong, Clueless or All Three?

(Words and photos: Darr Hawthorne) – As the nitro funny car class continues to grow and grow, any one of the following owners and drivers could make it the 2014 March Meet Winners Circle at...

Want To Drive Mary Pozzi’s Camaro? Now’s Your (Virtual) Chance!

(Photos courtesy of Sony Polyphony Digital) Ever wanted to drive a world-class Pro Touring car but didn’t have the time/money to build one yourself or know someone dumb enough to hand you the keys...

The Cars, The Classes, And The Drivers You NEED To Know For The 2014 March Meet This Weekend!

(Words by Darr Hawthorne – Photos as credited) – (Editor’s note: This weekend it is GO TIME for the greatest nostalgia drag race known to man, the Bakersfield March Meet....

Gallery: Never Before Published 1960s Drag Photos From Great Lakes, Cordova, More!

(Photos by Darwin Busch) – Yesterday, photographer Brent Busch sent me a note and invited me to look at a bunch of photos that his dad took in the late 1960s at places like Grat Lakes...

When The Billet Cam In A Worked Up Diesel Fails At 4,000 RPM and 100psi Of Boost On The Dyno Bad Things Happen

One of the events I am super excited to be back at this year is the Diesel Power Challenge. This is the diesel truck guy equivalent to Drag Week that pits some of the nation’s hairiest...

Video: Check Out Rick’s Tanks First Gen Nova EFI Compatible Tank – Stainless Steel, Hand Made, And A BangShifter Stars In The Video!

You are used to seeing Justin Oney’s name here on the pages of BangShift as a photo contributor but in this blog item, the tables have turned! Oney is the host for a cool, quick video that lays...

Many BangShift Sponsors Hosting Seminars At The Detroit Autorama – View The Schedule And Sign Up Here – FREE Gearhead Schoolin’

The Hot Rod Industry Alliance’s Education Day at the 2014 Autorama is must attend stuff for any gearhead wanting to learn more about virtually any aspect of this car. We’re very proud...

Watch The First Sinkhole Rescue Corvette, The ZR1 Blue Devil Fire Up And Drive Out While Leaking Oil Like The Exxon Valdez

In what can only be described as a fantastic moral victory for all the Corvette enthusiasts and lovers of American automotive history out there, the first car has been plucked successfully from the...

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eBay Find: Bobbed Deuce And A Half + 1970 Chevy Truck = Tough Job With Stunning Results

The only crappy part about owning this truck is that people will just look at it and assume all the builder did was to somehow jam a Chevy body onto a frame from an M35A deuce and a half army truck,...

Watch LIVE Streaming Video Of Corvettes Being Pulled From Museum Sinkhole NOW!

As you read this a crew of riggers using a couple of cranes, lots of safety gear, and all of their expertise are working on extracting the infamous “sinkhole Corvettes” from their pit of...

Video Of 88-Year Old Jack McClure Testing His Rocket Go Kart Emerges – The Hero Rides Again!

On a lonely and deserted road somewhere in Florida history was made recently when Captain Jack McClure sat it, staged, and fired the hydrogen peroxide rocket engine that powers his legendary go kart...

Autocross Season Is Upon Us! Does YOUR Region Offer the CAM class?

This last weekend I received a reminder email from the New England region SCCA club letting me know that the first points autocross event of the year is in less than four weeks. Say what?!?...

No Comments….DON’T PANIC! Here’s The Story And When They’ll Be Back

Hey everyone, sorry about the lack of commenting ability this morning. Many of you have asked what the story is so here’s the deal. We have a new version of BangShift’s front page that we...

Who Does This? Here’s The Most Beat Down Grand National For Sale In America Today

Get a load of this sad sack SOB of a Grand National? If there is a more worn out, beat up, tired ass looking GN for sale in the continental USA we’ve never seen it. This car appears to have...