.

the car junkie daily magazine.

.
2026 New Year’s No Prep Drag Racing at Maple Grove Raceway! Cold Temps Don’t Scare Racers Ready For 2026!

BANGshifter extraordinaire Joe Grippo was at it again this New Year’s Day for Maple Grove Raceway’s annual New Year’s No Prep where they run both frontside and backside no prep...

Read more

Best of 2025: Motorcycles, Quads, and More FAILING To Get To The Top Of The Hillclimb Hill! Crazy Action!

These people are crazy! Motorcycles and quads are two of the things that are the scariest when it comes to hillclimbs. When things go right, which almost never happens, these are brutal runs up the...

Read more

2025 ABAC Fall AET Amateur Truck & Tractor Pull-Tifton GA: Stock Diesel Trucks, Semis & Tractors Pulling Big Weight!

It’s time for some awesome pulling truck action, but this is not what you would normally expect. We’re talking amateurs and their drivers trying not to pitch the drivetrain out of it....

Read more

ONBOARD SHAKEDOWN – TESTING THE DAKAR INSTATRADE IVECO POWERSTAR TRUCK OF ALES LOPRAIS TEAM- THIS FPT POWERED BIG TRUCK HAULS ASS ON DIRT!

If you are a regular BANGshifter then you know that we are really big fans of the Dakar Rally around here, because I’ve been watching it since the late 1990’s when television coverage was...

Read more

Why Most ‘Straight’ Body Panels Aren’t Actually Straight: Here’s What Really Goes Into Show Quality Sanding

Everyone knows that if you want a car’s paint job to look nice you need to sand every body panel until it is as straight as possible. But what does “straight” actually mean when you...

Read more

John Jackson’s Last Car Show Video of 2025: Goodguys Speedway Motors Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale Arizona

Goodguys Scottsdale is always a good show, not only because much of the country is starting to get cold, but also because there are a lot of awards and competitions on the line. It’s a great...

Read more

 

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Other LIVE Swaps Or Modifications Do You Want To See?

With Freiburger and Finnegan finishing their three day live LS engine swap yesterday at PRI, and the Anniversary of our 48 Hour Camaro build fast approaching, we’ve been talking about all the...

Hot Rodded Mustang Also Modified To Carry Almost 80 Pounds Of Pot!

Here is some seri0us proof that the Customs and Border Patrol agency has some skills, and some really cool technology. A few days ago these guys busted a would be drug smuggler who had modified his...

Awesome Videos: Watch And Ride On Board With The Green Monster 19 Front Motor Turbine Dragster!

We were among the first to tell you about Tim Arfons’ project in recreating the front engined, wheel driven, turbine dragster that terrorized drag strips nearly 40 years ago. Now we’re...

Watch Two Insanely Modified Puerto Rican International Diesel School Buses Do Burnouts And Drag Race! One Of These Runs 13s!

No joke, although you cannot see the scoreboards at the end of this video the “winning” bus is capable of running in the 13-second time zone. How do we know that? We’re including an...

Roadkill LIVE At The PRI 2013 D-DAY! WILL IT RUN? WILL THEY FAIL? IS THE CRUSHER GOING TO RISE AGAIN?! TUNE IN NOW!

CLICK HERE TO WATCH — OR CLICK THE PHOTO BELOW TO TUNE IN! Well THIS should be interesting! Next week from December 12-14th our own Lohnes will be hosting the first ever Roadkill LIVE! from the...

Insane Video: Axles Ejected From Drag Car… WITH THE AXLE HOUSING!!!!

In response to the video of Brandon Snider launching the driveshaft out of his ADRL Pro Extreme car, someone sent us a link to one that trumps that in a big way. I say someone because Brian just sent...

2013 PRI Show Coverage: More Racecars, Parts and Cool Stuff From PRI In Indy

There are some really trick looking parts here at the 2013 PRI Show, and about 8 jillion people as well. This is probably the largest gathering of racers, crew, builders, and manufacturers in the...

Quick Look: A Bad Ass 1967 Olds 442 Under The Knife At DMC – Real Olds Engine With Exotic Parts And Twin Turbos!

(EDITOR’S NOTE: WE’RE RE-RUNNING THIS STORY FROM EARLY 2013 BECAUSE NEXT WEEK WE’RE GOING TO BE ON THE CHASSIS DYNO AT DMC RACING WATCHING THIS CAR PUT MASSIVE NUMBERS DOWN ON THE...

Torque Brutality Video: Watch A Big Rig Hauling Trailers Of Logs Lug Up A Hill And Nearly Twist Itself Into a Pretzel

I may get bagged on for my child-like fascination with big rigs, but when videos like this surface and we get to share them it doesn’t seem all that crazy does it? If you can watch this newish...

2013 PRI Show Coverage: Racecars, Race Parts, And Cool Stuff From PRI In Indy

The 2013 PRI Show is packed, and we’re having a ball! Not only are the coolest parts and cars in the racing and high performance world on hand, but also some super cool and famous racers, crew...

This Twin Turbo 292ci Y-Block Powered 1962 Ford F100 Makes 721hp At The Tire And Looks Beastly On The Dyno

A year or so ago I made a sideways comment about Y-Block Ford engines and their ability to make power, which thoroughly pissed of the Y-Block community. The hate came in from all sides and quickly I...

The Parting Shift: Gear Banging Awesomeness in a 1964 Impala!

There’s nothing cooler than a full-boogie barge with a stick box. This in-car video, taken at Atco Dragway in New Jersey shows a really beautiful 1964 Impala race car getting hammered on the...

This Vintage Massey Ferguson 55 Pulling Tractor Has A Pissed Off Ford 390 And Pulls The Sled Out The Back Door

With all the nostalgia drag racing and car show stuff that has been hitting the blog lately, we didn’t want our readers to think that we’ve lost our affection for tractors. If there is...

MORE: MISC, Videos

Ride In The Cockpit Of A Ferrari V8 Powered Spice Race Car On The High Banks Of Daytona!

It is Friday and that means the weekend is looming and fun is going to be had. This time of the year there are family holiday parties, office parties, drunken mall Santas, and people jumping into...