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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: The Race of Kings Is Today! The Biggest And Baddest Machines Of King Of The Hammers Are Racing LIVE Today Right Here!

This is it, the biggest and baddest of the bad attacking the rocks, sand, and dirt at Johnson Valley’s King of the Hammers! This is what all the week leads up to and is what many say is the...

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Sick Week 2026 Video With KSR and Alex Taylor Racing: 370 Miles And Then Rain Was Not How This Stop Was Supposed To Go!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 3 video blog post from Sick Week 2026 and that means Kevin and the KSR crew, Alex Taylor, and the Drag Drive Repeat boys are...

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Sick Week Day 3 Video: The Fast Cars Got a Surprise on Day 3 of Sick Week – Rain Delays And 40 MPH Winds!

After a long drive that really put everyone’s street manners to the test, Day 3 at Bradenton Motorsports Park was a wet and windy one. I know that lots of folks were excited about Sick Week...

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Sick Week 2026 Video Coverage: Drag, Drive, Repeat’s FULL Day 2 Video Coverage Is Right Here! All The Action!

The Drag, Drive, Repeat crew are in the house and ready to rock and roll through the rest of Sick Week 2026. And while we already shared their Day 2 points special, this video here is one that shows...

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Sick Week Drive Day Video: 370 Street Miles Prove Too Much For Some Racers And Brings More Bad News

370 miles is a real drive, and apparenlty more than a few of these racers could handle during Sick Week 2026. The drive from South Georgia all the way to Bradenton is a real drive and sometimes...

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Tool Tech: Have You Ever Seen A Screwdriver This Good? Testing And Reviewing Precision And Electric Screwdrivers

Let’s face it, there are plenty of times that the tools we are using on our hot rods and race cars are about as rudamentary as can be. Hammers, pry bars, even screw drivers sometimes. But then...

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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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The Cool Stuff We Hope Santa Will Put Under The Christmas Tree This Year

Every single year I hope and pray that the big fat dude in the red suit will put some kick ass speed parts, or a new racecar, or a new set of wheels under the Christmas Tree. Or maybe even a...

Awesome Truck TV Commercials From The 1960s and 1970s – Gimmicks, Abuse, and Bragging Galore!

It is Christmas Eve and you are doing one of a few things. You are (a) at work killing time and paying absolutely no attention to the business you are supposed to be tending to (b) drinking (c) panic...

Bangshift Question of the Day: What’s Your Gearhead New Year’s Resolution?

Christmas is coming tomorrow and then we’ll be just days away from 2014. As seems to be the normal thing to do at this time of the year (the bitter end!), people make resolutions to do (or not...

BangShift Photo Highlight Reel – Bob Chiluk’s Favorite Photos From 2013 Span The Country!

(Photos and Words by Bob Chiluk) –  This capped off my third year of sending stuff to you guys and for some weird reason you seem to use it all! I wouldn’t say these are my absolute...

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Chrysler Drag Racing Legend Bud Faubel Dead At 84 – Ran Well Known “Honker” Series Of Cars

One of the great names in 1960s Chrysler drag racing history has passed. Bud Faubel’s passing marks the latest in what has been a tough year for the history of drag racing. We’re losing...

Motorized Freaks of the Week: Old Rail Inspection Cars From the 1920s-1940s!

Since this is Christmas week and lots of you will be playing with toys, wrenching on stuff, and generally delinquent from your daily BangShift duties at the end of the week we figured that we should...

Crazy Video: Four Minutes Of Non-Stop Wrecks, Saves, Wheelies And More From NitroArtVideo

Because it is the end of the year and racing season has all but ended, lots of media outlets (like us!) are running their “best of” or “year in review” type content. The...

Ultimate Sleepers And Upset Wins Video That Will Make You Think Twice Before Squaring Off Against Anything

We’ve seen some sleepers in our day. You know, the car that looks unassuming, but somehow beats everything it lines up against? That’s a sleeper, and this video has got a ton of great...

BangShift Photo Highlight Reel – Greg Rourke’s Favorite Shots From His 2013 Campaign!

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – This is a bit of a rare occurrence on BangShift as we’re featuring the work of Greg Rourke singularly. Normally he and Bob Chiluk, our pair of “Chi-Town...

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