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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Joe Grippo is one of BANGshift’s longest running contributors and has covered everything from junkyards to car shows and drag races to drag and drives, and so much more. He drags his lovely...

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IHRA ANNOUNCES THE LEASING AND OPERATIONS OF THE PULASKI COUNTY MOTORSPORTS PARK, FORMERLY THE MOTOR MILE SPEEDWAY

It feels like forever since IHRA announced a new track purchase, but they haven’t been sitting around twiddling their thumbs. Nope, yesterday they made the announcement that they had signed a...

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CHEAP 8.1L CAM TEST-HOW TO ADD 30 HP AND 30 LB-FT FOR TOWING. 8.1L DART CARB INTAKE VS EFI-WHO WINS?

I love me some 8.1 horsepower, and in the video below our friend Richard Holdener is back at Westech Performance doing some cam testing on his dyno mule 8.1. He also does some testing with a carb vs...

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Slicks: The Sticky History of the World’s Fastest Racing Tires – There’s Way More To Them Than You Might Think

For some reason, people often underestimate the technology that goes into drag racing parts. I think it is because they think that going in a straight line is so simple. Of course these are the same...

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Tool Tech: Bodywork Tools 101 – What Hammers And Dollies Do You Really Need In Your Toolbox? And How To Dress Them For Smooth Metal.

You can buy a Hammer and Dolly kit for as little as $25, so there is no reason that you shouldn’t get a set. Plus, even a cheap set can be tuned up to be better than stock, without spending any...

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American Car Culture in Japan is AMAZING! You’d Never Guess That The Japanese Would Be This Ate Up With Old American Cars!

In the mid to late 1990’s there were a bunch of custom mini trucks and fullsizes that got bought at truck shows all over and then sent overseas to Japan. I had a friend who got an offer on his...

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Check Out This Cool New DIY Alignment Kit From QuickTrick. We Want One!

Going to get your car aligned after having new tires installed, or after making suspension changes just plane sucks. The guys at the alignment shop either tell you it’s too old or they tell you...

Action Gallery: 52 Photos of Wheelstands! Cars, Trucks, Sand Rails…..We’ve Got ‘Em All!

Ahhhh, the wheelstand! Is there a cooler act of automotive grunt? We don’t think that there is, so consider this gallery of 52 photos as an homage to climbing the ring gear and defying gravity,...

Watch A Mean, Wheelstanding Chevy Pickup Suffer A Major League Axle Failure With The Wheels Up

Of all the pieces that get pounded and punished in drag cars, the rear axle lives in a special kind of hell. Think about it. The housing and the contents inside of it are responsible for taking every...

The Top 11 Weird Vehicles The BangShift Staff Has Decided We Want This Week

It’s pretty common for us to write about some cool car, truck, motorhome, or tractor that we have found on Craigslist or Ebay or at the local swap meet. What you don’t see though are all...

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NutJob: What’s the automotive crossroad that got you where you are today?

Late last week, Subaru of America posted a video to their Youtube channel showcasing one of only two Subaru WRX STI 22Bs that were imported to the United States Watching this video brought to mind...

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NHRA Announces 10 Race Pro Mod Mod Series In 2014 – Group Will Have Own Television Show On Velocity Channel As Well

Finally some good news for fans of big league door slammer racing. Rather than tell you stories about series folding up, racer waiting for payment, and other maladies, we’re telling you that...

Watch A Huge Dump Truck Nearly Scuttle A Floating Bridge In Siberia – Cars Almost Float Down River!

This video will provide reason 6,342 why you should be super glad to live anywhere BUT Siberia. After showing you Siberians literally zip-lining a station wagon over a raging river we’re back...

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Pomona Swap Meet Weekend! We’ve Got Photos Of Parts, Cars, And More!

The final Pomona Swap Meet of 2013 was yesterday at the Los Angeles County Fairgrounds in Pomona, and my son Cole and I decided we were going to go and walk the swap meet with our friends Crosby and...

Black Friday May Be Over, But It’s Not Too Late To Get A Great Deal! Check Out The Deals At Ridetech

Until the last few years, w never remember seeing ads from aftermarket companies giving Black Friday or Christmas Deals. Sure Jegs and Summit have free shipping promotions, but not like all the...

The 2013 Mooneyes X-Mas Party Show And Drags Rocked Despite The Rain

As most of you know, the rain kept us from having drag racing at the 2013 Mooneyes X-Mas Show and Drags, but that didn’t keep a jillion people from partying like rock stars at what we believe...

Lutz Race Cars To Debut New Drag Week ’57 Chevy At PRI Show – Car Reportedly Half A Ton Lighter Than Original — SPY PHOTOS!

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside….this happens! Lutz Race Cars has released some sneak peek photos of a brand new 1957 Chevrolet that will become the new Drag Week steed for Jeff...

Craigslist Find: This 2JZ Powered 1965 El Camino Is One Polarizing Machine – What Do You Think?

We were sent this Craigslist link by about 15 people so giving credit to all the fine tipsters would read like a phone book, so thanks for sending this to us. Some of you won’t be so thankful...

Reports: Holden To Kill Aussie Plants By 2016, Will Join Ford Abandoning Operations In Country

Back in May we told you about Ford’s announcement that they planned on stopping domestic production for Australian cars by 2016. At the time we wondered aloud how that decision would shape the...

Three Way Drag Race: A Modified Porsche, A King Of The Hammers Truck, And A Coyote Powered ’70 Mustang Get After It!

We’ll start your Monday with some good old fashioned straight line battle…with a twist. Instead of a “normal” drag race between similar cars, Mike Finnegan, Fred Williams, and...