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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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Justin Oney Brings Us Dash Mania From The 2014 Grand National Roadster Show. It’s Custom Dashes Galore!

(Text and Photos by Justin Oney) Justin Oney is a weirdo. Mostly because he hangs out with us, but also because he sees things most people don’t. Like us, he gets fixated on some particular...

This Fiat 126 Has A Small Block Chevy, The Wheelbase Of A Golf Cart, And 10-Second Time Slips

This is one mean little car! Taz Racing is responsible for this creation, which is a Fiat 126 that has been stuffed full of Chevrolet mouse motor and not much else because we’re not even sure...

Tune In: LIVE Coverage Of The Legendary Lucas Dirt Late Model Winternationals From East Bay Raceway Park In Florida Feb 13th and 14th

After the smashing success of their Chili Bowl live broadcast, MAVTV is back with another batch of programming to help you fight off the winter blues. This time it is wild Lucas Oil late model dirt...

This Is The New Ad For The 2014 Corvette Stingray And We Think It’s Great…Do You?

Chevrolet recently dropped a new Corvette ad on their YouTube page and we’re pretty sure that the spot will land in a time slot during the “Big Game” this weekend. The spot is...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Affordable Vehicles From the ’00s Will Be Future Collectables?

There’s a radio station up in my neck of the woods that has the call sign “WZLX” and specializes in classic rock. Recently they expanded their “classic rock” catalog to include Nirvana,...

Watch Sebastien Bourdais Make The Most Boss-Like Pit Entrance You’ve Ever Seen

Sebastien Bourdais is one of the great drivers of our generation. In fact, me and Sabastien are just about the same age, so he’s one of the guys I tend to follow a little in the racing world,...

We’ve Got Great Action Photos Right Here From The 2014 U.S. Street Nationals In Bradenton

(Text and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) We haven’t even gotten out of the month of January and yet we’ve already crowned the Champions at the first race for Pro Modified in 2014. This past...

Show Gallery: The 53rd Pittsburgh World of Wheels Car Show – Tons of Great and Interesting Iron To See

(Words and Photos by Michael Brooks) — Last weekend I had the chance to escape the extreme cold here is western New York and seek refuge in the extreme cold of Pittsburgh, Pa. I guess the 3...

Barnstormin’: ……Annnnnndddd We’re Off

It has been far too long since I’ve accosted your eyes and insulted your intelligence with a Barnstormin’ column. It isn’t that we’ve been quiet at the BangShift executive...

eBay Find: You Can Buy The 1970 Nova From Quentin Tarantino`s Movie “DEATH PROOF”!

When Jesus “Chuy” Nava from MSD Performance sends me stuff it’s usually pretty kick ass. Well this one is most certainly kick ass, because in this eBay listing you can by the 1970...

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Watch “Dandy” Dick Landy In This 1971 Dodge Scat Pack Club “Age of Drag Racing” Video

(Text by Darr Hawthorne) In the late 1960’s high horsepower Muscle Cars were available on every new car lot and on the streets of America and Chrysler had some of the most powerful engines and...

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This Top Sportsman Corvette Violently Pile Drives Itself Into The Wall At Orlando Speed World Drag Strip

In the realm of drag racing crashes, this is one of the more violent ones that we have ever seen. Filmed at Orlando Speed World drag strip, it features a 1953 (or thereabouts) bodied Top Sportsman...

Show Gallery: The 29th Motorsports 2014 Racecar and Trade Show – Awesome Stuff Everywhere!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – While Pennsylvania is in the grips of a polar vortex of whatever the hell this latest blast of frigid misery is called, racers didn’t let that bother them during...

Video: Delivery Of the $4.1 Million Lamborghini Veneno, Cool Or Crap?

If you’ve somehow managed to avoid all of the press over the first of the two US-bound Lamborghini Venenos to hit American soil, thank you for allowing me to be the one to break the news to you:...