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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Two Video | Great Bend, KS to Kearney, NE | Kearney Raceway Park

Here’s the Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Two video and boy is it a fun one. We’re talking on the road, on the track and more! It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and...

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The $5,000 LS Swap Challenge: Is a Budget LS swap Still Possible? We’ll Find Out, as Hagerty is Building the Ultimate Sleeper Barn Find!

The $250 LS engine. It sparked a movement that has out paced even the experts biggest expectations, and has created an entire group of new companies in the automotive aftermarket. On top of that, it...

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Touring Car Icons Reunited for the Heritage Touring Cup Round 1 at the Spa Classic by Peter Auto Le Mans Classic

Every spring, the Spa-Francorchamps Circuit becomes what they call “a living theater of automotive history.”Classic cars, classic engines, and some of the finest historic and vintage car...

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Turning This Old Farm Truck into a Killer Street Machine Using Scrapyard Ford Parts! Bumpside Ford Goodness Part 3!

It’s alive! Here’s the Part 3 video in the series, and that means actual driving! Yes, this thing is going down the road in this one and showing off all the bits underneath. I love donor...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Sheet Metal Madness – The FJ Gets A Glove Box, Floor Mods And Doghouse Fab

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the roof and dash coming along, as well as the pedals and steering in a second video. There is a lot more going on as well, but that’s the fab...

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eBay Find: A 1966 Ford Total Performance Drag Racing Press Kit That Any Ford Lover Would Kill To Own

Hey, this is pretty neat! We got tipped off to the sale of a 1966 Ford Total Performance drag racing press kit on eBay by a reader. The hilarious thing is that the kit is being sold by our very oen...

This In Car Video Of A Dirt Modified Race Has Insane Action And Ends With The Most Gentle Roll Over In Racing History

This video is great for multiple reasons. The first is that we get a great view of the action INSIDE a dirt modified, which is something totally nuts in an of itself. Along with the action we get a...

Gallery: Straight Axle Drag Car Coolness All Up In Your Business

(Photos from the BangShift archive) – With today’s modern suspension technology, we’re seeing performances out of cars with tiny tires that really boggle the mind. From shocks made...

RHS LS Block + 20lbs Of Boost + Z06 Corvette + Redline Motorsports Built = 8.30s At 170 MPH With Plates!

When we stopped in at Redline Motorsports in Florida a couple weeks back, the Corvette you see here was in the shop. This is kind of their “house car” where modifications, parts, and...

Buddy Holly Was a Motorhead And He Died 55 Years Ago Today – We Remember Him BangShift Style!

Fifty-five years ago today, Buddy Holly’s plane crashed and claimed the lives of three of the most up-and-coming rock and roll musicians the world knew to that point. But before Buddy Holly...

SMART Electric Car Goes Offroading: Our Second Favorite Super Bowl Car Commercial

It seems a little weird that we’d be choosing a commercial for an electric car as our second favorite car commercial of the 2014 Super Bowl, but we are indeed. After all, who would have...

RacingJunk Find: Andy McCoy Race Cars Is Selling Their Bad Ass Carbon Fiber 1969 Chevelle Bodies….WOW!

Pro mod bodies range from the cool to the totally bizarre. Over the years different styles have become super popular. There was the 1963 Corvette era, the Willys era, the Studebaker era, and now we...

Our Vote For Best Car Commercial Of The 2014 Super Bowl: Dodge And Bob Dylan

“Is there anything more American than America?” Well Dodge and Bob Dylan, I don’t think there is. Bob Dylan is described by many to be one of the most profound and talented poets in...

BangShift Exclusive Breaking News: Roland Leong Returns To Nitro Funny Cars!

(Words and Photos by Darr Hawthorne) BANGSHIFT EXCLUSIVE. “The Hawaiian” Roland Leong returns to Nitro Funny Car for the 2014 Season! After a couple of weekend phone calls, BangShift.com...

Which One Of These Do You Think Is 2014’s Best Super Bowl Commercial So Far?

For the past week several 2014 Super Bowl Commercials have been “leaked” out so that we can all get a preview of them. Which one of these do you think is 2014’s Best Super Bowl...

2013’s Best Super Bowl Commercial: Paul Harvey And Ram Trucks.

We thought that the Ram Truck Commercial that aired during the 2013 Super Bowl was the best one of the bunch. There were plenty of other good ones, including the Audi that the kid took to the prom,...

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Insane Photo Sequence Re-Run: A Competiton Coupe Nearly Power Wheelies Over Backwards!

(Editor’s note: Today is “big game” Sunday and undoubtedly we’ll see some awesome performances. That made me think of the most awesome performance I have ever captured on a...

Want A Job In Drag Racing? NHRA’S Division 5 Is Hiring A Division Services Coordinator!

Love drag racing? Work you ass off at a local track and yearn for a shot to do it full time instead of just on the weekends? The NHRA’s Division V may have the opportunity that you are looking...

This Seattle Scrap Yard Painted Their Shear and Grapple Up Like A Seahawk And Used It To Eat A Bronco

This weekend there will be a gigantic football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos. Technically we’re not allowed to use the specific title of the game or the NFL can sue...