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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Sportsman Nationals At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Sportsman, Nostalgia Classes, and More!

Enjoy all the racing action from Santa Pod’s Sportsman Nationals this weekend, as Nostalgia Drag Racing and National Championship drag racing competitors battle it out head to head to see...

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FREE Bracket Racing Livestream: 8th Annual Spring King Of The Creek Bracket Racing Is LIVE Right Here – Saturday

Maryland International Raceway is home to the King of the Creek, and this weekend’s spring event is as big and competitive as always. With classes for everyone, and some of the Mid-Atlantic’s...

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The Lake Effect Showdown at Kuhnle Motorsports Park Is Small Tire Drag Racing Greatness! Lil Gangstas, Small Tire

The Lake Effect Showdown brings the excitement of small tire racing to Lil Gangstas’ racing to Kuhnle Motorsports Park on Saturday June 13th, 2026! This unique event will be a first for the area on...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: STREAMING VIDEO From The 21st Annual Ultimate 64 Bracket Race From Darana Kil-Kare Raceway – Saturday

Kil-Kare Raceway is home to some awesome events, including the 21st annual Ultimate 64 Big Money Bracket Races this weekend. This is one of the older events in the mid west and racers flock to this...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Continues Today as We are Heading for 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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The Hot Rod Hoarder Gasser Henry J Project Part 8: Putting a HISTORIC Gasser Back on the Track Feels Oh So Good!

Tommy and the kids are back at it, and it’s a runner! They are hitting the dragstrip to bring this project full circle, so check it out. The big block should be fun with all the new parts that...

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Four BangShift Approved Methods For Moving Snow – From Trains To Pulse Jets They’re Here!

Here in Chicago we don’t let a little snow shut down the whole joint but with the current situation in Buffalo that’s an whole different kettle of fish. During normal circumstances of...

New Go-Pro Video Of Felix Baumgartner’s Space Jump Is Beyond Words – Incredible Footage

Back in October of 2012, Felix Baumgartner jumped from the edge of space, some 19-miles above the Earth to set the world records for the highest free fall of all time, highest speed achieved by a...

Gallery: Hot Rods At Point View Baptist Church – Great Cars And A Real Deal Cacklefest!

(Words and photos by Brad Klaassen) –  It’s the middle of winter in Oklahoma and all the drag machines are still in hibernation. So, what’s a die hard racing addict to do? Well, we loaded...

Project Violent Valiant Update: Fuel System Components From II Much Fabrication And Aeromotive Enter The Picture

Project Violent Valiant is coming right along. Kevin Tully has really been burning the candle at both ends at his shop, Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle in Illinois. We’ve seen the car start as a...

The Parting Shift: 347ci of Pissed Off Ford Small Block Assault Farmington Dragway

This kick ass in-car video of a 1986 Mustang drag car is just as appealing for the audio as it is for the visual aspects. Sure, you’ll see the car launch and the driver expertly run through the...

Speed Budget: Ten Pro Touring Must Have Go Fast Parts For Less Than $200.

(Words and Photos by Rodney Prouty) When I’m talking to people at races and shows, they often lament that their car(s) would be faster if they only had the money to make it happen. Well, firstly if...

Donut Derelicts Cruise In Photos From Huntington Beach – Don’t Hate Us Cause It’s Not Snowing!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) Yesterday we told you about Bob Chiluk’s week of automotive fun in the sun, that he and his father in law have made into an annual pilgrimage revolving around the Grand...

Video Of A Kid Thrashing A Little Diesel Citroen Around The ‘Ring Will Make You Want To Race RIGHT NOW

Driving slow cars fast is a topic we have broached here on BangShift a bunch. My own experience in that arena taught me a ton and serves as the basis for my love of this video you’ll see below....

Historic Video: 1960’s Army Testing Of Curtiss-Wright Air Car Is A Glimpse Of A Future That Never Was

I don’t know about you, but it is now the year 2014 and I’m feeling a bit mislead as there’s not a single personal jet pack or flying car available for me to purchase from a major company....

Comp Cams Is Hiring A Computer Guy/Girl! Are You One? Need A New Job? Check It Out Here –

We’d be 100% lying if we said we knew what a Senior UNIX Systems Administrator/MySQL Database Administrator did, but COMP Cams needs one and you could be that guy or girl! Chad and I have a...

This Six Wheel Dodge Pleasure Palace Could Be All Yours For Just $3,000!

Ever looked at a 1980 Dodge conversion van and thought, “This bitch needs another axle.” You probably haven’t because you’re not on the level that the person who built this...

The 2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk: Functional, Fun But….WTF (Why The Face?)

From 1984-2001 the Jeep Cherokee was a tough, indestructible, and basic SUV. In a stroke of what we will smart-assedly call “genius”, Chrysler killed off the Cherokee after 2001 and...

Video: This Insane 12-Rotor Rotary Engine Has Us Wanting One Bad – 5,000 Potential Horsepower

Yes, we said 9,000 horsepower potential. We’re not pulling that number out of our keisters either. It is listed on the R12 website as the highest potential output from this 960ci 12-rotor piece...

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Turbo Buick V6 Powered Geo Metro Goes 9s @ 140+ — You Thought The Fiat 126 Was Bad Ass? This Thing Is Insane (video)

(By Greg Rourke) – Show of hands everyone!  Who doesn’t like a big motor in a small car?  Hmm…zero, just as I thought.  After Brian’s story about the small block powered...