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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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Sick Week Day 2 Video From KSR, Drag, Drive, Repeat, And Alex Taylor: This Day Did Not Go To Plan For Everyone!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 2 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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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: UTV Race Of Champions Is Today, This Is King of the Hammers Livestream Action From Johnson Valley!

Off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026 continues right here! We’ve got the livestream rocking right here from start to finish, so make sure you tune in and...

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What If You Could Buy A $25K EV Truck or SUV That You Can Repair Yourself? Does That Change The Game? Meet The Slate Truck

One of the many complaints that automotive enthusiasts have about electric vehicles is that they can’t work on them themselves because they are dangerous and require special tools. And while...

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Sick Week Day 2 Video: Backroads, Cooling Systems, Suspension, And Soooo Much More. Testing Real Drag and Drive Streetability

It’s been a wild Sick Week 2026 so far, with lots of carnage, freezing cold, heat and humidity, and everything in between. There is no way there aren’t going to be even more upsets after...

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Day 8: Shannon and Jess Campbell’s King of the Hammers 2026 Daily Adventures: Watch All Of Their King of the Hammers 2026 Videos Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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Brian Hobaugh Wins 2013 Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Driving His Family’s Historic 1965 Corvette, Edges Stielow For Win!

It was a battle to the finish with three Chevrolets vying for the top spot but in the end the 1965 Corvette driven masterfully by Brian Hobaugh emerged victorious at the 2013 Optima Ultimate Street...

Happy 238th Birthday United States Marine Corps!

On this date in 1775 the Continental Congress passed a resolution to establish two battalions of Marines able to fight both on the land and on the water for the independence of the fledgling country....

SEMA 2013: Aeromotive Enters The Diesel Fuel System World With An Innovative And Awesome New Lift Pump!

You’ve long know Aeromotive as a leader in high performance gasoline fuel systems but the company has taken a major leap and at SEMA 2013 they proudly unveiled their new diesel truck lift pump!...

Live Streaming Video Of the 33rd Key West Super Boat World Championships – 200mph Off Shore Boats!

While we largely shake our head in disbelief at the amount of cash that gets laid out on professional level drag cars and other motorsports, there are a few that sit in the league of their own....

SEMA 2013 News: The Ultimate Street Car Association Is Introduced

he evolution of the pro touring world continues as there was some huge news released at the 2013 SEMA show regarding that scene. Our pals Jimi and Wally, along with support from companies like...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge! The Answer To Yesterday’s Mystery Piston And A New Challenge Today!

Yesterday we told you to get your thinking cap on and identify an interesting piston that we found in the Icon piston booth here at SEMA 2013. Many of you shot us answers and several of you nailed...

SEMA SHOW 2013 Product Spotlight: We Talk Switch Panels With Painless Performance

Wiring up your car or truck sucks. Okay, sometimes it doesn’t suck, but only if you have the right parts, tools, and materials. Thanks to the guys at Painless Performance, all your switch panel...

SEMA 2013: Thursday Cars, Trucks, and Cool Stuff!

So we’re three days into the 2013 SEMA show and still showing you new stuff. This gallery is a collection photos from both the inside and outside of the building that we zapped while running...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Ask Chad And Brian All Your SEMA Questions. We’ll Answer All Of Them!

People are always asking us what it is like to go to the SEMA show. They ask questions about parts, people, cars, booths and more, and most often make the assumption that we spend the entire week...

SEMA 2013 Video: Painless Performance Has Your Engine Swap Wiring Harness Needs Covered!

Since 1991 Painless Performance has been building engine wiring harnesses to allow hot rodders to swamp modern mills into their older rides. While things on this front were slow in 1991, Painless...

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Craigslist Find: This Recreated 1959 Chassis Research Twin Engine Dragster Is Awesome

You know something is totally BangShifty when we bump SEMA 2013 coverage back for it! This recreated 1959 Chassis Research twin engine dragster is currently for sale in Ohio and whoever built it did...

New Product Video: COMP Cams Debuts Conical Valve Springs, Cams For LT-Series GM Engines!

You read that right, kids COMP Cams is once again leading the valvetrain development front in the aftermarket with their debut of a line of conical valve springs and the release of performance...

PowerShift LIVE FROM THE 2013 SEMA SHOW: Chad, Brian, Special Guests, And Lots Of Cool.

It’s SEMA 2013 and we’re all fired up about cool parts, cool cars, and cool people that we’ve hung out with this week. Since you guys are the bestest fans ever, we figure it just...

Mini-Feature – This Recreation Of The 1954 Buick Wildcat II Concept Car Is Really Awesome

The maverick spirit of Harley Earl is on full display on the SEMA 2013 show floor in the very accurate recreation of the legendary 1954 Buick Wildcat II concept car that Earl and his legendary design...