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Mountain Drive and Shenanigans! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 | Race Day Four Means Mountains, Burnouts, And Pueblo Motorsports Park Racing Action

Here’s the Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Day Four video and boy is it a fun one. We’re talking on the road, on the track and more! Day Three AND Four are both at Pueblo Motorsports Park and I can...

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More Lost Buckeye Skips Drag and Drive Photos! Check Out The On Track Action and Checkpoint Photos Right Here!

Here’s our second gallery of lost photos, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! (Photos by Neal Sabo) When BANGshifter Neal Sabo said he was going to head down to Buckeye Skips...

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The Fastest Cars In The Country versus The SKETCHIEST Drag Strip Means It Must Be War in the Woods at Brown County!

We’ve shared War in the Woods coverage for years, but over the past couple of years the racing at Brown County has gotten more and more famous and sketchier than ever. With some of the quickest...

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The History of Air Suspension Part 1 – From NASCAR to Mini Trucks, Plus Are They Air Springs or Air Bags – Influence and Impact

In the mini truckin’ world, air suspension is king. While static drops and hydraulics certainly suspend a huge portion of the custom trucks you see at shows, the preferred adjustable suspension...

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Mecum Tulsa 2026 Coverage! Tons of cool cars and Chad Ehrlich spent a little time with good friend Jim Wicks! Check Out The Cool Rides!

It’s time for more from Mecum, but this time instead of showing their video feed or highlights from the auction, we’re sharing video from our friend Chad Ehrlich at Nobody Else’s...

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Southeast Gassers Invade Brainerd Motorsports Park For The Harbin’s Mechanical Rumble In Ringgold! Race 3 of the 2026 Season.

Here’s a livestream replay from the Southeast Gassers Association’s third race of 2026 at Brainerd Motorsports Park. If you like traditional nose high gassers that still row the gears, still have...

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A Cool G Part Deux: Our 383 LS Gets Boost And Makes Over 1000 Horsepower For The Street

By: Richard Holdener (Onthedyno.com) Back in part 1 we introduced Bangshifters to our Cool G 383 build up. What started out as a simple, iron-block 5.3L was quickly transformed into a 383 stroker by...

Retro Galleries: Hundreds Of Photos From the 2013 Grand National Roadster Show

Editor’s note: BangShift’s coverage of the 2014 Grand National Roadster Show will begin tomorrow. To get your juices flowing for killer hot rods and customs, check out the photo links...

Huge News: Dragway 42 Hires Aaron Polburn In Consulting Role As Consultant Of Stuff – Cue Madness!

Well, holy smokes! Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian was the first to alert us to the fact that Ohio’s Dragway 42 has hired Aaron Polburn in a consulting role to work with the track in doing stuff like...

The COPO Camaro Program Continues For 2014. Can You Guess What New Color Is Available?

We got word today that the Chevrolet Performance COPO Camaro Program will in fact continue for 2014 and that a brand new color is going to be available. We’ll let you guess what that color is...

Kepner Sez: Nitro Burning Flat Track Ice Motorcycle Racing Is Indoor Winter Insanity (W/Video)

(Text by Bret Kepner, photos from XIIR) -If it’s the third week in January, it’s time to start the season for one of the most unique forms of indoor motorsports on the planet. It’s the return...

Watch These Videos Of Red Bull Frozen Rush V8 Trucks Flying Through The Maine Snow!

I should have added “and revel in our total failure,” to the title of this blog item because that is what I feel as I watch them. Let me explain. Recently at the Sunday River ski resort...

A Gazillion Mile Mustang On Craigslist With Ad Verbage Hilarity You Won’t Want To Miss

We love funny Craigslist Ads. They crack us up, and have become one of those things that we love hearing about. When our buddy RTC sent us this one from Columbia, South Carolina for a 1968 Mustang...

BangShift Question Of the Day: Why Do You Love Cars?

Do you ever just stop and think about what you love most about cars and why you love them? If asked, I’m sure that everyone has a slightly different reason for their infatuation: It could be the...

Great News: Drag Race Central Is NOT Dead!

Rumors of Drag Race Central’s demise were apparently greatly exaggerated, which is great news for fans of straight line action all over the world. We have received confirmation from DRC’s...

NitroAmerica’s Epic Behind The Scenes Video Of Tony Bartone’s First Win In Nostalgia Top Fuel

At the 2013 New England Hot Rod Reunion, we watched the fastest Nostalgia Top Fuel Dragster in history get it’s first win. Despite previous attempts at victory at both the March Meet and...

Craigslist Find: This 1960 International B-162 Wrecker Is The Greatest

I once considered myself lucky to be surrounded by gearhead friends. You know the ones. The people always supporting wacky ideas regarding project cars, the ones you’d drink beer and thrash...

This Video For The 2014 Claas Xerion Will Make You Understand Why I Love Tractors

…or it won’t, either way I’m good with it. I have to thank BangShift reader Jason Reinert for sending me the link to this video in an email entitled, “Holy crap you will love...

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Video: This 10,000 RPM Dyno Pull Of A 500ci A/Dragster Comp Eliminator Motor Is The Best Thing You Will Hear All Week

Book Racing Engines is a place we have told you about before. From pro stock mills to competition eliminator killers, the crew at BRE build some really awesome engines. In this video you’ll see...

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PRO Winter Warmup 2014 Racing And Interviews Video Replay

Here you go folks. If you missed any of our LIVE streaming video broadcast from the 2014 PRO Winter Warmup at Palm Beach International Raceway, you missed a lot. But don’t fret, cause...