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Shannon Campbell’s King of the Hammers Daily Adventures 2026: Watch All Of Shannon’s 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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LDR Madness at the US Street Nationals! Check Out The Carnage and Racing Right Here! Limited Drag Radial Racing Action.

Limited Drag Radial, aka LDR, is one of the best door car classes in drag radial racing. With a maximum tire size of 295/65/15 they look like a normal car and are identifiable. In fact, the rules are...

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Installing a Total Cost Involved Pro Touring Front IFS on to a 1966 Chevrolet Nova – Simple Tools And A Simple Process

Installing a front subframe on a car is not usually considered a super straight forward and simple project, and there are times when it can be more difficult than others. If you have a running and...

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Found: 3 Project Camaros and a Hidden Barn Find Ferrari in Louisiana! Check Out This Insane Car Hunt

You never know what you are going to find when you plan on visiting some project cars in a barn. Half the fun of picking up cars that have been sitting for years is looking to see what else might...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! The Livestream Starts With This View Of Hammertown Coming Together LIVE From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Joe Grippo’s Best of 2025: Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Photos From Joe’s 2025 Highlight Galleries. Racing, Hot Rods, Customs, And More!

Here’s another great Photo Gallery from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the previous gallery, we’ve got a...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: Can Anything Be Built Into A Gasser? What About This Pair Of Gassers?

We have two controversial “Gassers” right here. One is controversial because it’s a Corvette, and every time you cut one of them up someone is complaining. It’s not original...

Auto Club Dragway Fontana Is Going To Reopen! Great News For So Cal – Quarter Mile Drag Racing In The LA Area Lives!

The news has been brewing for a few days and while we have read lots of reports that state the drag strip in Fontana which was shuttered due to noise complaints some two years ago may reopen,...

More ADRL Action Photo Coolness – Pro Mods, Top Dragster, Bits From The Pits!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We promised that we would be back all week with photo greatness from our own Charles Wickam who braved the elements, errant golf carts (seriously, a junior dragster...

Video: Just A Quick Little Aussie Burnout To Keep The Day Going. Watch KERMITD In Action

We love Aussie Burnouts, or Skids as they are called there, not only because tire smoke is one of the worlds three best scents, but also because they build insane combos with the only purpose being...

Another Little Dragstrip For Sale! Mid America Motorplex Goes Up For Auction. Farm Included!

Yep folks, another little dragstrip is for sale. Actually this one includes a 2.23 mile road course as well. And don’t forget 180 acres of tillable farm land that is currently planted with soy...

New Stuff From Rocket Racing Wheels, Including Ammo And Two New Wheels

By Ammo, we clearly mean bullet center caps of course. Hell, we don’t need to add firearms to the wheel world again. That was dumb the first time someone did it. But, the new Ammo center caps...

Drag Race Photos: Drag Bash 2013 Invades Knoxville Dragway

It’s not unusual for us to get photos from all over the world on any particular weekend. After all, we have the greatest group of contributors ever. What is unusual is to have two contributors...

Swap Meet Gallery: The Fall Hershey AACA Swap And A Bonus Museum Tour!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) –  Here are a few shots I grabbed during the lulls of the rain during the 2013 AACA Swap Meet in Hershey, PA. Cool stuff you will see in here includes but is...

Action Gallery: ADRL Houston Pre-Race Testing Photos – Wickam Snuck In!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Ok, fine he didn’t really sneak in. After all, we had photo credentials and permission to be there so it was more like Charles walked in. Either way,...

Craigslist Find: A Clean 1970s Chevy Dually That We’d Actually “Un-Do” The Diesel Swap On!

Yeah, we know. This is pretty much a first. I am not sure in all of the Craigslist find posts I have written over the last (almost) six years that even one of them has advocated the...

Slideshow: This One Is All Love Or All Hate. Tell Us Which Emotion This Petty Built 2013 SuperBird Stirs In You.

It’s weird how some car guys are purists about some stuff and not about others. Like me for example. I don’t know what it is about a stock height Cowl Induction hood on a ’67 or...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Do You Love One Racer Enough To Tattoo Their Car On Your Body?

You may answer yes or no to this one, but there are tons of folks who would, and have, answered yes. For decades drivers and teams have had fans who would stop at nothing to show their support for...

Video: Dave Wallace Jr. Takes A “Ride” In The Doss, Clayton, and King 1963 Top Fuel Dragster

Dave Wallace Jr., most recently the former Editor at Hot Rod Deluxe and one of drag racing’s most important historians, had the opportunity of a lifetime this weekend at the California Hot Rod...

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Hale, Sorokin, Myers Win At California Hot Rod Reunion – Jim Murphy and Jason Rupert Score Heritage Series Championships!

It was an intense day of good old fashioned Sunday drag racing at the 2013 NHRA California Hot Rod Reunion as series champions were crowned, family legacies were added to, and consistent performances...