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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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The Hot Rod Hoarder Shares The HISTORY of Alabama’s Favorite Wheelstanding Farm Truck!

Only in the 1960s did a track like Baileyton Goodtime Dragstrip have an in house wheelstander. I mean it wasn’t theirs, but was regularly seen at the track and there are tons of stories about...

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Turkey Jerky: The Greatest Rally Driving Video EVER. “Please Samir…I’m Begging You!”

Bar none this is the greatest Rally Driving video ever. I know, I know, that is a big statement, but keep in mind there are no crazy saves or insane driving maneuvers going on here. Instead, this is...

Deathmobile: RX7 With A Blown 383 Chevy That Destroys Tires At 70 And Will Kill You (w/VIDEO)

(Photos by Dave Nutting –  Words by Nutting/Lohnes) – This is a car that makes a big block Shelby Cobra look like the most sensible thing since the GEO Metro. It is by far the nastiest,...

Happy Thanksgiving from BangShift.com!

Today is Thanksgiving. It is a day set aside for food, family, football, turkey frying, tire frying, and whatever else you feel like frying! Chad and I, along with our families hope that you have a...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Wackiest Gift, Or Combo Of Gifts, You’ve Gotten?

So yesterday was my birthday, and the holidays are coming up, which means that people all around the world are thinking about gifts for each other. After getting a couple of interesting gifts from...

Cool Gallery (Literally): Hot Rods Running The Infamous “Tail of The Dragon”

(Photos by Mashell Payne-Memories by Mashell) – Each fall member of the Peckerheads and the Greazy Hubcapz cat clubs get together and attack the famous “Tail of the Dragon” which...

2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – DRD Photos BONUS GALLERY!

(Photos by DRD Photos) – So we lied right to your face earlier today when we told you that we were showing you the last gallery from the 2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals, held in Illinois...

Watch A BangShifter Haul The Mail At The Pagoda Hill Climb In A Gnarly Home Built Car – Screaming Revs and Clipping Apexes!

BangShifter Sherman (we’ll hide his last name to protect the guilty) was a long time dirt track racer with the vehicle you will see in the video below. Similar to a Legends car, this is a...

Hotchkis Has Big Weekend At Goodguys Del Mar!

While Chad was announcing the Goodguys Autocross at Del Mar, California last weekend he got a front row seat to some great performances by Hotchkis equipped cars. In the Street Machine class, the...

The Worst Idea Ever Is For Sale On Craigslist – Hilarious Ad For An Awesome Deathtrap

It has been a little while since we have seen a genuinely hilarious Craigslist ad, but we have one for you served up on a silver platter today. The title of the ads is, “Worst Idea Ever!”...

2013 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – Our Last Blast Of Photos From An Incredible Event

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Let’s face facts here, we all kind of hate Bob and Greg for being at this amazing show last weekend. While we were raking leaves, doing lame...

Watch A GT350 Mustang Road Racer Attack The High Banks Of Daytona And Eat Porsches – Huge RPM Symphonic Sound

We have to thank Craig Sutherland for sending us this awesome video of Alex Hammond and Chris Beighton racing their real GT35o on the high banks of Daytona at the HSR Bob Snodgrass 2-Hour Enduro....

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Dumbest Thing You Have Done “Driving Angry”?

We’ve all had a moment where our inner Mad Max comes out and you kind of lose it behind the wheel. I have roughly the longest fuse known to mankind but when that sucker burns out, stuff can go...

Rocket Racing Wheels Announces Bigger Sizes For Rocket Booster Wheels

The classic five spoke wheel is an absolute staple in hot rodding, and as far as I’m concerned the Rocket Booster from Rocket Racing Wheels is as timeless as you can get. I love this wheel. And...

Breaking News! SOLD: MSD Performance Accepts Offer From Investment Group. The Future Looks Bright.

Sources very close to the situation told us yesterday that Z Capital has made an offer to purchase MSD Performance, all it’s brands, and all of it’s assets, and that they offer has been...