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LIVE-STREAM: “Kings of Columbus” Backside Battle @ Darana Raceway, Ohio – July 25th 2026

Well, it’s time for some backside no prep racing action, and this time it’s coming to you from National Trail Darana Raceway in Ohio where the Kings of Columbus Backside Battle 2026 is...

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Bug Jam Festival 2026 Livestream: Epic Weather For One Of The Coolest Summer Events At Santa Pod In England! Plenty of Action!

I love VWs, and have always wanted one. So when I saw that Santa Pod was streaming their Bug Jam Festival again this year I figured I’d share it with all of you guys as well. Whether you like a...

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Drag Racing Livestream: Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Numidia Dragway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest on the east coast and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. Check it...

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LIVE STREAMING | Race 1 and 2 | Misano | GT World Challenge from GT Festival in Darwin Australia powered by AWS 2026

It is road racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more endurance and road races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime...

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Music To Your Ears: Watch, And Listen, To The Best Sounding Cars From The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed Right Here!

Whether you love the sound of a great American V8 at full song, the shreak of a V12 Aston Martin, or the songs that Ferraris and F1 cars make, you’ll love this video. This is nothing but on track...

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19 Years of Madness: Get a Look Inside the Sold-Out Camp N Drag 2026 Car Show! This Thing Is Epic and Old School!

Way back in the day, like 25 years ago, most folks at mini truck and van shows were camping out and partying all night long. Even at some of the car shows it was common. Shows would close the outside...

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Bangshift Question Of The Day: The 2015 Z06, Love It Or Hate It?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last month or so (If that is the case, Welcome back!), it’s been pretty difficult to avoid all of the fanfare and hoopla around the new...

The Top 11 Cars You Thought Should Have Been On Chad’s Top 11 From 1972, But Weren’t

Last week I did the Top 11 Cars from the year I was born, which was 1972, and while a ton of you agreed with me, there were just as many who raised their hands via the comments, email, PM, text...

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Watch Dennis Anderson Freestyle The King Sling On Three Wheels After One Falls Off – This Man Is Our Kind Of Lunatic

Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina was never the same after Dennis Anderson showed up. The man who brought forth the Grave Digger monster truck into the world and then parlayed that into an...

Dodge and Mopar Coolness At The 2014 Detroit Auto Show — Also, Rumor Mill Has Chrysler HQ Leaving The USA?

We showed you some cool stuff from Chevrolet in the form of the 2105 Corvette Z06 yesterday and from Ford with the new F-150 and the 2015 Mustang so today we get to shine the light on the Chrysler...

2015 Mustang And 2015 F150 Are Ford’s Big Stories At Detroit Auto Show – Photos Here

Our photographer on the scene of the 2014 Detroit Auto show continues to send us dispatches from the bustling show floor as hordes of media swarm to whichever display is pouring the free drinks...

2015 Corvette Z06 – Our Photos From The Detroit Auto Show Unveil!

Just a couple hours ago the 2015 Corvette Z06 was unveiled for the assembled press in Detroit. The bad news is that we weren’t there first hand. The good news is that we had someone in the...

Gallery: The 2014 Austin AutoRama – A Huge Collection Of Awesome In Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was a busy weekend for BangShift’s Charles Wickam as he traveled to the wilds of Austin, Texas and covered two events in two days. We’re going to...

1000 Horsepower LS Turbo Getting The Headers Cherry Red. A Sneak Peek On Our LS 383 Turbo Project.

Last week we gave you Part 1 of our Cool G: 1000 Horsepower Turbo LS engine build and told you all about how the naturally aspirated combo went together. We’ll be showing you the completed 1000...

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Is This The Quickest Big Rig In The World? The Beast Goes 10-teens!

So this should rile the troops up because for the first time in your lives you’ll find yourselves embroiled in a debate about what a “real” big rig is. Like the never ending,...

Project Violent Valiant Update: The Floor Comes Out And The Cage Starts Going In

With the holiday season behind us and arctic temps settling in around Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle in Illinois, work has resumed at a feverish pace on Project Violent Valiant. In this update we’re...

There’s A Drag Strip In The Tiny Country Of Malta And They Run Top Fuel Cars There! (Video)

We mentioned that a BangShifter from Malta emailed us with a video tip earlier today. In his email he intimated that there were lots of cool cars on the tiny island nation and that the hot rodding...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Worst Used Parts Buying Experience?

As a gearhead, shopping for parts can be tough. Sure, in theory most projects should be relatively easy to shop for as, whether or not we’ve all realized it, this really is a Golden Age in regards...

Win Stuff: The RideTech, “Heading To Barrett Jackson” Contest IS ON! You Can Win By Commenting On This Blog Item!

As we told you earlier in the week, the famed “Grouchy” ’33 from RideTech that has carved up road courses and autocross events all across our great land s heading to be auctioned...

22 Photos From The KOI Cavalcade of Customs In Cincinnati – Lots of Vintage Drag Cars, Pro Street, Hot Rods

(Words and Photos by Chris Mohring) – One of the bad things about living in Ohio and being a gearhead is going through withdrawals for a few months of winter without any kind of car related...