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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Video: A Rear Tire Explodes During A Fuel Altered Run and The Driver Saves The Car!

Like we always say, great drag racing drivers are the guys who know what to do instinctively when the crap hits the fan. Such was the case recently at North Star Dragway in Denton, Texas during an...

Crazed Drag Racing Video: Out of Control and Going the Wrong Way Up the Strip

Imagine a drag race where car launch from the top end area and speed up the track, using the starting line of the strip as their shut down area. This is footage from such a race, called King of the...

Video: Watch A Rock Buggy Climb A Near Vertical Cliff, Cheat Death, And Actually Make It Over The Top!

You don’t have to like rock buggies, trucks, off roading, or nature to appreciate the sheer levels of massive balls and complete insanity you’ll see in this two minute video. Quick...

LIVE STREAMING VIDEO This Saturday From The 2013 Mooneyes X-Mas Party And Drags!

That’s right folks, BangShift.com is going to bring some So Cal weather your way with FREE Live Streaming Video from the 2013 Mooneyes X-Mas Party and Drags at Irwindale this Saturday! While a...

Best of BangShift 2012: A Titanic Nitrous Exposion From The Yas Marina Drag Strip in Abu Dhabi

We’re re-running some of our favorite content today because we’re thinking that the junk weather in CA is going to put the kabosh on the Mooneyes Christmas parts. Roast your chestnuts on...

The Top 11: Most Important and Influential Gassers of All Time

Being that this is a Saturday and we’re freaked that the Mooneyes race may rain out, we’re rerunning some of our favorite content. This Top 11 list of gasser is near the top of the list!...

Destruction Video: AM General M151 Crash Test Results In Big Carnage

This looks like it must have been an official government test from some time in the early 1970s. In case you’re alarmed at the human carnage in the photo, don’t worry, those are crash...

The Parting Shift: A Screaming 289 Cobra Destroys Everything In Its Path On The Road Course

This video is some killer stuff. In fact, this video is 14-minutes of lumber generating, ooga booga, screaming V8, road racing dominance. The driver of this 289ci Cobra competition coupe is Bill...

A Tractor Tug Of War Video That Just Might Prove That Somethin’ Might Run Like A Deere!

Normally you would expect Brian to be the one posting a tractor video, but NO!, today it’s my turn. When our pal RTC sent this one in with the subject reading 850 hp vs 18 hp, of course we had...

Project Violent Valiant Update: The Rear End Get Mounted, Cool Suspension Stuff Galore!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk + Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle) – In our last Project Violent Valiant update we showed you the Moser rear end that was going into the car along with the Hot Rod Chassis and...

Wheelstanding Greatness! Les Mayhew’s Latest Video Brings Nostalgia Super Stock Right To Your Screen.

When Les Mayhew, through his NitroAmerica brand of videos, brings racing action to your computer screen, you know he gets it. This week he sent us his latest which highlights the 2013 Victory...

Ride Along In A Vintage Trans-AM Javelin As It Hot Laps The Road Course At Pueblo Motorsports Park

A road course, a driver, and a screaming AMC small block tucked into a vintage Javelin are three great things. Combined they make for video that demands cranked up speakers and an ear to ear grin....

Video Bonanza: Vintage Jeep Ads of the Kaiser Era

Jeep is one of the most enduring brand names in the history of the American auto industry. Jeep has survived multiple owners and multiple attempts to dilute a  proud brand with namby pamby weiner...

The 2013 Houston Autorama – Our Last Blast Of Great Photos From The Event!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – I’m pretty much certain that I can claim without contradiction that BangShift has provided more great photo coverage of the 2013 Houston Autorama than anyone...