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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Saturday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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FREE BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Saturday $50,000

The Autoland Door Car Challenge is on this weekend at Tri-State Raceway in Iowa and we dig it. We’re door car drag racers around here, although I have driven a few dragsters in my day as well. But...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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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...

Barnstormin’: Cheaper Than Yours!

A wise man once said, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” The part he forgot to add was, “especially if you’re broke.” It’s a given that every drag racer out there has at...