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Offshore Powerboat Racing Livestream: The IHRA Offshore Powerboat Series Thunder On Cocoa Beach – Sunday

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series 2026 season is in Cocoa Beach today, and features big speed from giant offshore boats and more. You can watch all the Day 2 action...

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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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FREE BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Sunday $15,000

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

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 – Sunday

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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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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SEMA 2013: Thursday Cars, Trucks, and Cool Stuff!

So we’re three days into the 2013 SEMA show and still showing you new stuff. This gallery is a collection photos from both the inside and outside of the building that we zapped while running...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Ask Chad And Brian All Your SEMA Questions. We’ll Answer All Of Them!

People are always asking us what it is like to go to the SEMA show. They ask questions about parts, people, cars, booths and more, and most often make the assumption that we spend the entire week...

SEMA 2013 Video: Painless Performance Has Your Engine Swap Wiring Harness Needs Covered!

Since 1991 Painless Performance has been building engine wiring harnesses to allow hot rodders to swamp modern mills into their older rides. While things on this front were slow in 1991, Painless...

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Craigslist Find: This Recreated 1959 Chassis Research Twin Engine Dragster Is Awesome

You know something is totally BangShifty when we bump SEMA 2013 coverage back for it! This recreated 1959 Chassis Research twin engine dragster is currently for sale in Ohio and whoever built it did...

New Product Video: COMP Cams Debuts Conical Valve Springs, Cams For LT-Series GM Engines!

You read that right, kids COMP Cams is once again leading the valvetrain development front in the aftermarket with their debut of a line of conical valve springs and the release of performance...

PowerShift LIVE FROM THE 2013 SEMA SHOW: Chad, Brian, Special Guests, And Lots Of Cool.

It’s SEMA 2013 and we’re all fired up about cool parts, cool cars, and cool people that we’ve hung out with this week. Since you guys are the bestest fans ever, we figure it just...

Mini-Feature – This Recreation Of The 1954 Buick Wildcat II Concept Car Is Really Awesome

The maverick spirit of Harley Earl is on full display on the SEMA 2013 show floor in the very accurate recreation of the legendary 1954 Buick Wildcat II concept car that Earl and his legendary design...

The Ring Brothers All Carbon Fiber Widebody 1965-1966 Fastback Is The Most Jaw Dropping New Product At SEMA 2013

There’s a lot of new stuff here on the show floor at SEMA 2013 but some things stand out above the rest and the one single thing that most people are kind of freaking out about here is the Ring...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge! Identify This Mystery Piston From The Guys At Icon

This morning we made a point to stop in and see our pal Steve Valdez at Icon pistons to hang out and see what was new with the company that produced brands like KB, Silv-O-Lite, and of course Icon...

Drag Photos: Extreme Outlaw Pro Mods Invade Virginia Motorsports Park And We’ve Got All The Action

(Words and Photos by Benoit Pigeon) This past Saturday was the EOPM (Extreme Outlaw Pro Mod) Memorial Shootout in honor of Kevin Bowen at Virginia Motorsports Park (VMP) in Dinwiddie, VA.  Twenty...

SEMA 2013 – Wednesday Cars, Parts, Engines, Trucks, Stuff We Can’t Really Even Explain

We’re wearing grooves in the show floor here at the 2013 SEMA show. Chad and I are pounding the pavement, shooting photos, meeting with the best companies in the industry, and digging for the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Should Chevrolet Offer A COPO 9562 150 MPH Lawn Mower?

This week at SEMA we’ve seen a lot of crazy stuff, but one thing that had us shaking our heads was the 130 MPH Honda Lawn Mower seen below. Brian was in full drool mode when he saw this beast...

Angry Dyno Video: Watch The Meanest Dodge Omni GLH You’ve Ever Seen Lay Down 577hp To The Tires!

We have to thank BangShifter Clay King for the tip on this video featuring a mean little Dodge Omni GLH strapped to the dyno and making huge power from its little four banger mill. You’ll...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Most Overplayed Look At The 2013 SEMA Show?

Every year at the SEMA Show, trends emerge that polarize show goers and have us scratching our heads. After looking through all our galleries, have you decided that one particular trend is just too...