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The Anatomy of a Win: Ultimate Street Cars attack Willow Springs and We’ve Got Photos and Results Right Here!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) The third stop of the 2026 season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series took competitors to their first West coast event at historic Willow Springs...

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RJ Fab Tech Talk: Custom Headers Explained – Rob Lindsay Goes Over Tips, Tricks, And Proven Methods For Custom Header Fabrication.

You may not have heard of RJ Fab, but you’ve probably seen something they have built. When Rob Lindsay started RJ Fab a few decades ago I doubt he thought he’d build a brand that covered...

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The Last LIL GANGSTA standing get’s $30,000 Cash! – Biggest Payout EVER! Here Is Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway

Lil Gangstas just keeps on keeping on, and at Street Car Bragging Rights at Rockingham Dragway they not only put on a hell of a show, but also put up the biggest payout in LG history at $30,000 for...

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Here are 16 of the COOLEST GASSER Combinations from the Southeast Gassers Association. It’s the 1960s All Over Again!

Every Southeast Gassers Association race is a flashback to the 1960’s, which is why everyone loves going to their races so much. These races are all about the showmanship and the fun and...

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Can You Really Paint A Car For Less Than $250 And Make It Look Halfway Decent? Tony Says, Yes… Err Maybe. Watch.

Cheap car and truck paint jobs have always been popular, whether in DIY stories in magazines, on the internet, or with companies like Earl Sheib and Maaco. Hell, Earl Sheib would paint any car for...

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Taking Slow Junk Off The Jumps At The Ramp Contest at Hudson Speedway Memorial Day Thrill Show 2026

Going fast in slow cars, thrashing on junk, and jumping things that shouldn’t be jumped are always a good time and the folks at Hudson Speedway sure know it. For their Memorial Day Thrill Show...

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2013 NHRA World Finals Coverage: Fast Times and Series Champions at Pomona Raceway

(Words by Darr Hawthorne) – The SoCal weather was great and the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series faithful showed up in droves to watch tight racing and crown event and series champions in...

SEMA 2013 Video: FAST’s New XFI Sportsman EFI System Bridges The Gap Between Plug ‘n Play Systems and Hardcore Race Systems

Not all hot rodders live on one end of the spectrum or another. There are the cruiser street guys and there are the full-tilt, hard-core, bad to the bone racers guys but there is a vast middle ground...

Gary Weckesser’s 4-Engine Mach IV Mustang Drag Machine – Plus Video Of It Being Push Started!

We know what you want to think about when you see this car, but don’t. Yes, Gary Weckesser’s four engine Mustang called the Mach IV has four wheel drive and 300% more engines than the...

Craigslist Ad Greatness: Best Buick Roadmaster Ad Ever. Promises More Sex, More Beer, More Hair, And More.

When Dave Wallace sent us this kick as Craigslist Ad for a Buick Roadmast Wagon, we knew it had to be good. For some reason, we’ve been the go to joint for funny Craigslist Ad exposure, to the...

Street Car Super Nationals “Anarchy At The Arch” Coming LIVE From Gateway On BangShift.com

If you didn’t tune in for PowerShift LIVE on Thursday night, you missed out on some super huge announcements here at BangShift.com, including the announcement that for 2014 BangShift.com will...

Ken Block’s Gymkhana Six Is Bad Ass….Period

Ken Block is back with the sixth release in the famed Gymkhana franchise and this one again reaffirms that Block is one heck of a wheel man. Driving the sweet ever-loving wee out of his Ford Focus...

Watch The Infamous Geo Tracker Drag Machine Pull A Bumper Dragging Wheelie Then Wreck Hard!

It always sucks when we see a car or truck that we’ve shown you performing at a high level crash and burn. Such is the case with this wild little GEO Tracker that we once showed you video of...

Junkyard Gallery: Gently Sleeping American Classics At Fleming’s Junkyard In New Jersey

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This week, and we mean all this week, we’re going to be bringing you Joe Grippo’s ace photos from the 2013 Pumpkin Run Fleming’s Junkyard in Egg...

SEMA 2013 Video: Ethanol In Gasoline Is Eating Your Carb – We Tell You How, Why, And How To Stop It! This Is A REAL Problem!

This may sound a little over the top, but bear with us. At this very second the gasoline sitting in the float bowls of your carb is slowly eating the very metal that is containing it. Don’t...

Barnstormin’: SEMA – The 96-Hour Day

Before you get any big ideas, this photo of Chad sprawled out on a Las Vegas hotel room floor during SEMA was not induced by alcohol or anything of that sort. In fact, it was brought on by fact that...

SEMA 2013 Video: Chad Attacks The Holley Performance Booth! They Fight Back By Showing Us All Of Their New Products!

When we descended on the Holley Performance booth at SEMA 2013 and started swinging our cameras around, one man was brave enough to meet Chad head on and give him and organized and informative tour...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was Your Favorite/Best Gearhead Memory From 2013 ?

For all intents and purposes, we’re about done with big time stuff in 2013. SEMA was basically our last hurrah. Sure, we have PRI coming up and we’ll be cranking the content every day but...

Rumor Mill: The 2014 March Meet Will Feature The First Open SoCal Fuel Altered Field In 30 Years!

It has been a very, very long time since a drag strip in SoCal hosted a race that involved an open AA/FA field. Of course by “open field” we mean one that gets populated with racers who...

Watch Eric Teboul Make The Quickest And Fastest Motorcycle Pass In Drag Racing History On A Hydrogen Peroxide Rocket Motorcycle (VIDEO)

Frenchman Eric Teboul reset the all time quarter mile elapsed time and speed records for a two wheeled vehicle two days ago at Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida by running 5.12/264 in the quarter...