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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Blind Man Sets Record At Bonneville! On A Motorcycle No Less

Former Pro Mod racer Dan Parker, who lost his sight during a horrific crash behind the wheel of his Corvette Pro Mod car in early 2012, has entered the record books on the Bonneville Salt Flats....

Is This The Most Powerful Buick Small Block Of All Time? It Was Once…And It Is Coming Back To Life!

Well, the tri-shield guys are probably going to fry my ass for calling it a Buick, but the NHRA saw fit to classify it as one and the parts and pieces were sold as Buick items, so I’m telling...

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Video: Watch The Install Of An Aeromotive Phantom Fuel System Pump And See Just How Simple It Is!

Aeromotive’s Phantom fuel system set SEMA on its ear last year and the company has been working overtime to keep them on the shelf as orders from customers and distributors all over the country...

Dyno Video: Watch The Wally’s World GTO Make 450 At The Tire Thanks To COMP, Land Speed, And Dynatech

When Wally sent me the video of his car on the chassis dyno making pulls, he told me it gave him lumber. We don’t blame him! This little GTO went from making 333 horsepower and 330 pound feet...

eBay Find: Mike Mitchell “The World’s Fastest Hippie” Funny Car Hauling Ramp Truck

This is a super cool find, and has great history. Someone needs to buy this and then haul their Nostalgia Funny Car to Famoso on it. That would rule. We want this one bad. It’s Mike...

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Craigslist Find: An Oddball AMC Pacer Sleeper That We Really, Really Want! Cool Build!

Hey, there are cars that we don’t have to understand to love, right? Take this 1978 AMC Pacer wagon for example. It has the entire drivetrain from a 1990s Ford Thunderbird Super Coupe. That...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Worst Auto Parts Store Add On?

When we ran the blog item yesterday with the photo of the super cool Ute from Australia, the comments were mostly favorable, but Matt Cramer from DIYAutoTune made one interesting observation. He said...

Is A Pamplona Style Bull Run At A Drag Strip Promotion Genius Or The Dumbest Thing Ever? It Happened.

So my west coast friends are all freaking out of this deal that went down at Virginia Motorsports Park last weekend where a promoter came in, set up a course and unleashed a bunch of bulls onto...

XDRL Cancels Races, Blames Internet, Releases Statement, Is More Than Likely Dead And Gone

While we were in prep mode for the 60th World Series of Drag Racing at Cordova, news was coming out regarding the short and long term future of one door slammer drag racing league. The ADRL and XDRL...

Gasser Gallery: The Gold Cup Nostalgia Race At NY’s Empire Dragway – Bitchin’ Cars!!

(Photos by Jose Ferrer) – Any time you get a bunch of nostalgia guys, gasser guys, A/FX guys, and generally awesome hot rodders all jammed into one place, you’re guaranteed a good...

AutoMeter, And Everyone With A Soul, Have Answered Today’s BangShift Question Of The Day.

The dudes at AutoMeter are always putting up great photos on their Facebook page, and quite often some of the best captions ever. This one was up on their Facebook page yesterday and made us laugh so...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Ignition” Brian Setzer ’68 Comeback Special (2001)

Brian Setzer is a bad ass. He always has been whether as the front man for the Stray Cats, Brian Setzer Orchestra, or on his own. The Brian Setzer ’68 Comeback Special along with Bernie Dresel...

Project Buford T Justice Update: We Hit The Strip Again With More Power! (W/Video)

Man, I have been getting run over with hate mail due to lack of a Buford T Justice update, so let me first apologize! It has been a wacko summer with traveling and all the other normal stuff that...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Performance Or Styling Package Do You Want The Big Three To Offer?

Yesterday Brian asked you what car model you would erase from automotive history if you could, which got me thinking. Instead of the negative, what about the positive? If you could bring back, OR...