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Sick Week Day 2 Video From KSR, Drag, Drive, Repeat, And Alex Taylor: This Day Did Not Go To Plan For Everyone!

We’ve got some of your favorite content creators featured in this Day 2 video blog post from Sick Week 2026 and that means Kevin and the KSR crew, Alex Taylor, and the Drag Drive Repeat boys are...

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King Of The Hammers Livestream 2026: UTV Race Of Champions Is Today, This Is King of the Hammers Livestream Action From Johnson Valley!

Off-road racing across Johnson Valley California at King of the Hammers 2026 continues right here! We’ve got the livestream rocking right here from start to finish, so make sure you tune in and...

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What If You Could Buy A $25K EV Truck or SUV That You Can Repair Yourself? Does That Change The Game? Meet The Slate Truck

One of the many complaints that automotive enthusiasts have about electric vehicles is that they can’t work on them themselves because they are dangerous and require special tools. And while...

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Sick Week Day 2 Video: Backroads, Cooling Systems, Suspension, And Soooo Much More. Testing Real Drg and Drive Streetability

It’s been a wild Sick Week 2026 so far, with lots of carnage, freezing cold, heat and humidity, and everything in between. There is no way there aren’t going to be even more upsets after...

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Day 8: Shannon and Jess Campbell’s King of the Hammers 2026 Daily Adventures: Watch All Of Their King of the Hammers 2026 Videos Right Here!

We shared some of Shannon Campbell’s history at King of the Hammers the other day, and you can use the link below to check that out, but here are Shannon’s Daily Updates from the Lakebed...

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Ed Iskenderian, The CamFather And Hot Rodding’s Oldest Living Legend, Has Died At The Age Of 104. Thanks For All The Speed Ed!

Ed Iskenderian, at 104 years old, was the oldest living hot rodder on earth! And as my friend David Freiburger wrote on Facebook, “If you define ‘hot rodding pioneer’ as...

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Hilarious Sleeper: A Geo Prism With A Turbocharged, Nitrous Injected Toyota Heart (And A Dora Window Shade)

Ok, so we’re running a blog item about a damned Geo Prism, but give us a second and you’ll be on board with it…we think. This is obviously not a stock GEO Prism, because if it was...

Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics – The Incredible Story Behind ChumpCar’s 36-hour Endurance Race!

(Words John Condren – Photos by Alicia Glubrecht) There’s always something cold and heartless about statistics.  Raw numbers.  Basic facts that rarely tell the whole story.  For example,...

Comp Cams Engine Builder Duels Happening At Columbus Goodguys and Car Craft Summer Nationals. Sign Up Now!

That’s right BangShifters, you can sign up for the Comp Cams Engine Builder Duels at Columbus Goodguys or Car Craft Summer Nationals! We were just informed by Comp that there are a few spots...

Drag Gallery: Rumble At The Grove 2013 – Doorslammers Only! Wheels Up Action!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) -The Rumble at the Grove means one thing…..Doorslammers! Not a dragster or altered in sight. The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mods came to Maple Grove with a variety of...

Don’t Try This At Home Video: Watch A Dude Drift The Full Length Of A Highway Off Ramp Like A Pro

Even though this guy clearly has great car control skills and seems to have completed this maneuver before, we don’t see it as being all that bright a thing to do. He could have easily wadded...

Photos: Midnight Drags Featuring The Cars Of The 2013 Street Machine Nationals

We aren’t going to lie to you, we don’t have photos of Cheez Whiz or Dobbertin’s J2000, but we sure wish they had come out for this! But a ton of cars from the 2013 Car Craft Street...

Video: Watch One Of The Cleanest And Fastest Side By Side Outlaw AA/FA Runs Of All Time!

The Outlaw Fuel Altered Association is no stranger to the pages of BangShift. We’ve featured these guys a time or two getting after it on eighth mile tracks in Texas and this is some more of...

More Donut Derelicts Cruise In Photos Of Hot Rods, Customs, Street Machines, And More!

Donut Derelicts unofficially started in 1986 and has been a staple of Southern California Hot Rodding ever since. And the only thing that is keeping it from growing any larger is the lack of parking...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s One Thing You’d Change About Your Car This Instant?

Today’s question is all about snap decision making. We want to know what one thing you’d change on your car this instant. No long protracted debate, no consideration for price,...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Driving Down” by My Early Mustang (2006)

I wanted to find a song that had something to do with Camaros or Mustangs for today, and after doing a search on the wonderful world wide web, I came up with a band who’s name is My Early...

Criagslist Find: Bill “Maverick” Golden’s 1983 Dodge “Little Red Wagon” Pulling Truck — Yes, He Had A Pulling Truck!

While most hardcore gearheads know Bill Golden for his exploits in factory backed Mopar stockers and super stockers then ultimately as the longtime pilot of the famed “Little Red Wagon”...

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MSD Drive-In Movie Night This Friday! Celebrate National Collector Car Day Hot Rod Style!

MSD Performance is hosting the MSD Drive-In Movie Night in honor of National Collector Car Day, and they want you to join them. The cruise in starts at 7pm at MSD Performance Headquarters in El Paso...

Video: Les Mayhew’s Baddest Nostalgia Drag Racing Video Yet. Un…F’ing…Believable!

To say that we are Les Mayhew groupies around here would be an understatement. This kid has been making videos for several years now, for no other reason than the same devout passion for Nostalgia...

Ebay Find: An Untouched, As Delivered, 2009 Drag Pak Dodge Challenger

We couldn’t believe this one when we say it, but are glad one of our astute BangShifters led us to this one. It’s a real deal, untouched, as delivered 2009 Dodge Drag Pak Challenger. It...

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