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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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CL Find: An LS-Swapped, Lifted, Altogether Awesome 1987 AMC Eagle Wagon – RTI Ramp Photos Included!

There’s a pretty devoted community for 4×4 AMC Eagles from the late 1970s and early 1980s. There are people who simply like to restore them, modify them lightly, and cruise them. Then...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Given A Time Machine What Specific Race Or Type Of Racing Would You Go Back And Watch?

This question came to be through multiple conversations with racers both active and former who told me awesome stories that I wish I could have experienced first hand. From Garlits shaving his beard...

2013 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion Photos – See Them All HERE!

(Photos by Rich Pasley) – The 2013 New England Hot Rod Reunion is in full swing here at New England Dragway in Epping, New Hampshire. We’ve got a couple of shooters on the ground this...

Bruce Larson Launches USA-1 1968 Camaro Funny Car All The Way Off The Ground! We Got It All!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – When Bruce Larson and John Worm announced that Worm’s shop would be building a tribute 1968 USA-1 Camaro for Larson to match race and pound on across the...

The Parting Shift: Hammering Gears at a Backwoods Strip in a Jerico Equipped Bracket Bomber

There is lots to love about this video as it’s Bangshifty to the core. Be it the camera angle, which makes us think of the famous chase movie “Duel” as we can only see the hand of...

2013 Orange Drag Strip Reunion Photos – Car Show and Drag Action Shots!

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – The other day we dropped some cool photos on you from the 2013 Orange Drag Strip Reunion which was recently held in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. This event is a...

Chad’s Craigslist Find For Brian: An Oil Truck That Will Provide A Life Of Perfectly Lubed Pleasure

As Brian has already told you, we decided that for today we were going to do Craigslist picks for each other, using the other’s hometown Craigslist. Unfortunately for me, that means diving into...

Craigslist Find: Brian and Chad Are Shopping For Each Other – Here’s Brian’s Bitchin’ Unimog Pick For Chad!

So while we have the live broadcast of the 2013 NHRA New England Hot Rod Reunion presented by AAA Insurance, we had some downtime yesterday due to the rain at New England Dragway. Rather than waste...

Re-Run Video: Watch Our Entire NEW ENGLAND HOT ROD REUNION Broadcast Here!

UPDATE: We had another downpour Friday afternoon and now we are done with racing for the day. RACING STARTS AGAIN SATURDAY AT 9AM. That’s right! Starting this Thursday, we’re going to be...

Drag Week Video: 1320Video Brings Us On The Bumper Action And More!

Today’s videos kick major ass yet again! Kyle and the 1320Video crew are ass kickers, that’s why. And we love their videos, so we are super excited that Kyle has put up three more for us...

Sideways With Rodney Prouty: Why You Should Let Your Girlfriend Hang Out With Your Mistress

(Words and Photos by Rodney Prouty) Why You Should Let Your Girlfriend Hang Out With Your Mistress I should be clear: I don’t actually have a mistress. At least not a traditional mistress, that is....

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Wally’s World GTO Project Update: We Take The Party To The Rear…Suspension That Is

(Words and Photos by Pete Basica. Photos by Bruce Raymond and Mike Norris) The Wally’s World GTO has been kicking our collective asses. It looks so damn clean, and it is…sort of. The trouble...

eBay Find: A Real Deal VW Bug Funny Car From The ’60s With Small Block Power

When I decided to look for a cool Nostalgia car for an eBay pick in honor of the New England Hot Rod Reunion, I never expected to find a real deal VW Beetle Funny Car with a small block in it. And I...

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The 2013 Orange Drag Strip Reunion – Great Photos From A Retro-Cool Event!

(Photos by Johnny Gaudette) – There are lots of “drag strip reunion” events that happen across the country now and that’s cool with us. These events are a great way to honor...