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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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A Couple Of Guys From An Awful CNBC Show Make The Worst Video About Nitrous Ever – Seriously

Apparently there is a show on CNBC called “Car Chasers”. We’ve never seen it, but we were tipped off to a video starring the two lead guys from the show that appeared on...

Sweden’s Tierp Arena Drag Strip Files For Bankruptcy – One Of Europe’s Premier Drag Plants In Limbo

It has been kind of a crazy year for strips opening, closing, coming back from the dead, being offered up for sale, etc. We heard some not so good news from a Swedish BangShift reader yesterday when...

Question of the Day: Laid Out Or Nose High? What is Your Stance Preference?

We’re going to force you into a corner today with this question. Following yesterday’s gasser inquire, we’re making you choose between the two most polar opposite stances in the hot...

More ADRL Action Photos All Up In Yo Business! Bikes, Pro Extreme, Pro Mod and More From Houston!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our nearly week long exhibition of Charles Wickam’s action and pit photos from last weekend’s ADRL event in Houston continues today with this fine...

Project Violent Valiant: Here’s The Timid Little Car Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle Is Starting With!

Every project starts somewhere. We wanted to make this first update on the awesome Violent Valiant being built by Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle about the little Plymouth that’s to be transformed...

eBay Find: A 1963 Ford Galaxie That Is Packing Holman Moody SOHC Power And Just A Bad Interior – Do You Agree?

Ok, so this is the part where I express an opinion regarding a car I was tipped off to on eBay and then I’ll probably get an angry note from the seller of said car. Just a little “behind...

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Action Gallery: Race Wars II At El Paso Motorplex – Door Slammers, Dragsters, Racing!

(Photos by Justin Oney)- Recently, one of our Texas contributors was at El Paso Motorplex for an event deemed Race Wars II. This event combined some hard core heads up action with a few different...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Can Anything Be Built Into A Gasser? What About This Pair Of Gassers?

We have two controversial “Gassers” right here. One is controversial because it’s a Corvette, and every time you cut one of them up someone is complaining. It’s not original...

Auto Club Dragway Fontana Is Going To Reopen! Great News For So Cal – Quarter Mile Drag Racing In The LA Area Lives!

The news has been brewing for a few days and while we have read lots of reports that state the drag strip in Fontana which was shuttered due to noise complaints some two years ago may reopen,...

More ADRL Action Photo Coolness – Pro Mods, Top Dragster, Bits From The Pits!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We promised that we would be back all week with photo greatness from our own Charles Wickam who braved the elements, errant golf carts (seriously, a junior dragster...

Video: Just A Quick Little Aussie Burnout To Keep The Day Going. Watch KERMITD In Action

We love Aussie Burnouts, or Skids as they are called there, not only because tire smoke is one of the worlds three best scents, but also because they build insane combos with the only purpose being...

Another Little Dragstrip For Sale! Mid America Motorplex Goes Up For Auction. Farm Included!

Yep folks, another little dragstrip is for sale. Actually this one includes a 2.23 mile road course as well. And don’t forget 180 acres of tillable farm land that is currently planted with soy...

New Stuff From Rocket Racing Wheels, Including Ammo And Two New Wheels

By Ammo, we clearly mean bullet center caps of course. Hell, we don’t need to add firearms to the wheel world again. That was dumb the first time someone did it. But, the new Ammo center caps...

Drag Race Photos: Drag Bash 2013 Invades Knoxville Dragway

It’s not unusual for us to get photos from all over the world on any particular weekend. After all, we have the greatest group of contributors ever. What is unusual is to have two contributors...