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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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This 1947 Cadillac Sedannette Drag Car Is Powered By A Cummins Diesel And It Goes 11s! (Video)

Oh you Swedes…ya beautiful bastards, I love you guys even more after laying our eyes on this magnificent creation. Actually, I have to back up a second because I had no idea this car existed...

Fuel Altereds Are Coming To Eagle Field At The October 5th and 6th Hot Rod Gathering And Fall Finish

(Photo by Bob Brown) That’s right folks, October 5th and 6th will be Eagle Field’s World’s Largest Little TRU-stalgia Event. And for your drag racing enjoyment, Rocky Phillips and...

Video: Chad Reynolds Introduces Ridetech’s New TowPro Truck Suspension Package PLUS Smooth Body Shocks Are Now Shipping!

Whenever I get to go to Jasper Indiana and hang out with Bret and the gang at Ridetech it’s a good time. On this trip I was with the Route2Media guys shooting a couple videos at Ridetech. The...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Section Of The Gearhead World Is Doing The Best Job Of Getting Young Guys And Girls Involved?

(Photo courtesy of Tulsa Raceway Park) – So last weekend I was in Tulsa at a track both Chad and I seem to find ourselves at with frequency, the well known Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park. I...

3rd Annual River Rockets Flat Bottom Regatta Photos – A Gallery Of The Wildest Hot Rod Boats

(Photos by Jay Waxler) –  Every once in a while, we run an item here that is out of even our sweeping wheelhouse. This is one of those events. Called the River Rockets Flat Bottom Regatta, it...

Lingenfelter Performance Engineering Straps A Brand New C7 Corvette To The Dyno For Baseline Testing – See What The New LT1 Makes For HP! (Video)

Chad and I recently cornered Mike Copeland from Lingenfelter Performance Engineering while he was at the Holley LS Fest in Bowling Green, Kentucky. We asked him point blank whether or not LPE had...

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Redneck Rumble 2013 Photos – A Cool Show With Lots Of Interesting Iron!

(Photos by Charles Murphree) – For eight years, the Redneck Rumble has been going on as a fun hot rod, rat rod, and kustom show in Tennessee. Featuring cruises, a demo derby, live music, and...

Video: Gear Jamming, Wheels Up, Crossed Up, Sideways, Drag Radial Action. Oh And It’s A Mazda!

This little bastard is awesome. It gives me lumber. I want to drive it. And after you watch this video, so will you. While searching for some drag radial video I found this great video from the guys...

BangShift Goes LIVE At The Shakedown! Pro Mod, 10.5, Drag Radial And More! Here’s What You Can Expect

That’s right folks, BangShift.com will be bringing you exclusive FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO from The Shakedown at the Summit October 4-6, 2013 as the event formerly known as The Skakedown at...

Dream Engine Find: A Real Deal DZ302 That You Can Buy For Your Hot Rod! Make Anything A Z28

Okay, so maybe you can’t make anything a Z28, but you sure can make your hot rod feel like one. This Craigslist ad from the DFW area is for a nearly complete DZ302 Chevrolet. For those of you...

American Powertrain rolls out new ProFit kit for 1964-1972 GM Half Ton Trucks! Pro Touring, Street Machine, Etc All Handled!

1964-1972 GM trucks have long been popular among hot rodders and truck enthusiasts but over the last couple of years, their popularity has gone nuts among the pro touring crowd as well. With more and...

Question of the Day: Who’s The Most Legendary Crew Chief In American Racing History?

For most “normal” people who are fans of racing, they concentrate their energies on the driver. It is the driver who gets the glory and the fame while the crew guys break their ass during...

Rich Siroonian, Ultra-Talented Gasser And Funny Car Driver Passes – Drag Racing’s First 220-mph Flopper Pilot

We’ve received word that Richard Siroonian, nephew of the late “Big John” Mazmanian and the man best known for driving the drag race cars his uncle owned and maintained through the...

eBay Find: The Epic Combo Of A Ranger Body, A Heavy Duty Truck Chassis, Lots Of Exhaust Stacks, And A Big Block

So even I, the dude who loves big trucks of all shapes and sizes is speechless over this creation. It looks like a movie prop, and then there’s one angle where I was almost willing to dig it a...

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