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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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The Doomsday Scenario…What Happens Next?

Boy, that sure sounds ominous, huh? We got a shockingly emotional response from the blog item we ran earlier in the week that announced the news that Ford was leaving NHRA drag racing as a...

Hotchkis Performance East Grand Opening, Cruise In, And Open House This Saturday

Hotchkis Performance has made a commitment to more Research and Development, more in house fabrication, and more support for their racing customers. To satisfy this commitment they have opened...

Gallery: Pro Touring Action And Coolness From The Motor State Challenge At Gingerman Raceway in Michigan

(Photos by Jeff Lee/HammerHeadHousing.com) – Last weekend the pro touring battle known as the Motor State Challenge went down at the famous and historic Michigan road course known as Gingerman...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Who Had The Best Drag Racing Rivalry?

After watching the video of Warren Johnson and Scott Geoffrion’s epic burndown, along with Garlits and Carbone, it got us thinking about racing rivalries and specifically those on the drag...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Stylo” by the Gorillaz. Wacko Song, Awesome Video. Car Chase, Guns, More.

Other than one or two mainstream popular songs, I don’t have a clue what is going on with the Gorillaz. Their music is wacko. This song is no different. It’s wacko enough that even the...

Movie Premier: Brian Darwas’ Newest Film “This Is Long Beach” Premiers This Friday In LONG BEACH!

If you don’t know the name Brian Darwas, you should really take some time to make yourself familiar because this dude puts some killer films together. His latest “This Is Long...

MORE: HISTORIC

Breaking News: Erica Enders To Drive Keith Haney Racing Pro Nitrous Machine At ADRL Memphis This Weekend

We got word late last night that Keith Haney Racing will field their familiar two car team at this weekend’s ADRL Memphis Drags IV, and that Erica Enders – Stevens will be behind the...

Video: Watch A Ford Thunderbird Haul Tail Down The Strip With An Engine Ford Guys Will Hate!

Ok, so it has not been shaping up like a great summer for news regarding the blue oval brigade. Many of you Ford fans out there expressed your disappointment with the company bailing on the NHRA...

Awesome Auction This Weekend! Over 400 Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Classics And More. Some At Real Car Guy Prices

With Barrett-Jackson, Mecum, and all the others constantly in the spotlight all over the country, it’s hard to believe that Southern California hasn’t had one of their own. Thanks to...

COMP Cams To Present Thumpr Award At 2013 NSRA Street Rod Nationals — Be There!

Like our pals at Powermaster we told you about yesterday, COMP Cams will be on the grounds at the 2013 NSRA Street Rod Nationals this weekend and they’ll be doing a lot more than just standing...

Drag Gallery: Killer Action at the July Bounty Race at I-40 Dragway In Tennessee

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Although plenty of people have street raced on Interstate 40, don’t get it confused with I-40 Dragway, an eighth-mile track in Crossville, Tennessee....

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Midnight Blue” Lou Gramm (1987)

Foreigner is one of those bands that transcends time and continental divides. Made up of both American and British band mates, Foreigner has had hits over three decades and has sold  over 80 million...

Project Car Spotlight: Squirrel’s SMAV 1957 Suburban Goes From Blah To Beautiful In Weeks. An Inspirational Tale.

What’s an SMAV you ask? Well it’s the nickname BangShift Contributor Scott Liggett gave to Jim’s 1957 Suburban project. What does it mean? Soccer Mom Assault Vehicle. With 454 cubic...

MORE: CHEVY

Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Revive The Muscle Truck, Drag Race It On Nitrous, Nearly Die On Old Mini-Bikes

It is that time of the month again, kids. Our pals Freiburger and Finnegan have once again gone on an adventure, this time in an old friend know simply as “the muscle truck”. Originally...