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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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Video: A Tour Of Larson Race Cars, A Look At The Killer Projects, The History Of Larry, His Nova, and Drag Week Dominance!

When my friends at Hot Rod called and asked if I’d be interested in hosting an episode of their YouTube show Hot Rod Unlimited at Larson Race Cars in Oak Grove, Missouri I was excited....

Drag Strip Rebirth: The Cool Story Of Accelaquarter Raceway In Harrisburg, Illinois

Often times we find ourselves reporting on dreary or dismal news regarding drag strips but this is a feel good story of big time proportions. BS photos ace Greg Rourke tipped us off to the awesome...

Tuesday Photos From Bonneville Speed Week 2013: Carnage, Spins, And Records Oh My

Tuesday at the 65th running of Bonneville Speed Week was a very interesting day that included lots of spins, some serious carnage, and plenty of records. Plus there are 17 cars that sat in impound...

Video: Speed Demon 410mph Run At Bonneville Speed Week From The Push Truck

We were lucky enough to ride along in the Poteet and Main Speed Demon Push truck earlier this morning with Ron Main and Kenny Duttweiler and have video from the push truck for you to check out....

Bonneville Speed Week Saturday Racing Photos Gallery Number One

(Photos by Chad and Brian) Within minutes of racing starting here at the 2013 Bonneville Speed Week, records were falling and we had already shot a bunch of photos. Once the cars started moving we...

The World’s First 200 MPH Stock Bodied ’55 Chevy! Bob Johnson, Kent Waters, And Keith Dorton Do It!

August 15, 2013 UPDATE: THEY HAVE DONE IT!!! BOB JOHNSON, KENT WATERS, and KEITH DORTON MAKE A STOCK BODIED ’55 CHEVY RUN 200+ AT BONNEVILLE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER. Last week we told you that...

Quick Videos: The Sights Ad Sounds Of Nitro On the Salt At Bonneville Speed Week

One of the things that really blew me away on the salt was the sheer number of cars running nitro and how much of it they were running. This wasn’t some weak suck 30% load that guys were...

Update: Speed Demon Runs 451 MPH! Now Has Highest Speed Record In SCTA Record Book

Update Friday August 16th, 10am: After qualifying yesterday with a 436 mph 5th mile speed, and exit speed of 448, the Speed Demon backed it up this morning with a 438 mile per hour 5th mile and 451...

The Parting Shift: Take A Ride Underneath A Screaming Super Stock/L Stick Shift Mustang!

We’ve featured the slick shifting Bobby Fazio on the pages of BangShift before but never like this! In one of the more unique angles you’ll ever see stick shift super stocker run down the...

Summer Show Action Gallery: The 2013 National Street Rod Association Nationals – Louisville, Kentucky

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – The first weekend of August has been the time for the NSRA Street Rod Nationals for  quite some time. It’s one of the biggest car shows in the country,...

Video: Bringing An Old Army Truck Back To Life And Four Wheeling It In Alabama – Dirt Every Day!

I’ve been enjoying the Dirt Every Day series of videos that have been appearing on the MotorTrend YouTube channel. Fred Williams of 4-Wheel and Off Road magazine is the lead man on these and...

Videos: The Motorcycle Engined Mini-Slingshot Hits The Dyno And A Clandestine Testing Location In England!

The Postman Pat guys have their new tiny slingshot dragster pretty well sorted out and are making final prep to get the car onto a drag strip asap. These two videos below show the car running at a...

Insane: This Is The Craziest Drag Racing Promotion We Have Ever Seen – A Pro Drag Race In Cuba With A Million Dollar Purse

There have been some wild drag racing promotions over the years and very few of them have ended up being what the promoter planned or intended. There was the infamous “AutoFest 2000” held...

eBay Find: Mickey Thompson’s Famous “Big Red” 1972 Chevy C20 Baja Truck! Big Block Power And Big History!

We’ve found several old Mickey Thompson race cars and trucks on eBay over the years but this one may be the coolest yet. The truck you’ll see below  is Mickey’s famed “Big...

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