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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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eBay Find: A Funny Car You Can Drive On The Street! And It Has Real History

When Jim Levesque, of “Alcoholic” ’71 Plymouth Satellite BB/FC fame, sent me this eBay listing I couldn’t decide whether to laugh, cry, or buy it! Okay, clearly I’m not...

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Drag Gallery: Geezers At The Grove 2013 – Funny Cars, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, and More!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – If there’s hardcore drag racing action at Maple Grove, you know Grippo is going to be all over it like butter on bacon. So when Joe told us that he was racing his...

Be There! Impala SS Club Of America Meet Comes To Charlotte This Week – Show, Drags, Road Course Action and More!

Charlotte, North Carolina is the place to be this week if you are a lover of Chevrolet B-bodies, especially the Impala SS variant of said Chevrolet blood line. The Impala Super Sport Club of America...

CraigsList Find: A Perfect 1956 International Race Car Hauler

While my big truck obsession is often mocked, one common language us hot roddy types all speak is “old race car hauler”. Chris Cabe is a BangShifter who lives in the wilds of Minnesota...

In-Car Video: Watch A Classic Porsche Duel With Shelby Mustangs, Stingray Vettes, and Even A 1969 Pontiac Trans Am At Road America!

Porsche is certainly one of the greatest racing brands in automotive history. From their production based efforts to their competition entries in Trans Am, Le Mans, and virtually all of the other...

New Video From The Incredible Lambrecht Car Collection Auction. 500 Cars From A Nebraska Chevy Dealership

You know about the incredible Lambrecht Chevrolet car auction that is coming up in September because we’ve been talking about it for weeks. We’ve also show you some video from the...

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Battle At Bonneville: Vesco Turbinator Comes Back To Salt — Will Duel Speed Demon For Top Time Trophy And Potentially For Wheel Driven Record

It has been more than a decade since there has been a legitimate slug fight for the coveted Hot Rod Top Time Trophy at Bonneville Speed Week AND wheel driven speed record at the same time. Sure,...

Photos: We Hit The Long Beach Hi-Performance Swap Meet And Find All Kinds Of Cool Stuff We Need.

Okay, our better halves, and mom, would probably argue with all six of us that “need” is a bit of a strong word to use when talking about stuff at the swap meet. Their opinion is wrong....

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Fun, Fun, Fun (Now That Daddy Took The T-Bird Away)” The Beach Boys (1964)

“Fun, Fun, Fun” is one of those songs that everyone knows, but who’s title is usually recited wrong. I think most people refer to it at “‘Til Daddy Took The T-Bird...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Most Dangerous Form Of Racing In History? Bonus: The Most Dangerous Race?

I was recently watching a show about board track motorcycle and car racing. About three minutes into this show, a historian mentioned that when riders crashed on the boards, they’d often get...

Auction Photos: Muscle Cars, Street Machines, and More From Auctions America California Collector Car Auction

We gave you a teaser gallery on Saturday from our trip to the Auctions American California Collector Car Auction in Burbank, and told you how much fun we had. Not “Check me out I won $150...

Roadside Find: A 1929 Chevy That Came Out Of A Barn And Is Begging For Traditional Hot Rodding Love!

So a friend of mine has put me on the job of hunting down a traditional hot rod for him. He’s not looking for a cartoon rat rod, some sort of weirdo mish-mash, or anything along those lines....

Video: Another High Flying Big Rig Jump. Sticks The Landing Sorta, But The On-Board Looks Painful

That crazy out of control big rig overpass jump was NUTS, and inspired us to post this one that was done on purpose. It’s high flying and surely painful, because there is nothing about big rig...

FREE LIVE ADRL Drag Racing On Now!

That’s right folks, you get to watch all the live ADRL drag racing action this weekend LIVE from Memphis where the ADRL is getting it on at Memphis Drag IV. All your favorite doorslammers will...