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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30,000 Saturday!

It’s time to finish off the Spring Fling Million in Las Vegas, after one heck of a Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the country’s big dollar bracket racers head...

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WATCH FREE LIVE Streaming Drag Racing From Santa Pod RIGHT HERE! The Festival Of Power Is ON This Weekend!

This weekend at the famed Santa Pod Raceway in England, there’s a big drag race called the Festival of Power going on, and all the action is LIVE right here! This event is a pre-cursor to the...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million Dollar Main Event! Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – Million Dollar Friday!

It’s Million Dollar Friday!!!! It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring...

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$43,000 to Win!!! Cleetus’ AWD vs RWD Shootout At Bradenton Motorsports Park was INTENSE, Fun, And Surprising! Who Took It All?

When Cleetus first put up the challenge to pit the best two wheel drive no prep rides up against the best all wheel drive no prep rides, the world lost its mind. The arguing, smack talk, bragging,...

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Stories N’ Steel: Rick Lefever – From a small town to becoming one of the countries most sought after fabricators.

Our friend Brad King, an amazing pinstriper and letterer, is back with another Stories N’ Steel episode where he is interviewing another legend of the hot rodding world. This time it’s...

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ROAD TRIP GOLD with David Freiburger and an AMAZING SURVIVOR 1961 Plymouth Belvedere

Man these cars are something. Ugly? Kinda. Weird? Absolutely. 100% Mopar? You ain’t kidding. There is something about the 1950s to mid 1960s Mopars that makes them really stand out. Styling...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: What Normally Impresses You Most About A Car You Like?

Everyone has different tastes when it comes to cars. Some of us are way into engines, others are wowed by great body work, still more dig the perfect stance, and the there are the guys who like...

Wreckage Video: A Wild Compilation Of Crashes, Bashes, Flips, and More From The Chili Bowl Sprint Car Race!

Every Wednesday, Lucas Oil posts a cool crash video from their extensive archive of race coverage that’ accumulated over the years. This week’s is going to be hard to top as it is more...

Celebrity Car Death Match: The 1968 Barracuda From Highwaymen VS The 1967 Corvette From King Of The Mountain!

Today we’re featuring two hammered looking muscle car era machines from films that weren’t exactly blockbusters. Hell, they weren’t even considered all that popular when new, but...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Bohemian Rhapsody” Queen 1975 Wayne’s World Edition!!! Pacer Fans Unite!

When Bohemian Rhapsody first came out in 1975 it went to number 1 on the UK charts and then reached the top of the UK charts again in 1991 when Freddy Mercury died. It went to the number 2 spot on...

Celebrity Car Death Match – The Wild And Wacky Corvette From Corvette Summer VS The Corvette(s) Of Television Show RT66

Today we’re pitting two diametrically opposite versions of America’s sports car against one another with the fight to the death between the wild Corvette in the movie Corvette Summer and...

Hedman Releases New Mid-Length Headers For Tri-Five Chevys — Have Your Flow And Ground Clearance, Too!

In today’s world of hot rod building, lower is better. Whether we’re talking about guys building cars with air suspensions that they dump at shows to lay the rocker panels on the ground...

Video Sneak Peek: “Rock My RV” TV Show with Bret Michaels. We Want In! Starts May 26th

My first metal concert was Motley Crue, Whitesnake, and Poison at Oakland Coliseum, so even Bret Michael’s weird love shows won’t stop me from diggin’ him. His new show, “Rock...

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Craigslist Find: What The Hell Is This Thing?

We received a tip on this vehicle from our pal Brady Basner at Powermaster Starters and Alternators. He was as perplexed as we are about what this thing actually is. There is no discernable bits to...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Ride A Top Fuel Harley?

The answer for me is hells to the no baby. I will drive anything. But I’ve never been a real bike guy, so maybe that is part of it, but the other thing is I don’t want 1500hp between my...

Hilarious Video: Watch A Middle Aged Mom Drive Her Son’s 900hp Mitsubishi Evo – She OWNS It!

There are lots of “reaction” videos out there on the internet. We’ve run lots of them featuring guys scaring the pants off of their wives, girlfriends, moms, dads, and other family...

Drag Gallery: Pro Street Racing Action From Thunder Valley Raceway Park

(Photos by Brad Klaassen) – BangShift photo contributor Brad Klaassen was at Thunder Valley Raceway Park last weekend for the Pro Street Racing Association event at the great Oklahoma track....

Ebay Find: The Ultimate Daily Driver 1968 Nova. Grandma Perfect With A Twist

When I say perfect, I mean it. I would drive this Nova, as is, until the fenders fell off of it. Sure a set of Baer brakes, some Ridetech goodies, and a set of Rocket Racing Wheels would make it even...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Drive My Car” by The Beatles (1965)

Since everything the Beatles touched turned to gold, the tune “Drive My Car” was an instant hit. According to Paul McCartney, “Drive My Car” was code for sex back in the early...

Video: Big Nitro Funny Car Fire In Australia. John Force Eat Your Heart Out! This Is “Crash and Burn”

For a long time it seemed like John Force owned the rights to big Funny Car fires that got all the TV exposure. Well John, you are going to have to step up again big boy cause this video from...