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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 2 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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A Freiburger and Turk Adventure Video: THEY FIXED JUNK, HIT A DEER, and SAW THE USA In A Beat Up Old Ford.

Freiburger and Turk have had plenty of adventures over the years, and some of them have resulted in awesome records around the world at a variety of races, but some have also just been while cruising...

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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Video: Watch An 8,000 Pound Ram Diesel Try To Move A 15,000 lb Dumpster

Kyle at 1320Video is a good friend of ours, and we always love his videos, but this one here is a preview of things to come from the recent 1320Video burnout contest. Normally they only do this thing...

Cruise Gallery: The South Coastal Corvette Club All Makes/Models Cruise Night – Weymouth, Massachusetts

Since May, my traveling and announcing schedule has been pretty jam packed with events all over the country. I am eternally thankful for that but it doesn’t leave a whole lot of time for doing...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Four Speed, Five Speed, or Six Speed?

Like we always say around here, today’s aftermarket provides a nearly limitless sea of options for hot rodders and BangShifters to swim in when building their cars and trucks. We’re truly...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” Ace Ventura Pet Detective With Range Rover Flip

Ace Ventura, played by Jim Carrey, is known for some really stupid, but funny, lines, but he’s also known by car guys for his amazing ability to park a car. In the first Ace Ventura movie it...

Video: Urban Outlaw – An Unbelievably Well Done Story Of A Hot Rodders LIfe

The description of this video says “URBAN OUTLAW is a portrait of Magnus Walker, the rebel Porsche customizer who turned a hobby into an obsession, and an obsession into a successful business....

MORE: HISTORIC, MISC

Drag Action Gallery: The Cecil County Dragway Outlaw Street Car Shootout – June 2013

(Photos by Jim Colraine) – Call it a tune up for the YellowBullet.com Nationals that’ll be rocking Cecil County Dragway in Maryland at the end of the summer or just call it a bad ass drag...

Video: Ford Recall’s 465,000 Cars For Fuel Leaks, We Show You Pinto Explosion Video!

With news that Ford is recalling 465,000 cars because of fuel leaks, it made us think about the always exciting Ford Pinto crash test video from the 70’s. It’s awesome because the poor...

Craigslist Find: One Weird Son Of A Bitch Three Wheeler Thing

When the title of a Craigslist ad reads,”1984 Tri Muler one of a kind not many of these around” you know it is going to be good. We looked high and low for information regarding the...

MORE: eBay Find

Updated: Walt Arfons Dies At 96 – Innovator, Thrust Driven Drag Race Pioneer, LSR Record Holder

(Editor’s Note: After this remembrance of  Walt Arfons ran yesterday we were contacted by our pal Bret Kepner and enlightened on several aspects of Walt’s life and accomplishments that...

Gallery: The Gooodguys Rod And Custom Association Pleasanton Summer Get Together 2013

(Photos by Chad and family) – Last weekend, Chad was at the 2013 Goodguys Pleasanton Get Together. The Goodguys “get together” shows are open to all year American cars, so unlike a...

Video: Hilarious Trailer Fail Video. Or…I Swear It Fit Through This Door Before!

What goes in, doesn’t always come out. LOL This is one hilarious video that shows you a few things. A. An “interference fit” is not something you want to hear when talking about...

Barnstormin’: There’s No I In TEAM (Or Brilliance Largely Works Alone)

Yesterday’s news and subsequent story about the passing of the great Walt Arfons garnered me more personal emails regarding the relationship between Walt and Art Arfons than the great majority...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Which Is More Annoying? Trailer Etiquette And Skills Discussed!

So this week, BangShift.com’s West Coast headquarters have been mobile. We decided to take an extended trip back home from the Pleasanton Goodguys show and have been traveling through some of...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Rusty Chevrolet” Da Yoopers (1987)

We know it’s June, and that “Rusty Chevrolet” is set to the same tune as “Jingle Bells”, but we still think it is worthy of a BangShift Daily Tune Up. Plus, maybe it...