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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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Big Oly Baja 1000 Truck For Sale: The Trophy Truck We Have Been Lusting Over For Years Could Be Yours

When Allen Frye sent us the tip that Big Oly was for sale on Ebay, I just about crapped myself. Once I realized it was the “new” version of Big Oly, my rectum calmed down but only a...

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Major Wreckage Video: 84-Year Old Willard Kinzer Wrecks His Awesome Twin Turbo Cobalt Hard In Atlanta

Willard Kinzer is a name you should know. The man is a certified 84-year old BangShift hero who races anywhere and virtually anything he can get his mitts on. We last saw him in person at the late...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Hot Rod Or Racing Stuff Are You Doing This Weekend?

It’s FRIDAY!!!!!! And that means it’s time for the weekend to get started. Don’t worry, we won’t tell your boss. Officially summer doesn’t start until June 21st, but the...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Road Runner – Bo Diddly (1960)

While not written about the actual Plymouth Road Runner, Bo Diddly’s tune that references the infamous cartoon character is a great listen and a fantastic driving song. The song has been...

Video: Car Jumps Through Travel Trailer At Speed. Makes It And Drives Away!

There is no good reason for any of this to have happened other than it looks like great fun. In fact, the car they use look perfectly nice. I often wonder how much drinking or smoking has to be done...

Drag Gallery: NHRA Division One Sportsman Action! From Nitro To Stock Eliminator HERE!

(Words and photos by Joe Grippo) – Memorial Day Weekend here in the Northeast is traditionally the weekend all the hitters from the NHRA Division 1 region come to duke it out at Maple Grove...

Project Buford T Justice Update: We Finally Give Our 1987 9C1 Caprice A Cheapo Nose Job!

Finally, our long national nightmare is over and we solved it for a shade more than $60! So I finally caved and fixed the missing bumper filler situation on the nose of the BangShift project Buford T...

eBay Greatness: The Rolling Chassis From A Factory Backed Chevette Funny Car! Seriously!

You think we’re making this up, but we really aren’t. Back in the early 1980s, Vauxhall (think English Chevrolet) actually commissioned the construction of two Chevette funny cars...

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PowerShift Is LIVE AND FREE Tonight At 6pm Pacific and 9pm Eastern – Money Back Guarantee!

Tune in right here tonight at 6pm Pacific/9 pm Eastern for PowerShift LIVE with Chad and Brian where we are going to talk about the new Camaro Hot Wheels Edition, Magnante’s Bad Seed, NASCAR,...

Major Improvements Continue At New England Dragway As NHRA National Event Looms Large In Just A Couple Of Weeks

Normally we have the crappy duty of reporting on when a drag strip closes, changes ownership, gets in trouble with local government, or runs afoul of their customers…not today. We’re here...

Video: A Mini Cooper Does A HUGE Backflip In The Snow. This Rules, We Want To Try It!

Guerlain Chicherit is a certifiable bad ass. He’s a pro skier, rally driver, and more, plus he’s the dude driving this mini while it’s flipping over backwards. Watch the video,...

Nostalgia Drag Gallery: Gassers, Hot Rods and Bad Fast Street Cars at Drag Bash

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Memorial Day weekend is always packed with activities, so Tommy Lee Byrd hit the road to the small town of Maynardville, Tennessee, which is just north of...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What’s The Fastest You’ve Ever Gone In A Car?

Speed is one of the universal appeals of the hot rodding world. No matter what types of cars that you are into, the one thing we can all agree on is that going fast in them is fun. This question came...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Magic Bus” By The Who (1968)

Check this one out. As a kid, I grew up listening to The Who, The Beach Boys, and The Rolling Stones. Those were my Dad’s favorites. In fact, I saw each of them in concert at least once before...