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LDR Madness at the US Street Nationals! Check Out The Carnage and Racing Right Here! Limited Drag Radial Racing Action.

Limited Drag Radial, aka LDR, is one of the best door car classes in drag radial racing. With a maximum tire size of 295/65/15 they look like a normal car and are identifiable. In fact, the rules are...

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Installing a Total Cost Involved Pro Touring Front IFS on to a 1966 Chevrolet Nova – Simple Tools And A Simple Process

Installing a front subframe on a car is not usually considered a super straight forward and simple project, and there are times when it can be more difficult than others. If you have a running and...

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Found: 3 Project Camaros and a Hidden Barn Find Ferrari in Louisiana! Check Out This Insane Car Hunt

You never know what you are going to find when you plan on visiting some project cars in a barn. Half the fun of picking up cars that have been sitting for years is looking to see what else might...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! The Livestream Starts With This View Of Hammertown Coming Together LIVE From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Joe Grippo’s Best of 2025: Here’s Our Final Gallery Of Photos From Joe’s 2025 Highlight Galleries. Racing, Hot Rods, Customs, And More!

Here’s another great Photo Gallery from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the previous gallery, we’ve got a...

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Vintage Funny Car Video: Check Out This Cool 1972 and 1973 Funny Car Action Video – Before They Were Nostalgia Cars!

Funny Cars! We love funny cars around here, and if you don’t it kind of makes you weird to be honest. They are some of the most extreme drag cars on the planet and over the years they have...

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HorsepowerJobs.com Joins The BangShift Family Of Sponsors! – Find Your Dream Job In The Aftermarket Or Racing Industry!

If you are a gearhead, chances are that you’ve entertained the thought of working in the aftermarket or racing industry at some point in your life. There are a ton of different jobs and careers...

Incredible Video: Watch Two Six Second Drag Cars Come Feet From A Devastating Top End Wreck

This is one of the more death-defying top end incidents that we’ve ever seen. In one lane is the bonafide six second Rafaelito Mazda RX-8 that’s powered by a turbocharged 13B rotary...

Craigslist Find: A 1975 Cosworth Vega That’s Short On Looks But Totally Complete

The Cosworth Vega was definitely a car ahead of its time. If you look at the automotive landscape today, the market is filled with small cars with high winding engines attached to suspension systems...

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Drag Action Gallery: Wheelstands And Fire Breathing Cars From Lights Out Four By DRD Photos

( Words and photos by Dom Damato) – Lights Out Four was the 7th race the Outlaw Radial Tire Championship (ORTC) has hosted at South Georgia Motorsports Park and was killer as ever. A huge rain...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Link Wray And The Wraymen – Drag Race (Year Unknown)

Link Wray has been recognized as one of the greatest guitar players of all time by places like Rolling Stone magazine and lots of the legendary guitar players of today cite him and his music as...

Mongoose 2: Matusek Pulls Wraps Off Of Vintage Tom McEwen Themed Wrap On Aeromotive Pro Mod!

Steve Matusek of Aeromotive is too damned good at keeping a secret. Throw Larry Larson into that statement too because the photos you see below were taken at Larson Race Cars. The secret that Steve...

FREE LIVE VIDEO: So Cal Challenge Pro Touring Extravaganza Replay Available NOW!

Want to hang out and see Exotics, Muscle Cars, Sports Cars, Trucks, and Hot Rods battle it out on the high banks of Adam’s Motorsports Park in Riverside California? Well here is your chance!...

Rick’s Tanks Joins BangShift.com To Become Newest Sponsor Family Member

Brian and I are pleased to announce that Rick’s Tanks, builders of the finest hand crafted fuel tanks in the industry, have joined BangShift.com as our newest sponsor. Since 2001, Rick’s...

Video: We Test Snow Tires At Miller Motorsports Park With NITTO! Pants Mandatory.

Last week when I left town for Salt Lake City to attend the Nitto Winter Ride N Drive media event, I was wearing my typical Dickies shorts, flip flops and a BangShift.com shirt. I had an extra change...

Project Car Update: The $200 Hauler Gets All New LED Lighting From ANZO USA

During the refresh of our $200 Hauler Suburban Project you have seen us give it a wrap thanks to the folks at The Shirt Shak, along with a new grille, billet bowtie, rear bumper, trim, and more from...

Ridetech ’33 Ford Wins So Cal Challenge Series Season Opener With James Crosby Behind The Wheel

Team Ridetech was in full effect at the season opener for the So Cal Challenge Pro Touring Series. With the three fastest vehicles on site all Ridetech equipped, there was bound to be a dramatic...

Bitchin’ Nitro Video: Last Weekend’s Famoso Nitro Test – Warm Up For This Week’s March Meet! Killer Footage!

Our pal Les Mayhew makes some of the coolest nostalgia drag racing videos you’ll find anywhere, bar none. He’s tossed up another winner using footage he took last week at a pre- March...

Roadside Find: A 2003 Unimog That Is Set Up As The Ultimate Blizzard Fighter!

While cruising home from a feature car shoot with Dave Nutting yesterday morning, my dad called to let me know that he stumbled upon an auction site that listed a 2003 Unimog U500 for sale. I thought...

Gallery: Vintage Trucks And Tractors At The Central NY Living History Museum

(Photos by Jeremy George) – There are bitchin’ museums spread all over this country. Literally every state has a fistful of them filled with cool old machinery, cars, trucks, and...