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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Wednesday 64 Car Shootout

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Drill Press Meets Fab Table: Jason From Fireball Tools Built the Drill Press He’s Always Wanted!

Have you ever walked into someone’s shop or garage and seen a tool that got you excited because you realized it is something someone customized? I’ve done it too many times to count, and...

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Free Drag Racing Livestream: Wednesday Testing from the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Nationals at Darana Raceway in Hebron Ohio

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The first two events of the year have been awesome, and this weekend is going to be race #3 from Darana Raceway...

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Chassis, Suspension And Rocker Work On The Martin Lundqvist Racing Fabrication Swedish Drag and Drive 1969 Camaro Project!

Project 508 is in full swing and we are super excited about what is going on with this machine. We’ve got another couple videos to share below and will be bringing you more in the coming weeks...

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Rio Heat Show: John Jackson Heads South for the Loudest Show in the Rio Grande Valley! Plus BBQ Joint Visits!

John Jackson is back at it, this time in our home state of Texas as he visits the Rio Grande Valley for the Rio Heat Show. And not only did he capture awesome cars and custom trucks, but also made a...

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Celebrity Car Death Match: Trained Killers Collide! – The Deadly 1958 Plymouth Fury From Christine VS The Demonic 1955 Peterbilt 281 From Duel!

This is easily the scariest pair we have ever had in the brief but interesting history of Celebrity Car Death Match. We have two trained and documented killers in front of you today and your job is...

Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet April 2013 – Awesome, Weird, & Granny Fresh Cars For Sale!

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – It was cold, dark, and cloudy at 6 AM last Sunday morning when our SoCal reporter Scott Liggett, rolled through the gates at the Fairplex of Pomona in his 1970...

Craigslist Find: The Ultimate Off Road RV – 1985 TATRA T-815 Czech Built Military 8×8

Brian is going to lose his mind over this one. It’s a 1985 Tatra T-815 Czech Built Military 8×8 that has been partially converted into an RV or exploration vehicle. It was supposedly...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Drive It? A Blown Nash Metropolitan

The guys at Comp Cams pulled this photo off of Competition Plus, and asked the question whether or not you would drive it. And so we are stealing their question for use here as the BangShift Question...

Killer Wheelie Bar Breaking 4 Wheels Off The Ground ’69 Camaro Photo Thanks To AutoMeter

We are always commenting on how cool the guys at AutoMeter are, and the fact that they always seem to run really cool photos on their Facebook page. In fact most of the BangShift.com sponsors are...

Drag Race Photos: 2013 West Coast Hot Rod Association Season Opener Photos

Thanks to Jason Wilcox over at TCI, we’ve got some cool photos from the 2013 West Coast Hot Rod Association season opener at Famoso. Since the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s inception,...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Car Wash” by Rose Royce (1976)

As the theme song for the 1976 movie Car Wash, and the lead single on the soundtrack, this song would reach #1 on the Billboard Pop Charts. As a kid I remember this one for sure, and it always makes...

Caption This Photo: Uuhhhhhh I Don’t Even Know What Else to Say. Just Caption It.

We’re not sure what Mike Cook Jr. is doing right here, but everyone else on the team appears to be working. Either that, or none of the rest of the Dark Horse 2 crew wants to know either....

Holley Is Developing A New Throttle Body And They Need Your Help – Free Parts!

The boys and girls at Holley are deep in development mode on a new throttle body for LS2 and LS3 engines and they are looking for test vehicles in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area. That’s...

BANGSHIFT QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WAS YOUR CLOSEST CALL IN A CAR OR TRUCK?

After watching all those little Euro-mobiles wreck on the ‘Ring in that blog item yesterday you are probably thinking about a time or two where you found yourself a little short in the talent...

Drag Gallery: Bracket Racing and 275 Drag Radial Action from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Yesterday we featured a gallery on the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Nostalgia Race, but we didn’t mention that the track held a double header. At 3pm,...

Wheelstand Sequence: A Gnarly Datsun 240Z Literally Stands It On The Bumper At Brainerd!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was a great day at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip with lost of cool cars. By far, the star of the show was Ron Lane in his nitrous-fed 240z, which did...

Incredible Burnout Video: The Most Wild Flaming Aussie Video We Have Ever Seen!

Aussie BangShifter John Tearle tipped us off to this video of a Commodore Ute not only burning the tires off, but also nearly burning to the ground during an Aussie “power skid” contest....

Celebrity Car Death Match: Magnum PI’s Ferrari 308 GTS VS The Miami Vice Fake Ferrari Daytona Spyder (w/video)

Celebrity Car Death Match has taken on a life of its own. We’re getting proposed match ups, hate mail, and weirdo automotive fan clubs all riled up at this deal and that’s absolutely...