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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million’s Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30k Thursday

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 Fling Million. We love this event...

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More IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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AS SEEN ON TV Tools that Beat Yours: Are As Seen on TV Tools Better Than We’ve Been Giving Them Credit For?

AS SEEN ON TV! We’ve all fallen for the trap at some point or another and bought some kitchen gadget, tool, or “performance” part that had huge claims as to how wonderful it was....

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Taylor Gang Route 66 Road Trip: Two Hot Rods And Lots Of Los Angeles Sightseeing! Fast And Furious Included!

The Taylor Gang is back at it, with Alex, Dennis, Nick, Megan, Todd, and Kelsey hitting the road from SoCal in a couple of hot rods. Their goal is to road trip this Nova and 3rd Gen Camaro down Route...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This FORD WOODY WAGON Would Make One Hell of A Hot Rod

Woodies are cool. They always have been, but the 1949-1951 Fords are some of the most beloved. These things make great hot rods and are super cool to find because they are pretty rare. One thing...

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Here Are All The American Powertrain Shifter Fitment Options On TREMEC 5 & 6 Speed Transmissions For Your Project

Wondering if there is a way to get your Tremec transmission’s shifter to line up in your application? Have a weird one and want to move the shifter forward or back to make it just right? In the...

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Racing Junk Find: A Road Racing M3 Packing A FAST And Holley Equipped Stroker LS6 Engine! Do Want!

We’re not going to lie, BMW M3s are always sitting somewhere on our “want” list. Anyone who wants to make claims as to how the BMW M3 isn’t awesome to drive can suck it,...

Cruise Gallery: The Fort Oglethorpe Cruise In – Georgia

(Words and photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – On his way home from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip’s first Heads Up race of the season, Tommy Lee Byrd stopped by the Fort Oglethorpe (Georgia) Cruise...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Panama – Van Halen (1984)

Lots of people think that Van Halen’s 1984 hit (off of the album 1984) is about a country. Those people are wrong! Panama is a car song, believe it or now. David Lee Roth said that he saw a car...

Hot Rod Magazine Homecoming Car Show This Weekend! BE THERE! 300+ Former Cover and Feature Cars On Display At Pomona!

This weekend is the Hot Rod Homecoming Car Show at the Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California. Saying just that is selling it way short. The Homecoming is the greatest gathering of former feature and...

Rare Clone: A Perfect Recreation Of Drag Racing’s Ultimate Misfit Nova

While rolling around the pits during the 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion in Bowling Green last summer something strange caught my eye. It actually caught my entire body as I executed a full...

Show Gallery: The 2013 World of Wheels – Omaha, Nebraska

(Photos by Jay Oviatt) – BangShifter did last weekend what I plan to do this weekend, which is to attend the local “World of Wheels” indoor car show. The same company that puts on...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Is The New Delta Wing Coupe Super Cool or Too Weird?

The Delta Wing race car has been running at tracks across the world for a couple of seasons now. Originally designed as a replacement chassis for IndyCar, the innovative machine was not chosen for...

Powermaster Performance Sponsors The Chattanooga Cruise-In – April 6,2013 – Looks Like A Blast! Be There!

If you are in the greater Chattanooga, Tennessee area on April 6, 2012 and you are not at the Chattanooga Cruise-In, you officially fail. The event is put on right in downtown Chattanooga with Coker...

Bitchin’ Rods Gallery: The St Patty’s Day Bash At Murray Kustom Rods – Ft. Worth, Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Charles worked his ass off during the weekend he spend at the Goodguys show. Between harassing Chad, shooting a couple of upcoming feature cars, making autocross...

Videos Of Win: A Twin Turbo Olds 455 Cutlass Sleeper Runs 10s – Plus A Crafty Home Made Solution To Modifying Pistons At Home For Full Floating Wrist Pins!

You know that above pretty much all else around here, we love sleepers. When said sleepers are home built using good old fashioned hot rod ingenuity they get our full attention and admiration, like...

Drag Action Gallery: Fast Door Slammers At Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip! Big Tire and Small Tire Fun!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Bangshift contributor Tommy Lee Byrd hit it hard this weekend and covered a cool Heads Up race at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip in Ringgold, Georgia. The...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Fast Car – Hanoi Rocks (1986)

We’ve got a bunch of readers that have suggested Hanoi Rocks tunes to us for use in the BS Daily Tune up, so today we’re finally going to highlight one. The tune is called Fast Car and it...

MSD’s Atomic EFI LS System Wins Innovation Award At The 2013 Hot Rod And Restoration Trade Show

The news is certainly out about MSD’s cool Atomic LS EFI system that removed lots of headaches and wiring from the job of swapping an LS engine into whatever application you can dream up. Since...

Aussie Road Trip Gallery: The Roadside Finds On A Long Trip Across Oz

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – We’ve been showing you cool photos from the Top Gear Festival in Australia recently and those photos came from Darryl Danies who lives down there. Darryl went...