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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Regional From The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Drag Racing Photos: Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway!

Here’s the 4th, and final, gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check them out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: From Chassis to Rolling! 4 Link, Axles, Crossmembers & More!

Shannon and Jess are moving right along on the FJ40 and things just keep getting better. If you like a Landcruiser, you’ll dig this one. But if restored to factory is your jam, this one might not...

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Semi-Final and Final Round Racing From The Postponed PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway!

Our friend NC Promoder was on hand for testing at the PDRA East Coast Nationals yesterday and caught all the semi final and final round racing action from the postponed Carolina Nationals...

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Drag Racing Photos: More Photos From The PDRA Carolina Nationals 2026 At Darlington Dragway. Great Cars And Action!

Here’s the 3rd gallery of photos from the PDRA Carolina Nationals at Darlington. Check them out below and if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link for that too! (Photos by David...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: Check Out The PDRA Testing and Carolina Nationals Eliminations from Darana Motorsports Park in Benson NC

We’ve got some live track testing going on at Darana Motorsports Park where PDRA’s top teams are on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they get ready for this...

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Caption This Photo: Scott Liggett Tries To Get A Sneak Peek At Grumpy Jenkins’ Secrets!

BangShift contributor Scott Liggett crushed his assignment of covering the 2013 Hot Rod Homecoming show at the Pomona Fairplex last weekend. We’ll be sharing photos and mini-features on cars...

Rocket Racing Wheels Expands Igniter Offerings – New Sizes and Popular Bolt Pattern Options

The fine dudes and dudettes at Rocket Racing Wheels have announced that they are expanding their popular Igniter series of wheels by offering 16″ diameter versions of the popular design and...

Hot Rod Homecoming 2013 – Muscle Cars, Race Cars, Gassers, Vans, Rods!

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – We’ve never been more jealous of ace LA BangShift contributor than we are right now after reviewing all of his great photos from the 2013 Hot Rod Homecoming...

Event Coverage: Goodguys All-American Get Together Show And Autocross Action Photos

This weekend was the Goodguys All-American Get Together in Pleasanton, and it was huge. With perfect weather, and the coolest fairgrounds on earth, it’s no wonder all the cool kids were out...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Does It Bother You That People Always Want To Exploit Wrecks And Stuff Before They Know Everyone Is OK?

If you read my Chadmouth for today, you know that it pisses me off when people rush to the fence at a drag race, autocross, midget race, or whatever, and pull out their phones to take pictures and...

Chadmouth: When I Told Her She Sucked, She Didn’t Appreciate It. At All…

Last week we ran a Caption This Photo Blog Item with a photo of Bret Voelkel and the 48 Hour Camaro, which he had unfortunately just ran into a concrete barricade. Similar circumstances have occurred...

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Craigslist Find: An Awesome 1960s Era Half Scale Indy Car Go Kart…Or Is It?

While this item is list on Vermont Craigslist  as a go kart, we’re not sure that it is. The machine looks like a half scale 1960s Indy car and judging by the size of the slicks on all four...

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Bitchin’ Big Rig Race Video: The Great American Truck Race, Atlanta, 1980

Earlier today we dug up an old story that we ran about the Great American Truck Racing series from the 1980s and announced the creation of the ChumpTruck budget big rig racing series for 2014. This...

eBay Find: A Forlorn Maverick Drag Car With Good Bones And A Pissed Off Ford 305ci Six Cylinder!

Ford Mavericks are cool as street machines, but truly neat as drag cars. They were used in Pro Stock during the 1970s by many Ford faithfuls and they provide a great platform to build a car around....

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Cool Video: Watch A Blacksmith Make A Real Version Of Odd Job’s Hat From The James Bond Movies!

As I said earlier, Chad is long gone and hard to find this weekend so you know what I am doing? Whatever the hell I want.This bitchin’ video of a real life blacksmith creating a functional and...

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Craigslist Find: A Bizarre Banana Colored Boat Car – Weird But Oddly Awesome

We know what you’re thinking. Actually we don’t because our minds are so blown by this Tennessee built boat-car that we  currently confused by which was is up. In some angles it reminds...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: Truck Drivin’ Man – Lynrd Skynrd (Recorded 1977 – Released 1987)

Chad’s off announcing for the Goodguys this weekend so he’s got no say in what hits the blog today! I’m kicking things off right with some good old southern rock and roll from Lynrd...

Watch The 48 Hour Camaro Take On The Gas Monkey Garage Guys In A Donut Cutting Contest!

Spoiler alert — The dudes from Ridetech and the 48 Hour Camaro are going to be on an upcoming episode of the gearhead show Fast n’ Loud. As is usually the case at the Gas Monkey Garage,...

Ebay Find Greatness: A Real Deal Jungle Jim Monza Funny Car! Burnouts Await!

My dad was friends with Jungle Jim back in the day. He and all his buddies worked on Jim’s cars, helped build the Nova and raised hell in their spare time. Heck, my first car trailer was Jungle...

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