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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 2! 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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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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More Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

Here’s gallery #2 from Mike Brooks coverage of the Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina. If you missed gallery #1, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by Mike...

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Tony Found His Dream Muscle Car Abandoned in a Barn for FORTY YEARS! And Then BOUGHT IT CHEAP!

I love Tony Angelo now more than ever. We get along great and he’s super fun to be around, but now that I know what his favorite muscle car is I think I love him even more! After dreaming about...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Big Progress, Big Video, Engine & Transmission Mounted + Roll Cage Bracing Complete!

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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Alex Hernandez’s 1971 Caprice Is Called Rose Gold, And While Pretty It’s Also Absolutely Brutal And Bad Ass!

Alex Hernandez and I have been friends for several years, and the night we met was pretty funny. We were both invited to dinner with a group of people that lets just say were a little mismatched, at...

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Craigslist Find: A 1959 Dodge Coronet-camino – Is It Wrong To Like This Creation?

In terms of custom built ‘caminos this one ranks high on the strangeness and coolness scales for us. The fact that the front end is proportionally off when compared to the business end is...

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Ridetech Equipped Ridler Contender Wins For The Third Year In A Row!

The Ridler award was founded in 1964 to honor the late Don Ridler. The winner is judged based on creativity, engineering, and workmanship, all of which were in great supply on the Ron Cizek owned...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is the Most Annoying Thing You Have Ever Had Happen To You, Or Have Seen At A Race?

As an announcer, one of the things that annoys me is when racers can’t follow directions. When they end up staging up for a run group or class and are in the wrong place. When they can’t...

Goodguys Autocross Action Shots: Tire Smoke, Donuts, Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Rat Rods, and Minis!

This gallery has a little bit of everything. From trucks to minis, to rat rods, to muscle cars, they are all tearing up the huge autocross course at this weekend’s Lonestar Nationals at Texas...

Caption This Photo: Ridetech’s Bret Voelkel “Autographs” A Concrete Barrier At The Goodguys Autocross

Two weeks ago we did a caption contest with Bret Voelkel’s venerable ’33 Ford Autocross Monster, and the winner got some really good schwag. This week it’s Bret again, but not with...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Red Camaro” By Rascal Flats. The Song GM Should Have Used!

I listen to the most eclectic mix of music ever, and LOVE good music through good speakers. Rascal Flatts, one of the biggest groups in Country Music, came out with their album Nothing Like This in...

Detroit Autorama 2013 Gallery: 100 Killer Photos From The Show You Have NOT Seen Yet!

(Photos by Sean Smyth) – Sean Smyth is a freshly minted BangShift contributor as of this gallery! Sean sent us an email mentioning that he had some photos from the show and after sending a...

Drag Gallery: Zane McNary’s Action Photos From Sunday At The 2013 March Meet

(Photos by Zane McNary) – Here’s more of Zane’s great work from the 2013 March Meet that does not include any crashing Anglias. Instead, this gallery is full of wheels up, burnout,...

Wreckage Photo Sequence: Eddie Prenevost’s Anglia Hits The Wall At The March Meet

(Photos by Zane McNary) – While shooting photos during the March Meet BangShift contributor Zane McNary caught Eddie Prenevost’s hairy ride at the starting line that resulted with he and...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Radar Love – White Lion (1980s)

The most frequently requested song on our tip line is White Lion’s 1980s hair metal version of Golden Earring’s tune Radar Love. Now having finally watched the video and heard the song, I...

Wreckage Video: Wayne Mellinger’s Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Crash From The 2013 March Meet

Les Mayhew, the dude who creates all of the totally awesome NitroAmerica videos has begun to release some of this footage from the 2013 March Meet. His first video from the race is a look at Wayne...

Funny Video: The Unnecessarily Complex and Dangerous Russian Way to Start a Car With a Dead Battery

Pop starting a stick shift car with a dead battery is like BangShift 101. Hell, both Chad and I have owned vehicles that ONLY started this way for months at a time. I used to park my truck in college...

RacingJunk Find: An Amazingly Well Done 426 Hemi Powered 1970 Challenger Stocker – Gorgeous Mopar Muscle!

Stock eliminator drag racers largely take a lot of pride in the looks and condition of their cars. Stockers retain so much of the OE interior and exterior pieces that they just ooze muscle car cool....

Gallery: The Top Gear Festival – Sydney Motorsports Park – Australia

(Photos by Darryl Daniels) – Our man on the scene in Australia, Darryl Daniels sent us an awesome dispatch of photos from the 2013 Top Gear Festival that was recently held at Sydney Motorsports...