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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Saturday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! 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 BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Saturday $50,000

The Autoland Door Car Challenge is on this weekend at Tri-State Raceway in Iowa and we dig it. We’re door car drag racers around here, although I have driven a few dragsters in my day as well. But...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Good Ol’ Boys” The Dukes Of Hazzard Theme Song – Waylon Jennings (1979)

The Dukes of Hazzard is one of the most iconic TV shows of my youth. I would lay on the floor as close to the TV as mom would allow and listen to Waylon belt out “Good Ol’ Boys”...

Bonus Photos and Video: 2013 Chattanooga Cruise In – Hot Rods, Muscle, Trucks, And More!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – If you didn’t get enough from the Chattanooga Cruise In yesterday, then we’ll make sure you get the proper dosage today. The crew at Coker Tire...

Drag Action Gallery: The Outlaw Street Car Shootout – Cecil County Dragway

(Photos by Jim Colraine) – We’re not breaking any news here when we tell you that Cecil County Dragway in Rising Sun, Maryland is a bad ass fast place and has been for decades. Races like...

More Bitchin Photos From the 2013 Lonestar Rod And Kustom Car Lineup – Cool Iron Abounds!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re back with another great gallery from the 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Roundup which was held in Austin, Texas last year. Wickam was roaming the...

Insane Wreckage Video: Watch A Bad Ass Karmann Ghia Wreck Hard On A Makeshift German Drag Strip

The other day I had a long conversation with a highly respected friend about the proliferation of drag racing around the world and just how many drag strips there are dotting the far corners of this...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Dream Garages…The What If Game. How Big?

We’ve all played the “What If…?” game, and any good hot rodder has played it with regards to their dream garage or shop and had a huge list of things they would want to see in...

BangShift And Holley Team Up For The “Dedication To Holley Nation” Give Away! Win A FREE Holley Carb And BS Stuff!

We are happy to announce that BangShift and Holley have teamed up for the Dedication to Holley Nation giveaway that will award the winner with a brand spanking new Holley carb of their choice and a...

CHADMOUTH: I Need Garage Space! But Don’t We All?

I know that virtually all of you will say “Me too!” after hearing me say “I need more garage space!”. It’s the universal need of all hot rodders and racers.  I have 6...

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Celebrity Car Death Match: The General Lee Versus KITT – Who Survives?

So here’s the deal. We’re going to be running a series of items over the coming days and weeks called “Celebrity Car Death Match” where we’ll pit two iconic cars,...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Highway Star” by Deep Purple (1972)

“Highway Star” is one of British rock group Deep Purple‘s most famous songs. The song is the opening track on the 1972 album Machine Head, and has one of the best road trip stories...

CHADMOUTH: SACRILEGE!!!!! BE GONE EVIL CAMARO STATION WAGON SPIRITS!!!!

Holy crap it sucks to be me. See, I’m the resident Camaro guy…AND the resident Wagon guy. So in my heart I want to like the idea of a ’69 Camaro Station Wagon. But I can’t....

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Genius Or Sacrilege? A 1969 Camaro Station Wagon!

(Photo by Justin Oney) – The response to this custom built creation should be interesting. Chad is the resident 1969 Camaro obsessed patient here at the BangShift insane asylum and since he...

Gallery: Bitchin’ Classic Trucks And Cool 1960s Muscle At GoodGuys Del Mar

(Photos by Justin Oney) – We’re back with the final gallery from BangShift contributor Justin Oney’s trip to the Goodguys Del Mar show last weekend. In this collection of 50 photos...

Ridetech Smooth Body Shocks Now Available From Summit Racing Equipment

If you’ve been wondering where to pickup your Ridetech products, including their new Smooth Body Shocks, look no further than Summit Racing Equipment. Ridetech’s new Smooth Body Shocks...