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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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FREE LIVESTREAM – Doorwarz 14: Presented By ‪BigSteelBox is LIVE From Mission Raceway Park! SUNDAY

Doorwarz at Mission Raceway Park in British Columbia, Canada is one of the most talked about events north of the border every year. I don’t know that I’ve ever been told to go to any...

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FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series Racing: The Showdown in San Angelo – Sunday Racing!

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the third race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series. Racers from all over have gathered at The Showdown in San Angelo, Texas. If you like big...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: “This Car Of Mine” by The Beach Boys 1964

Released on the March 1964 Album “Shut Down” Volume 2, “This Car of Mine” isn’t the go to car song from the Beach Boys, but the truth is it’s probably as true a...

Video: Watch A Worked Up Duramax Get Pushed To And Then Straight Past The Breaking Point On The Dyno!

Next week, I’ll be in Denver, Colorado for the Diesel Power Challenge. That contest pits 10 of the toughest diesel trucks in America against one another in a variety of challenges and events....

Race Gallery: The Mitty 2013 – America’s Coolest Vintage Car Race – IMSA, Can Am, ETC – Killer Cars!

(Photos by Craig Sutherland) – Yesterday we ran the great video of Jim Pace making hot laps in Sebring with a vintage Can Am car. Today, Jim’s right hand man Craig Sutherland is sharing a...

No PowerShift Tonight – Chad’s Been Thrown Into A Mexican Prison

I gave the guy one simple job to do on vacation, well two actually. Job numero uno was to keep himself from getting thrown into a Mexican prison. Job number two was to smuggle a massive quantity of...

Build Gallery: A 1965 Mustang That Combines New And Old School Elements With Great Parts From Rick’s Tanks, FAST, And More!

One of the toughest things to do when building a car is to combine old school elements and current technology/styling together. This  Mustang that’s going together at Tube Chassis Designz...

Video Of BangShift Approved Zen: Watch And Listen To A Blown Hemi Powered Volvo Amazon Fire Up!

If you don’t check out Speed Hunters either on their site or their FB page, you are cheating yourself. Those guys do some killer work and profile bad ass cars from all over the world. This...

Celebrity Car Death Match: Bigfoot 1 From Take This Job And Shove It VS The Wild ’67 Chevy From Fast And Furious 4

Today’s death match is all about trucks. We have two very different competitors here in the ring of doom. There’s the giant Bigfoot and the slammed 1967 Chevy from The Fast and the...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Car Is On Your “List” That Nobody Would Expect?

We’ve all got a list. You know, the list of cars, trucks, boats, or motorcycles that we ultimately want to own. It’s the list that would get a lot of check marks on it if I won Powerball....

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” by Primus 1991

“Jerry Was A Racecar Driver” is probably one of my favorite Primus songs because it has just enough goofy fun to it that you won’t turn it off. The single was released in 1991 on...

Craigslist Find: A 1965 Chevy Suburban Limo Built By Stageway In the 1960s – Longest Suburban In World History

If Chad and I were ever going to start a limo service, buying this truck and rehabbing it would be on the top of the “list of stuff to do”. Hell, if I had any extra money, buying this...

Swap Meet Gallery: The Always Huge Spring Carlisle Swap Meet! Cars, Trucks, Vans, Parts Galore!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The annual spring-time right of passage, Spring Carlisle! Packed house this year for Friday of the multi-day swap, lots of folks looking for that gem among...

Auto Meter Releases New GT Series Gauges – Great Look For Lots Of Applications!

Auto Meter is constantly working at bringing out new cool products for gearheads. The instrumentation business is pretty interesting in that they have to serve two “masters” if you will....

Crazy Swedish Videos! A Pair Of Formula Off Road Trucks Leap To The Top Of A Near Sheer Cliff And Come Up Short – Unfortunate Results!

In racing, no driver ever wants to come up short. This is especially true in Swedish Formula Off Road competition and these two videos below explain why. See, if you come up short in Formula Off Road...

Autocross Action Gallery: The Windy City Miata Club Autocross – Lots of Different Cars, Sideways Action, and Burning Corners!

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – Last Saturday we took in a little autocross action. The Windy City Miata Club puts one on most every weekend, with the Schaumburg Boomers ballpark parking...