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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Even More Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

Here’s our third nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David...

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Are $5K Auction Cars Junk? Check Out These $5,000 Buys From Mecum Indy 2026 And Let Us Know What You Think.

We’ve talked about cheap cars that sell at Mecum, Barrett-Jackson, RM and other big name auctions a few times in the recent past and I can tell you that while they are few and far between at...

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Finally A Budget Drill Bit Set That Outperforms All The Rest! Which Low Buck Set Is Actually Worth Buying? 14 Brands Tested!

Drill bits suck. I mean they are great for the first few holes, but after that they just suck usually. Unless you spend big money that is. And drill bit sharpeners? They are great, but if the bit is...

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The Hydroplane Racing League Livestream From The 2026 HRL Cambridge Classic Power Boat Regatta!

If you dig offshore powerboat racing, and especially these insane beasts that basically fly across the top of the water, then you are in for a treat. This is the replay from the Hydroplane Racing...

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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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Massive Shop Tour Gallery: The Hot Rod Barn – Morris, Illinois – Muscle Car Restorations, Drag Builds, Killer Shop!

(By Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Just west of Morris, Il. on Interstate 80 is what looks like an old Stuckeys. And with good reason, it was an old Stuckeys. Instead of Pecan Log Rolls and...

Incredible Video: Watch The Grave Digger Monster Truck Leap and Land Directly On The Turtled Maximum Destruction Truck and Then Jump Over It!

Mock me if you wish, but damn do I love me some modern monster truck action. This video is proof of the capability that these amazing machines have. The trucks can fly and articulate like desert...

Amazing eBay Find: A Real Deal 1965 Fiberglass Trends Cheetah With Its Original Chassis! Drag Cheetah Greatness!

Our love for the short lived and even shorter produced Bill Thomas Cheetah race car is pretty well known. It was a bit of a back door project that Chevrolet was helping to fund in order to come up...

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Steve Magnante’s Bad Seed Caddy Powered Chevette Lives!

(Photos by Scott Liggett) – The public loved it, the magazine company lawyers hated it, Steve Magnante built it, and gearheads still are obsessed with it to this day. The infamous “Bad...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Black Sunshine – Rob Zombie (1993)

One of the most requested songs we have had from readers to be featured in our BangShift Daily Tune Up items is Rob Zombie’s 1993 song Black Sunshine. If you are familiar with Rob Zombie you...

Epic News: The ChumpTruck 2014 Series Announced – Budget Big Rig Road Racing!!! Greatest Idea EVER!

I have never, in my 33-years of living, been more excited about anything automotive related than I am at the knowledge that there will be a budget big rig road racing series coming to the USA in...

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...