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LIVE-STREAM: “Kings of Columbus” Backside Battle @ Darana Raceway, Ohio – July 25th 2026

Well, it’s time for some backside no prep racing action, and this time it’s coming to you from National Trail Darana Raceway in Ohio where the Kings of Columbus Backside Battle 2026 is...

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Bug Jam Festival 2026 Livestream: Epic Weather For One Of The Coolest Summer Events At Santa Pod In England! Plenty of Action!

I love VWs, and have always wanted one. So when I saw that Santa Pod was streaming their Bug Jam Festival again this year I figured I’d share it with all of you guys as well. Whether you like a...

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Drag Racing Livestream: Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Numidia Dragway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest on the east coast and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. Check it...

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LIVE STREAMING | Race 1 and 2 | Misano | GT World Challenge from GT Festival in Darwin Australia powered by AWS 2026

It is road racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more endurance and road races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime...

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Music To Your Ears: Watch, And Listen, To The Best Sounding Cars From The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed Right Here!

Whether you love the sound of a great American V8 at full song, the shreak of a V12 Aston Martin, or the songs that Ferraris and F1 cars make, you’ll love this video. This is nothing but on track...

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19 Years of Madness: Get a Look Inside the Sold-Out Camp N Drag 2026 Car Show! This Thing Is Epic and Old School!

Way back in the day, like 25 years ago, most folks at mini truck and van shows were camping out and partying all night long. Even at some of the car shows it was common. Shows would close the outside...

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Craigslist Find: The Ultimate Off Road RV – 1985 TATRA T-815 Czech Built Military 8×8

Brian is going to lose his mind over this one. It’s a 1985 Tatra T-815 Czech Built Military 8×8 that has been partially converted into an RV or exploration vehicle. It was supposedly...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Would You Drive It? A Blown Nash Metropolitan

The guys at Comp Cams pulled this photo off of Competition Plus, and asked the question whether or not you would drive it. And so we are stealing their question for use here as the BangShift Question...

Killer Wheelie Bar Breaking 4 Wheels Off The Ground ’69 Camaro Photo Thanks To AutoMeter

We are always commenting on how cool the guys at AutoMeter are, and the fact that they always seem to run really cool photos on their Facebook page. In fact most of the BangShift.com sponsors are...

Drag Race Photos: 2013 West Coast Hot Rod Association Season Opener Photos

Thanks to Jason Wilcox over at TCI, we’ve got some cool photos from the 2013 West Coast Hot Rod Association season opener at Famoso. Since the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s inception,...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Car Wash” by Rose Royce (1976)

As the theme song for the 1976 movie Car Wash, and the lead single on the soundtrack, this song would reach #1 on the Billboard Pop Charts. As a kid I remember this one for sure, and it always makes...

Caption This Photo: Uuhhhhhh I Don’t Even Know What Else to Say. Just Caption It.

We’re not sure what Mike Cook Jr. is doing right here, but everyone else on the team appears to be working. Either that, or none of the rest of the Dark Horse 2 crew wants to know either....

Holley Is Developing A New Throttle Body And They Need Your Help – Free Parts!

The boys and girls at Holley are deep in development mode on a new throttle body for LS2 and LS3 engines and they are looking for test vehicles in the Bowling Green, Kentucky area. That’s...

BANGSHIFT QUESTION OF THE DAY: WHAT WAS YOUR CLOSEST CALL IN A CAR OR TRUCK?

After watching all those little Euro-mobiles wreck on the ‘Ring in that blog item yesterday you are probably thinking about a time or two where you found yourself a little short in the talent...

Drag Gallery: Bracket Racing and 275 Drag Radial Action from Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – Yesterday we featured a gallery on the Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip Nostalgia Race, but we didn’t mention that the track held a double header. At 3pm,...

Wheelstand Sequence: A Gnarly Datsun 240Z Literally Stands It On The Bumper At Brainerd!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – It was a great day at Brainerd Optimist Drag Strip with lost of cool cars. By far, the star of the show was Ron Lane in his nitrous-fed 240z, which did...

Incredible Burnout Video: The Most Wild Flaming Aussie Video We Have Ever Seen!

Aussie BangShifter John Tearle tipped us off to this video of a Commodore Ute not only burning the tires off, but also nearly burning to the ground during an Aussie “power skid” contest....

Celebrity Car Death Match: Magnum PI’s Ferrari 308 GTS VS The Miami Vice Fake Ferrari Daytona Spyder (w/video)

Celebrity Car Death Match has taken on a life of its own. We’re getting proposed match ups, hate mail, and weirdo automotive fan clubs all riled up at this deal and that’s absolutely...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Trooper – Boys In The Bright White Sports Car (1979)

This one should resonate with our BS brothers and sisters living in Canada as Trooper is one of the country’s better known rock bands and they are the group that recorded this tune, Boys In The...

Have You Cruised Chris Alston’s Chassisworks New Product Catalogs? You Should!

We like to make sure that good, hard work gets recognized. When we learned that the squad over at Chris Alston’s Chassisworks had reworked, revamped, and released some new product catalogs...