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Massive 1200+hp Turbo-Diesel powered Race TRUCKS attack the Goodwood Festival of Speed!

It’s amazing what you can do with a really big truck. After highlighting one of the world’s fastest mini trucks in a video today, now we are highlighting absolutely huge trucks, doing...

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Is This 1,400 horsepower Toyota, The Fastest Land Speed Racing Mini-Truck In The World? Larry Chen Check Out This Bonneville Speed Week Machine!

I’ve loved this truck since I first saw it on the salt at Bonneville a few years ago, and it continues to impress me every time I see it. It’s not just that it is fast, because it’s...

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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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The 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up – Huge Show Gallery #1!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We teased you yesterday with a gallery of photos from an evening cruise that happened after hours at the 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Car Round Up in Austin, Texas...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Big, Long Buick – Big Joe and the Dynaflows (1998)

I love good blues music and my definition of good blues music is blues music that involves cars. This is a tune by the awesomely named Big Joe and The Dynaflows where the lead singer (which we assume...

Powermaster Performance Returning With Their Tech Tent At the NSRA Street Rod Nationals This August!

Electricity is a hot rodder’s best friend and occasionally his worst enemy. Just yesterday we were helping a couple buddies on an LS swap project and a culprit of a n0-fire situation happened...

CRAIGSLIST FIND: A 1963 IMPALA “RAT ROD” THAT LEAVES MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS

I have to thank (?) Mike McLaughlin for posting what has to be the weirdest modified 1963 Chevy Impala in the history of the known universe. This car has been lopped off from both ends, the roof has...

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Lonestar Rod and Kustom Round Up 2013 Coverage – The Top Notch Burgers Cruise In Gallery

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – We’re going to be bringing you some of the most comprehensive and best 2013 Lonestar Rod and Kustom Round Up coverage on the web this week thanks to our man...

BangShift Question of the Day: Have You Ever Had a Car Stolen?

After Facebooking and Tweeting about Jalopnik’s Jason Torchinsky and his misfortune at having his VW Beetle stolen in LA, it made me lock the doors on all my junk at night. Sure it ain’t...

Goodguys Del Mar – 100 Photos Of Nothing But Killer Cars!

(Photos by Justin Oney) – Earlier we showed you some autocross and drag themed action from Goodguys Del Mar but now we’re bringing you the high heat. This is a galley of 100 photos...

Run Silent, Run Deep: We Drive America’s Best Sleeper, The 2013 Ford Taurus SHO

(Photos by Dave Nutting) This is the kind of car that can get you both into and out of trouble very quickly. With sedate styling that blends seamlessly with its surroundings and power enough to run...

Goodguys Del Mar Gallery: Drag Themed Cars and Auto Cross Action Under The California Sun!

(Photos by Justin Oney) – It was another great weekend at a huge Goodguys car show as the tour stopped in Del Mar, California and the autocross was rocking. From the pro built and expertly...

Saturday Movie Day: The Famous ‘Gimme Some Lovin’ Scene From Days Of Thunder

Hey, why are you rolling your eyes? I’m not ashamed to admit that I enjoy catching Days of Thunder now and then when it shows up on TV somewhere. There have not been that many modern big budget...

Saturday Movie Day: The Straight Axle Willys And Stealing A Hemi In The Film Hot Rod (1979)

Here’s another campy memory for you guys and girls out there. This is a 10-minute section of the television movie Hot Rod or Rebel of the Road depending on which title you want to use. Made in...

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The Parting Shift: John Coughlin’s C/Super Modified Cobalt Making Big Music and Small Elapsed Times at Beech Bend

Competition Eliminator is a place that brainy and wealthy people race with machines that seem to define the laws of physics. Take this awesome video of John Coughlin ripping off a run at an NHRA...

Hedman Hedders Is Looking For R&D Cars – FREE HEDDERS FOR YOUR CAR! CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE!

If you’ve ever wondered how companies like Hedman manage to build such great fitting hedders for all of the different applications that they have, wonder no more…you could be a part of...

New Photo Gallery: 25 Gasser-Style Cars

One of my favorite rants is about Gassers. Like the fact that too many guys today want to put a straight-axle under the front of any car and call it a Gasser despite the fact that history shows us...