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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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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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Video: Take A Tour Of The Cool Holley 1967 Chevy Shop Truck

Lots of aftermarket companies have neat company cars. The range from mild street machines that display their products at shows and events to hard core race cars. Holley has one of the coolest with...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: Ever Driven A Slow Car Fast?

While the may sound like a dumb question on its face, lots of people are discovering the joy that is driving a slow car fast through racing like ChumpCar, The 24 Hours of Lemons, and it has been...

Show Gallery: The 2013 Rat City Rukkus Hot Rod Show – Fun In Vegas!

(Photos by Colin Johnson) – Colin Johnson is our man on the street in the greater Las Vegas area. Recently, he attended the Rat City Rukkus car show that is held at the same time as Viva Las...

The War Horse: A 1966 Straight Axle Mustang Fast Back That Punches All The Right BangShift Buttons!

(Photos by Charles Wickam and David Reese) – When Charles called and asked if we would be interested in doing a feature on a totally kick ass 1966 Mustang fastback done in the gasser style that...

Buford T Justice Update: We Install A First Gen Chevelle Flowmaster Kit On Our 9C1 Caprice!

Well I celebrated Buford’s one year anniversary in fine style last week by finally getting back to wrenching on the car. The weather has broken, Spring is here, and I found both of my kids when...

eBay Find: A 1969 COPO Camaro With Dealer Installed L88 Power, Ultra Rare Options, Perfect Paint, And A Big Price Tag

This could be the single coolest car for sale on eBay right now! When we first stumbled upon the ad that had the words Camaro and L88 in the title we assumed it was a project someone built as a clone...

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BangShift Daily Tune Up: Bad Motor Scooter – Montrose (1973)

Ronnie Montrose and Sammy Hagar were the two most well known parts of the first version of the band Montrose that emerged in the early 1970s and became stadium hard rock gods by the time the decade...

Show Gallery: The 2013 Space City Cruisers Car And Bike Show – League City, Texas

(Photos by Jerrica Burke) – The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in the Wickam house! Charles was stuck at the office last Saturday so his daughter Jerrica scooped up the camera and...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Multiple Turbos or One Big Blower?

We just ran that Caption This Photo Blog Item that featured the giant turbo off of some cargo ship or something, and that made us think. We all know that the dude with a 14-71 blower is clearly...

Caption This Photo: The Guys At AutoMeter Showed Us The Biggest Turbo We’ve Ever Seen

All you dudes out there who think you are king crap with your twin 91mm turbos can suck it. We found this amazingly huge turbo on Auto Meter’s Facebook page and are in love. We’re pretty...

BangShift Exclusive: Never Before Published Photos Of The Bill Thomas FIA Fast Back Novas!

(Photos from the Steve Magnante archive) – Our recent feature of Kelvin Cannon’s home-built replica of an ultra rare Bill Thomas “fastback” Nova had lots of people talking and...

Show Gallery: The 2013 Boston World Of Wheels – Some Of New England’s Finest Iron!

We were so overrun with great galleries from all over the country that I didn’t have a chance to run these photos from the 2013 Boston World of Wheels until now. This year, the show was held in...

New England’s Newest Pro Mod Is Going To Be A Tim McAmis Lightweight Bad Ass!

Very few classes in drag racing have had the kind of incredible groundswell of development and performance gains as Pro Mod has had over the last 10 years. From the technology in the suspension and...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: “Slick Black Cadillac” Quiet Riot 1979

With hits like “Metal Health”, aka “Bang Your Head”, and “Cum On Feel The Noize”, Quiet Riot became on of the iconic metal bands of the ’80s. In fact,...