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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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Jump Video Extravaganza! Part Three: A Big Ramp, A Big Truck, and Small IQ Make For Carnage

Take one part falling apart early ’90s Chevy Truck, one part giant long ass ramp, one part just as big landing ramp, separate by 2.5 truck lengths, shake driver until he’s reached single...

Jump Video Extravaganza! Part Two: Jeep Sand Dune Fail, That Isn’t A Jeep, Extra Fail

There are like 4 jillion postings of this video on YouTube, but the one we grabbed is a double fail, because not only does this dude fail miserably at landing his dune jump, but despite the title...

Jump Video Extravaganza! Part One: Farm Truck, Snow, Steep Ramp, Big Air, BIIIIGGGG Landing

Every time we mention that we want to jump a car or truck, Brian and I immediately get emails and texts from our Lawyer or Accountant telling us that we’ll get sued or kill ourselves or...

FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: The IHRA Summit Racing PRO-AM Feb 2nd and 3rd.

Two races, 1 weekend, it’s the IHRA Summit Racing Equipment Pro-Am Series, and our buddy Mark Walter is live on location in Immokalee Florida bringing you all the action. Racing starts Saturday...

LAST CHANCE TO VOTE: The BangShift.com Facebook Photo Contest Ends Today!

Okay gang, here it is! All the entries in the first BangShift.com Facebook Photo Contest can be seen by clicking the contest graphic  below. You have until Friday February 1st at 5pm Pacific...

10% OFF: Auto Meter Custom Shop Anniversary Sale. 10% Off On Your Own Custom Designed Gauges

The Auto Meter Custom Shop is celebrating it’s First Anniversary, and in celebration they are giving us all a gift. If you go into the Auto Meter Custom Shop during the month of February and...

American Powertrain Is Having A Super Bowl Sale! February 1st-4th. Order NOW!

American Powertrain has really embraced the sale promotions over the past 6 months or so and their customers are loving it. BangShifters have been buying APT parts like mad, and we’re glad they...

Video: Watch An Evo Pop On The Dyno And Firehose The Cell (Including the Camera)

We’re not running this video as a goof on a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution as we think those cars are pretty tough little customers. The 2.0L four cylinder engines in them can make huge power with...

BangShift Question of the Day: Is There Such a Thing as Too Much Horsepower?

Just like an airplane pilot would tell you that there’s not such thing as too much altitude or too many engines, most hot rodders would tell you that there’s no such thing as too much...

Video: Watch The Staff Of Hot Rod Squirt New Life Onto Freiburger’s Old Impala – Backyard Paint Job!

We’re guessing that most of you remember Freiburger’s old Impala convertible that was wrapped with vinyl flames and was pretty much universally hated. That is one we’re guessing...

Tune In TONIGHT! Powershift LIVE At 6PM Pacific/9PM Eastern — News And Happenings From The Aftermarket And Racing Universe!

It is Thursday, which means that we’ll be coming at you LIVE tonight with Powershift, BangShift’s weekly show featuring your intrepid heroes Brian and Chad. This week we’ll be...

Barnstormin’: Hookers In The Hallway, Lacquer Thinner In The Nitro, A Clearing Of The Notebook From A Wild Trip On Two Coasts

It has become somewhat of a yearly ritual for Chad and I to get together down in West Palm Beach, Florida for the live broadcast of the PRO Winter Warm Up. Then, we both head back to his place...

Sideways, With Rodney Prouty: An Average Hot Rodders Adventures In Car Building And Racing

Rodney Prouty is our hero. He works at one of the most prestigious speed shops on the west coast, drives a bitchin ’68 Camaro every day, races said Camaro on the weekends, and does it all on a...

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Great Video: The Trailer For The Upcoming Documentary Series – Where They Raced – A Neat Look At Long Gone Tracks

Harold Osmer’s books Where They Raced and Where They Raced Lap 2 are essential reading for any fan of American racing history. The two books concentrate on the the amazing auto racing history...