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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Rick’s Tanks Joins BangShift.com To Become Newest Sponsor Family Member

Brian and I are pleased to announce that Rick’s Tanks, builders of the finest hand crafted fuel tanks in the industry, have joined BangShift.com as our newest sponsor. Since 2001, Rick’s...

Video: We Test Snow Tires At Miller Motorsports Park With NITTO! Pants Mandatory.

Last week when I left town for Salt Lake City to attend the Nitto Winter Ride N Drive media event, I was wearing my typical Dickies shorts, flip flops and a BangShift.com shirt. I had an extra change...

Project Car Update: The $200 Hauler Gets All New LED Lighting From ANZO USA

During the refresh of our $200 Hauler Suburban Project you have seen us give it a wrap thanks to the folks at The Shirt Shak, along with a new grille, billet bowtie, rear bumper, trim, and more from...

Ridetech ’33 Ford Wins So Cal Challenge Series Season Opener With James Crosby Behind The Wheel

Team Ridetech was in full effect at the season opener for the So Cal Challenge Pro Touring Series. With the three fastest vehicles on site all Ridetech equipped, there was bound to be a dramatic...

Bitchin’ Nitro Video: Last Weekend’s Famoso Nitro Test – Warm Up For This Week’s March Meet! Killer Footage!

Our pal Les Mayhew makes some of the coolest nostalgia drag racing videos you’ll find anywhere, bar none. He’s tossed up another winner using footage he took last week at a pre- March...

Roadside Find: A 2003 Unimog That Is Set Up As The Ultimate Blizzard Fighter!

While cruising home from a feature car shoot with Dave Nutting yesterday morning, my dad called to let me know that he stumbled upon an auction site that listed a 2003 Unimog U500 for sale. I thought...

Gallery: Vintage Trucks And Tractors At The Central NY Living History Museum

(Photos by Jeremy George) – There are bitchin’ museums spread all over this country. Literally every state has a fistful of them filled with cool old machinery, cars, trucks, and...

Caption These Photos: Bringing A New Meaning To Road Ranger

(Photos by Jon Wall) – My pal and funny car driving hot shoe Jon Wall went on a mission on Saturday to NJ with another dude to inspect a funny car that was for sale. On the way down they passed...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Mustang Sally Bought A GTO – John Lee Hooker (Release Date Unknown)

John Lee Hooker is an American blues legend. His collection of songs is so long that we’d need to fire up another server to list them all. This is one of our favorites and it is a bit of an...

Gallery: Killer Top End Action Shots From The 2012 March Meet

(Photos from the BangShift archive) – In three days, Chad and I will be hauling ass towards Bakersfield to get our gear set up for the LIVE STREAMING BROADCAST OF THE 2013 MARCH MEET RIGHT HERE...

BangShift Sunday Movie Day: A Pair Of Massive Trucks Engage In A Tug Of War Battle – Ford Versus Dodge!

At the Vermonster event last weekend, Dave Nutting and I got a kick out of seeing some of the big “mega-truck” class competitors hook up in a tug of war. At the Vermster Snow Bog, there...

BangShift Sunday Movie Day: A 1989 9C1 Caprice Gets It Done On The Autocross Course

This is a cool piece of video showing a 1989 Caprice that I would argue is actually uglier than Buford T Justice getting after it on an autocross course with a driver who seems to have some skills....

BangShift Sunday Movie Day: Watch A Big Block, 4-Speed Camaro Tear Around A Swedish Dirt Track

We’ve featured a lot of videos from Jobergg’s YouTube channel over the years here on BangShift and he rules the scene in Sweden when it comes to cool hot rodding content. In this video,...

BangShift Sunday Tune Up: Fuel – Metallica (1998)

Super early this morning, Dave Nutting and I will be headed off on another adventure, this time to the smallest state in the union, Rhode Island. We’re heading down to shoot a feature on a car...