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Aftermarket Gossip: Is a Manual C8 Corvette Actually Happening? TREMEC’s Aftermarket Chief Tells All!

I realize the numbers are small, but there are people out there that would like a C8 Corvette with a clutch pedal. And as a guy who drives a stick shift car most days, I understand the allure. But I...

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First Drive Video: Westen Champlin’s Cummins Swapped Rolls Royce Is Something Special. Absurd, But Special.

I like a good Cummins as much as the next guy, but this is a bit over the top. Of course it won’t surprise you since it is coming from Westen Champlin, but at the same time it is taking the...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Wednesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Bonus Gallery: More Killer Photos From The 2012 Bruce Larson USA-1 Dragfest

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday we brought you the first of two galleries captured by Joe Grippo at Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2012. Today we’re throwing the second one all up...

Cool Gallery: Photos From Ken Cox BangShift’s Newest Photo Contributor!

(Photos by Ken Cox) – One of the neatest things about BangShift is that we’ve got a literal network of talented lensmen (and women!) spread clear across the USA, Canada, England, and even...

Test Your Gearhead Knowlegde: A Mea Culpa, Yesterday’s Answer, and Today’s Challenging Part!

First off, an apology. The other day I totally screwed the pooch and identified a 1929 Dodge flatead four banger as a Crosley mill. Gino Ofria had sent the photos over and I screwed up the order when...

BS Barn Find Gallery: The Fortman and Kerr ’32 Ford – Winner At 1954 World Series of Drag Racing

(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Ok , we have all heard the stories  before. We heard of a guy, who knows a guy,that saw a guy, that knew this guy’s next door neighbors’ best...

Epic Event Gallery: The 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – Rosemont, Illinois

(Words by Greg Rourke – Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – The Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals was once again held in Rosemont, Illinois this past weekend and once again,...

Video: The Hard Guys Nostalgia Nitro Funny Car Has Great First Season and Finishes With A Flurry!

Dana Hard’s name is no stranger to the pages of BangShift. We hang out at his machine shop, Custom Auto Machine in Weymouth, Massachusetts (because he tolerates us) and we’ve showed you...

Wednesday Moment of Zen: The Most Insane Towing Setup Ever – No Camera Tricks – This is Real

One of the reasons that we love the companies who support us here at BangShift is because they are filled with guys and girls just like us, gearheads who are quick on the draw with their camera...

Chad’s On SHRA Radio Tonight — Like Now — Click Here to Listen!

Chad’s appearing on the Southern Hot Rod Association Online Radio Show tonight, and you NEED to listen! He’ll be talking all things BangShift, the Street Car Super Nationals, and whatever...

Event Gallery: Bruce Larson’s USA-1 Dragfest 2012 – Hot Rods, Vintage Drag Iron, and Coolness Galore!

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Pennsylvania’s Bruce Larson is one of the most accomplished Funny Car racers in the history of drag racing. He was a hitter from the earliest days of the class with...

Freaking Awesome Video: A Roots Blown Dragster That Uses a V-Twin Engine to Power the Blower!

This is 100% BangShift approved mechanical madness. The videos you’ll see after the jump feature a dragster in British Columbia, Canada running a roots blown small block Chevy engine. The catch...

The Houston Autorama Is This Weekend: We’ll Be There – You Should Too! Photo Galleries Inside!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – The season of indoor car shows kicks off with a bang this coming weekend in Houston, Texas as the Houston Autorama marks the first stop on the 15 city tour of major...

Wreckage Video: In Car Footage Of A Cobra Jet Mustang’s Huge Wheelie And Heavy Impact At Cecil County

Last week we bought you video of a new Cobra Jet Mustang launching off the starting line at Cecil County, pulling a bumper dragging wheelstand, and then crashing hard into both walls at the track....

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Last Week’s Answer And Today’s Impossible Challenge!

We’re in catch up mode after the weekend’s wild live broadcast of the PSCA Street Car Supernationals so forgive us for being a day late on testing your gearhead knowledge! Anyway, the...

Car Show Gallery: Jalopyrama 9 – Hot Rods, Customs, Traditional Rods, Old Race Cars and More!

(Photos by Dan Grippo) – Frequent BangShift contributor Joe Grippo has a brother named Dan. Joe insists that they aren’t twins and that he’s better looking than Dan. Frankly, we...