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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Lucas Oil Needs Your Help: They Need 78 More Likes On Facebook To Hit 40,000. LIKE THEM NOW!

We’re excited for Lucas Oil because they are almost at 40,000 likes on Facebook and need your help to get over the hump today! We have to help them do it today because that was they can start...

BS Photo Highlight Reel: Greg Rourke’s Favorite Photos From 2012 – Autocross, Drags, and More!

(Words and Photos by Greg Rourke) – Not long ago I would try to get access to the wall at drag strips to take photos. The answer was always “no”. Then I started sending a few...

RacingJunk Find: Bobby Allison’s 1980 IROC Championship Winning Camaro – When Stock Cars Were Cool!

For many years the IROC (International Race of Champion) Series was a big deal to both racers and fans. Drivers from all different disciplines of racing were pitted against one another in identically...

BS Photo Highlight Reel: Tommy Lee Byrd’s Favorite Photos Of 2012 – Races, Shows, Cool Stuff!

(Words and Photos by Tommy Lee Byrd) – This year gave me lots of opportunities for cool pictures, as I rarely had a free weekend without some sort of car show, drag race or other motorsports...

BS Daily Tune Up: Kickstart My Heart – Motley Crue (1989)

The hair was big, the lifestyle was rampantly out of control, and the music was packing stadiums and arenas as big as were available in the late 1980s. Motley Crue was at the top of their game during...

FREE California Hot Rod Reunion LIVE Replay 2012: If You Missed It The First Time We’ve Got It Again

Didn’t make it to Famoso for the California Hot Rod Reunion? Were racing and missed some of the action? Live under a rock and didn’t know BangShift would be there LIVE broadcasting from...

A-FAB, Owners of AFCO, Dynatech, and US Brakes Now Owns ProShocks Too

A-FAB, the  parent company of AFCO Racing and Dynatech, as well as US Brakes, has just purchased Pro Shocks as well. “Pro Formance” brand shocks have been around for years and, like...

Best of BS 2012:Toyota to Join NHRA Pro Stock – Rendering – GM Furious Over Engine

(Original air date – 4/1/2012) – BangShift has learned that Toyota will be joining NHRA Pro Stock in 2013 by entering a version of the upcoming 2013 Toyota Solara as their chosen body...

BS Photo Highlight Reel: Joe Grippo’s Favorite Images From 2012

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – (Editor’s note: Joe Grippo was our very first photo contributor to BangShift. He’s OG as far as Chad and I are concerned!) I don’t remember...

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Best of 2012: Wild Video of a Funny Car Driver Getting Bathed In Boiling Hot Trans Fluid And Escaping

Driving a Funny Car, whether it is powered by a blown alky engine, a nitro mill, or even a gas motor takes real courage. This video is proof in living color. My pal Jon Wall owns and drives the...

BS Daily Tune Up: The Ramones – Go Lil’ Camaro Go!

The Ramones need no introduction. Loud, fast, gritty, and infamous, the band wasn’t a chart topping wonder during their time touring and releasing new albums but over the years their stature...

Tonight 6PM Pacific – 9PM Eastern — PowerShift LIVE With Brian and Chad – The BS Year In Review!

It’s Thursday so that means that once again it is BangShift PowerShift time! Brian and Chad’s LIVE weekly show will be back and rolling tonight at 6pm Pacific and 9pm eastern. We’ll...

eBay Find: A Turbine Powered 1984 Honda Magna Motorcycle – Runs And Drives…If You Dare!

We don’t know much about motorcycles, but we do know that this 1984 Honda Magna is way freaking cooler with a Boeing T50 turbine engine providing the power than it was with the twin or four...

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BS Photo Highlight Reel: Charles Wickam’s Favorite Shots From 2012 – Nitro, Autocross, Dirt and More!

(Words and Photos by Charles Wickam) -Looking back on the year, 2012 was a time of highs and lows for me in photography. The year started off pretty well with the purchase of a newer faster camera to...