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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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Video: The World Record Largest Group Burnout at Summernats 26 From Australia!

Those damn Aussies are at it again! Scotty’s latest video is great, and it starts off with the largest group of cars we’ve ever seen doing a burnout TOGETHER at one time. 69 cars, smoking...

New Product: Holley’s New Modular Mid-Rise Intake For Cathedral Port LS Engines

Holley’s Hi-Ram intake has been a big hit since it’s inception, but there are guys that just didn’t have enough under hood clearance to run one. Now there is another option thanks...

Craigslist Find: 1948 Ton and a Half Studebaker Culligan Water Truck – Just What Brian Needs!

If you were watching last week’s PowerShift LIVE, you would  have heard Brian telling a story about being a water delivery guy back in the day, and dumping 5 gallon bottles of water on the...

BangShift Daily Tune Up: Ronnie and the Daytona’s “Little GTO”

Growing up in a racing family, with a dad that listened to the Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, and Ronnie and the Daytonas, meant that I listened to as much great surf and car music on Dad’s 4...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Should Pro Street Be Dead?

I’m a big time Pro Street Fan. I love them. Trailer queens, real street drivers, street drivers that run in the 6’s like Larry Larson’s Chevy II, I like them all. And back in the...

Ebay Find: A Pro Street ’86 Pontiac Grand Prix That Can’t Be Far From Drag Week Ready

We love Pro Street, and think it deserves a second chance! So be the first on your street with a new Pro Street car. This one reminds us of Matt and Debbie Hays Olds Ciera for some reason, although...

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Rocket Racing Wheels Unveils The Rocket Booster 6 In Hyper Shot- Bitchin’ Style For Your Truck Or SUV!

As we all know, wheels make or break the look of a car, truck, or even an SUV. The market for truck and SUV wheels has been pretty thin on cool options (in our eyes anyway). There’s lots of...

BangShift Exlusive: George Poteet’s, Rad Rides Built, Talladega Inspired ’69 Torino Assembly Pics

(Photos by Rob McGaffin) The famed 1969 Torino, owned by George Poteet, that is being built at Rad Rides By Troy, has been the talk of the hot rodding world for the past couple years. And thanks to...

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Video: Victor Bray and Pete Kapiris Crash – Top Doorslammer Wreck Could Have Been Far Worse – Crazy Video

Yesterday we showed you a wild video of an Australian Top Doorslammer racer experiencing a big fire and doing an amazing job of getting the car hauled down without hitting anything or making the...

Barnstormin’: Wooden Blocks and A Diecast Camaro

Those were the two major items that my son Tom asked “Santa” for this Christmas. We…I mean he, happily filled that request and he’s been building garages, bridges, workshops,...

BangShift.com Daily Tuneup: AC/DC “Highway To Hell” A Rock Anthem!

As the resident metal head, I thought it was time to crank this up a notch. Hell, all the way to 11 actually. AC/DC’s “Highway to Hell”  marked a pivotal moment in rock and roll...

Craigslist Find: David Freiburger’s Hot Rod Magazine Cheap Thrills Dodge Dart – A Low Buck Pioneer!

Thanks to a tip from BangShift forum member Rush, I found the infamous 1968 Dodge Dart Hot Rod Magazine project car known as Cheap Thrills for sale in Arizona on Craigslist.  Built in the early...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: If You Could Take Any Automotive Vacation, What Would It Be?

With the Grand National Roadster show coming up here in So Cal, we know a lot of people that are coming in from out of town for “vacation” at the Grand National. It seems a little strange...

Watch An Aussie Drag Racer Suffer A Horrifying Top End Explosion and Fire – He Handles It Like A Total Pro

As we have said before, the truly great drivers in drag racing are exposed when the crap hits the fan. Such was the case for Aussie racer Brett Gillespie at an event back in November. As you’ll...