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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Saturday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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FREE BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Saturday $50,000

The Autoland Door Car Challenge is on this weekend at Tri-State Raceway in Iowa and we dig it. We’re door car drag racers around here, although I have driven a few dragsters in my day as well. But...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Show Gallery: Jalopyrama 2012 – Gallery 2 — Cool Rod, Racers, Customs, and More!

(Photos by Dan Grippo) – A few days back we brought you the first half of the photo pule Dan Grippo shared with us from Jalopyrama 2012, held in Annapolis, Maryland. The show is open to...

Gallery: The 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals – Gallery Two!

(Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Here’s another great batch of photos from Greg and Bob documenting their visit to the 2012 Muscle Car and Corvette Nationals show outside of...

Best of BangShift: EPIC CARNAGE PHOTO FROM ROGER RICHARDS – ONE MANGLED HEMI!

Roger Richards is one of the great modern day drag racing photographers. He’s been shooting races for years and has amassed an amazing library of images. He’s also one heck of a nice guy...

Best of BangShift – Insane Engine: A 12-Rotor – Twin-Turbo – 5,000 Plus Horsepower Monster

Over the coming days, you’ll see some stuff you have probably never seen before but few things will make your jaw drop like this thing. We caught up with the guys from Smith Power this morning...

Best of BangShift – Roadside Find: A 1947 GMC Suburban Carryall That Andy Dufresne Would Hate

While we’re full-blown car dweebs here at BangShift, we’re also minor league movie dweebs as well. That’s why we nearly drove off the road on a recent family day trip to York,...

BangShift Mini-Feature: Yannick Sire’s Insane Twin-Engine Speed Buggy

Yannick Sire’s self-built, twin engine, speed buggy is one of the coolest hot rods to hit the world in our memory. It has rightfully received loads of media attention and there are near riots...

Evan Knoll Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison

Drag racing’s long national nightmare is over. Today, Evan Knoll was sentenced to 14 years in federal prison that will be followed by a five year period of supervised probation. Knoll was also...

Craigslist Find: The Krispy Kritter Jet Powered 1967 Mustang – Vintage Jet Machine With Little Documented History and Lots of Mystery!

It isn’t often when an old drag car hits the interwebs and leaves more questions than answers, but such is the case with the Krispy Kritter jet 1967 Mustang. The car has lived its entire life...

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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...