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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:Big Rig Burnout Video Counter Punch – A Working Mack Strikes Back Against The Aussies!

Chad’s video of the Bandag Bullet smoking tires is cute and all, but as he mentions in his blog item that truck is a specially built racing and tire frying machine. We’re not knocking it...

Burnout Video: This One May Be The Best Big Rig Burnout Ever

The Bandag Bullet is a 12 second big rig, which is super impressive, although I still think our own Thump Truck may be better just because it’s a 13 second fully functional and original weight...

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM BANGSHIFT.COM!

Merry Christmas! Brian and I, along with all our families and BangShift.com sponsors, would like to wish all of our friends and readers a very Merry Christmas. While we are frying up turkey here on...

DOYOUSEE.ME Drag Racing Replays From Europe… All Through The Holidays

(Provided by EuroDragster) Because it has become a tradition on which people started to rely (the first question whether we would do a replay was asked at the second event in the season) we will...

FREE March Meet LIVE Replay 2012: BangShift.com’s Exclusive Broadcast From Famoso

Did you miss the March Meet this year? Watch it in it’s entirety right here through Christmas. It will conclude on Wednesday and then we’ll replay the 2012 Street Car Supernationals from...

BangShift Test Drive: The 2013 Ford Raptor – We Drag It, ‘Wheel It, and Jump It!

(Photos by Tom Phair, Kerri Lohnes, and the author) –  The most commonly asked question we had during our time with the 2013 Ford SVT Raptor was, “Is that thing fun to drive?” The...

Car Guy Toys: RC Pulling Tractors Video! Brian Is Going To Lose His Mind!

As our regular readers well know, Brian is a complete freak for trucks and tractors, and I’ve been to truck and tractor pulls a few times. And as any gearhead knows, those machines are setup...

Caption This Photo: How To Use A Racepak On Your Weber!

Tim Anderson, the dude who runs Racepak, has become a pretty good friend of ours around here and is a diehard BangShifter. On occasion he sends pictures, a cool video or whatever and yesterday he...

Rocket Racing Wheels On The Cover Of Overkill Magazine

Rocket Racing Wheels is in the news again! This time it’s on the cover of Overkill Magazine’s Nashty Habit cover car. Featuring Rocket Launcher and Rocket Strike wheels front and rear...

Best of BangShift 2012: The1967 Shelby GT500 Barn Find – Found in Death Valley California

When we got the call from our pal Jon at Tube Chassis Designz that we needed to get down to his shop to see something cool, we jumped in the car and went. We were greeted with one of the coolest...

New Car Tech: We Drive The 2013 Ford Fusion Equipped With Lane Keeping Technology

The 2013 Ford Fusion has been met with a warm reception from both the automotive press and the driving public. The styling has been talked about extensively, the small displacement turbocharged...

$1500 From Racepak! End Of The World Deal ENDS TODAY LIVE. BangShift Picks The Winner!

MAKE YOUR $3500 PURCHASE BY 12 NOON PACIFIC TIME TODAY AND YOU WILL BE ENTERED IN THE DRAWING FOR $1500 OFF. WE ARE DRAWING THE NAME LIVE RIGHT HERE AT NOON AND WILL ALSO BE GIVING AWAY OTHER SCHWAG!...

eBay Find: “She Looks Like 200 MPH But She’s Not” – A Rolling Disaster Area Kit Car

Another day, another complete disaster of a kit car for sale online. If you happen to be drunk at this early hour of the day, your eyes may be telling you that we’re bagging on a Ferrari...

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Gallery: Fresh Photos From the 2012 Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – The 2012 Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival held at the famed Pimlico horse racing track was the most talked about car show of 2012. This event brought...