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

Here’s our third nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David...

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Are $5K Auction Cars Junk? Check Out These $5,000 Buys From Mecum Indy 2026 And Let Us Know What You Think.

We’ve talked about cheap cars that sell at Mecum, Barrett-Jackson, RM and other big name auctions a few times in the recent past and I can tell you that while they are few and far between at...

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Finally A Budget Drill Bit Set That Outperforms All The Rest! Which Low Buck Set Is Actually Worth Buying? 14 Brands Tested!

Drill bits suck. I mean they are great for the first few holes, but after that they just suck usually. Unless you spend big money that is. And drill bit sharpeners? They are great, but if the bit is...

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The Hydroplane Racing League Livestream From The 2026 HRL Cambridge Classic Power Boat Regatta!

If you dig offshore powerboat racing, and especially these insane beasts that basically fly across the top of the water, then you are in for a treat. This is the replay from the Hydroplane Racing...

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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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eBay Find: A Mint 1975 GMC Motorhome – Is The New BangShift Mobile Command Center – It Has An Air Raid Siren!

Chad and I have long joked that we need a BangShift mobile command center. We need a vehicle capable of serving as our live broadcast station, living quarters when Daphne and Kerri get pissed at us...

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eBay Find: A 1966 Charger Body From The Dawn Of The Funny Car Era – Vintage Perfection

Today’s modern funny cars are cool with their 300+mph speeds, 8,000hp engines, and big league sponsorships. Nostaliga nitro funny cars incorporate the feel of the old days with some new tech...

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Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Ancient Behemoth And Today’s Weirdo Component

I went full on weirdo with yesterday’s engine because I was hoping to cause the BS readership to throw up a goose egg in the guess department, but no, you went ahead and nailed it. The engine...

Photos: Action and Bits From The Pits At The NMCA Drag Week Shootout In Houston

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – It was an Unlimited Drag Week reunion of sorts last weekend in Houston, Texas as the NMCA invited a load of the heaviest hitters that competed at Drag Week 2012 to...

Vintage Coolness: Another Collection Of Ads From The 1964 New York International Auto Show

It has been a while since we delved into our treasure trove of ads from the program of the 1964 New York International Auto Show. We’re jumping back in with both feet today with a neat...

Gallery: The SCTA El Mirage November Meet – LSR Action In The California Dirt!

(Photos by Zane McNary) – The SCTA held their final meet of the season at the famed El Mirage dry lake last weekend and as is normally the case, the action was fast and dusty. BangShift’s...

Help Hurricane Sandy Victims, and Yourself, With 40% Off Superwinch Promotion!

We just got word from the guys and gals at Superwinch that they have started a special promotion that is going to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy get back on their feet again while also saving...

FREE LIVE VIDEO: The 5-Day Bracket Championships LIVE NOW From Palm Beach International Raceway

Mark Walter is once again on site bring you guys great drag racing, and this weekend it is the PBIR 5-Day Bracket Championships. One of the most revered races in the bracket racing world, it is also...

Epic Video: Les Mayhew’s 2012 California Hot Rod Reunion Video Right Here

While we are standing on the scaffolding bringing you all the live nostalgia drag racing coverage you have come to love here at BangShift.com, Les Mayhew is on the ground shooting his ass off getting...

Buy Now: Summit Racing Equipment Is Taking Orders For MSD Atomic LS EFI System

When MSD Announced the Atomic LS EFI System at SEMA a couple weeks ago, we told you it was going to be a big deal. And it is. Summit Racing Equipment knows it’s a big deal too, and has them up...

More Carnage Video: Watch A 2012 Cobra Jet Mustang Pull A Huge Wheelie and Then Crash Hard At Cecil County

We were tipped off to this video by BangShift reader Jack Stetson that shows a 2012 Cobra Jet Mustang factory drag car crashing hard at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland. The car launches hard and...

Carnage Video: Watch Outlaw 10.5 Racer Mike Kimmis Suffer A Huge Wreck and Explosion At Ozark Raceway Park

There’s lots of cool classes that make up the “small tire” drag racing world but for our bucks, the insanity that happens in the Outlaw 10.5 class totally takes the cake. With twin...

Test Your Gearhead Knowledge: Yesterday’s Inline Answer and the Toughest Challenge Yet!

Yersterday’s inline six was correctly guessed as a GM 4200 series engine. The 4.2L mill was installed in a variety of cars and trucks like the Trailblazer, Envoy, Buick Rainier and other GM...

Bonus Junkyard Gallery: Even More Coolness from Fleming’s Junkyard – Egg Harbor, NJ

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – Yesterday, we brought you the first of two galleries from within the confines of Fleming’s Junkyard in Egg Harbor, NJ. Joe Grippo snuck off into the wilderness...