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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Friday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Big Money Bracket Racing From The 2026 Spring Fling at Galot – $40,000 Thursday!

The Spring Fling at GALOT is LIVE right now with big money bracket racing going on through the weekend! If you want to see great drag racing action from one of the nicest dragstrips in the country,...

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New Junkyard Inventory: Dent Side Ford Pickup Trucks from the 1970’s! Including an XLT 4X4!

Chad Ehrlich is back at it with more new rides coming into the wrecking yard this week. Just when you think there can’t possibly be anymore old Ford trucks sitting around, he shows up with some...

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What Makes the East Coast Gear Supply KP 540 Axle Housing So Good? Ian Johnson Walks Us Through Them.

Heavy duty axles for off-road rigs have come a long way over the years and putting “tons” under a Jeep, or anything else for that matter, is the norm anymore. And you can buy all kinds of...

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Factory Hemi Superbird Feature Video: This 1,500-Mile HEMI Superbird Has SERIOUS Drag Racing History!

Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, is back at it and in this video below you are going to get a look at an awesome 1970 Plymouth Superbird that came from the factory with the famed 426 Hemi under...

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This 700HP, LS7 Powered 3rd Gen Camaro Restomod Is Something Special! What A Beast!

I’m a Camaro guy. I know people know me for wagons and mini trucks and whatever but I grew up in a Camaro family, my first car was a Camaro, and I love them. My favorites are first Gens like my...

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New Product: Rocket Racing Wheels Adds New Bolt Patterns to Their Wheel Lineup!

Rocket Racing Wheels has announced that they’ve added 5″x5″ and 5×5.5″ bolt patterns to some of their wheel offerings. We think that this is a great move as there’s...

Drag Gallery: More Vintage Cars and Competition From Day of the Drags 2012!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Yesterday we dropped the first load of photo goodness on you as shot by Charles Wickam at The Kontinentals Day of the Drags 2012 held at the historic Little River...

Event Coverage: Autocross Action and Car Show Photos From Goodguys Lonestar Nationals

It was cold as hell at the Goodguys Fall Lonestar Nationals this weekend, but that didn’t stop a huge crowd from showing up at the car show and autocross. The Texas Motorspeedway was packed,...

Found: A Perfect 1972 Opel GT Trar – Tiny Car With 44-Inch Tires = BS Approved!

BangShift tipster Rich Hintze is establishing himself as a true ninja of the internets. He’s dug up a bunch of cool stuff from eBay and CraigsList over the last few weeks, but this is the king...

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Video: This Is What Happens When You Drive Like a Jackass On Public Roads and Fail At Drifting

What ever happened to pulling a hole shot at a light or maybe a little fishtail action leaving a parking lot or something? Why do today’s kooky kids need to act like complete death wish...

Gallery: Day of the Drags 2012 – Vintage Hot Rod and Drag Car Nirvana at Little River Dragway!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) The Kontinentals car club has been putting one one of the coolest old timey drag races in the country for 10 years now. “Day of the Drags” has been held at the...

Gallery: The 2012 Iron Invasion Hot Rod Show – Traditional Rods, Kustoms, and Trucks – Lots of Neat Stuff!

(Words and photos by Bob Chiluk) – Us midwest guys envy all you west coast and southern hot rodding bretheren that can partake in events all year round. October signals the close of the...

WATCH LIVE: THE BATHURST 1000 FROM AUSTRALIA! GREATEST DOOR SLAMMER ROAD RACE IN THE WORLD!

We have the live feed of the 2012 Bathurst 1000 embedded below! In terms of door car road racing, this is the pinnacle, by a lot! The course is legendary and narrow and fast as hell. Remember, Darrel...

Video: Would You Watch This TV Show About Sportsman Stick Shift Drag Racing?

So we found this 10-minute “sizzle reel” for a reality TV show pilot called, “Shifters USA”. The show follows a group of southern stick shift drag racers as they compete at...

PSCA Mickey Thompson West Coast Shootout Comes To Vegas This Weekend

The West Coast’s best door slammer drag racing is put on by Mel and the gang at the PSCA, and this weekend they are heading to Vegas for the PSCA Mickey Thompson West Coast Shootout....

Gallery: Our Final Load Of Photos From the Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival

(Photos by Joe Grippo) – This is it, the final dispatch of Joe Grippo from the first ever Rodders Journal Vintage Speed and Custom Revival show held at Pimlico Race Course outside of Baltimore,...

Numb Butt Tour 2012: Cole Quinnell and Rob McGaffin Cruise The Country In A Hot Rod Chevelle

Cole Quinnell and Rob McGaffin are known for their words and photos respectively, but nobody ever said they were the smartest guys. Don’t get us wrong, we are crazy enough to want to road trip...

Gallery: The 2012 Lyon Farm Antique Tractor and Engine Show – Exposed Moving Parts Inside!

(Photos by Greg Rourke) – It has been too long since we’ve unleashed some good old fashioned tractor and old engine goodness. Greg Rouke is a man after my own heart as he took the time to...

Videos: 609 Supercharged Conley Precision Stinger Big Block On The Stand And In A Fuel Dragster

If you don’t like V8 engines, then BangShift probably isn’t the place for you. Don’t get me wrong, we dig 4 and 6 cylinders as well, depending on the circumstances, but in general...

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