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NHRA Pro Mod Series Qualifying Session 1 LIVE from the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals in Charlotte. Ultimate Door Car Action!

NHRA 4-Wide Drag Racing is going on in Charlotte this weekend and that means Pro Mods! 4-Wide Pro Mod drag racing might be some of the coolest, and the action is always amazing at this race. We know...

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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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Epic Ebay Find!: 1970 Challenger Logghe Chassis Funny Car That We Want Bad!

Dudes we need this!!!! How bitchin would this bad boy ’70-’74 Challenger Funny Car look with BangShift down the side! It’s a Logghe Chassis, 120″ wheelbase, Funny Car from the...

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Mo-Kan Dragway: 50 Years of Mid West Drag Racing Greatness Including Photos!

When Chris Graves, of Max Cackle Photography, sends us stuff we are always excited. He takes great photos and, like us, has an amazing appreciation for the history of drag racing. So when Chris sent...

Event Coverage: Tulsa Nitro Nationals Photos Including Derek Snelson’s Fiery Funny Car Run

Tulsa Raceway Park puts on great events each and every week, and last weekends Nitro Nationals were as exciting as we expected. It may have been a little more exciting than Derek Snelson was...

Gallery: Tri-Five Chevys and Fords From Goodguys Columbus

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – If there were one era of styling in American automotive history that we wish could be bottled up and re-released at some point, it is the middle 1950s. The chrome,...

LIVE STREAMING VIDEO NOW: Radial Revolution “No Mercy 3” Door Slammers In Georgia

Radial Revolution “No Mercy 3” is on as we speak. And all weekend our buddy Mark Walters, with Drag Story, will be broadcasting live. We’ve got it here as well, so stay tuned all...

Classic Trucks At Goodguys Columbus 2012 – Chevys, Fords, Even A Classic Van or Two!

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – Like station wagons, trucks are a super popular sub-set of the hot rodding hobby. As you know from being a loyal BangShift reader, we love ’em in all of their...

Gallery: Cool Station Wagons At Goodguys Columbus 2012

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – Doug Garrison recently send us a load of photos from the 2012 Goodguys event in Columbus, Ohio. Instead of dropping them all on you at once, we have broken them up...

Bob Newton – Founder of Hoosier Tire Passes At Age 85

Bob Newton, the founder of Hoosier Racing Tires has died. Newton started the company in 1957 and targeted circle track racers in the south and midwest on both asphalt and dirt tracks. The company...

Chris Economaki – Greatest American Auto Racing Journalist Who Ever Lived – Dead at 91

It is our sad duty to report that Chris Economaki, the legenadary editor and guiding force of the National Speed Sport News has died at age 91. Amazingly, Economaki began selling copies of the NSSN...

Chadmouth: Are You F’ing Kidding Me? Self Driving Cars? The World Officially Sucks.

So in the infinite wisdom of some dumb pricks in government, driverless, self driving, autonomous (or whatever the hell you want to call them) cars are now legal in California. Florida and Nevada...

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Video: Carl Renezeder Wins 100th Short Course Off Road Race Behind The Wheel Of His Lucas RC10T

You’ll remember that we went to the Lucas Oil Off Road Races at Glen Helen a few months ago and absolutely loved it. What a great show they put on. Well, one of the dudes putting on the show is...

BangShift Question Of The Day: Why Don’t Hot Rods Get Driven More Often?

We’ve all seen it. Hell, most of us have been this guy at one point or another. The dude that makes a short drive, or trailers his car, to a car show and then sits around all day in a  lawn...

Kaase Boss 9 Hemi Ford Build: You Can Build A Boss Engine That Isn’t A Complete Bitch To Drive!

When Ro McGonegal sent us a story about John Kaase Racing Engines building their new Boss 9 engines for hot rods, muscle cars, and street rods, we were intrigued. Having driven a real life Boss 429...

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Watch Top Fuel Pilot TJ Zizzo Drive The Insano Hypermax Diesel Dragster To Its First 200mph Lap!

TJ Zizzo is a well known and well respected NHRA Top Fuel racer from the greater Chicago area. The guys at Hypermax Engineering, a business that is based around high performance diesel engines are...