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MiniTruckin Nationals Photos From Maggie Valley North Carolina – Old School, New School, Mini’s And More!

I didn’t make it out to the 2024 Mini Truckin Nationals in Maggie Valley, but boy I can’t wait for next year. That’s because our friend Damon Steinke from E3Extreme hit the show and...

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Mud And Dirt Racing Photos: The Lee County Darryl Jones Memorial Race Was Epic And We’ve Got The Photos!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) With the unfortunate passing from a courageous battle with cancer back in 2021 of famed and beloved mud racer Darryl Jones, pilot of the legendary “Scooby Doo”...

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BIG TIRES & BLOWERS – The Hot Rod Hoarder Hits Up The Spring Pigeon Forge Rod Run 2024 And Man There Were Cool Cars On Parade.

Pigeon Forge is a tourist destination, and home to several awesome car and truck events, in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. It’s a cool town full of restaurants, shops, hotels, Dollywood,...

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Our Final Gallery Of 2024 PDRA East Coast Nationals Action Photos: Check Them All Out Here, Along With A Link To Any You Might Have Missed!

We’ve got our fifth, and final, photo gallery from the PDRA East Coast Nationals below, but if you missed the previous galleries from the race, you can use the link we’ve included as...

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Newbern Helped His Neighbor Get This SS Chevelle Up And Running For Burnouts After Sitting For 40 Years And A Seized Small Block

There are lots of will it run videos out there of engines being started after sitting for years and years and years. But when an engine is actually stuck, or seized, the success rate goes down...

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Featured Product: This Easy to Apply KBS Bed Liner Protects Truck Beds and Body Panels And You Can Do It At Home!

We’re big fans of KBS products around here, but if you haven’t seen their products here on BANGshift or haven’t caught up with them at the PRI or SEMA shows, then you need to check...

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Carnage Video: A Tractor Puller Crashes Through the End of the Course

Last week we showed you video of a pulling truck losing its entire rear axle assembly at the end of a pull. Today we’re showing you what happens when the pulling sled itself fails and causes a...

Event Coverage: Sunday at the 2010 Goodguys Scottsdale Spring Nationals

It’s been a perfect weekend here in Scottsdale, Arizona, at Westworld where BangShift.com’s third day at the 2010 Goodguys Spring Nationals delivered even more cool cars. As promised we...

Great Plate: His Maserati….

We’ve got to thank intrepid BangShift.com reader Paul Layfayette for sending us this photo that he shot on his commute to work last week. We can’t recommend snapping photos at 80 mph on...

eBay Find: Kooky Kustom 1961 Corvair

Talk about bizarro world! This 1961 Corvair was put through the full kustom treatment in the late 1960s or early 1970s and then stored. It’s a time capsule to a world we’re not sure we...

Event Coverage: Saturday at the 2010 Goodguys Scottsdale Spring Nationals

It’s been a perfect day here in Scottsdale, Arizona, at Westworld for BangShift.com’s second day at the 2010 Goodguys Spring Nationals. As promised when we gave you a photo gallery from...

eBay Find: Kenny Bernstein’s 1987 Buick Batmobile LeSabre Funny Car Body

This could be the drag racing barn find of the decade. The infamous 1987 Buick LeSabre Funny Car body used by Kenny Bernstein but designed and perfected by Dale Armstrong was located in a storage...

Event Coverage: Goodguys 2010 Spring Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona

BangShift.com is here live in Scottsdale, Arizona, for the Goodguys Spring Nationals. We’re here to help with the Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross, but took a break to wander the grounds at...

The Parting Shift: Gear Whine M22 Rock Crusher Style

We’ll be the first to admit that Two Lane Blacktop is a weird movie. That doesn’t mean we don’t like it, because we do, but the whole thing is strange. Things that aren’t...

NHRA’s Angelle Sampey Retires From Drag Racing as the Most Winning Female Racer Ever

NHRA Pro Stock Bike racer Angelle Sampey, the winningest female professional racer in the history of motorsports, has retired. She left the sport after a failed attempt to team up with Shirley...

New Product: Zex 2010 Camaro Nitrous Kit

Out of the box, the LS3 powered 2010 Camaro is a pretty tough customer. That being said, any gearhead worth his weight in gear oil can only be happy for so long with factory performance. ZEX has...

Roadside Find: A 1948 Hudson Double Front-Ender

Our buddy Paul was really on his stuff the other day. He tipped us off on the V8 Miata web site that we ran earlier in the day and he also sent this photo of what appears to be a 1948 Hudson double...

Photo Gallery: A Tour of Ross Meyer’s 3 Dog Garage

Our roving photographic rogue agent Joe Grippo is back with another bitchin’ photo gallery. Joe recently went on a tour of Ross Meyer’s incredible 3 Dog Garage in Hershey, Pennsylvania,...

LS Powered Miatas: We Want

For a long time, the small world of V8 Miata engine swaps was dominated by use of the small-block Ford powerplant. More than one company was bolting little 302s into the front of the small Mazda...

Carnage Video: Watch the Rear Axle Get Ripped Clean Out of a Pulling Truck!

Carnage is something that happens with regularity in all motorsports. Truck and tractor pulling is no exception. With motors and drivetrain parts being worked to within an inch of their lives under...