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Drag and Drive Photos: Buckeye Skips 2026 – Day 1 Driver’s Meeting, Checkpoints, and Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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Our Final Gallery of Car Show Photos From Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event! The 2026 Father’s Day Car Show!

(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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Shop Tour Video: United by Trucks Visits Pennsylvania’s Hart Fab to Get A Look At What Makes Them Tick. This is UBT ON TOUR

I love shop tours. Who doesn’t? Seeing a hot rod or custom shop building cars and trucks is always fun to see, and when they do it right it is really fun to check out all their fabrication,...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Laid On Its Balls! How This Custom NBS Went From Show To Scrap And Back To Life And On The Road!

This truck has got some interesting history and has lived a rough life but has been brought back to life in a big way. After being built, this truck lit the show world on fire as it was laid out on...

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100 Hot Rod Roadsters. Three Days. One Incredible Adventure. This Road Trip Is Full of Collections, Cruises, And Memories Like None Other.

We love a good road trip, and doing one in a topless hot rod sounds like a wonderful idea. I’m a big fan of a good convertible, and so are these guys. In this video you’ll see 100 vintage...

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Watch the Hot Rod Thump Truck Kenworth Dump Truck Dominate At the Big Rig Drags in Canada!

We featured Leon Smith’s crazy ass Kenworth dump truck last winter and the interwebs went wild for it. Leon sent us a note recently that he was racing up in Canada at another of the awesome big...

BangShift Interview: We Talk To Scott Monty, Ford’s Global Head of Social Media

There are lots of interesting jobs in the automotive world, especially at the OEM level. Scott Monty has one of the neatest in our opinion as Ford’s Global Head of Social Media. Monty’s...

Disney’s Art of Animation CARS Resort – America’s Coolest Gearhead Hotel (Big Photo Gallery!)

Last week, Chad did a killer job pulling the shift lever on the blog while I escaped to Florida for a family vacation with my wife Kerri and my sons, Tom and Jack. It just so happened that we...

Event Coverage: Tiki Highway Car Show and Cruise At Don The Beachcomber Tiki Bar

Don The Beachcomber is a bar that is not only famous in Southern California, but also on Waikiki Beach, and is credited with being the first Tiki bar ever. Sure it’s not in the original...

Event Coverage: Surf City Garage Car Show, Shop Tour And Super Bitchin Car Collection

The Surf City Garage Car Show and Shop Tour, in Huntington Beach, was super duper cool! Not only was it a great show that featured hot rods and customs stretched out for blocks around their...

The 2012 World Series of Drag Racing, Cordova Dragway – Epic BangShift Photo Gallery

(Photos by Bob Chiluk and Greg Rourke) – In the realm of drag racing history, they don’t get any more historic and/or cool than the World Series of Drag Racing held at Cordova Dragway...

Event Coverage: Hot Rods, Customs, and Muscle Cars at the 10th Annual Corn Feed Run Car Show and Cruise In Chino

There is always something going on here in Southern California that is car related. And with at least 10 car shows or cruise nights going on this weekend alone, we’ve got a lot of content...

Car Show Coverage: Goodguys 26th West Coast Nationals In Pleasanton: Same Day Coverage Thanks To InGear Media

Our dude on the street today is Todd Ryden, owner of InGear Media, who sent us a very cool gallery of photos from the 26th Goodguys West Coast Nationals in Pleasanton. Todd has been a staunch...

The Parting Shift: Lenco, Small-Block, Wheelstand… Do We Have To Say Anything Else?

The funny thing is we have actually run this car before for a parting shift. In fact, I’m going to cut and paste Brian’s previous text below this cause he knows the dude. I don’t...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Is The Stupidest Thing You’ve Been Pulled Over For?

Looking at the troubles that our fellow hot rodders in the UK may be in, got us thinking. There are too many stupid pieces of automotive legislation to list, but what are your favorites for the...

Now Hiring: AFCO Needs 60 New People Thanks To A Major New Expansion! Apply Now!

If you are unemployed, or looking for a new career in the automotive aftermarket, AFCO needs you. Due to an overwhelming demand for their products, AFCO is in the midst of a MAJOR expansion and is...

Our European Hot Rodding Brethren Need Our Support: Can We Storm The Palace?

The Association Of Car Enthusiasts (ACE) is a UK based group who’s purpose is to keep hot rodders on the other side of the pond up to date on government regulations that may effect their...

Ford Fans Rejoice: DIYAutotune.com Introduces MegaSquirtPNP Gen 2 For 5.0 Mustangs

Check it out Ford fanatics. DIYAutoTune.com, the leader in Do It Yourself EFI kits and components, has just released their newest PNP (PlugNPlay) system for Fords. We gave you a sneak peak of this...

Burnout Insanity Videos: The Americans Have Spoken. Apparently We Weren’t Listening!

In our efforts to strengthen the bond between American and Aussie hot rodders, we started a bit of a pissing contest with regards to burnouts. For horsepower hounds the only thing more sacred than...