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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Live blog: At the Strip With Buford T

We are having some big stupid fun here at New England Dragway today and our big tank of an ex cop car is running well in the cool air! If you guessed 18 seconds you are out. If you guessed 17 seconds...

BREAKING NEWS: The NMCA’s Lucas Oil West Coast Shootout is coming to Pomona!

The NMCA (National Muscle Car Association), just announced that the NMCA West Lucas Oil West Coast Shootout is going to be held at Auto Club Raceway in Pomona in August. Since the closing of Auto...

BangShift Garage Spotlight: Funny Cars, Mopars, and Cadillacs!

It’s time for another BangShift Garage Spotlight, and it’s the Funny Car, Mopar, and Caddy’s oh my edition. We’re going to be running a BangShift Garage Spotlight on a regular...

Florida Man Drives 1967 Camaro Into Swimming Pool (W/Video!)

Sherman Holland had a bad day on Monday. He went cruising in his 1967 Camaro around the Pembroke Pines suburb of Miami, Florida only to lose the handle on the car and plop it directly into a swimming...

Project Update: Ridetech’s Factory Five ’33 is Looking Bad Ass!

We’ve been keeping tabs on Ridetech’s killer Factory Five ’33 build for some time now. The car is really coming along nicely and we think this one may be the ultimate example of...

Buford T Justice Hits the Strip Tomorrow – Guess the ET and Win a Shirt!

Tomorrow is a big day in the history of BangShift’s project Buford T Justice. Our 1987 Caprice 9C1 will be running down the quarter mile asphalt aisle at New England Dragway in Epping, NH for...

Caption this Photo: Whoopsie Doodle

If I owned or operated a company that specialized in transporting classic cars, I would mount a big sign over the exit door that read, “We have one rule, no one’s shit falls out of the...

Travis Pastrana to Make Nationwide Debut Tonight – How Many Laps Before He Wrecks?

Travis Pastrana’s official NASCAR debut happens tonight at Richmond International Raceway. Pastrana, better known for dirt bike jumping, X Games competition, and free falling out the planes...

LUCAS OIL Top Comp Rolls into Vegas for the PSCA Las Vegas Nationals This Weekend

The Pacific Street Car Association season is in full swing, and after starting off in Las Vegas for the Record Breaker Nationals which we broadcast LIVE here at BangShift.com, is heading back for...

NHRA Pro Stock Sneak Peek Photo: Greg Anderson’s New Camaro is Almost Ready

Check it out folks, Greg Anderson’s new Camaro NHRA Pro Stocker is almost ready for it’s debut! Well, not quite, but it looks almost ready according the photo we have! RJ Race Cars is...

The Somernights Cruise Series Begins This Weekend – Be There!

The Somernights Cruise series is an awesome monthly event that takes the whole idea of a cruise to the next level. This weekend marks the first event of 2012 and we think that if you are within a few...

Is this Custom 1966 Mustang Wagon Cool or Horrendous?

We need your help. After finding this 1966 Mustang wagon kustom on eBay we stared at the photos from every angle and came away stumped. Our immediate reaction was one of scorn and ridicule, but the...

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Amazing Wreckage Photos and Video: A Vintage Porsche 911 Take Flight and Fails at it Miserably

We have to thank our European tipster Malcolm for this nugget of carnage goodness. The photos and video you will see after the link were shot at a vintage sports car race in Australia and they depict...

Watch Mike Ryan and Tanner Foust Drift Laguna Seca in a Mustang and a Freightliner!

When Jason Lewis is not wrenching on his Viper V10 powered Maverick project, he is out making killer videos like this piece that he shot and edited from Laguna Seca Raceway. In it, you’ll see...