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LIVE-STREAM: “Kings of Columbus” Backside Battle @ Darana Raceway, Ohio – July 25th 2026

Well, it’s time for some backside no prep racing action, and this time it’s coming to you from National Trail Darana Raceway in Ohio where the Kings of Columbus Backside Battle 2026 is...

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Bug Jam Festival 2026 Livestream: Epic Weather For One Of The Coolest Summer Events At Santa Pod In England! Plenty of Action!

I love VWs, and have always wanted one. So when I saw that Santa Pod was streaming their Bug Jam Festival again this year I figured I’d share it with all of you guys as well. Whether you like a...

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Drag Racing Livestream: Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Numidia Dragway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest on the east coast and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. Check it...

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LIVE STREAMING | Race 1 and 2 | Misano | GT World Challenge from GT Festival in Darwin Australia powered by AWS 2026

It is road racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more endurance and road races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime...

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Music To Your Ears: Watch, And Listen, To The Best Sounding Cars From The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed Right Here!

Whether you love the sound of a great American V8 at full song, the shreak of a V12 Aston Martin, or the songs that Ferraris and F1 cars make, you’ll love this video. This is nothing but on track...

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19 Years of Madness: Get a Look Inside the Sold-Out Camp N Drag 2026 Car Show! This Thing Is Epic and Old School!

Way back in the day, like 25 years ago, most folks at mini truck and van shows were camping out and partying all night long. Even at some of the car shows it was common. Shows would close the outside...

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American Powertrain Hydramax Clutch Systems Now Available for Mustangs

American Powertrain’s new Hydramax Clutch System is bad assed, and is now available for first-gen Ford Mustangs. This system, which is available for GM and Mopar vehicles as well, provides a...

Question of the Day: Are LS Engines Chevrolet, General Motors, or Generic?

The longstanding battle between Ford, Chevy, Mopar,, or any other manufacturer you are getting pissed at me for not including, will always be there. And people will always freak out when you put a...

Ebay Find: A 1971 C50 Chevy Tow Truck That Will Give Brian Lumber and His Wife a Headache

Brian is out of town announcing yet another race at New England Dragway this weekend so in honor of his absence I’m going to run a really cool Ebay find that he would die to own. Not that he...

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Video: Big Rig Crashes into Cool Old Building: Building Fights Back When Truck Is Removed!

Chris Stinehelfer sent us the tip on this crazy truck vs. building fiasco. The truck gave it to the building for sure, but the brick building made sure to get in a few licks before they hauled the...

Epic Burnout Video: Brasher Burnout Nationals… Held In His Backyard… Literally

Whoever the hell Mick Brasher is, he rules all. Every time Brian leaves town I have to run some Australian burnout video, and this one rules more than any other burnout video ever. The best part is...

VOTE NOW!!! Help The D&Z Customs Built AMX Of “Hollywood” Jimi Day Win Car Craft Pro Builders Award

Randy Johnson, owner/builder at D&Z Customs, and AMXess car owner “Hollywood” Jimi Day are looking for some BangShift support, and we are going to give it to them. They have been...

Question of the Day: What is The Most Dangerous Thing You Have Ever Driven?

With the pulsejet powered motorcycle earlier in the day and the multiple nitro Harley wrecks in the last blog item we’re thinking today is danger day. We’ve all nursed a new project home,...

eBay Find: A Custom Harley Board Track Style Motorcycle Powered By Two Pulse Jet Engines

Admit it, you read the title a couple of times. We have stared at the photos of this motorcycle…err…jet bike for more time than we’d ever publicly admit. We have no idea why anyone...

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Watch a Blown Vega Wreck at the 100-Foot Drags in Lethbridge, Canada

Lethbridge, Canada is a city located out in the Alberta Province of the Great White North and it plays host to an event called, “Street Machine Weekend” each summer. As you’ll see...

Slap Fight: Brian Vs Chad – We Insult Each Other Over Turbos and Nitrous

(Editor’s note: Welcome to Slap Fight! We’re going to try and make this a weekly part of the BangShift blog lineup. Long story short, this is a space where Chad and Brian take the...

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Buford T Justice, Our 1987 9C1 Chevy Caprice Goes Through Final Testing Before the Upgrades Begin!

(Photos by Dave Nutting) – Take a good long look at this wallowing sad sack. It is the last time you’ll see ol’ Buford T Justice, our 1987 9C1 Caprice in stock form. Because we are...

$200 Hauler Project Update: Our 2000 Suburban Gets Wrapped! 24 Hour Makeover

Vinyl wraps on vehicles are nothing new. Every plumber, Vegas taxi cab, and city bus has got something, or someone, in vinyl down their sides. And when we repaired the quarter panel on our $200...

Epic Photo Sequence: First Time Pro Daredevil Jumps His Daily Driver Lincoln Over a Bunch of Vans!

(Photos by Chuck Clark) – This is total greatness. Ohio native Michael “Madman” Porter recently jumped a 1980s Lincoln over a bunch of vans at the Crawford County Fair, which was...

MSD Atomic EFI Gets The Off-Road Wet Test! Plus Free Air Cleaners from MSD with Atomic Purchase!

We dig it when folks test things hmmmm how should we put it…”thoroughly”. Or for you guys that don’t get innuendo, that means we dig it when people try to tear the crap out of...