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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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Car Show Gallery: The 2012 FIG Car Show and Festival

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Friendswood, Texas is the home of the FIG (Friendswood is Great) Car Show and festival. It is a way for the community to welcome Spring and a way for the chamber of...

FAST XFI Training Class Registration Open For Las Vegas: $50 BangShift Discount Here!

The first FAST XFI Training Class of 2012 is going to be May 5th in Las Vegas, and we just found out there are a couple of spots left. This is a must attend class that we have personally attended. At...

Cruise Gallery: The Kemah, Texas Cruise – April 2012

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man in Texas has had a busy couple of weekends. He blasted a couple days worth of photos last weekend both at the Kemah Cruise and at a killer local show and...

We Found the Ugliest 2nd-Gen Firebird of All Time on eBay

We must warn you, scrolling down the page at the photos below may haunt your dreams forever. This 1978 Firebird has had some truly unspeakable things done to it. In a way, it looks like some sort of...

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Watch Lizzy Musi’s Huge ADRL Bristol Wreck From Two Angles – Camera Man Nearly Killed!

Pat Musi’s daughter Lizzy is no stranger to the drag strip having grown up at tracks all across the country with her dad Pat. 2012 marks her first year as a competitive driver, though. Musi was...

Video: White Knuckle – The Story of the Motorcycle Cannonball – Pre-1916 Motorcycles Going Cross Country!

Brian Darwas, the awesome filmmaker over at AtomicHotRods.com sent us a link to the preview/teaser of his upcoming film entitled, “White Knuckle: The Story of the Motorcycle Cannonball”....

Question of the Day: What is Your Favorite Class in Drag Racing?

One of the great appeals to the people out there who love drag racing is the diversity in equipment. On any given day at a strip you’ll see dragsters, altereds, door slammers, motorcycles, and...

Craigslist Find: A Hellla Cool 1971 International Converted Into a Dually Pickup!

Old school International Loadstar trucks make for great visual starting points for projects. The cabs have a great shape, the fenders are bulged and rounded in the right spots, and there is a big...

Shop Tour: Hot Rod Chassis and Cycle – Addison, Illinois

(Words by Bob Chiluk – Photos by Greg Rourke and Bob Chiluk) – Technology is advancing at a dizzying pace. If we don’t grab on we will be left in the dust like a couple of fat guys...

Event Coverage: Chrysler Performance West Spring Fling Mopar Show

Chrysler Performance West is known for putting on Spring Fling each and every year here in Southern California and it’s no wonder many Mopar freaks consider it one of THE must attend events....

Event Coverage: The Knott’s Berry Farm 27th Annual Fabulous Fords Forever Car Show

It’s “The Most Gigantic Car Show Ever” according the gang at Knott’s who’s Western Region Ford Motor Company Car Clubs event includes 52 classes and over 1600 cars. We...

Event Coverage: Ford Cobra Shelby Reunion Celebrates Shelby’s 50th Anniversary

For 50 years the name Shelby has meant high horsepower in small packages and although the reputation started during the golden age of racing in the ’60s, that name and reputation are still...

Donut Derelicts Photo Gallery: Spring is King and Cars are Out in Force

For more than 25 years guys have been hanging out at the Donut shop at Magnolia and Adams in Huntington Beach California. A couple hundred cars per week show up now, and despite a few bitching shop...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend: Saturday Update

The good news is that Peter Farber’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona is still in the show. The bad news is that we are living dangerously on the bump spot. Today’s schedule calls for one more...