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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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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Watch: All Angles of 5th Gen Camaro and BMW Pro Drift Cars Wrecking In Turn 1 at Formula D Event at Wall Speedway

The Chevrolets are being dinged up at an impressive rate recently. Last week we showed you video of a Corvette owner burying his car onto the guardrail at the drags before ever making the starting...

eBay Find: An AMC M422 Mighty Mite – The Gnarly Mini-Jeep You Never Knew Existed!

With respect to cool and collectible old military trucks, they don’t come much smaller or more rare than the AMC M422 Mighty Mite, a tough little bastard designed to be flown into the front via...

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Nostalgia Drags Gallery: Maple Grove’s Epic 50th Anniversary Race Bash!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) – The Grove turned 50 and they threw a helluva party…. Nitro Funny Cars, Alcohol Funny Cars, The Winged Express, 4 Jets, a Wheelstander and Bob...

Event Gallery: The 2012 Optima Face Off At Historic Road America Raceway – Killer Cars and Action!

(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Optima Batteries hosted another qualifier for the Optima Ultimate Streetcar Invitations  that takes place right after the SEMA show later this year. What...

MSD Introduces New Line of DynaForce Starters – High Performance, Light Weight, Lots of Applications

The dudes and dudettes at MSD have not been resting on their massive Atomic EFI success. As proof of that, they just rolled out a completely new line of starters that they are calling,...

Watch a Guy Crash His Z06 at the Drags Before Ever Getting to the Starting Line!

Yes, it is late to be posting stuff on a Friday, but frankly when we first saw this video we knew it would be something that BangShifters would want to see and we aim to please. We feel pretty bad...

Watch the Ridetech ’33 Being Driven in Anger at the Texas Optima Face Off – Autocross, Speed Stop, and Road Course Action

Ridetech’s new ’33 coupe is hella cool for a multitude of reasons. From the fuel injected. 600hp Ford engine up front to the totally hard core and bad ass Ridetech suspension, the car is...

Question of the Day: What is the One Element You Car Has to Have? Fast, Low, Corner Carver, Great Paint?

Hot rodders and gearheads are a particular bunch. We all have our likes and dislikes, whether they are rooted in certain eras of cars, styles of cars, or even specific performance elements, we all...

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Watch the World’s Lamest Drifting Event End With a Corvette Getting Smashed

When you watch this video, you’ll probably think the same thing we did on our first viewing, which was, “What the hell?”  Other than the Corvette, we have no idea what the other...

World’s Most Horrendous Rolling Disaster For Sale On Craigslist – Unparalleled Nightmare

There truly are not words to describe how heinous, wrong, nightmarish, and awful this “1962 International” is. We have no idea what in the hell the guy that glued it together was trying...

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Weld Racing Unveils Delta-1 Drag Racing Wheel – Revolutionary Design Unlike Any Pro Level Drive Wheel in Drag Racing History

For months, there have been hushed conversations happening with the guys at Weld Racing regarding a new product that they were finalizing for drag racing. It has been similar to the buzz the company...

Barnstormin’ – Why Bowling Green Serves As My Nitro Fueled Tent Revival Every Year

The 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion at Beech Bend Raceway in Bowling Green, Kentucky was another interesting endevour for Chad and I. The event itself was bad ass to levels previously...

Bitchin’ Gasser Video: Wheelstands and Wild Nose High Action From the 2012 Gasser Reunion

The yearly Gasser Reunion has been going on for about 10 years now. What started as a small meet at Thompson Dragway in Ohio has grown into a far more robust show that is currently held at nostalgic...

eBay Find: A 1946 Autocar Truck That’s Tough and Cool (and Probably Slower Than a Mule)

One of my favorite moments at the 2012 Holley NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion was literally running down the owner of a totally sweet 1964 Mack B61 truck and chatting him up about the big beast. Since...

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