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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Method Race Wheels 58th SCORE BAJA 500 RACE DAY – TT Spec, Class 1, 2WD, Legends, Unlimited

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the BAJA 500 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert off-road racing as...

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FREE LIVE DRAG AND DRIVE COVERAGE! Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 Starts Today And Will Hit The Mountains Once Again!!

It’s go time for Rocky Mountain Race Week 2026 and we’ll be live each race day afternoon and into the night so you can follow all the great racing action. We’ll start LIVE at SRCA Dragstrip...

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FREE LIVESTREAM IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Series: The “Show Me” Shootout – Qualifying from Lake Lucas Indiana

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend is the second race of the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Lucas in Indiana. If you like big power, and big speed, on the water then you want...

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The Inaugural Fendt High Stakes Pulling Event Kicks Off This Weekend! Night 1 and 2 – Dragway 42

Truck and Tractor pulling, like most racing formats, have advanced dramatically in the last few years and that has made the competition at events even closer and closer. This weekend the first, of...

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FREE DRAG RACING DOWN UNDER: The Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway Australia Right Here!

The Aussies are as ate up with drag racing as we are, and this weekend’s Gulf Western Oil Winternationals at Willowbank Raceway prove it. This is a great race track with great crowds and great...

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IHRA Pro Mod Mania Invades Milan Michigan’s Darana Dragway! Huge Purse, Killer Pro Mod and Sportsman Action!

This weekend the International Hot Rod Association visits Milan Michigan for Pro Mod Mania at Darana Dragway which features an insane purse and tons of great racing action. With a total purse of...

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Caption This Photo: What is Larry Larson Saying to Steve Matusek?

(Photo by Charles Wickam) – When I was at the ADRL event in Bristol, Tennessee I ran into Larry Larson in the pits and staging lanes a couple of times of the weekend. Larry was there working...

Seattle Man Not Named Freiburger Steals Camaro SS From Hertz Hits 150mph During Police Chase

You always have to worry about internet videos spawning copy cats, so when we read about a man in the Seattle, Washington area who stole a brand new Camaro SS from a Hertz office and later hit 150mph...

Racing Junk Find: A Complete, Turn Key, Modern Front Motor Top Fuel Car

While trolling around RacingJunk.com and oogling stuff we cannot afford and have no business owning even if we could, we stumbled upon an ad that has a complete front engine top fuel dragster, of the...

Question of the Day: What is the Worst Automotive Innovation Ever?

We live in an age where cars are packed with some incredible technology. From anti-lock brakes to active cruise control that will automatically slow your car with traffic, to cars that can literally...

Top 11 Best Ever Race Car Paint Schemes

Modern race car paint jobs can’t hold a candle to the classic, care-free stylings of generations ago. There were classy, subtle schemes, and gaudy, loud, attention-grabbing hues slathered down...

Project Buford T Justice Will Be Saved For About A 100 Bucks With a 15 Year Old Transmission

By now you know that I blew up my Project Buford T Justice Caprice on the dyno at Performance Auto and Dyno in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Monday. After the car spit the driveshaft at us, broke the...

Watch Helmet Cam Video of a Guy Crashing His Quad Into a Cow at Full Tilt!

We have seen lots of wacky helmet cam videos over the years here at BangShift but this one is on another level entirely. The video shows a quad rider running full speed down a dirt road in God knows...

Drag Racing Pioneer Jim Nelson is Dead

For the third time in less than two weeks we are sad to report the passing of another legend in the world of drag racing. Jim Nelson, one of the pioneering chassis men in the sport, a member of the...

2012 Canfield Swap Meet: BS Approved Cars and Stuff Gallery

(Photos by John Milk) – BangShifter John Milk hit the 2012 Canfield Swap Meet in Canfield, Ohio with his camera, too much cash, and all the good intentions in the world to take photos, buy a...

Good News: Two Drag Strips Are Officially Undead – Irwindale and Capitol Raceway Up and Running Again

Here’s a quick follow up note on two race tracks that were in serious limbo over the past couple of months. Happily we can tell you that both the drag strip at Irwindale Speedway in Irwindale,...

eBay Find: The Nicest 1981 Yenko Turbo-Z Camaro on Earth

The 1981 Yenko Turbo-Z Camaro marks the final effort from muscle car legend Don Yenko to take a normal factory high performance car and elevate it to “super car” levels. Starting with...

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Epic Fail: Man Shopping For New Car After Crashing in Police Chase Crashes Car in Dealer Showroom

This  is certainly one of those “fact is stranger than fiction” stories. Ender Durgut was involved in a high speed chase back in March which saw him drive over spike strips and continue...

Watch Jamey Smith Attempt a Full Lap at Laguna Seca in a Mustang on Two Wheels!

Regular BangShift readers know Jamey Smith. He’s the stunt driver and gearhead that has appeared in Hot Rod  and a bunch of videos on both the internet and big screens of your local cinema....

Watch a Lunatic Norwegian Formula Off Road Racer Run Full Tilt With the Hood Flipped Up! This Guy is Crazy!

The men who race in the crazy Norwegian Formula Off Road series are a breed apart. Piloting trucks that are hybrids of mud boggers, sand rails, rock buggies, and dragsters, these paddle tired world...