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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indy 500 Testing And Qualifying Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few days until the start of the Indy 500, but there is plenty of practice and qualifying action to watch until then! We’ve got live streaming video from the Indianapolis Motor...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Camden Murphy Sets Monster Truck World Speed Record at Monster Jam at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Monster Trucks are awesome machines, and the things they are capable of doing are mind boggling at times. But as fast, and crazy, and high flying as they are, top speed is not the thing you think of...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 3 of 5 – What’s Wizardry Is Going Into This Beast? The Science Behind Better Handling

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 this video...

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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...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend Update: We’re in!

It was good news from qualifying session two today. Peter Farber drove the TJ and Sons Towing sponsored car to a 3.96 second lap which planted him solidly into the 8 car field. We have one more...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend – Friday Update

Well Friday got off to a good start with some final maintenance and tweaks on Peter Farber’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Pro Mod before round one of qualifying. The track conditions changed...

BangShift ADRL Pro Mod Crew Guy Weekend Update 1

Pro Mod team owner/driver Peter Farber and I arrived at the famed Bristol Dragway otherwise known as Thunder Valley this morning. A couple of the guys are servicing the motor in the car, a very nasty...

Racing Junk Sold! Now part of the Internet Brands empire.

We’ve actually known about this for a couple weeks, but haven’t said anything but now Racing Junk is spreading the word. So, out with the news. RacingJunk, one of the premier race and hot...

Rocketeer Funny Car Rig Stolen Last Night: Help us Find It!

Jim Barrett with the Rocketeer Funny Car team just announced that their Nostalgia Funny Car Tow Rig was stolen between 11pm and 6:30am April 20th. Please help them find it. The Rocketeer Team has...

SCRAPPLE: The BangShift Guide to this Week’s Automotive Crap You Care Nothing About

Writing the Scrapple column is a pain the ass. Mostly because this junk is usually stupid and we typically hate what is written about it by the “normal” press. But this week, as usual, we...

Great Video: Chases and Crashes…and they have their own YouTube Channel!

Multiple people just let us know about this YouTube Channel that is all about car crashes and chases. Some of them are absolutely mistifying. But the thing that makes us go hmmmmmmm the most is the...

BangShift Garage Spotlight: We Show You Some of Our Favorite Readers Rides

There are tons of great cars and trucks in the BangShift Garages on our Forums, and now we’ve even added a commenting feature! Today we decided to gives some of our guys a little love by...

BangShift Forum Freaks Shirts, Hats, Sweatshirts, and More ON SALE NOW!

It’s that time of year again boys and girls. Time for Hot Rod Power Tour planning and that means Forum Freaks gear is on sale now at BangShift.com. We have shirts, hats, sweatshirts, hoodies,...

EPIC FAIL VIDEO: 30 Ways To Ruin A Great Day On The Dyno

We can’t take credit for finding this one, because it came from BangShifter extraordinaire Malcolm Dyer who happens to live in Spain and is with us on every single LIVE drag racing broadcast...

BangShift Announces Sponsorship of Nissan Pro Stock Team! What do you think?

HA!!! We got your attention with that one didn’t we? LOL  Sorry, we couldn’t help ourselves. Brian is off playing on a Pro Mod this week so I’m left to my own devices which means...