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LIVE Big Money Bracket Racing: The West Coast Bracket Races Southwest Showdown Is LIVE Right Here All Weekend Long!

It’s that time of year again, when racers from the western states and beyond show up at Tucson Dragway for what has become the premier event of the West Coast Bracket Races series. The Southwest...

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Desert Off-Road Racing Livestream: The 2026 King Shocks 39th SCORE San Felipe 250 – Qualifying, Contingency, And Racing!

Desert off-road racing is some of my favorite off-road action, and having been to Ensenada for the BAJA 1000, the King Shocks San Felipe 250 is near and dear to my heart as well. If you dig desert...

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FREE LIVE NHRA Regional Racing Action: Division 4 Lucas Oil Drag Racing At No Problem Raceway – Friday

Free live drag racing starts here and continues all weekend long from the NHRA Regional at No Problem Raceway In Louisiana. We’re talking all kinds of Sportsman Drag racing which means wheels up...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 428 Cobra Jet Torino Is Ford Big Block Greatness! Someone Save This Thing!

When I see this 428 Cobra Jet Torino, I think about the ones that raced in Stock Eliminator as I was growing up and still do today. This is a rare example of the muscle that Ford flexed when it came...

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2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos: Side By Side Funny Cars, Top Fuel, Sportsman Door Cars, Pro Mods, Pro Stock Bikes And More!

We’ve shared a few galleries of photos from David Whealon already but now we’re getting into some of the photos from Richard Pasley too. Check them all out below by using the link to all...

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Testing The Largest Pistol Impact Guns On The Market: So How Much Power Do These Beasts Really Make?

Most of us only have a 1/2 inch impact in our toolbox. Whether it is air operated or cordless, that’s still about all we need for most hot rod and racing jobs. And even those things are...

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BangShift Tested and Approved Product: ReplayXD 1080 Cameras

Video camera technology has been on an amazingly accelerated pace over the last few years. The rise of small, durable, high quality, “action cameras” has brought all of us to places that...

Gallery: 100+ Photos From Posies Rods and Customs Winter Open House

(Photos by Doug Garrison) – A while back, we brought you Joe Grippo’s photos from the winter open house at Posies Rods and Customs in Pennsylvania. As it turns out, our own Doug Garrison...

Awesome New Video: Vaughen Gittin Jr. Chasing R/C Vaughn Gittin Jr. at K&N HQ! Drifting Insanity!

While we’re not the most versed drifting guys in the world, we know entertaining video when we see it! This three minute film shows drift-master Vaughn Gittin Jr. chasing  a miniature of...

Awesome Video: A Daytona Prototype Racer Hits the Streets With a Police Escort!

The Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona is in the book and Ford power proved to be the ticket to the winner’s circle this year. Prior to the running of the race, Ricky Taylor, the driver of the SunTrust...

Weird News: Man Busted in England With 11 People Jammed Into his Car – Four Were in the Trunk!

Police in England stopped a late model Audi A4 after seeing the passenger compartment was overpopulated by a couple of people. Imagine their surprise when they opened the trunk to find four more...

Ridetech Mecum Auction Update – SOLD!!!

Bret Voelkel from Ridetech spent last week at the Mecum Auction and we have his update from Friday for you to enjoy. As usual, Bret brings a unique perspective to events. Luckily he shares it with...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster 2012 is the Indy Speedster!

The votes are in! We didn’t even put the winner in our Top Five, although we did say that all of them were worthy. The winner is Bill Lindig’s, SoCal Speedshop built, Indy Speedster! Bill...

America’s Most Beautiful Roadster: Our Top Picks

I grew up going to the Grand National Roadster Show when it was in Oakland. And I remember looking at the Roadsters that were competing for the title of America’s Most Beautiful Roadster. Man,...

Grand National Roadster Show 2012: 500 Plus Photos

The Grand National Roadster Show is the longest running indoor car show in America, and we have been going since we were kids. Sure, it moved from Oakland 9 years ago, but it’s still the Grand...

Question of the Day: What is the Most Boneheaded Thing You Have Ever Done While Showing Off in Your Car?

With all the news coming out about the sinking of the cruise ship Costa Concordia, the root cause is looking more and more like a simple act of bad judgement on behalf of the captain who may have...

Racing Junk Find: A Big Tire 2010 Camaro that DOESN’T Look Like a Pro Stocker

If you can’t get lost on Racing Junk and spend countless hours looking at stuff you want, dream about, or need, then you should probably be reading another website. Try Edmunds or Motor Trend....

New Product: Twisted Wedge Track Heat 170 Small Block Ford Heads from Trick Flow

At the 2012 Motorsports Parts Manufacturers Council Media Conference, we’ve had the chance to touch and feel some great new parts. Trick Flow Specialties announced their new Twisted Wedge and...

Caption The Photo: The Traction at This Place Sucks!

BangShift reader Ronnie Mankins sent us this wild photos of Oregon’s Woodburn Dragstrip under a few feet of water. We know of several strips that are built close to water and occasionally...

Cool Product: American Powertrain’s X-Factor Universal Stretch Cross Member

After cruising the halls of the MPMC conference all week and checking out all kinds of cool transmissions, fitment questions are swirling in the front of our minds. There are lots of near crash boxes...