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Bug Jam Festival 2026 Livestream: Epic Weather For One Of The Coolest Summer Events At Santa Pod In England! Plenty of Action!

I love VWs, and have always wanted one. So when I saw that Santa Pod was streaming their Bug Jam Festival again this year I figured I’d share it with all of you guys as well. Whether you like a...

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Drag Racing Livestream: Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Numidia Dragway – Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest on the east coast and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. Check it...

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LIVE-STREAM: “Kings of Columbus” Backside Battle @ Darana Raceway, Ohio – July 25th 2026

Well, it’s time for some backside no prep racing action, and this time it’s coming to you from National Trail Darana Raceway in Ohio where the Kings of Columbus Backside Battle 2026 is...

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LIVE STREAMING | Race 1 and 2 | Misano | GT World Challenge from GT Festival in Darwin Australia powered by AWS 2026

It is road racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more endurance and road races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime...

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Music To Your Ears: Watch, And Listen, To The Best Sounding Cars From The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed Right Here!

Whether you love the sound of a great American V8 at full song, the shreak of a V12 Aston Martin, or the songs that Ferraris and F1 cars make, you’ll love this video. This is nothing but on track...

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19 Years of Madness: Get a Look Inside the Sold-Out Camp N Drag 2026 Car Show! This Thing Is Epic and Old School!

Way back in the day, like 25 years ago, most folks at mini truck and van shows were camping out and partying all night long. Even at some of the car shows it was common. Shows would close the outside...

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Killer Cruise Gallery: The Forest Lane Reunion Cruise – Dallas, Texas

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Almost every city in America had a hot cruising spot in the 1970s and early 1980s, then as those cities developed and urban sprawl took over, the cruising spots got...

Gallery: 75 Photos of Stock and Super Stock Wheelstands!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Earlier this year Charles Wickam did a great job shooting the NHRA Spring Nationals in Houston, Texas and during that race, he captured a ton of killer stock and...

Watch Finnegan and Freiburger Pit a Rat Rod Against a $400,000 Lamborghini on the Newest Roadkill!

Freiburger and Finnegan are back with their newest episode of the web-show “Roadkill”. In this episode, the dudes take a $400,000 Lamborghini Aentador and a rat rod built as a promotional...

Shop Tour Gallery: Speed Inc. – Schamburg, Illinois – Killer Builds, Burnouts, and More!

(Words and Photos by Bob Chiluk) – What a perfect name for your shop that builds killer LS powered machines! “Speed Inc” and its owner Tom ordered some perfect weather and temps.He...

The 2012 GOJO Giveaway is ON! We Have Two Winners and A New Poll!

As we told you last week, BangShift and GOJO Industries have teamed up on a cool summer giveaway that rewards you hard wrenching guys and girls who are out there getting dirty working on your stuff!...

Question of the Day: Given the Chance, What Historic Race Car Would You Drive?

When writing about Cotton Owens’ passing yesterday, I of course thought of his cool “Cotton Picker” match bash wagon right off the bat. It got me to thinking about what single race...

eBay Find: The Coolest Ramp Truck in America – 1970 Dodge L600 Resto-Mod Truck

We normally keep our eBay finds to a once a week level but after being tipped off to this totally bitchin’ 1970 Dodge L600 ramp truck by BangShift reader Deaf Bob, we had to get it here on the...

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Awesome Video: A Car Smashes Through a Building On the Highway – Check Those Load Straps!

Here’s one for the books. We’ve all been driving down the highway at one time or another and seen a house, or pieces of one being transported on flatbed trailers. Our twisted minds always...

American Powertrain Power Tour Adventure Blog Update – Roadside Finds and a Few Hiccups With The Edsel

(Words and Photos by Matt Graves/American Powertrain) – First a little apology to some Bangshifters that came by our booth today and our man Josh didn’t know about the password. I guess he...

Father and Son Power Tour Adventures: Ridetech Style…With Photos!

For Hot Rod Power Tour 2012, Ridetech Grand Poobah, Bret Voelkel is enjoying the sites and sounds of Hot Rods cruising across America with his 12 year old son Andy. We’ll be bringing you...

NASCAR Legend Cotton Owens – Dead at 88

Cotton Owens, one of the pioneering greats in NASCAR, a recent inductee to the NASCAR hall of fame, a short time match race drag racer, and one of the 50 greatest drivers in NASCAR history has died...

Question of the day: What’s the Best Road Trip Car You Have Ever Owned?

In looking at all of the photos and info we’ve been running from the 2012 Hot Rod Power Tour this week it is clear that every possible type of vehicle has been on the tour at some point. It...

Racing Junk Find: A 1961 Catalina Drag Car With a Twin Turbo Poncho Mill Under the Hood!

First, an admission. When we saw this ad on RacingJunk for the first time we kept it to ourselves and did our damnedest to sell a non-vital organ for the asking price of the car, which is $42,000...

Rocket Racing Wheels to Be Front and Center (Literally!) On the 2012 Rat Rod Tour and at Ratpalooza in Vegas This September!

(Photos by Rat Rod Magazine/Chad Truss) – Rocket Racing Wheels and their diverse lineup of products have a wheel for virtually any application you’d ever dream up. One of the arenas that...