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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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Amazing Wreckage Photos and Video: A Vintage Porsche 911 Take Flight and Fails at it Miserably

We have to thank our European tipster Malcolm for this nugget of carnage goodness. The photos and video you will see after the link were shot at a vintage sports car race in Australia and they depict...

Watch Mike Ryan and Tanner Foust Drift Laguna Seca in a Mustang and a Freightliner!

When Jason Lewis is not wrenching on his Viper V10 powered Maverick project, he is out making killer videos like this piece that he shot and edited from Laguna Seca Raceway. In it, you’ll see...

Question of the Day: What Model of Car Would You Erase From History Given the Chance?

Today’s question is a little on the vindictive side. Given the chance to squash any specific model in the history of the automobile, which would you choose? We’re guessing that the...

FNG: My Weekend in the Trench With Peter Farber’s NHRA/ADRL Pro Mod Team PLUS VIDEO

I have seen drag races through several different angles during my time in the sport. I have seen them as a racer in a street car or bracket bomber, I have seen them as an announcer and race director,...

Incredible Video: Watch a Rally Photog Come Inches From Death When a Car Smashes a Tree!

So far this week, Grinner Hester holds the high water mark for insane video/photo work with his capture of the Lizzy Musi wreck at the ADRL Bristol race, but he has competition. This rally...

Tech: How to Swap a Junkyard Hyrdoboost on Your Classic GM Muscle Car or Truck

(Words and photos by Scott Liggett) – In this episode, we’ll show you how stupid easy it is to take a $30 junkyard hydroboost and transplant it into your classic Chevy’s brake...

Caption this Photo: These guys are up to no good!

Tomorrow, you’ll read about my epic adventure weekend spent with Peter Farber and the crew of his 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Pro Mod. Because I was the FNG and I was there to do whatever needed...

Follow BangShift on Facebook – We Are Closing in on 25,000 Likes!

If you aren’t a follower of BangShift.com on Facebook, you should be! There are nearly 25,000 people already in our BangShift Facebook clan and the number is growing every day. It is a perfect...

Question: Is Drag Racing’s Mass Media Exposure Due to Explosions and Wrecks Good or Bad?

In the past two weeks, the sport of drag racing has received more mass media attention because of a high profile explosion and a high profile wreck than it has in probably the last five years (or...

Car Show Gallery: The 2012 FIG Car Show and Festival

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Friendswood, Texas is the home of the FIG (Friendswood is Great) Car Show and festival. It is a way for the community to welcome Spring and a way for the chamber of...

FAST XFI Training Class Registration Open For Las Vegas: $50 BangShift Discount Here!

The first FAST XFI Training Class of 2012 is going to be May 5th in Las Vegas, and we just found out there are a couple of spots left. This is a must attend class that we have personally attended. At...

Cruise Gallery: The Kemah, Texas Cruise – April 2012

(Photos by Charles Wickam) – Our man in Texas has had a busy couple of weekends. He blasted a couple days worth of photos last weekend both at the Kemah Cruise and at a killer local show and...

We Found the Ugliest 2nd-Gen Firebird of All Time on eBay

We must warn you, scrolling down the page at the photos below may haunt your dreams forever. This 1978 Firebird has had some truly unspeakable things done to it. In a way, it looks like some sort of...

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Watch Lizzy Musi’s Huge ADRL Bristol Wreck From Two Angles – Camera Man Nearly Killed!

Pat Musi’s daughter Lizzy is no stranger to the drag strip having grown up at tracks all across the country with her dad Pat. 2012 marks her first year as a competitive driver, though. Musi was...