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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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Watch A 7-Second Aussie Ford Capri Barrel Roll Twice and Land on the Wheels at the Strip!

There is no such thing as a “good” way to barrel roll your car down a drag strip, but this racer seems to pull it off with the least possible amount of damage to his car. According to the...

Shop Tour: Schwartz Performance – Awesome Pro Touring Builds Inside!

(Photos by Bob Chiluk) – Jeff Schwartz has long established himself as one of the most innovative and creative thinkers in the realm of pro touring/g-machine type cars. From his own 1982...

Tune In: Live Streaming Drag Racing This Weekend From NMCA/NMRA Georgia

  Our buddy Mark Walter will be on the scene this weekend in Commerce, Georgia to live stream the NMCA/NMRA event that will be happening today through Sunday. Lots of racers are towing in from...

Former NHRA Lead Announcer and Executive Bernie Partridge Dies

(Photo: NHRA) Some sad news from the world of drag racing today, legendary announcer and NHRA former executive Bernie Partridge has died at the age of 79. As the lead announcer for NHRA national...

Drag Racing Sucks: Watch Dyson Vacuum Engineers Build and Race Mini Dragsters Made Out of Old Parts

It seems that everyone we have ever talked to that owns a Dyson vacuum raves about it. They are known for being super powerful and of very high quality. If you have ever priced them out, you know...

Book Review: Carroll Shelby – The Authorized Biography

I was genuinely excited to receive an advance copy of Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography by Rinsey Mills. The realm of very good automotive related biographies has swelled over the years with...

Wild Numbers: Bo Butner’s Cobra Jet Hits Sixty MPH in Under Two Seconds in ADRL SuperCar Showdown – 100 in Less than Four!

(Photo Credit: ADRL/Roger Richards)  – With the first ever ADRL SuperCar Showdown class race in the books, some interesting information has come to light regarding just how hard these cars are...

ARCA Team Owner Wants Jeremy Mayfield to Drive For Him – ARCA Not So Sure That is a Good Idea

Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield’s life is damned close to scraping rock bottom these days, but one team owner in the ARCA series is interested in throwing him a life preserver in the form...

eBay Find: A 1965 Mustang With Twin Paxton Blowers, A Tunnel Ram, and a Small Block Ford Stroker

I recently received an advanced review copy of the new Carroll Shelby authorized biography and since I have been plowing through that book, visions of cool old Mustangs have crowded my brain. While...

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SEMA Needs Help to Exempt all Pre-1981 Vehicles from SMOG in California!

Editors Note: California sucks with regards to Emissions Laws. Regardless of their impact on the environment, we can’t change parts unless a company has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars...

Watch a Toyota Supra Start a Drag Strip Pass on the Tires and Cross the Traps on the Roof!

Supras have been dying at a high rate on drag strips in both Europe and North America. A couple of weeks ago we showed you one blowing up and turning the strip at Englishtown into a hibachi grill....

DIYAutoTune.com: New 4-barrel Throttle Bodies plus Spy Photos of other cool stuff!

If you are a guy who likes tweaking on electronic stuff, and you haven’t checked out DIYAutoTune.com, you are missing out. Not only do they have great products for the do it yourself EFI...

BIG NEWS FROM FAST: LSX-R 102mm Intakes are Smog Legal and EZ-EFI is Guaranteed Forever!

FAST just announced that their 102mm LSX R intake manifolds are now legal in all 50 States, and that FAST EZ-EFI now comes with a Lifetime Guarantee, which reminded us that we are a bunch of spoiled...

Viva Las Vegas 2012: Traditionals, Metal Flake, and Chicks Galore

In true BangShift fashion, our dudes on the street have once again delivered. Newell Ruggles, one of our crack photographers, has a bunch of cool photos from the Viva Las Vegas show in Las Vegas this...