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Vintage RV For Sale: This 1972 Chevrolet C30 Open Road Custom Camper Motorhome Is Retro Greatness!

Anyone who’s been hanging out around BANGshift for very long knows I have an affinity for old rv trailers and motorhomes. When I was a kid we had a Roll-a-Long motorhome that was a square body...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Regional From The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Drag Racing Video: PDRA East Coast Nationals Pro Boost And Pro Nitrous Qualifying Video.

We’ve got more PDRA Drag Racing video from the East Coast Nationals thanks to our friend NC Promoder. In the video below you’ll see PDRA Pro Boost and Pro Nitrous qualifying from Darana...

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New Junkyard Inventory! This Trade In Dodge Has Awesome Art Deco Styling And Would Make An Excellent Hot Rod!

I lived through the original Dare to be Different craze, when guys like Troy Trepanier brought out crazy builds that were based on body styles and models that nobody was normally paying attention to....

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Hot Rod Drive-In Video From Austin Speed Shop: Free Beer and Two Lane Blacktop Playing At The Pre-Lonestar Roundup 2026 Party

Lone Star Roundup is one of the premier car show destinations every spring, especially for traditional hot rods and customs. It’s happening as we speak, in Austin Texas, and while the show is...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Division 7 Regional From The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Friday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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ROADSIDE FIND: A VERY RARE AND VERY AWFUL CABALLISTA CORVETTE

BangShifter Kyle Burnett was recently in New Hampshire, lending a hand in the American political process. Luckily for us he had a camera with him and his gearhead tendencies took over once he spotted...

COURTNEY FORCE ANNOUNCES TRAXXAS SPONSORSHIP FOR ROOKIE SEASON IN NITRO FUNNY CAR

Courtney Force announced today that she will field a nitro Funny Car with the backing of Traxxas remote control vehicles on the 2012 NHRA tour. She will of course be a part of the massive John Force...

CORVETTE DAYTONA PROTOTYPE QUICKEST IN DAYTONA 24 HOURS TESTING!

For the first time in the 50 years history of the 24 Hours of Daytona there will be Corvette bodied machines competing in Daytona Prototype category and it looks like they’ll be bringing the...

ROBBIE GORDON FACING DQ AT DAKAR RALLY – HAS BEEN DRIVING LIKE A MAN POSSESSED

Robby Gordon, who has been driving his Hummer entry at the 2012 Dakar Rally like a man with his hair on fire is facing a DQ on what seem to be some flimsy grounds, according to several news reports...

AWESOME SHOP TOUR VIDEO: AN IN DEPTH LOOK AT SCOTT SHAFIROFF RACING ENGINES

If you are a drag racer or drag racing fan you know the name Scott Shafiroff and more specifically his business, Scott Shafiroff Racing Engines. Scott teamed up with BS to help sponsor our live video...

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CAPTION THIS PHOTO: WHAT ARE THESE GUYS SAYING TO EACH OTHER WHILE WRENCHING ON THE JEEP?

The original Jeep is one of the reasons we’re not a German or Japanese speaking country currently. Tough as nails, maneuverable, and able to traverse virtually every type of terrain it ever...

CLAY MILLICAN TO RUN ENTIRE NHRA SEASON WITH PARTS PLUS SPONSORSHIP

Clay Millican, the most dominant Top Fuel racer in IHRA history will be running the full 2012 NHRA schedule with packing from the Parts Plus automotive parts distributor network. This will be the...

WATCH CRAZY ARABIAN DUNE RACERS RIP UP THE SAND – NEW TOP FUEL PILOT AL-BALOOSHI AMONG THEM

One of the cooler motor sports we’ve never gotten to see in person is the unique style of sand drags/hill climbs that are contested over in Arabia. These are wild tube chassis trucks with...

SAD NEWS: RIGHT HAND MAN OF DON GARLITS T.C, LEMONS PASSES

Tommy “TC” Lemons died yesterday in Ocala, Florida. Lemons was the long time sidekick of Don Garlits and one of the men responsible for sorting out the rear engine Top Fuel Dragster along...

OH BOY: GM MAY SLASH VOLT PRODUCTION – BUILD SLOW SELLING ELECTRIC TO ORDER

The slow selling Chevy Volt may be built on a made to order basis after June according to various news reports circling the web today. According to GM officials at the North American International...

CAPTION THIS PHOTO: THE FIRST JUNIOR DRAGSTER IN THE WORLD?

Talk about neat! In this 1939 photo we see a guy named Robert Preston pouring what we assume is fuel into his home built car. According to what we were able to dig up, this little baby had a washing...

WATCH A SHIFTER KART RACER EXPERIENCE A SCARY WRECK FROM SEVERAL DIFFERENT ANGLES!

Shifter kart racing is pretty serious business. These little demon like mechanical creatures own the track records at many road courses, are blindingly fast, and can corner like no one’s...

WATCH THE INFAMOUS SWEDISH ICE RACING CAMARO LET IT ALL HANG OUT ON A SNOWY AND ICY COURSE!

It has been a weirdly mild in and around BangShift eastern world HQ this year. We don’t have a flake of snow on the ground and temps have been in the 40s most of the time. Luckily for us,...

AMAZING 1920S ERA, 1900HP SPEED BOAT TO BE AUCTIONED – KILLER AQUATIC HOT ROD!

One of the coolest boat we have ever seen is going to be sold at a Florida auction late this month. The Miss America VIII, built by Garfield Wood and powered by, get this, two Harry Miller built V16...