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Engine Teardown Nightmare! This Crankshaft Welded Itself To The Balancer! Watch How Peter At HED Get’s This Thing Apart.

Over the years I’ve pulled a few engines apart that surprised me because they had damage inside that you would think might keep it from running, or at least running as well as it seemed to in...

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US Street Nationals Testing: LIVE Testing Action From Bradenton Motorsports Park. It’s Time For The Drag Illustrated Winter Series!

It’s time for the Drag Illustrated Winter Series in Florida to continue! The US Street Nationals are on this weekend, and while the rest of the easter half of the country will be freezing, the...

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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: More Of The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Here’s Photo Gallery #2 from Joe Grippo, as we’ve got even more to share from his Best Of 2025. Check them out below and if you missed the first gallery, we’ve got a link below to...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 IMSA Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup at Daytona International Speedway | Race 1 | Daytona Beach, Florida

There is so much racing that is going on in Daytona this week, leading up to the famed Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona which starts on Saturday. There have been a full week of races and practice so far,...

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King of the Hammers 2026 Is Coming! The Livestream Starts With This View Of Hammertown Coming Together LIVE From Johnson Valley.

That’s right, it’s January and that means that King of the Hammers is coming! King of the Hammers 2026 officially starts on January 22nd and will continue for more than two weeks. It...

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Joe Grippo’s 2025 Year In Review: The Best Street Cars, Hot Rods, Race Cars, Drag and Drive, and Drag Race Action of 2025!

Joe Grippo is one of BANGshift’s longest running contributors and has covered everything from junkyards to car shows and drag races to drag and drives, and so much more. He drags his lovely...

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Breaking News: Larry Larson Wins His 4th Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week Unlimited and Overall Title!

Larry Larson has claimed his fourth Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week title by fighting his way down the Heartland Park drag strip this afternoon in 7.56 seconds. That run, while not a record breaker in the...

Even More 1320Video from Drag Week 2011: Day 4 Tulsa Action

Day 4 of Hot Rod Drag Week 2011 had all the drama you expect from an event that has put competitors through rain, heat, hills, wind, oil, “challenging” track conditions, and more. Our...

Car Show Gallery: The Womelsdorf, PA 250th Anniversary Car Show

Another day, another great car show gallery from our Pennsylvanian photo contributor Doug Garrison. Recently, Doug attended a car show in Womelsdorf, PA that was part of the town’s year long...

We Pick the Drag Week Winners…Do You Agree?

It is officially crunch time on Drag Week 2011 presented by Gear Vendors. Tomorrow is the last day of competition  and there are still a couple of really close battles in the various categories...

Drag Week News and Gallery: Day Four Action and News from Tulsa, Oklahoma

It was a weird weather day in Tulsa on Thursday as the road weary Drag Week crew attacked the strip during the fourth day of competition. There was sun, rain, more sun, a little more rain, oil,...

UPDATED Through Thursday: Drag Week Results Sheets Posted HERE!

This is the spot where we will post the daily results from Drag Week. As of right now, only Monday’s sheet is up and available, so that’s where we will start. All you need to do is scroll...

More Drag Week video from 1320Video: Day Three in Amarillo

It’s the start of Day 4, and Kyle and the 1320Video crew have another video to watch. This one from Hot Rod Drag Week 2011 Day Three. As usual, Kyle is out there busting his ass to get in car,...

Caption This Drag Week Photo: Shhhhhh…She is Resting!

Drag Week competitors come away with lots of memories, but even more stories. Both Chad and I were on the first rendition of the event in 2005 and still laugh about the junk we saw and did. We say...

Drag Week Question Answered: How did Scott Smith’s Malibu Get Dented?

Scott Smith’s 1980 Malibu is currently dominating the Big Block Power Adder class at Drag Week 2011. We’ve gotten a bunch of questions as to how the dent in the front fender got there....

Drag Week Gallery: Day Three Racing Photos From Amarillo, Dragway

Drag Week day three racing happened at the old school Amarillo Dragway in Amarillo, Texas. The track has been open since the 1950s! It was cool as hell for the race organizers to hit two strips like...

Drag Week Gallery: Photos from the Pits and the Road on Tuesday

Yes, the strip portions of Drag Week are where the major league action takes place during the week, but the road and pits also have their share of cool scenes and stories. There’s nothing quite...

Drag Week Video: The Highlights From Day Two at Great Bend, Kansas Courtesy of 1320Video

As we post this on Wednesday evening, lots of 2011 Drag Week competitors are still in the midst of the longest slog of the trip from Amarillo, Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma. They arrived in Amarillo to...

Nostalgia Pro Stock Video: The Reher – Morrison Tribute Camaro Takes on the WJ Tribute Camaro

Without a doubt, the next “big thing” in nostalgia race will be Nostalgia Pro Stock. We know of six cars across the country getting built and there are already a bunch of cool machines...

Cruise Gallery: The Rehrersburg Fire Company Cruise –

These guys from Pennsylvania are spoiled rotten! Virtually every week, one of our Pennsylvanian photos contributors drops a pile of killer cruise photos on us and we’re jealous. This time...