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Richard Petty’s Drag Racing Legacy: The Hot Rod Hoarder Separates The FACTS from The MISCONCEPTIONS Right Here

One of our favorite hot rod historians is Tommy Lee Byrd, the Hot Rod Hoarder, because he’s a fount of information and really gets into his subject. He’s so good at the history behind...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 8 Racing Action! Why Not Add A Few Hundred More Miles Through The Dunes!

It’s Stage 8, and after running hundreds of miles through the desert on Stage 7, there’s a few hundred more in store for all these racers as they get into Day 2 of the 2nd Week of Dakar. This...

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Here’s IHRA’s Full Schedule For 2026: Triple Crown, Specials, Purses, And So Much More Right Here!

IHRA has been putting out tons of announcement for the past several months, and if you have missed any of them you can use the link below to see some of the bigger ones. But if you want to see the...

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A Big Rig That Is Lower Than a Ferrari? The Cab-Under Trucks That Drivers Feared, Were An Awesome Idea… Maybe

If you have never seen photos or video of one of these cab-under trucks that were out in the 1970s, you are missing out and will love this video. The idea behind them was simple, put the rig under...

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Carburetor Tech: Predator Carburetor Deep Dive Part 1 – How They Function and How To Rebuild Them. What About Parts?

We’ve talked about the Predator Carburetor before, most recently with a video from DD Speed Shop where he was having issues, which you can use the link below to check out. But Predator...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 7 Racing Action! We Hope They Got Good Rest, Because The Desert Isn’t Playing!

It’s Stage 7, after a full day of rest, but the desert didn’t take a break. It’s ready to rock each and every day, and Stage 7 is no different. In the video below you’ll see Stage...

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Killer Cruise Gallery: The John Haines Collection and Cruise-In

As it turns out we weren’t the only ones in BangShift nation scoping out killer old trucks and equipment last week! Joe Grippo attended the John Haines Collection and Cruise-In which is a...

BangShift Question of the Day: Should “New” GM Be Responsible for Old GM’s Recall Repairs?

Recently, a lawsuit has brought to light an interesting situation facing General Motors. When the company went into bankruptcy in 2009, a new entity officially called, “New GM” came out...

Good News: Memphis International Raceway Opens For Weekly Racing Again!

Hold onto your hats, kids, we have good news for you! The track formerly known as Memphis Motorsports Park, now called Memphis International Raceway is alive once again. The track shut down after...

Hard Landing Video: What Happens When the Wheelie Bar Breaks While Launching Your Fuel Altered

Our pal Kyle Loftis was at the World Fuel Altered Nationals in Eddyville, Iowa last weekend. The event normally draws some of the wildest short wheelbase, front engined, nitro burning iron that North...

eBay Find: The Caresto T6 R – The Swedish-built 2004 Hot Rod of Year

In 2004, for the first time in history, a foreign built hot rod won the coveted Hot Rod of the Year award. That car, the Swedish fabricated Caresto T6 R is now for sale on eBay. The car was certainly...

Stroll Through a Texas Junkyard Via Bad Ass 360-degree Panormaic Photos

Denton, Texas is the home of a junkyard known as the CTC Auto Ranch. Chances are, you’ll never get to Denton, Texas, but we’ve got a way for you to look at lots of the inventory at this...

Cool Video: The Most Artistic Drag Racing Video We’ve Seen In a While

We’re usually bringing you videos of stuff wrecking, exploding, and generally self-destructing on the drag strip. Today, for this brief shining moment, we’re going uptown, kids! The guys...

Chadmouth: Bonneville Speed Week 2011. Can we do it again next week?

Bonneville. That single word makes anyone who has ever been fast, or dreamed of going fast, envision the mythical great white salt. It’s the unchecked box on more bucket lists than you can...

BangShift Question of the Day: Have You Ever Built Something Wild and Crazy Out of Scrap Parts and Pieces?

While cruising around the 2011 Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion, BangShifter Gene and I saw the below pictured tractor and stopped dead in our tracks. Built by a couple local young dudes,...

Kick Ass “Redband” Trailer For Car-Centric Movie Drive Released: Movie Looks Killer

You’ve undoubtedly heard some stuff about the upcoming movie, “Drive” starring Ryan Gosling. The premise of the movie pretty much rules. A Hollywood stunt driver supplements his...

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Event Gallery: The 2011 Rough and Tumble Thresherman’s Reunion – Kinzer, PA

While Chad was making his way home from the Bonneville Salt Flats, home to the world’s fastest and most powerful cars, I was heading due south with my family to Kinzer, PA home of one of the...

Truckin’ Awesome Video: True Monster Truck Drag Racing at Englishtown

We can hear the hate mail now. “MONSTER TRUCKS ON A DRAG STRIP?! Like our condoning or celebration of such a kick ass event is out of place. The whole sport of drag racing, especially on the...

Get Famous: Get Your Junk into the 2012 MSD Catalog!

This is a no-brainer beyond all no-brainers. If you’ve got cool junk that sports MSD Ignition equipment (and why the Hell wouldn’t it?) you need to submit a couple photos to the MSD...

Cruise Night Gallery: The Mass Cruisers Association Bass Pro Shops Cruise – Patriots Place- Foxboro, Mass

A late week cruise night on a beautiful August day is gearhead nirvana. We blew off our normal Thursday afternoon schedule and took ol’ Goliath down to the biggest cruise night on the east...