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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Aeromotive Hires Chuck Samuel as Crew Chief of the Aeromotive Ford Mustang Pro Mod

Big news from our friends at Aeromotive fuel systems today as they have hired Chuck Samuel, one of the great door slammer racers and engine builders of the last 20 years to be the crew chief on the...

BangShift Question of the Day: What are you interested in seeing from the 2011 PRI Show?

Tomorrow I’m hopping a plane for sunny Orlando to spend the remainder of the week at the 2011 Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show. The show has been running for 24 years and in simple terms...

Historic Video: The Story of the Hogslayer – The Greatest Twin Engine Top Fuel Motorcycle of All Time

The early and mid-1970s were the pinnacle of the twin engine Top Fuel motorcycle. The bike that ruled the roost during that time was not a Harley powered contraption. Instead it was a Kenosha,...

Slogging Insanity Video: The Lawless Muck Filled Start to the 2011 Baja 1000

While I have never personally been to the Baja 1000, Chad has and the stories are pretty amazing. The beginning stages of the race are normally crowded with people all hoping to get a first hand look...

eBay Find: A Caged Street-Strip Astro Van From the Shop of Ken Herring

Well this is sure the BangShiftiest family hot rod we have seen in a while! Built at the shop of Pinks and Pass Time star Ken Herring (Texas Chassisworks) it has a snotty V8 stuck in it’s...

Cool Photos: Garlits Still Has It – Photos of Big Daddy Wrenching on a Flathead Ford

Don Garlits’ Museum in Ocala, Florida is one of the greatest drag racing attractions in the world. Many of Big Daddy’s old cars are in there along with dozens of other historically...

Ridetech Names the 2011 Ridetech Renegade Award Winner

Terry Neuville has been named the winner of the first ever “Ridetech Renegade” award. This honor will be bestowed on a competitor at the Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational each year...

Cool or Not: The Invader TC-3 Reverse Trike

Let’s take a walk on the weird side for a minute and examine the Invader TC-3, a “reverse trike” that seems to blend high performance super bikes with sports cars. The...

Neat Video: A Plastic Visible V8 Model Gets Spun to Seven Thousand RPM!

Having just ordered one of the classic gearhead toys of all time for my kids, a Revell Visible V8 engine, I went trolling the web for a good video of someone abusing one. Being made completely of...

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Stupidity Video: Two Morons Wreck Late Model Corvettes While Street Racing

We do nothing to glorify street racing here at BangShift because it often ends up like this video does. Most people that do stupid crap like this run out of talent before they grab fourth gear, just...

Killer Gallery: Awesome Photos From the 2011 Season at Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield California

Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California is one of our favorite places. We broadcast the March Meet and California Hot Rod Reunion live from the track. As it turns out, photographer Liam Garritty...

Intense Wreckage Video: Urban Hillbilly Videos Releases Trailer for Carnage-Fest Volume 3! We Want it in our Stocking!

Sean Melton and the crew at Urban Hillbilly Action Videos crank out some of the most intense drag racing DVDs on the market. While their race videos have been admired for years due to their great...

Book Review: Shelby Cobra – 50 Years by Colin Comer

Colin Comer’s last book was a very detailed look at the whole range of Shelby cars but this one, “Shelby Cobra: 50 Years” concentrates itself on just the iconic Cobra that put...

Evan Knoll Competency Hearing Postponed Again – Goverment May Be Bringing More Charges

Evan Knoll’s first big day in court was once again postponed by a judge for multiple factors, one of which seems to indicate that the Feds will be bringing more or different charges against the...