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The One and Only Greg Biffle: A Fitting Tribute From His Friend, Fellow Racers, And Family Man, Cleetus McFarland.

The unfortunate and tragic death of Greg Biffle made news worldwide but for Garrett Mitchell, aka Cleetus McFarland, the news hit home much harder. Biffle and his family were on their way to Florida...

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The Boys Found A Rare Snowcat and Trippled the Power! What Could Possibly Go Wrong? This Is Going To Be Fun

I have lots of friends who drive winter beaters, and while some of them drive the same one for several years I also have friends who buy something every year or two and drive them like assh@les...

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Bad Parts? Wrong Oil? NEW Data Reveals WHY Modern Engines FAIL Prematurely! This Info Might Scare You.

New engines are significantly better than older engines in many regards, but not in all of them. And new engines being better than old engines doesn’t mean that old engines aren’t good....

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TOP 20 VIDEO: HILLCLIMB MONSTERS FROM SIMOLA || KING OF THE HILL 2025 SET A NEW RECORD!

When you hear that the Simola HillClimb is the biggest motor racing event in the entire country of South Africa, it really hits home as to how popular this event really is. And with 2025 being the...

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Finnegan and Newbern Drove The Rotsun Out Of The PRI Show! Will The Rotsun Be Allowed To Return To PRI Now?

When Freiburger and Finnegan weren’t able to be at the WireCare booth during the PRI Show where they were supposed to rewire the Rotsun, Finnegan stepped in and said “Hold my beer.”...

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Drag Racing with CHRISTMAS TREES! Racing Action From Cleetus McFarland’s XMAS Tree Drags 2025 At Bradenton Motorsports Park

Cleetus’ Christmas Tree Race 2025 was a very special race. The race has become kind of a big deal since starting a few years ago, and has some pretty simple rules. You must race with a Christmas...

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Bitchin Build: Raybestos Brakes 1964 Pontiac GTO-R Project

The most famous road racing Pontiac in the world of BangShift is definitely the infamous “Grey Ghost” Tempest of Herb Adams and his group of rogue Pontiac engineers. Those guys terrorized...

Awesome Craigslist Find: A 1957 Plymouth Vintage Stock Car

How bad ass is this thing?! Sporting a 1957 Plymouth body on a Chevelle frame of unknown vintage and a small block Chevy engine, this awesome mongrel is ready to go vintage fender bangin’ like...

Awesome Video: The Story Behind Yannick Sire’s Twin Engine Speed Buggy

When we tell you that this video is flat out amazing, we’re not overselling it. Shot in HD and using some beautiful, creative techniques, this video about Yannick Sire, his shop, and the twin...

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Video: Cruz Pedregon talks with us about the NHRA Full Throttle Series and More.

John Force has won 15 of the last 21 NHRA Funny Car Championships. That is an amazing stat no matter how you slice it. What might be more impressive is the fact that 4 of the 6 Force didn’t win...

Massive Drag Gallery: The 2011 IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam, Nearly 500 Photos!

As you already know, we were at the IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam last weekend. Our awesome photo contributor, Charles Wickam was there as well and snapped a monster gallery of photos to document the...

Video: Pro Stock Legend Jim Yates on the Service Central Pro Stocker of Shane Gray

Two-time NHRA Full Throttle Pro Stock Champion Jim Yates is regarded by many to be one of the top tuners in the Pro Stock category, and according to wife Toni, one of the top talkers as well. We have...

Video: We talk to Ron Capps about the 2011 NHRA Season, Singing, and more…

We dig Ron Capps. Not only is he one hell of a normal guy, but he also still loves to drive race cars. That is a reoccurring theme with us here today on BangShift.com. Guys that really love what they...

BangShift Poll: Bigfoot or Grave Digger, Which is the Greatest Monster Truck Ever?

Since we had our brains on monster trucks briefly today already, we figured that a poll question settling an age old debate was in order. Arguably, the two most famous monster trucks in the world are...

Kirk Dabney Sets Monster Truck Speed Record at More than 90-MPH

Monster truck builder and racing legend Kirk Dabney established a new world speed record for monster trucks on Sunday at the IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam at State Capital Raceway last weekend when he...

Video: Greg Stanfield talks about his new Camaro Pro Stocker, his Top Fuel Career, and More.

Greg Stanfield may have driven more classes of drag car than any other current Professional driver. Starting off with Stock Eliminator back in the ’80’s Stanfield mad his way up the ranks...

Video: We talk to Matt Hagan about his team, the championship, and 2011.

Matt Hagan, who came in 2nd to John Force in the 2010 NHRA Full Throttle Funny Car Championship, is a good old country boy. A country boy who has the drive to kick ass and take names. Hagan has been...

Nitro Carnage: Jay Turner Wrecks a Nitro Harley at 160mph and Races the Next Day

Admittedly, I was wrong. I thought that one needed to be crazy to ride a Nitro Harley, apparently you just need to be invincible. During the IHRA Mardi Gras Nitro Jam last weekend legendary nitro...

Video: John Force talks about racing, testing, and grand kids.

This marks the beginning of a week full of NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing interviews and action here at BangShift.com. And who more appropriate to start off the week than John Force himself....

Breaking News: Barry Grant out of business.

As of 12pm Eastern Time, Friday February 18th, Barry Grant Fuel Systems has ceased operations. The economic downturn was cited as the reason for the closure. As we get more information, we’ll...