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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 5 Rally Racing Action! The Carnage Continues As The Desert Fights Back Harder!

Stage 5 action, highlights, and more are below! Bodies and vehicles are being put to the test and the carnage and emotions are real! This tough and technical stage was toughernastier than many...

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Orlando Speed World Dragway BANS ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES From Competing At The Track, Effective Immediately. What Do You Think?

Citing a long list of concerns, many of them the common ones on most folks minds, Orland Speed World Dragway has officially closed their doors to Electric Vehicles. The ban does not apply to hybrids,...

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How to Chop An All-Original 1932 Ford Tudor: Chopping a True Survivor – This Untouched 1932 Ford Is Becoming A Hot Rod!

Here’s a video showing just what you’ve got to do in order to chop the top on a 1932 Ford Tudor. This is where the cutting begins. There’s no turning back now! The last video showed you...

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Dakar Rally 2026 Coverage: Stage 4 Rally Racing Action, And A Night In The Desert With No Support, Is Taking It’s Toll!

Stage 4 action, highlights, and more are below! Bodies and vehicles are being put to the test and the carnage and emotions are real! This overnight stage was tougher than many expected. Dakar Rally...

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Unreal Adventure 2025: Unreal Adventure Hits The Pacific Northwest! Episode 7 – Part 1 Razor Sharp LAVA ROCK vs 4x4s: Oregon’s Rim Butte Trail

Unreal Adventure is back and we’ve got Part 6 below! Don’t worry, if you missed the previous videos we’ve got links to those as well.  In the last episode, drivers and crews learned what...

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This Guy Is Asking Strangers to Paint THEIR Car… What Would You Say If Approached By This Guy?

It’s one thing to have a driveway cleaner or mowing guy come to the door and ask if they can mow or pressure wash for free. I mean they do the work right there at your place. But what if...

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Drag Gallery: TXDRL Action from Houston Motorsports Park

After a torrent of car show photos, Charles Wickam now takes us to the drags down in the great state of Texas. Specifically, these photos are from the TXDRL (Texas Drag Racing League) event held...

Project Car Spotlight: A Kick Ass 1969 AMC Javelin Build

So let’s say you are a former motorcycle road racer, a Wisconsin native, a guy in need of a project car, and pretty darned good with your hands and a set of tools. How do you stay entertained...

Huge Gallery: The 2011 Lone Star Rod Run

Another day, another awesome gallery from Texas thanks to Charles Wickam. This time he was at the 2011 Lone Star Rod Run, a huge show and cruise. Charles contributed more than 200 photos and they...

ON SALE NOW: HOT ROD Drag Week 2010 DVD

Hot Rod Magazine’s Drag Week, presented by Gearvendors, is the ultimate test of man and machine and the most bitchin road trip event in the world. Whether you bring your 15 second car or are...

Car Show Gallery Update: The Texas Joy Ride Classic Car Show – Freeport, Texas

Our cavalcade of show galleries continues! We’re staying in Texas this time, but heading to the city of Freeport for the Texas Joy Ride Classic Car Show. Our man Charles Wickam was on the scene...

Drag News: Paul Romine Ends Drag Racing Career After 40 Years

Paul Romine, the three-time IHRA Top Fuel Champion (97,98,2000) and current holder of the record for fastest the Nostalgia Funny Car pass, has ended his four decade drag racing career rather...

BangShift Tech and Video: Does staggered jetting a Holley Carb really work?

We learned several things during our staggered jetting test, and some might surprise you. We also came to a couple of conclusions. 4-Corner Jetting is not for everyone, and ignorance is bliss. And...

Diesel Rig Rod Video: The Beast Runs on A Tiajuana Drag Strip

After showing you a killer Detroit Diesel powered “rig rod” yesterday, we went trolling YouTube and found a video showing a creation called “The Beast” running down a strip in...

Awesome Junkyard Gallery: Stark Wrecking Company – Miamisburg, Ohio

When BangShifter Mike Black asked us if we wanted some photos he shot at a cool old junkyard, we said sure. Little did we know just how great those shots would be. Alternatively sad and beautiful,...

Done: National Speed Sport News Ceases Publication

National Speed Sport News, a publication that covered the racing scene in America for nearly 80 years has announced that this week’s issue will be the last print version ever sent to the...

In-Car March Meet Funny Car Footage – Ron Capps Hauls the Mail!

Ron Capps sure had an interesting March Meet. He drove Del Worsham’s recreation of the famous Blue Max Mustang and was surrounded by an awesome all star crew. Dean Antonelli, Chuck Worsham, and...

eBay Find: Car and Driver Magazine 1972 Pinto Road Racer

Back in the mid-1970s, Car and Driver wasn’t as lilly handed and high brow as it is today. In fact, the guys on staff used to like to actually wrench on stuff and go racing. Shocking, we know....

Epic Truck Rod: A Ford Truck Cab and a Detroit Diesel Make Magic Together

The “Pissed off Pete” stands as an amazing custom effort in the field of “odd rods”. This machine, photographed by BangShifter Eliteman76, captured the huge truck vibe of the...

Action Video of a 1950s Tractor Dragging With Ford 390 Power

With all the nostalgia drag racing and car show stuff that has been hitting the blog lately, we didn’t want our readers to think that we’ve lost our affection for tractors. If there is...

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