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Big Sky Race Week Video from the BangShift Billy crew. Will Ultra High Temps Cause Trouble For Competitiors?

There has been a lot of weird weather in the last 12 months and it doesn’t seem to be getting any less crazy. With heat waves and storm fronts moving all over the country, you are seeing areas...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! Here’s Our First Day 2 Racing Gallery from Darana Dragway 42 in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We’ve got Buckeye Skip’s drag and drive photos right here! We already shared photos from Day #1’s checkpoints and racing, but now it is time for Day #2...

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The World’s Largest All Ford Show And Swap Meet! Swap Meet And Car Show Photos From The Carlisle All Ford Nationals In Central Pennsylvania

Here’s our second gallery of photos from Carlisle, but if you missed the previous photos you can find them all at the link below. (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The world’s largest...

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More FJ40 Custom Fabrication! This Beast Gets An ECM Install, Branik Links, Custom Cooler Mounts, and A Stereo Install.

When you start making real headway on a project the jobs get smaller and smaller, but no less significant. Shannon and Jess are back at it on the cool FJ40 project and that means many small things...

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This Is The Ultimate Call Out Challenge! We’re Talking 3,000 Horsepower Diesel Trucks Battling It Out For Bragging Rights And More!

The 2026 Ultimate Callout Challenge was epic. The meanest, nastiest, and most no-holds barred diesel trucks in the country  gathered in Indy to do battle on the dyno rollers, on the drag strip, and...

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Video: The West Coast’s Largest All Ford Truck Show – The F100 Western Nationals 2026 Coverage Starts Here

We figured that if we were going to start sharing our Carlisle Ford Nationals photo coverage today, which is the largest all Ford show in the world, we might as well share the largest classic Ford...

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Crazed Video: Tasca Mustang Cobra Jet Goes 8.06 -170 in Testing

Carl Tasca and his lead wrench Ralph Porier have done it again and this video proves it. Last Wednesday, Tasca jammed the shifted through all the gears in a near picture perfect lap at New England...

Dan Wheldon, Two Time Indy 500 Champ and Former IRL Champ Passes After Massive Las Vegas Wreck

Dan Wheldon, the father of two, two time Indy 500 winner and 2005 IRL series champion died following a massive 15 car crash at the IndyCar season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Wheldon’s...

The Parting Shift: Larry Larson Pulling Levers on his way to 6 seconds

We know this video has been around for a while, and we know that we’re partial to it since it is one of our own, but given Larry Larson’s Hot Rod Drag Week win last month we figured it...

Scrapple: The BangShift Guide to Automotive Crap that Happened this Week You Care Nothing About

Brian normally does the Scrapple blog item, but I’ve really been looking forward to doing it this week, so I hope you like it. As usual I’m going to be fairly opinionated, and I really...

Chadmouth: Travel Rookies Suck!

I’ve traveled for a living multiple times during my adult life, and while I have traveled more than I do now, I would still consider myself a professional traveler. I spend more than half of my...

Eager Fans Camp Out at Famoso for the Arrival of the 20th California Hot Rod Reunion

With only one week left until we go LIVE at the 20th California Hot Rod Reunion, the fans are already showing up. Those of you who are familiar with the March Meet, which is also held at AutoClub...

It’s True! Jeg Coughlin Jr. Will Drive a Mopar in NHRA Pro Stock in 2012

Earlier this week we reported that the rumor mill was saying that Jeg Coughlin would be driving a Mopar in NHRA Pro Stock competition for 2012. Well, after making some more calls, and answering a few...

DUNNE AND MURRILLO TOP NMCA/AEROSPACE COMPONENTS NHRA UNLEASHED WINNERS IN INDY

The NHRA Unleashed Series has changed the world of drag racing as NMCA racers are now able to earn a Wally for the mantle thanks to the combination Unleashed NMCA races that started this year. The...

Video: Vans doing Burnouts!

Vans are cool, and so are burnouts, so when we found a video of a little Chevy powered van doing insane things in Australia, we got lost on youtube. Turns out there are lots of cool van related...

Video: MSD’s Todd Ryden Explains Rotor Phasing and Distributor Differences

Pro Billet? Ready to Run? What the hell MSD Distributor do I need, and what are the differences? MSD’s Todd Ryden explains the difference and helps you decide which one is right for you. Want...

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Video: Ridetech Step By Step Mustang II and 4-Link Install

Wanna know how to install all new suspension on your hot rod? Well then, you are in luck. The guys at Ridetech have two new videos out that show you step by step how to install a Mustang II front...

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Event Coverage: Final Hunnert Car Pile Up Photo Gallery

The Hunnert Car Pileup has been held in Decatur Illinois for the last 10 years, and 2011 marks the end of an era. When the newly formed Chrome Czars Car Club decided they were going to put on an...

Event Coverage: NMRA Finishes Season On High Note in Bowling Green

As much as we try, the BangShift machine just can’t be everywher. But thanks to guys like John Fusco and Mike Galimi, we can still bring you results and highlights from the NMRA World Finals in...