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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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Drag Week 2011 Wrap Up: Winners, BangShifters, and Rain

Gear Vendor’s Drag Week 2011 is over and, as usual, racers around the world are scheming up their newest dream racecar to take down Larry Larson, Todd Maschmeier, or Tim Reed at Drag Week 2012....

LIVE Streaming Video of Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week Awards Ceremony NOW

We have live streaming video of Drag Week 2011, right here. Visit us daily to see all the coverage right here at BangShift.com including Hot Rod’s Live Coverage, photo galleries, 1320video, and...

Breaking News: Larry Larson Wins His 4th Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week Unlimited and Overall Title!

Larry Larson has claimed his fourth Hot Rod Magazine Drag Week title by fighting his way down the Heartland Park drag strip this afternoon in 7.56 seconds. That run, while not a record breaker in the...

Even More 1320Video from Drag Week 2011: Day 4 Tulsa Action

Day 4 of Hot Rod Drag Week 2011 had all the drama you expect from an event that has put competitors through rain, heat, hills, wind, oil, “challenging” track conditions, and more. Our...

Car Show Gallery: The Womelsdorf, PA 250th Anniversary Car Show

Another day, another great car show gallery from our Pennsylvanian photo contributor Doug Garrison. Recently, Doug attended a car show in Womelsdorf, PA that was part of the town’s year long...

We Pick the Drag Week Winners…Do You Agree?

It is officially crunch time on Drag Week 2011 presented by Gear Vendors. Tomorrow is the last day of competition  and there are still a couple of really close battles in the various categories...

Drag Week News and Gallery: Day Four Action and News from Tulsa, Oklahoma

It was a weird weather day in Tulsa on Thursday as the road weary Drag Week crew attacked the strip during the fourth day of competition. There was sun, rain, more sun, a little more rain, oil,...

UPDATED Through Thursday: Drag Week Results Sheets Posted HERE!

This is the spot where we will post the daily results from Drag Week. As of right now, only Monday’s sheet is up and available, so that’s where we will start. All you need to do is scroll...

More Drag Week video from 1320Video: Day Three in Amarillo

It’s the start of Day 4, and Kyle and the 1320Video crew have another video to watch. This one from Hot Rod Drag Week 2011 Day Three. As usual, Kyle is out there busting his ass to get in car,...

Caption This Drag Week Photo: Shhhhhh…She is Resting!

Drag Week competitors come away with lots of memories, but even more stories. Both Chad and I were on the first rendition of the event in 2005 and still laugh about the junk we saw and did. We say...

Drag Week Question Answered: How did Scott Smith’s Malibu Get Dented?

Scott Smith’s 1980 Malibu is currently dominating the Big Block Power Adder class at Drag Week 2011. We’ve gotten a bunch of questions as to how the dent in the front fender got there....

Drag Week Gallery: Day Three Racing Photos From Amarillo, Dragway

Drag Week day three racing happened at the old school Amarillo Dragway in Amarillo, Texas. The track has been open since the 1950s! It was cool as hell for the race organizers to hit two strips like...

Drag Week Gallery: Photos from the Pits and the Road on Tuesday

Yes, the strip portions of Drag Week are where the major league action takes place during the week, but the road and pits also have their share of cool scenes and stories. There’s nothing quite...

Drag Week Video: The Highlights From Day Two at Great Bend, Kansas Courtesy of 1320Video

As we post this on Wednesday evening, lots of 2011 Drag Week competitors are still in the midst of the longest slog of the trip from Amarillo, Texas to Tulsa, Oklahoma. They arrived in Amarillo to...