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SICK WEEK Part 1: THE ROTSUN AND BLASPHEMI RUN FASTER THAN EVER! Finnegan’s Garage Sick Week Adventures!

The Finnegan’s Garage crew had two cars at Sick Week 2026 in Florida and both of them ran quicker and faster than ever before, so that’s a win! The fact that Finnegan was also giving away...

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REPLAY the FREE Bathurst Livestream AND Watch In Car And Highlights Right Here From The Meguiar’s Bathurst 12 Hour Endurance Race In Australia!

It’s time for the Bathurst 12 hour, LIVE! If you dig endurance road racing, at one of the most famous race tracks in road racing history to boot, then you are going to want to watch all the...

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NASCAR Cup Series 2026: If You Missed The 68th Daytona 500, The EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS Are Right Here To Enjoy!

Back in the old days, you had to wait until the commercials came on to go grab another beer, use the restroom, or get a snack during the Daytona 500. Then came DVRs, which was awesome because you...

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Tool Testing: Who Builds The Best Cordless Heat Gun? Testing All Of Them Will Answer That Question And More!

It’s time for more tool testing, and this time it’s cordless heat guns that are being put through their paces. Everyone needs a heat gun in the shop, and I remember very well when I got...

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Newbern’s Ramp Truck Project Begins Now! Saving A Ramp Truck And A C50 Means This Is Going To Be Awesome!

If you don’t pay attention, or haven’t watched Newbern’s channel much, you might not know that he’s gotten a few important projects in recent years that are now going to come...

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Grind Hard Rebuilt the Most Extreme ATV From 1970! They Would Never Let These Pay Cats Be Sold New Today!

Growing up in the 1970’s and 1980’s means I’ve seen some products offered for sale that would never be allowed as a new product sold today. Lawn Darts are the ones that everyone...

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Rumor Mill: Land Speed Racing Comes to Wilmington, Ohio

Quiet whispers have turned into pretty solid information regarding a potential new land speed racing venue in Wilmington, Ohio, a city just down the road from Columbus, Ohio. This news comes at a...

Event Gallery: Goodguys Spring Lonestar Nationals, Texas

When we learned that the March Meet would fall on the same weekend at The Goodguys Lonestar Nationals, it kind of bummed us out. Normally Chad, who is the autocross announcer for the Goodguys, takes...

Car Show Gallery: The Bay Community Car Show – Spanish Fort, Alabama

A short while ago, we put out the call to BangShifters to submit their car show and cool gearhead event photos. They have responded en masse! This is another reader submitted gallery from a car show....

2011 March Meet Photo Extravaganza!

The 2011 March Meet has been action packed for sure, and we have almost 600 photos for you to check out from the Grove and the dragstrip. Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield California is the...

Video Bonanza: Our March Meet Highlight Reel Videos!

As you’re reading this, Chad is making his way to historic Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield, California to prepare for our third annual live broadcast of the event. He’ll be getting...

Cole Coonce – Lid, Can & Libel: Bobby Nitro Clears His Pipes

In 1966, 102 Top-Fuel dragsters entered the US Fuel and Gas Championships (nee “the March Meet”) at Bakersfield. Because of the energy, drama and sheer amount of nitro consumption, many...

Bitchin’ Event Gallery: ORSA Speed Weekend – Land Speed Racing on Ice From Sweden!

This is one of the neater galleries we’ve posted in a while! The photos come directly from Sweden, courtesy of BangShifter Jobergg and they were taken at ORSA Speed Weekend, a huge land speed...

Event Gallery: The Long Beach Swap Meet – March 2011

While most of the country has not quite thawed into spring, Long Beach, California sure did this Sunday. The warm temps and sunny skies bring out SoCal residents like moths to porch lights. Long...

Tune In: Lohnes to Appear on the Wally Bell Radio Show Tonight

In a shocking turn of events, BangShift’s Brian Lohnes will appear on the Wally Bell radio show tonight. He’ll be talking about this weekend’s live broadcast of the March Meet and...

Industry News: B&M Automotive Group Buys Flowmaster!

In surprising news we received late Monday evening, B&M Automotive Group has acquired Flowmaster Exhaust as part of their portfolio of brands. While we had heard whispers and rumors about...

Killer Famoso Video: The Infamous Winged Express Lane Swap Burnout Video

While this piece of video was not recorded at the March Meet, it was taken at Famoso Raceway, home of this weekend’s main event and it features none other than the legendary Winged Express...

Tune in Tonight: Speed Scene Live TV is Talking March Meet!

As we’re going March Meet mad here at BangShift.com this week due to our live broadcast of the historic event, we thought it was important that you, the readers, get up to speed on the goings...

Bad Ass Drag Gallery: The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

Amongst hard core fans of small tire drag racing there are a few truly “must see”  or “must attend” races. “The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia”, a race...

Frozen Speed Video: ORSA Weekend Ice Land Speed Racing From Sweden

As we mentioned, we’ll have a big gallery of photos from the ORSA Weekend event held in Sweden last weekend. This is land speed racing on a massive frozen lake in Sweden. Everything from rocket...