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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Friday $50,000 Big Money Race #1

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Eliminations & Pro Mod And Top Fuel Qualifying From Darana National Trail Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The Spring GALOT 250 Bracket Race Is On With $20,000 To Win Friday, Plus A $5,000 16 Car Shootout!

Dan Fletcher entered the promotion game a couple of years ago, putting on the Fall GALOT 250. Last year he got the Spring Galot 250 going as well! This event is a single entry event, limited to 250...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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BangShift Question of they Day: What the Hell is This Thing?

This one has us completely and utterly stumped. This photo was posted by BangShift member Blazerteam and seems to show an old Buick that had truly horrible things done to it. Is this a motorhome?...

14-Year OId Texas Girl Wins New Camaro From Her High School For Good Grades and Attendance

When we graduated from high school, we were given a diploma, which was actually a restraining order that prohibited us from ever coming within 500 feet of the school ever again. We wish we were in...

Dirt Track Wreckage Video: A Crash Involving Virtually the Entire Field!

This video of dirt modifieds wrecking in one colossal heap may lack for quality, but it more than makes up for it with calamity. Filmed at Ransomville Speedway in New York, it shows the biggest chain...

Great Read: Ed Hinton Counts Down the All Time Indy 500 Field for the 100th Anniversary of the Race

Ed Hinton is truly a national treasure when it comes to auto racing journalism. He always manages a blockbuster Indy 500 story every year on the week of the race. Last year is was the epic history of...

German Man Wrecks Pagani Zonda Roadster F At 200-Mph, Lives, Dad Going to Kick His Ass

Normally, we don’t give a flying foo about Italian sports cars who have names that we can barely pronounce. When they are wrecked on public roads at nearly 200mph and everyone lives, however,...

Kyle Busch Cited for Reckless Driving, May Lose Driver’s License

An evening joy ride in a pre-production Lexus sports car has landed Kyle Busch in some hot water with North Carolina law enforcement. That tends to happen when you run 128mph in a 45mph zone....

BangShift Tech: MSD PowerGrid Install and Test

When word hit the streets about MSD’s new PowerGrid ignition system we were excited like every other gearhead in the known universe. After learning how much time, sweat, and effort the men and...

Interview: Lohnes Goes Under the Heat Lamp at Scotty Gossen Exposed

Lead Photo Credit: Roger Richards  A little while back, I was interviewed by author Scotty Gossen, on his blog “Scotty Gossen Exposed”. Well, it was recently my BangShifty...

Classic Industries Releases New Aluminum 1969 Camaro Body Panels

In one of the coolest developments involving 1969 Camaros in a while, Classic Industries is now offering aluminum body panels for the iconic pony car. These would be the perfect pieces to build your...

Show Gallery: The 2011 Chicagoland Mopar Club Car Show

From the looks of it, the 2011 Chicagoland Mopar Club Car Show was a smashing success. Open to all brands, with Mopars being prominently represented, this show had a little of everything....

Win A Fifty Dollar Gift Certificate From AFCO Racing!

Proud BangShift sponsor Afco Racing is running a totally cool photo contest that could land you a bitchin’ gift certificate. The contest is so easy even we get it, so you’ll all ace this...

Sad News: Drag Racing Legend Dick Rosberg Passes

We have the unhappy duty of reporting the death of Dick Rosberg, one of drag racing’s truly good men and a racer whose career spanned decades and involved some of the coolest and fastest cars...

Racing Junk Find: A 1989 Ford Old School Show Monster Truck – You Know You Want It!

As fans of old school monster trucks, we almost fell off of our rickety shop stool when we saw this totally bitchin’ 1989 Ford old school monster for sale on Racing Junk. Rolling on the 48-inch...

BangShift PSA: Check Your Lug Nuts, If Not a Fiery End Could Await You

In one of the most gut-wrenching automotive e-mails we have ever gotten, the woeful tale of a local (to our Eastern HQ) gearhead’s vintage Plymouth burning to the ground was shared, with...