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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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Felix Rosenquist And David Malukas Battle For The Closest Finish In Indy 500 History! Watch The Finish And Race Highlights Right Here!

If you didn’t catch the entire Indy 500 on TV yesterday, you missed some drama for sure. With rain effecting the race, but officials, fans and racers sticking it out, there was no shortage of...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Chaos Supernationals Video: Nitro Qualifying Round 1 and 2, Plus Eliminations Rounds From Summit Motorsports Park In Norwalk, Ohio.

The Chaos Series was at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk Ohio, and did everything they could to put on a hell of a show, even if Mother Nature wasn’t helping out much. Thanks to our friend...

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IHRA F1 Powerboats Livestream: Round 3 From The Red River Rumble F1 Powerboat Showdown – Saturday and Sunday

Boat racing is on! If you aren’t familiar with F1 boat racing, you’re in for a treat. This is side by side racing, “door handle to door handle” so to speak, and these drivers are giving it...

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Project Fat Cad Update: Amir Gets His Caddy and Shares his First Impressions

  FatCad Part 1 FatCad Part 2  FatCad Part 3 starts below!  Dennis Coy of Showroom Sales and Leasing came through and delivered the car. He had been keeping me posted as it was...

Cool Video: Jeri Ellsworth Builds a Pure Stock Circle Track Car in Her Driveway (Yes, we said her)

We were tipped off to this cool video (one in a series actually) by BangShift member Chryco63. It features tips and construction methods for modifying a late second generation Camaro into a Pure...

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Cool Old Press Photos: ’57 Mercury Turnpike Cruiser

As a quick refresher, we were handed a folio full of old glossy press photos and hand-typed press releases for “new” 1957 model cars. It’s totally nuts and we’re sharing them...

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...