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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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The Mario Andretti Story: Racing’s Most Versatile Driver? America’s Greatest American Racer? Watch

Mario Andretti was a household name when I was growing up watching him race at the Indy 500 and such. His career is insane, with more wins and championships than you can shake a stick at. But what...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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Cruise Gallery: The Kemah, Texas Cruise – April 2011

The great American cruise night is alive and well, despite pressures from high fuel prices, shrinking job opportunities, and a general case of the blahs that has been hovering over the USA since the...

Lunatic Fringe Video: Helmet Cam Footage of The World’s Craziest Bike Race

We believe that this is the first (and most likely the last) time that bicycle racing will ever be featured on BangShift but holy smokes, this is crazy. The video shows the entire downhill run of a...

Author Scotty Gosson Interviews BangShift’s Chad Reynolds and Cole Coonce

Automotive author, and all around cool car guy, Scotty Gosson recently asked myself and BangShift Contributor Cole Coonce if he could interview us on his blog page, Scotty Gosson Exposed. The request...

Event Gallery: Shelbys at the Hershey AACA Museum

Just this past weekend, the Hershey Antique Auto Museum hosted their big Shelby show and luckily for BangShift nation, our Pennsylvanian photo contributor, Joe Grippo was on the scene. When...

Big News: BangShift Blog Commenting Now Open to All!

As part of a recently completed site upgrade, readers are now able to comment on BangShift blog items without having to be BangShift.com forum members. We’re sure that there are thousands of...

Fantastic Drag Film: A Kick Ass Ride Along With Pro Mod Racer Danny Rowe

This is one of the coolest drag racing short films we’ve seen in recent memory. It follows Danny Rowe and his team during the Las Vegas NHRA event while they prepare for and make one lap. This...

Car Show Gallery: 500 Photos from the 2011 Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender

The traditional hot rodding has once again descended on Las Vegas for the 14th version of the Viva Las Vegas Rockabilly Weekender, a huge pre-1963 car show, that also celebrates the culture and music...

The Parting Shift: AMC Edition

This video is pretty neat. The guy driving the car is quite skilled in the ways of the five-speed transmission and has no fear of doing a little no lift boogie down the drag strip. HIs technique...

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Upcoming Show Alert: The 7th Annual MSD Car Show – El Paso, Texas

Coming in just a couple weeks, the 7th Annual MSD car show is a much check out event for anyone living in the El Paso, Texas area. Pre-Registration is currently open on the MSD Ignition site, and...

Bob Lutz Advising GM…For Free?!

Bob Lutz the 78 year old former auto industry executive who last served as the Vice Chairman of General Motors told reporters at the New York International Auto Show that he was advising GM but was...

SEMA and Others Form the Save the Salt Coalition

The Bonneville Salt Flats stand as one of the most historic and important places in the history of hot rodding and motorsports in general. The health and long term survival of the place is of...

A BangShift Approved Cake? Hell Yeah!

Apparently there is a television show called, “Cake Boss” centered around the custom cake shop of one Buddy Valastro. While this would be of interest to us exactly 0% of the time, the...

Proof That the Hill Jack Ramp Truck Photo is Real!

The photo we ran earlier today of what can only be called a hill jack ramp truck has really grown some legs. We’ve seen it pop up in a few other places and there are lots of people questioning...

Drag Gallery: Test-N-Tune Action From Byron Dragway

Byron Dragway is one of the legendary drag plants in the USA. Owner/operator Ron Leek is the man that many people credit with fostering bracket racing through the early days of life, as well as the...