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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Barnstormin’: Diggers, Floppers, and one Stressful Omelette

After beating a hasty retreat from West Palm Beach on Sunday morning, I needed a day or two to totally collect my thoughts from a jam packed two days in the Florida sun. It certainly felt great to be...

Book Review: Haynes Enthusiast Manual – Military Jeep, 1940 Onwards

Haynes has been in the repair manual business for decades and now they are trying to branch themselves out into the enthusiast book market. We scored a copy of a new title from their...

BangShift Project Spotlight: An Awesome Home-Built V8 RX7 That Hauls Ass

There’s nothing quite like seeing a guy build a killer project at home with his own two hands. BangShift member Weedburner has constructed one of the neatest RX7 V8 conversions we’ve ever...

Wreckage Video: How Drag Racing Your Truck Across a Meadow Can End Really Bad

High speed antics with friends are best left to the drag strip, especially the paved drag strip. This video shows why driving full tilt across a field in a drag race with your buddy ain’t the...

Racing Junk Find: Jim Yates Racing Pro Stock Operation

Jim Yates is a two time NHRA World Champ in the Pro Stock division. Currently he works with up and comer Shane Gray as opposed to operating his own team as he had done in years past. We saw that Jim...

New Gallery: Saturday Pit and Strip Action From the PRO Winter Warm-Up!

Well, our weekend of nitro bathing is 100% over. We’re back on our respective coasts picking flecks of rubber out of our ears and noses. There is really nothing to compare modern nitromethane...

Nitro Gallery: Flamin’ Photos From the Stars of the NHRA at the 2011 PRO Winter Warm-Up

While our live broadcast of the 2011 PRO Winter Warm-Up was cooking along, we were also shooting photos along the wall at Palm Beach International Raceway. Since virtually every car on the grounds is...

Video Poll Question: Did Chrysler’s Detroit-Themed Super Bowl Ad Kick Ass or Fail?

Chrysler had one of the most talked about ads amongst gearheads and car guys at the Super Bowl. The ad shows the new Chrysler 200, but more importantly it features footage from in and around the city...

Video From the PRO Winter Warm Up – Biggest Nitro Pre-Season Test of 2011

BangShift.com will provide free, live streaming video coverage of the PRO Winter Warm Up pre-season NHRA nitro test session February 4/5 from Palm Beach International Raceway in West Palm Beach,...

Thursday UPDATE: Vote for Team BangShift at Road Tour Express.Com

Last week an intrepid group of BangShifters took to the roads of California to compete and revel in the Road Tour Express. The event is part cruise, part scavenger hunt, part excuse to goof off for...

Awesome Drag Racing Video: Eddie Hill in His Prime

As we gather our things and prepare to head toward Palm Beach International Raceway for our live broadcast of the PRO Winter Warm Up pre-season test, thoughts of Top Fuel greatness are on the...

Great Tech Thread: How to Remove the Motor of Your 4th Gen Camaro/Firebird From The Bottom

BangShift member Buddy blew the LT1 engine in his Camaro up about a year ago while ripping through the gears. This was not going to be a quick fix, the plant had to be pulled out of the car. At that...

Engine Builder and Muncie Dragway Operator Dave Himes Passes Away

It is with a heavy heart that we report the passing of Dave Himes, track operator of Muncie Dragway in Muncie, Indiana and high performance engine builder. Himes and his family did an amazing job of...

Racing Junk Find: A Cummins Diesel Powered Funny Car

With all the talk of dragsters and funny cars around here recently, we went shopping for one on RacingJunk. After seeing several “normal” floppers, we saw this car, which we have read...