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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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Don Schumacher Racing and zMax Dragway Offer NHRA Fans A Neat Hospitality Package

Don Schumacher Racing and zMax Dragway, the house that Bruton built down in Concord, North Carolina, have gotten together to offer a cool hospitality package for fans attending or thinking of...

Splosion Video: A Mud Bogging Lincoln Trar Literally Grenades a Transmission

Transmissions really bear the brunt of a lot of automotive abuse. Mud bogging may be one of the harshest environs for a slush box to operate in. This video proves that statement in a damned graphic...

Scoundrels: Ohio Couple Busted Stealing From GM Plant and Selling Spoils on eBay

A couple in Boardman, Ohio has been indicted by two grand juries on charges that they stole parts from the GM plant in Youngstown and sold them on eBay. Reportedly, police found over 4,400 vehicle...

Aeromotive Giving Away Free A1000 Fuel Pump on Facebook! Enter Now – Drawing on Friday

Our friends at Aeromotive are giving away one of their industry leading A1000 Fuel Pumps this Friday. All you need to do is jump on their Facebook page, post photos of your junk and tell them how...

Cool Video: Freiburger and Finnegan Take Hot Rod’s Crusher Camaro on a Road Trip to Arizona

Hot Rod Magazine’s Crusher Camaro has seen many engine and transmission combinations over the years. The current version is certainly a fan favorite. Decked out in 1980s spec garb and sporting...

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Awesome Video: The Trailer for a Documentary on Mike Charlton’s Bucks Down Quest for the Motorcycle LSR Record

Eastlake, Ohio’s Mike Charlton is a man of action, not empty words. He’s build and ridden his supercharged V8 exhibition drag bike for years. He constructed a jet powered semi-truck for...

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Event Gallery: The Owl’s Head Transportation Museum’s Snow Movers Exhibition

Owl’s Head, Maine is a small hamlet outside of the coastal city of Rockland. It is home to the Owl’s Head Transportation Museum, one of the neatest automotive, airplane, and mechanically...

Racing Junk Find: A ZL-1 Camaro Super Stocker That’s Ready To Run

In the ranks of Super Stock, the closer your class designation gets to the beginning of the alphabet, the quicker and faster you’ll be. Naturally, if you find yourself behind the wheel of a...

Pomona NHRA Top Fuel Winner Interview: Morgan Lucas Talks to BangShift During Pre-Season Testing

When we scheduled all these interviews to run here on BangShift, we had no freakin’ clue that Morgan Lucas was about the kick eveyone’s ass out in Pomona, but hey, it worked out great for...

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Pro Stock Chat: Catching Up With Shane Gray at the Las Vegas Pre Season Pro Stock Test

Here’s the younger half of another father/son tandem on the NHRA tour, Shane Gray. Shane’s dad Johnny was most recently a Pro Stock driver who has made the leap back into the nitro Funny...

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Top Fuel Interview: Terry McMillan Talks About Making the Full NHRA Full Throttle Tour in 2011

Outside of the Lagana boys, our favorite Top Fuel pilot is Terry McMillan. He’s been sponsored by Amalie Oil for ages, has competed in Alcohol Funny Car and Top Fuel simultaneously in the past,...

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Pro Stock Interview: We Talk With 19 Year Old Pro Stock Driver Vincent Nobile

Vincent Nobile is the youngest man in NHRA Pro Stock. His dad, John Nobile has competed on both the NHRA and IHRA circuits, with Vince being at his side the whole way. The kid acquitted himself...

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BangShift Project Spotlight: A Neat 1951 Chev Truck Build That Features a Turbocharged GMC Jimmy Six

Gary Hart’s 1951 Chevy truck build is really looking awesome. The lines of a classic early 1950s Chevy are tough to beat, but the real star of this show is the engine. Hart is using an old...

MSD Rolls Out New Advanced Power System Starters

The guys at MSD have had their thinking caps on again. Their popular line of APS starters just got better with the addition of more cranking power, and the addition of new bearings to further beef up...