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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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Drill Press Meets Fab Table: Jason From Fireball Tools Built the Drill Press He’s Always Wanted!

Have you ever walked into someone’s shop or garage and seen a tool that got you excited because you realized it is something someone customized? I’ve done it too many times to count, and...

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RebelDryver Got A New Project Car! This 1977 Chevy Monza Is Going To Become A Drag And Drive Machine!

Our boy Scott Liggett is back with a new drag and drive project! After buying a 1950 Chevy coupe a year or two ago, and realizing it would be more work than he was really wanting to tackle, he sold...

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Better Than Rain-X?! Is This The Best Windshield Water Repellent Windshield Coating Ever? 10 Brands Tested!

I am a big fan of Rain-X. I own, and have owned, a few vehicles that don’t have windshield wipers at all and have found that if you apply it right and often enough it works wonders. I’ve...

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Our Final Gallery of 2026 PDRA East Coast Nationals Photos! Pro Mods, Dragsters, Door Cars, And So Much More!

Here’s gallery #4, our final gallery of PDRA East Coast Nationals action, and if you missed the photos we already posted, use the link below to check them out too. (Photos by David Whealon) The...

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This Awesome Dent Side Ford F100 Pre-Runner RIPS The STREETS, The Dirt, And More!

There is something awesome about vintage bodied pre-runner trucks, and this dentside F100 is a great example. My uncle had a SuperCab back then, and even though I was never a Ford fan growing up I...

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eBay Find: One Awesome and Humongous Chevy C4500 Truck

Any truck that wears “super singles” for tires on all four corners is something we need to take a closer look at. This crazy 2005 Chevy 4500 truck pushes all of our buttons because it is...

BangShift Approved: A New Machine for Measuring Massive Crankshafts

Most BangShifters like us think that engines displacing 800-1,000ci are pretty huge. Keeping that in mind, there are industrial power plants in diesel locomotives, tug boats, and huge stationary...

Museum Gallery: Saratoga Auto Museum Right Coast Rods Exhibit

After checking out the Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop, intrepid photographer Joe Grippo headed over to the Saratoga Auto Museum in Saratoga, NY to see their “Right Coast Rods” exhibit. This...

Event Gallery: Rolling Bones Hot Rod Shop Garage Night

Despite the horrific weather that the Northeastern US has been experiencing, die hard hot rodders are still finding ways to have fun. Take this gallery by our own photo maven Joe Grippo for example....

Smash ’em Crash ’em Gallery: Monster Jam Action Photos From Houston, Texas

Ace BangShift photo contributor Charles Wickam landed himself front row seats to the wild event that was the Monster Jam event held at Houston’s Reliant Stadium. Not some little weenie arena,...

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,...