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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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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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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Friday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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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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If a Donk and a Rat Rod Had a Baby…The DonkRod

We were cruising AutoTraderClassics recently and cam upon this car which we can only describe as the marriage of a donk and a rat rod. While it is true that old cars had large diameter wheels back in...

Characters of Pixar’s Cars 2 Revealed, Familiar Faces and a BangShift Sponsor Included

The long awaited follow up to the massive 2006 hit movie Cars is due to hit the theaters in June of this year. Pictures of the cars involved in Cars 2 have been revealed and they show that most of...

Awesome Video: A Helmet-Cam View of a Wheelstander Run

We’ve always wanted to drive a wheelstander and this video really sealed the deal for us. Shot from a helmet-cam, it shows just how wild and wacky these machines are. The video comes from...

Racing Junk Find: A 1974 Corvette With Some Dubious Claims Behind It

When we run across an ad for a “1500hp” Corvette that was originally equipped with a 427/435hp engine…in 1974 we need to share it. There is clearly a photo showing a 427ci/435hp...

SEMA Creates 50-State Tax and Title Tool Box

SEMA does lots of stuff to help support, protect, and grow the car hobby. Their latest creation is the 50-state Tag and Title Toolbox the only compilation to date of the laws in every state you need...

Buy It: Ride Tech’s Velocity Camaro to Be Auctioned at Barrett Jackson This Saturday Night!

RideTech’s selling their awesome 1968 ‘Velocity’ Camaro at the Barrett Jackson auction this Saturday night. The car has been seen in dozens of media outlets, car shows, specialty...

Awesome Vintage Promotional Video: The Turbocharged Oldsmobile Jetfire V8

With the current hot rodding love affair with turbocharging in full swing, it is important to see the domestic history of exhaust driven compressors. That tale starts with the currently dead...

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WTF: A 1933 Chevy Coupe Trike Thing With a 700hp Engine

Freaking wow. Where to begin. A “700” horse power trike built from a real 1933 Chevy coupe body. Maybe we’ll start with a question. Why in the hell would anyone think this was a...

Massive Carnage Photo: A 302 That Didn’t Survive the Dyno

Gearheads all speak the international language of carnage. There’s that initial wince and shudder, immediately followed by the forensic investigation into what happened. While we don’t...

eBay Find: Seven Corvairs in a Barn

Seven project cars for $3500 bucks? Holy smokes, that’s an offer nearly too good to refuse. When we stumbled upon this eBay listing for seven Chevy Corvair project cars resting peacefully in a...

Road Course Video: Take a Lap on the Roof of the DSE Camaro

Kyle and Stacy Tucker at Detroit Speed are noted speed freaks. Between their skills on the autocross courses, road courses, and Kyle’s experience at the Baja 1000, driving skills are not...

Barnstormin’: Road Trippin’ for Pizza and Planes

Rather than make our trip to the New England Air Museum a single day event, my intrepid wife and I decided to make it a weekend adventure for the kids. Well, we used the whole “weekend...

Huge Gallery: A Tour of the New England Air Museum

Windsor Locks, Connecticut is home to the New England Air Museum, a truly epic place that we first visited this past weekend. Housing dozens of planes and more than 100 aircraft engines on display,...

350 Pictures from the First Pomona Swap Meet of 2011. Camaros, Mustangs, and Mopars Galore!

The Pomona Swap Meet is a Southern California hot spot for car junkies, and a bucket list destination for hot rodders around the world. With more parts, cars, and vendors than you’ll find most...