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SMALL TIRE GANGSTERS GO FOR THE $20K+ AGAIN!!!! LOSER’S BRACKET AT DIG OR DIE DIG DAYS 7 AT THE ROCK

If you like Dig or Die coverage as much as we do, then check out this race video from our friends at Spoold Media. Keep in mind, this race is worth more than $20,000 and it’s the losers bracket...

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Leroy Engine Teardown: Did Cleetus Tear Up This HED Beast? Or Is It In Great Shape Still And Ready For More Boost?

Anybody who knows Cleetus, knows that he can tear up just about anything. I can’t even begin to guess the number of engines he’s blown up over the years, but it’s an insane number....

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8×8 and 6×6 Truck Trials Competition: These Bad Ass Rigs Take On All The Mud, Climbs, And Obstacles You Can Throw At Them!

If you have never seen the Tatra truck trials, you are missing out. These 6×6 trucks are truly something special as they have insane suspension, locking diffs, and the ability to ascend and descend...

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Testing TikTok versus Instagram Tool Hacks: Testing a Fractal Vise versus a Dual Battery Behemoth. Are Either Worth Having?

You can imagine that being a tool testing channel on YouTube means digging through tons of comments telling you that you are wrong about the tools you test, or are testing the wrong ones all...

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Finally BIG TURBO POWER! Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into A Classic Dodge Caravan Wasn’t As Easy As They Thought!

In the previous installments of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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INDYCAR NTT SERIES: EXTENDED HIGHLIGHTS FROM 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix At NASHVILLE SUPER SPEEDWAY

Heavy rain meant the NTT INDYCAR SERIES couldn’t race on Sunday for the 2026 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, but they were at it bright and early on Monday! If you missed the racing...

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Killer Project Video: The Gixxer Kart Has A new Foe!

For years the golden standard of insane power to weight ratio on the internet has been the infamous “Gixxer kart” which mated the engine from a GSX-R motorcycle to the frame of a tiny go...

First New Motion Camaro Hits the Road – 800hp Monster for Joel Rosen

A while back we announced that the legendary Motion Performance brand of Joel Rosen was going to be brought back with a series of hot rodded new Camaros. The first of these beasts has officially been...

Historic Video Bonanza: The 1965 12 Hours of Sebring

Road course competition was like international chess in the 1960s. There were battles for supremacy in virtually all classes and we’re not talking driver versus driver competition, we’re...

BangShift Question of the Day: What’s the Best Car Song of All Time?

On a recent cruise down the highway, we slipped an unmarked CD into the radio and out sprang Ronnie and the Daytonas, belting out their famous car tune, G.T.O. That got us to thinking about the...

Caption This Photo: A Well Worn Econoline

We’ve seen lots of neglected vehicles in our day. Typically, up here in New England they rot into a pile, but down in bayou country, they seem to suffer a different fate. This Econoline looks...

Is The AHRA Coming Back From the Dead Again?

Like a drag racing zombie that eats money, hopes, and dreams instead of brains, the AHRA may be coming back again. We were tipped off to the existence of a new AHRA website and on that site are...

eBay Find: A Vintage Jet Funny Car Available for Fun and Profit

Now that Nostalgia Funny Cars are sweeping the nation like some sort of nuclear powered wild fire, it seems about time for the same thing to happed with Jet Funny Cars. Yes, we know that is a...

Killer Trade-In Offer From Aeromotive!

With the sudden closure of Barry Grant recently, Aeromotive has been getting a lot of calls regarding BG equipment and they ability to service it. While Aeromotive is not able to provide support and...

BangShift Approved Video: Toyota MR2 Plus Radial Airplane Engine Equals Awesome

You may have seen photos of an awesome project that centers around mating an old aircraft radial engine to a Toyota MR2 floating around the internet recently. Well it was no hoax, and we have the...

BangShift overcomes stiff competition to finish 4th at Goodguys 2011 Editors Challenge

BangShift’s own Chad Reynolds entered into the fierce competition of the 2011 Goodguys Editors Challenge, at the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals, and came out with a number 4 finish. Getting...

Event Coverage: 400 plus pictures of Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, and Street Machines at the 2011 Goodguys Del Mar Nationals

The Goodguys 11th Meguiars Del Mar Nationals near San Diego featured everything you would expect in a California Car Show. Sun, fun, surf, hot cars, hot girls, and killer racing action were all on...

Car Show Galleries: The 2011 Lonestar Roundup – Austin, Texas

The 2011 Lonestar Roundup went down this past weekend in Austin, Texas and BangShift photog Charles Wickam was on the scene to cover the massive show. He spent the weekend blasting photos and sent us...

100% BangShift Approved Video: Firing Up a Radial Airplane Engine Powered Toyota MR2

We normally don’t post a lot of stuff on the weekend because we’re usually out getting our BangShift on like the rest of you, but there are some “stop the presses moments” and...

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The Parting (Missed) Shift: Blowing Past the Redline Is No Bueno

The Parting Shift is normally a showcase of dexterity and skill with a manual transmission. Due to the date and the general theme of the day, it sure is not about skill or dexterity! In fact, it is...