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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing – Sunday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage at Beech Bend Raceway Park – Sunday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance Saturday $20,000

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got More Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Video: An Electric That Doesn’t Suck – Larry McBride’s 7-second Motorcycle

Larry “Spiderman” McBride is a drag racing legend. A top fuel motorcycle racer who has won everything there is to win, and set records that mark major milestones in the sport. McBride has...

Flood Watch: Chevy Set to Release Special Edition Camaros Every Six Months

It is being reported that Chevy plans on releasing “special edition” Camaros just about every six months starting after the 2012 ZL-1 hits the streets. This seems to be an attempt to...

Racing Junk Find: An Awesome 1965 Malibu SS With A 14-71 Blown, 529-ci Rodeck Motor

In the event that a giant bag of money fell from the sky this week, we’d spend every penny on this kick ass 1965 Malibu SS and run it this weekend at the PSCA Record Breaker Nationals in Las...

eBay Find: A Totally Cool 1966 Chevy II Stock Car

Chevy II restorers be warned, the larger photos of this car will have your stomach flopping. The wheel wells were clearly opened with a Sawz-All, the car rides on a 1955 Chevy chassis, and the only...

Cool Project: Holley’s 1987 Grand Prix – Project G-Force One

When the guys at Holley decide to do a car, they really do it right! Such is the case with the company’s Project G-Force One, a 1987 Pontiac Grand Prix build that will end up being one bad ass...

Tune In: Speed Scene Live TV is All New Tonight

Tonight being Tuesday night means that Speed Scene Live TV with our pals Scott “Lucky” Hudson, Bruce Barker, and the always energetic DianaMite, will be on the air bringing the latest...

Herman Lewis, Champion of AMC Performance Passes

Herman Lewis, one of the greatest names in AMC performance and drag racing has died at the age of 76. Lewis gained fame and stature within the AMC community during a long and illustrious drag racing...

BangShift Poll: Pro Stock or Pro Mod – Which is better?

Chad and I engaged in one of our frequent debates recently when discussing the upcoming weekend. What brought this on is the fact that Chad will be in Las Vegas live broadcasting the PSCA (Pacific...

Killer Videos: How to Wrench on a 1929 Duesenberg Model J in Your Home Shop

Duesenbergs are very freaking rare, guys who wrench on their own Duesenbergs at home are even more so. Luckily, BangShifter “Hemi” Joel Nystrom is one of those dudes and he has the video...

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eBay Find: A BangShifty 1978 Corvette Rear Engine Funny Car

Rear engine floppers have a unique place in drag racing history. The only guy who really did much with one in terms of success was “Big” Jim Dunn and his Dunn and Reath ‘Cuda which...

Caption this photo: Bodywork on the Cheap in Tennessee

We know it is early on Monday morning and you are still cursing the fact that you are at work. That being said, here’s a photo that may raise your spirits, or at least give you an industrial...

The Parting Shift: A Lap in Jim Halsey’s Nitrous Infected Pro Mod

Jim Halsey owns and operates one of the quickest nitrous pro mods in the country, and the world. In this video we ride along with him as he hauls ass down the strip at Rockingham Dragway in...

MSD Power Grid Approved for NHRA Competition, Set to Begin Shipping in Early March

MSD Ignition’s revolutionary “Power Grid” system has been approved for use in all sportsman classes in the NHRA. The Power Grid is an ground breaking pieces of equipment that allows...

Smokey Yunick Video: How Ol’ Smoke Helped Develop the Corvette

Smokey Yunick is certainly a hall of fame BangShifter. He had his hands in innumerable projects over the years and developed everything from carbs to spark plugs. Yunick was also involved in the...