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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Even More Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

Here’s our third nitro gallery from the NHRA Four Wide Nationals in Charlotte. If you missed our previous photos, use the link below to check out all our Four Wide photos. (Photos by David...

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Are $5K Auction Cars Junk? Check Out These $5,000 Buys From Mecum Indy 2026 And Let Us Know What You Think.

We’ve talked about cheap cars that sell at Mecum, Barrett-Jackson, RM and other big name auctions a few times in the recent past and I can tell you that while they are few and far between at...

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Finally A Budget Drill Bit Set That Outperforms All The Rest! Which Low Buck Set Is Actually Worth Buying? 14 Brands Tested!

Drill bits suck. I mean they are great for the first few holes, but after that they just suck usually. Unless you spend big money that is. And drill bit sharpeners? They are great, but if the bit is...

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The Hydroplane Racing League Livestream From The 2026 HRL Cambridge Classic Power Boat Regatta!

If you dig offshore powerboat racing, and especially these insane beasts that basically fly across the top of the water, then you are in for a treat. This is the replay from the Hydroplane Racing...

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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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NHRA Announces Rule Changes In the Name of Safety for Four Classes

The National Hot Rod Association Tech Department has release safety related rules changes for four classes that compete with the organization. These amendments come on the heels of the passing of Top...

Event Gallery: The York US30 Reunion and Muscle Car Madness Show

One of the coolest and most action packed weekends of nostalgia drag racing happens each July in Pennsylvania. The York US30 Dragstrip Reunion and the Muscle Car Madness Car Show make up a one two...

Crazy Carnage Video: A Collection of Russian Car Wreck Footage

After sitting through this nearly five minute long collection of Russian car crash footage, the only way we’d drive around in that country is if we were in the seat of a massive Kamaz rally...

Company Working on Strange New Engine, Bill Gates Invests $23.5M Into Project

A Michigan company, known as EcoMotors has gotten a ton of press recently after Bill Gates decided to invest $23.5-million dollars with the operation to aid in the development of a strange new engine...

Craigslist Find: Doug Thorley’s Chevy 2 Much Match Bash Funny Car Recreation

A dead-nuts recreation of Doug Thorley’s pioneering “Chevy s Much” has hit the San Diego  Craigslist ads. The car was rebuilt by Thorley and most of the original crew that...

Incredible GM Promo Video: Testing the 1963 Corvettes in October of 1962 with Zora Arkus Duntov

This video, entitled “Biography of a Sports Car” was produced by GM in October of 1962 just before the groundbreaking 1963 Corvettes were released for sale. It features noted sports car...

Project Car Spotlight: A Full-Tilt, Turbo-4, Road Racing 1989 Mustang

We hold guys who race stuff in special esteem. Not professional level racers, but guys who race stuff period. Racing takes lots and often gives back little. The failures are public and the triumphs...

Auction Action: Mark Donohue’s Championship Winning 1971 Javelin On the Block

The 1971 AMC Javelin that Mark Donohue drove to a championship in the Trans-Am series will be sold at the upcoming Russo and Steele Monterey Auction. This car was a true sledgehammer, racking up...

Killer Historic Drag Video: Frank Mazi’s Insane Blown Hemi Opel GT in Action Circa 1984

Dawn Mazi-Hovsepian is one of the best drag racing photogs we know. Her husband ain’t a band shooter either, but she’s cooler than him. Anywho, Dawn’s dad, Frank Mazi was a...

Revealed: What the Chevy Caprice Cop Cars Will Look Like, Link to Tech Manual

The talk and rumors have started to turn into facts regarding the upcoming Chevy Caprice police car editions. There will be two basic packages sporting at least one familiar option code, that being...

Event Gallery: Chryslers at Carlisle 2010

Our Pennsylvania-based photo contributor Joe Grippo may actually live at the Carlisle Fairgrounds in Carlisle, PA. He’s been our man on the scene for all the big shows this year and he’s...

Racing Junk Find: The Quickest and Fastest Drag Radial Car in the World

We never set our sights low around here, so when we went searching RacingJunk.com for a drag car, we found David Hance’s ass-kicking Mustang. This is the ET and MPH record holder for cars...

We attend FAST XFI Fuel Injection Training

We were recently invited to participate in a FAST XFI Fuel Injection Training class at Westech Performance Group. Our class was held at Westech Performance Group, the Unofficial Official Dyno Shop of...

Tech: The BangShift 700-R4 Transmission Rebuild Part 2

In our first installment of this tech series, Indianapolis-based transmission master Jeff bradley pulled apart a 700-R4 transmission that he is overhauling for a fellow BangShift.com member. We were...