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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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In-Car Video: Charlie Westcott Jr and Senior Making Runs in Their SS/AH Barracudas

The US Nationals are coming up fast and that means that the ultimate Mopar Hemi Shootout will be going down on Friday of the race weekend. SS/AHemi racers all over the country are flogging their...

Great Thread: Cruising American Iron in Sweden

BangShift forum member Jobergg lives in Sweden and is neck deep in the American car and hot rod scene in that country. He comes up with awesome video and photos pretty frequently and his most recent...

Car Show Gallery: The Mass. Cruisers Gillette Stadium Cruise – August 2010

The Mass. Crusiers claim that their bi-weekly cruise night, held at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Massachusetts, is the largest in New England. We dare anyone to refute that claim. This monster packs...

Bonneville 2010: Spectre Performance puts the Speed in Speedweek

The 2010 SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speedweek rocked, and we owe our boys at Spectre Performance, and their 2100 horsepower Cadillac powered Speedliner, for a lot of the excitement. Spectre owner Amir...

Crashed WWII Dive Bomber Raised From San Diego Resevoir

A crashed Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, one of the most ill-handling, short lived planes of the WWII-era was recently recovered intact from the bottom of a San Diego, California resevoir. The outline was...

It Came From the Forums: Killer Bonneville Photos from BangShift Member Randal Burns

While Chad was out chasing the movers, shakers, and headline makers on the salt, BangShift OG member Randal Burns was prowling the pits, lending a hand, and loving life at Speed Week. Randal had his...

BangShift Bonneville Video: In the Push Truck and At the Top End With the Speed Demon Crew

The salt is quiet once again and as such our coverage of the SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week 2010 is winding to a close. The vaunted Hot Rod Magazine Top Time trophy was awarded to the team of George...

Auto Trader Classics Find: A Turbocharged Straight-8 Buick Powered Belly Tank

If it is possible to create a cooler LSR racer than this, please give us the formula. A turbocharged Buick straight-eight motor shoehorned into a belly tank from an old Air Force F86 makes for a...

Crank it up Video: Outside Car Footage of Lee Sicilio’s Daytona at 230 MPH at Bonneville

Our video from earlier this week showing Lee Sicilio wheeling his massive, Ray Barton Hemi powered Charger Daytona down the salt on a record qualifying run was met with a great response. The...

Bonneville Speed Week 2010 – Thursday Gallery – Presented by Spectre Performance

As the final day of competition dawns in Utah, we’re giving you a gallery of action that took place on Thursday. The crews, racers, SCTA volunteers, and even the spectators must be exhausted by...

BangShift Bonneville Video: Catching Up With Poteet and Main After a 400MPH Run

Barring an “out of nowhere” performance from another competitor, the team of Poteet and Main will be taking home the Hot Rod Top Time honors at the close of Speed Week today. They have...

Bonneville Speed Week 2010 – Wednesday Bonus Gallery – Presented by Spectre Performance

We’ve got a great gallery from presenting sponsor Spectre Performance that focuses some of the sights and scenes of Bonneville away from the race course. In the quiet corners of the pits teams...

Bonneville Video: Hillbilly Flamethrower Hijinks at the Bend in the Road

We’ve heard from Bonneville Speed Week veterans that one needs to camp at bend in the road to get the full first timer’s experience. After watching this video of some hooligans having fun...

Breaking News: Poteet and Main Speed Demon Sets 400mph Record at Bonneville!

Minutes ago on the salt at the SCTA/BNI Bonneville Speed Week, George Poteet wheeled the Poteeteet and Main “Speed Demon” streamliner to a 400mph record! They made a qualifying pass of...