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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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Event Coverage: Goodguys Orange County Get-Together 2010

Apparently the 2010 Goodguys Orange County (California) Get-Together was a huge deal. Our intrepid Chad Reynolds was manning the mic at the Ridetech Street Challenge Autocross all weekend, plus he...

Barnstormin’: Fixing My Synapse Firing Order

Every few weeks my mental notebook fills up and anyone dumb enough to hit the link and read my column is forced into a scary walk through the strange place that is my brain. Fact is, when I’m...

Event Coverage: The 2010 Edelbrock Revved Up for Kids Car Show

The 2010 Edelbrock Revved up for Kids charity car show was a smashing success. Held in late April under a warmly shining West Coast sun, the turnout was huge. Everything from race cars to trad rods...

Vintage Racing Video: The Beginnings of British Rallycross

Back in 1967-1968, when the Trans-Am series was really starting to come into its own here in the USA, there was an equally as interesting story brewing over in England. Called Rallycross, it was a...

Epic Thread: Photos From the Tour of an Incredible Private Car Collection

Getting the chance to see someone’s personal car collection is a pretty neat thing. It’s like being able to sneak a peak behind the curtain and gain access to something that is hidden to...

Crazy Carnage Video: A European Wheelstander Eats Concrete and Flips

We’re going to get Friday off to a smashing start, literally. One of our European forum members tipped us off to video clips of a wheel-stander, The Little Green Wagon, drilling the guardrail...

Survey Says: Ford Owners Love EcoBoost Engines

Ford recently released the results of a survey conducted among owners of EcoBoost powered models. The results were overwhelmingly positive, and seem to be validating Ford’s decision to champion...

Mother Lode: Huge Collection of Vintage Drag Racing Photos

You’ll wear out your eyeballs and fall face first onto your keyboard before you get through looking at the massive collection of vintage drag racing photos we’re going to link you to....

Video: The 2010 Hunnert Car Shootout in Moving Pictures

Earlier this week we brought you Greg Rourke’s awesome coverage of the 2010 Hunnert Car Shootout, a drag racing featuring old timey race cars and traditional hot rods. We were tipped off by ARS...

Remembering Adam Petty 10 Years Later

When Adam Petty was killed in a racing accident at New Hampshire International Speedway ten years ago, NASCAR lost one of their brightest rising prospective super star drivers. Kyle Petty and his...

Mopar Hemi Challenge Series is Back for 2010

File this under great news. Mopar has re-upped its agreement with NHRA to back the Mopar Challenge Race Series, a three event battle that pits the hairiest Super Stockers in the land against each...

Dyno Video: A Cross-Rammed Chevy 302 Singing on the Pump

After fantasizing about owning Dave Strickler’s Camaro, we went hunting around the web to find some beautiful music being made by one of the little 302s that Strickler abused. We found a kick...

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Historic Dave Strickler Old Reliable Camaro on eBay

When the book of awesome Camaros is written (and it will be thick) this particular car will be ranked among the best ever. Expertly driven by Dave Strickler and wrenched on by Bill Jenkins, it was a...

Killer Vintage Drag Video: Original Footage of Classic Wheel-Standers In Action

Confession time. We freaking love wheel-standers. Many hardcore drag race guys like to talk smack about jet cars and wheel-standers as being circus acts or somehow inferior to “real” race...