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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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Bastards! 1962 Pontiac Nostalgia Super Stocker Stolen in Illinois

The car in the lead photo, a 1962 Pontiac Cataline Nostalgia Super Stocker was stolen on May 31st from the parking lot of Rick’s Racecraft in Yorkville, Illinois. We need your help to find it...

Russian Carnage Video: Street Racing Is a Bad Idea There, Too

As this video proves, it isn’t just dumb to street race in North America, it’s stupid all over the world. This is some heavy duty carnage when two cars launch off and amazingly, a...

Streak Over: Mustang Outsells Camaro in May

It was a short time at the top of the sales charts for the Camaro. Ford moved 1,l294 more Mustangs than GM did Camaros in May. It is the first time that the Camaro has been off of the number one spot...

Oh Hell No: Ford To Offer Custom Vinyl Graphics on Some Models

It used to take work to make your late-model car look like crap. You had to drive to your local chain auto parts store, walk up and down the tacky aisle with your crap magnet on, pay the guy at the...

Event Coverage: The 2010 Beatersville Car and Bike Show

We know what you’re thinking, and you are right. Beatersville is the greatest name for a car show ever. The 2010 version of the show was held on Sunday, May 30, in Louisville, Kentucky, and...

eBay Find: A Huge Stash of Pro Stock Motors and Parts

Woah, mamma! We hit the engine stash jackpot with this crazy eBay find. The seller is offloading four complete 500ci Pro Stock Hemi engines as well as a Grumpy Jenkins Chevy Pro Stock mill and piles...

Caption this Photo: He Stuck the Landing

There’s so much goodness happening with this photo that we don’t even know where to start. Just playing amateur accident reconstructionist could keep you busy for hours. You have to...

Whoopsie-Doodle Video: Automotive Prank Goes Wrong

Remember being a teenager and doing stupid junk with your car? Remember the time that stupid junk caused damage that you knew mom and dad were going to see and that you’d never be able to talk...

Will 2011 be the last year for Shelby Mustangs?

Speculation is running rampant that the 2011 Shelby GT350 may be the last offering from the famous shop of Carroll Shelby. Reportedly, Shelby is looking to slow things down a bit and focus on the...

Rumor Confirmed: Gen 5 Camaro Z28 on the Way

While the rumor has been kicking around for some time, it has now been made sort of official due to the comments of GM executive Karl Stracke. Stracke was visiting the new home of Motor Trend...

Guide to BangShift.com’s Coverage of the 2010 Hot Rod Power Tour

The 2010 Hot Rod Magazine Power Tour presented by GM Performance Division is on the road June 5-12 and BangShift.com is there with daily coverage sponsored by Ridetech. This year’s tour goes...

Flaming Fury: Jet Dragster Breaks the 200-mph Barrier at Irwindale

Believe it or not, there isn’t too much iron on the drag strip that can touch 200 mph in the eighth-mile. Odd as it may sound, dedicated eighth-mile tracks see even fewer 200-mph laps for some...

New Jersey’s Atco Raceway Turns 50 Years Old

Atco Raceway in New Jersey, one of the most notable drag racing plants on the East Coast, turns 50 this season. That’s a hell of an accomplishment for a track that is centrally located to...

Hilarious Video: Three-Wide Bus Racing at a Michigan Oval

So far today we’ve taken you to Indy and to the Midwest Musclecar Challenge, two events featuring cars that have been designed, tested, and trashed on the race track. Now we’re headed to...