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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 2 of 5 – His Bandit Trans Am Gets New Suspension Installed!

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In the...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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How Much Horsepower Does An Engine Driven Cooling Fan Really Take From Your Engine?

We tested alternators, engine driven fans, and other accessories on the dyno years ago and I can tell you that most of the accessories on the front of your engine take very little power to turn under...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Pro Stock, Pro Stock Bikes, And Factory Stock 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 2 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Ford Big-Blocks Unleashed! FE Race & Reunion Muncie Dragway! 352, 390, 406, 427, 428, SOHC!

The Ford FE powerplant is arguably one of the most important engines in Ford’s racing heritage. Sure there have been plenty of other powerful combos over the years, but when Chevrolet and Ford...

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RacingJunk Find: A Kick Ass 1955 Chevy Pro Mod

After spending the weekend immersed in the WCHRA action from Bakersfield, we thought we’d go door slammer shopping. We found a totally bitchin’ blown 1955 Chevy Pro Mod for sale that is...

Smoke Show Video: A 1993 Dodge Daytona Goes Out in a Fog of Glory

Let’s say that you have a 1993 Dodge Daytona that has thrown a rod and is emotionally dead to you. There are a couple of options to move on at that point. At least two of them involve a tow...

Event Gallery: The 2010 Cal Rods Santa Anita Car Show

While our east coast office is still slogging through the weird weather of early spring in New England, our west coast office is going full force to shows and races. Case in point, this gallery of...

New Product: RHS Pro Elite SBC 23-Degree CNC Ported Iron Heads

If you’re racing in a class that requires you to run iron heads or are simply looking to build a bad ass sleeper motor these new CNC ported, 23-degree, cast iron pieces from RHS should fit your...

Video Feed from the WCHRA Spring Nationals, March 26-28

The BangShift.com presented a live video broadcast of the West Coast Hot Rod Association’s Jaws Gear & Axle Spring Nationals at Auto Club Famoso Raceway March 27-28, 2010. There was lots of...

Photo Galleries from the West Coast Hot Rod Association 2010 Spring Nationals

WCHRA races are awesome events! Unlike many street-car races we’ve been to, it’s always like a party in the pits. Everyone is having a great time, and the action on the track is over the...

Epic Fail: All Impact Racing Safety Products to Be Decertified by SFI

In a stunning announcement, SFI (Safety Foundation Inc.) announced that all products made by Bill Simpson’s Impact Racing, will be decertified by the organization as of April 27,2010. The...

zMax Dragway Names Broadcast Center In Honor of Steve Evans

We ran across a great piece of reporting on Rob Geiger’s site, Go2Geiger.com, about the broadcast center at zMax Dragway being named in honor of broadcasting great Steve Evans. It is a fitting...

Educational Video: Why Outlaw 8.5 Cars Rule

We’ve mentioned that the WCHRA race that we’ll be broadcasting live this weekend will feature an Outlaw 8.5 class. The great equalizer in this category is the fact that all competitors...

Preview Video: A Look at Some of the WCHRA Competitors You Can Watch This Weekend

We’re pumped up to bring you the live streaming braodcast of the WCHRA Spring Nationals this weekend. We’ll be bringing you live doorslammer drag racing action on Saturday and Sunday from...

A Look Back at the Career of Bob Lutz

With Bob Lutz leaving GM on May 1, 2010, more and more retrospective stories are showing up in the media. There’s no doubt that Lutz led, and continues to lead, an interesting life. He worked...

Caption This Photo: The First Step is a Biggie

After you take a few minutes to try and mentally reconstruct the events that led to this accident scene photo, think up a good caption. This is truly a photo worth a thousand words. How the hell did...

Carnage Video: Clutch Explosion…With A Crowd!

If there is one thing more scary than a standard issue clutch explosion in a street car, it is a clutch explosion while the car is surrounded by on-lookers. In this video a Mustang is being run on a...

GM Developing Twin Turbo V6 Eco-Boost Fighter

The website eGMCarTech.com is reporting that the General is pretty far along in developing a 3.0L V6 that sports twin turbos to directly compete against Ford’s hot selling Eco-Boost motors. The...