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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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Dirt Track Racer Charged With Assault After Ramming Other Car In The Pits: On Track Contact Leads To Race Rage Incident and Ban From Racing.

Every racer and fan knows that in the heat of competition emotions and adrenaline run high. We’ve all seen it, when a couple of drivers bump and bang and then it continues off track. But...

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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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War on Racetracks: A Refresher Course on the Saga of Social Circle, Georgia’s Proposed Drag Strip

The Walton Tribune recently ran a piece that does a nice job summing up the current state of the debate going on in Social Circle, Georgia, with respect to a proposed drag strip for the community....

The Superbowl Car Ads: Speedy Picks the Winners, Watch Them Here!

The Super Bowl is probably the closest thing to a universal social event in America. Even the most hard-core BangShifters probably watched at least part of it. But the real Super Bowl wasn’t...

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Neat Story: The Tale of the Iranian Baldwin Motion Phase III Camaro

Here’s the improbable story of a 1974 Baldwin-Motion Phase III Camaro that has lived its entire life in Tehran, Iran. The car was built new by Joel Rosen and the guys at Motion Performance for...

RacingJunk Find: Multi-Engine, 8,000lb Unlimited Modified Pulling Tractor

If you’ve ever wanted to get a sneak preview of what the end of the world will sound like, attend a tractor pull where the big, 8,000-pound Unlimited Modifieds are competing. Better yet, buy...

Project Car: Fatlane, the Chevy-Powered, ProCharged 1964 Ford Fairlane. Update: Suspension Fabrication

ABOUT PROJECT FATLANE This project car is a 1964 Ford Fairlane Thunderbolt look-a-like that is being constructed to compete in the Heavy Street drag class at races like the YellowBullet Nationals,...

Not BangShift Approved: A PT Cruiser That is Supposed to Look Like a Cat

This is a true automotive abomination. Combine the lame-ass PT Cruiser with large fiberglass appendages in an effort to make it look like a cat? Congrats, you have managed to create the worst looking...

Cool Video: Charles Taylor’s One-Wheeled Vehicle

One of the neat things that we’ve come to expect here at BangShift.com is the unexpected. Learning about stuff that we never knew existed is pure awesome to us, and when we were tipped off...

EBay Find: Killer 1973 Checker Aerobus 8-Door Limo

Over the last year or so, we’ve not only been introduced to the coolness that is an airport limo, we’ve also begun to really dig them. We got tipped off to this totally neato 1973 Checker...

Speedy Says: Here are the Rules NASCAR Should Adopt

The mere suggestion that NASCAR is going to drift away from the hated “Car of Tomorrow” toward something that looks more like a production car has spurred a huge debate among...

Monday Time Killer: NorwoodArena.Com

The Norwood Arena, a long dead quarter-mile oval track loacted in Norwood, Massachusetts, was for decades considered one of the top short oval tracks in America. Originally the facility was built to...

The Parting Shift: Jerico 4-Speed Action at Greer Dragway

This week we’re taking our Parting Shift blog item down south. We’re headed to historic Greer Dragway in Greer, South Carolina. We’ll make things even sweeter by telling you that...

Fun Video: Killer Vintage Camper For VW Beetles

File this one under, “ain’t never seen that before”, for us anyway. We were tipped off to this cool video featuring a camper from the mid 1970’s designed for use by small...

Former Head of Professional Bull Riders Named CEO of IRL

Randy Bernard, the former head of the Professional Bull Riders Inc., has been named the new CEO of the Indy Racing League in a move that will either be heralded as a great moment of the series or...

Video: Blastro, The Pro Mod Astro Van

Blastro is a blown, alky swilling, tube-chassis version of a Chevy Astro van. It’s bat poop crazy and we love it. After dropping the video of the A-Team van on you yesterday we needed a little...