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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck!

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they...

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We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out!

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window...

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Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome!

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching,...

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THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This!

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s...

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4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale!

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model...

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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...

Killer Video: The Priapism Speed Buggy Burning Tires and Hauling Ass

The (as named by Hot Rod Magazine) Priapism has been a bit of a sensation since hitting the pages of the magazine. The tube chassis, twin V8 powered rod is a master work of fabrication and has a...

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