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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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Your Kid May Be Driving the Last All-American Made Car

We’re proud to say that both our three- and one-year-olds are driving cars built 100% in America. Sure, they happen to be Little Tikes Cozy Coupes, but we’re happy to know that the cars...

Truck Pull Carnage Video: Sled Failure Ends Badly

Forgive our recent fascination with carnage video from pulling events, but it’s just so weird and cool, we have to share. This video shows the sled itself failing, which results in a jack knife...

Book Review: Growing Up NASCAR by Humpy Wheeler and Peter Golenbock

When we finished Humpy Wheeler’s tell-all book about his life and times in NASCAR we were left thinking that Wheeler wasn’t done being the sport’s most renowned promoter. The book...

BangShift.com Forum Freaks T-Shirts and Hats on Sale Now

Start Shopping boys and girls!!!! Forum Freaks gear is for sale right now on the BangShift.com store. Click here and you’ll see everything there is available for you Freaky Deaky Freaks. We...

Caption This Photo: The Big Weiner Bug

We have not done the caption contest in a while, but the concept needs no introduction. Just click on “Post Your Comment” at the lower right to give us your best zinger, and join up as a...

Videos: Big Willie Robinson and the Brotherhood of Street Racers

We were thinking about Big Willie Robinson’s 1969 Daytona being posted on eBay and thought to go looking for some background on the man and on his Brotherhood of Street Racers organization. We...

eBay Find: Big Willie’s 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona Street Racer

There are not too many cars you can name from the West Coast that are famous for street racing, but here is one of them. It is the 1969 Dodge Charger Daytona that is one of three that were supposedly...

Carnage Video: Dude Crashes in Street Race, Posts Video, Gets Hit For Insurance Fraud

If you’re not familiar with the Nissan GT-R supercar, it’s an import-car legend that, in 2009 US trim, is packing a twin turbo V6 with 480 hp. It weighs 3,800 pounds and can run 190 mph....

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BangShift.com Will Have Live Video From the WCHRA Race March 27-28, 2010

Breaking news! BangShift.com is proud to announce that we will be broadcasting live video from the West Coast Hot Rod Association season opener at Auto Club Famoso Raceway in Bakersfield March 27th...

Historic Video: Mickey Thompson Becomes the First American over 400 MPH

A few weeks ago our Southern California division posted a bunch of photos of the Mickey Thompson display at the Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum. What we didn’t know at the time is that...

Amazing 2010 March Meet Photos from Mark Rebilas

We’ve learned to wait for the incredible photos from Mark Rebilas, and now they are here. See this great photographer’s blog and you’ll read that he felt bored at the 2010 March...

Auto Club Europe Says Women Are Safer Drivers

Auto Club Europe has released a study based on 2008 data that says women are safer drivers than men. The review included 320,000 accidents, and two thirds of them were with men at the wheel. No word...

NASCAR Driver Kurt Busch at the NHRA Gatornationals: Fail

At the end of February we reported that NASCAR driver Kurt Busch would be driving his turbo Hemi Challenger at the NHRA Gatornationals in the Super Gas category. And he did, just one week after...

Street Racing May Become Legal in Georgia

It’s not quite as good as the title makes it sound, but Georgia Republican Senator Jim Butterworth’s has proposed a state senate bill that has been passed, and that may finally overcome a...