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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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Follow Up: The Rest of the Story on Beach Boy Al Jardine’s Fake Hemi ‘Cuda

As we reported yesterday, former Beach Boy Al Jardine had entered his 1971 Hemi ‘Cuda clone for sale at the 2010 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, this week. During the due...

It Appears That More Fast and Furious Sequels Are on the Way

Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, the people who brought you the first four “Fast and Furious” movies are apparently gearing up for at least one more. Vin Diesel made a...

Photo Gallery: Pomona Swap Meet, January 17, 2010

The Pomona Swap Meet is a Southern California hot spot, and a destination for Car Junkies from around the world. This was the first Pomona Swap Meet of the year and it was packed. We’ve never...

Video Bonanza: In Car Camera Footage From All Different Types of Racing

The in-car camera has to be the most important development in racing media history. Being able to literally ride along with the driver and see what’s happening in the cockipit of the car makes...

NASCAR Tracks Reduce Seating Capacity Due to Falling Ticket Sales

Several top shelf NASCAR facilities have decided to lower their seating capacities after seeing several seasons of falling NASCAR ticket sales. Some tracks have decided to widen existing seats and...

Busted: Memphis City Official Spends $20K of City Money to Personalize City Vehicle

According to a story on The Memphis Commercial Appeal website, former Memphis General Service Director Estrice Boone spent more than $20,000 to have a crashed Dodge Charger police car rehabbed and...

Fake Hemi ‘Cuda Owned by Beach Boys Member Al Jardine Briefly Seized at Barrett-Jackson

Apparently bidders are not the only ones who scrutinize the cars at Barrett-Jackson. The police get in on the act too and their involvement led to the “recreation” ’71 Hemi...

NHRA Forms NHRA Worldwide Network

The NHRA has announced the formation of the NHRA Worldwide Network which will allow drag strips all over the world to apply for and get sanctioned by the NHRA. We’re thinking they should change...

Monday Time Killer: Coachbuilt.com

Holy time suction vortex, Batman! Coachbuilt.com is an amazing and very comprehensive site that deals strictly with American coachbuilders of the past (and perhaps a few of the present). When we were...

eBay Find: Neat 1964 Buick Wildcat

We’ve got kind of a weird fascination with Buick Wildcats that began when we were kids. There was a guy with a beautiful ’65 who lived by our local ice cream stand for many years. It was...

eBay Find: The Cleanest 1971 Chevy Caprice on Earth

Every now and again a car will hit the web that appears to have been in a time warp. This amazing 1971 Caprice coupe is one of those cars. It literally appears to have rolled off the lot yesterday....

Aussie Government to Auction Brett Stevens Entire Racing Operation

The Australian government plans ot auction off the entire racing operation of Brett Stevens, one of the legends of straight line racing down under. Last February Stevens was arrested in a sweeping...

The Parting Shift: Rowing Gears in a 455 4-Speed Buick Skylark

We’ve left you hanging without a good BangShift.com Parting Shift for a couple of weeks, but we’re back strong with this torque monster Buick clip. In it, we take a trip down the asphalt...

Killer Photos: Dakar Rally 2010

The 2010 Dakar Rally is nearing completion with several of the classes still up for grabs. The rally which used to be called the Paris to Dakar rally due to it’s longtime route, is now...