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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Derek is Taking A 1,600 Mile Journey To Trade One Of Vice Grip Garages More Popular Trucks For The Ride He Sold And Instantly Regretted It

We’ve all traded or sold a car or truck and then regretted it. Sometimes that regret is as soon as the deal is done and sometimes it takes a week or month or year to realize that you just...

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1972 Chevrolet Crash Test Video: Watch A 1972 Chevrolet Vega Crash Head On Into A 1972 Chevrolet Impala For Science

Everyone thinks of a Vega as being super small, because it was a compact car back in the day, and that an Impala is super huge because at the time they really were and especially when compared to a...

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Build Your Own Vapor Blaster At Home With A Harbor Freight Blast Cabinet, Including a Full Parts List!

Vapor blasting, or wet blasting as many people call it, is a media or sand blasting method that uses water and sometimes an added detergent. The water and abrasives combine to clean and slightly...

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Dirthead Shed Tire Testing: Putting Avix Trailtek R/T Tires To The Test As Butter Jeep Takes On Tough Moab Trails

Dirthead Dave is back at it, with the newly LS Swapped and running Butter Jeep out on the trails in Moab for a bit of tire testing. Dave has been wheeling Jeeps and everything else under the sun for...

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Boondoggle Media Videos from SEMA 2009

Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know SEMA was done over a month ago. But, better late than never. Under the banner of our Boondoggle Media video production company we have been serving the automotive...

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Carnage Video: High Flying Sprint Car Wreck

There are few more intense race cars than 410 Sprints. These direct-drive, methanol-powered, 800hp, 1,300-pound monsters are the greatest show on dirt. They slide sideways around the tight corners of...

Kelley Earnhardt: The Driving Career That Could Have Been

We’ve heard stories about Dale Earndardt’s daughter Kelley being one hell of a driver before she moved “upstairs” into a management role. Those stories have been validated by...

Not Shocking: People Reluctant to Buy Cars from Failing Companies

JD Power recently compiled its seventh annual “Avoider Study.” This particular study looks at the reasons why people go out of their way to not purchase certain models or makes of cars....

Cat Fight a-brewin’? Milka Duno Heads to Stock Cars

Milka Dunno is heading to the Stock Car ranks, if for no other reason than because Danica Patrick is. She will be racing in the ARCA series for car owner Todd Braun. She, like Danica, will make her...

Inside Job: Historic Speedway Under Fire in Oklahoma By Local Politicians

There’s nothing quite like a good old fashioned political hit job. When special interest groups, money, and “community” leaders gang up against something they don’t like, but...

Car Craft Magazine Announces Engine Swap Drags in 2010

By now everyone is familiar with the GM Performance Parts LSX Shootout, where you can run anything as long as it’s LSX powered. Well, Car Craft magazine has taken that concept to a different...

Best of 2009 Drag Racing Photos by Mark J. Rebilas

We’ve run blog items on Mark J. Rebilas before, but these are his picks for Best Drag Racing Photos of 2009. We are always enamoured with Mark’s photos, and hope to someday get some of...

New Sponsor: Aeromotive Joins BangShift.com, Builds New Pro Mod Mustang

We are proud to announce that Aeromotive, the greatest fuel system manufacturer on the planet, is joining the fold as a BangShift.com sponsor. Aeromotive is known industry wide for providing fuel...

Dirtbag: California Man Busted in NASCAR Ponzi Scheme

There’s nothing worse than a crook, and people who plead not guilty to running Ponzi schemes even rank lower than that. A 63 year old man from Chatsworth, California, managed to fleece...

Crazy Video: Jan Magnussen Beats the Hell Out of a New ZR1 Corvette at The ‘Ring

In the past we’ve shared our opinions on the Nurburgring as an odd marketing tool for domestic auto companies, but that’s not to say we don’t respect and recognize the fact that the...

Not a Red Cent: Chrysler Not Paying Back TARP Loan

Ever loan someone money and then they manage to avoid paying you back? By the time you remember they owe you money, their location is unknown and you stand no chance of ever seeing a cent. The good...

Fire Video! A Nitrous Blaze Destroys a Drag Racing Camaro

This is, without question, the worst starting line nitrous fire we have ever seen. Hell, we think the track called Red Adair in to put the sonofabitch out. According to the video description on...

Steve Kinser Replaces His Son At Tony Stewart Racing

In an interesting move, legendary World of Outlaws racer Steve Kinser has been hired by Tony Stewart Racing. The move is interesting because Kinser is replacing his own son, Kraig. The good news for...