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I-24 Lebanon Dragfest 2026 Photos! This Indoor Drag Racing Showcase Features Some Amazing Race Cars, History, And More!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Here in the northeast section of the country we are in the deep freeze so most of the fun stuff moves indoors. We took a break from off season race car upgrades and...

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Free Drag Racing Livestream: NHRA Division 2 Testing For The Season Opening GatorNationals at Gainesville.

Catching all the testing action from Gainesville Raceway on March 3-4 right here, ahead of the legendary season-opening Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals on March 5-8 at the historic racing...

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Can You Actually Drive A Car On Water? Travis Pastrana, And A Huge Team Of Folks, Want To Prove You Can. Watch!

If you haven’t seen a video with an RC car hauling ass across a lake, or the same thing with a dirt bike or snowmobile, you must live under a rock. It’s not hard for an RV car as they...

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Why The Hell Was Finnegan Swapping a Modded $10,000 T56 Transmission On The Side of the Road? This Question Answered and More…

Finnegan’s Sick Week adventures, like most of his adventures in Blasphemi, featured some unfortunate drama that would really be okay to leave behind. But in typical Finnegan fashion, he took it...

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Amp Wiring Kit Shootout: What You Need To Know, And Measure, To Choose The Right Kit For Your Project

Amplifier wiring kits have been around for decades and decades, but with HUGE variations in pricing there have been a lot of cheap brands out there with components that just aren’t very good....

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Influence And Impact Podcast: Rolling Art – Wheel History Part 1. From Spokes to Mag Wheels, Dayton Wires, And So Much More!

Wheels and tires make or break a car. When combined with the right stance, the wheels and tires on your ride can dramatically change the look, character, and feel of any car or truck. With one simple...

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Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Saturday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

Today was major Funny Car day at the 18th California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Auto Club of Southern California. They had 30 floppers in the show, plus a huge pack of Gassers, Altereds, Top...

Photo Gallery: Giant Cackle Fest at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

A couple years ago if you told us that people would fill the grandstands just to see a dragsters fire up and idle, we’d have called BS. We would have been way wrong. The Cackle Fest events,...

Photo Gallery: Saturday Car Show and Pits at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

Saturday at the Hot Rod Reunion is the big day, with more show cars, more action in the pits, and more spectators than any other day. On Friday we covered most of the show cars, but there were so...

Photo Gallery: Drag Racing Action from Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

Nostalgia car shows are great and everything, but one of the best things about the California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by the Auto Club of Southern California, is that dudes are out there actually...

Photo Gallery: 200 Pics of the Car Show Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

It’s not just that the California Hot Rod Reunion has awesome nostalgia drag racing. The event also has a huge car show held in The Grove, the area just behind the grandstands at Auto Club...

Photo Gallery: Historic Drag Cars from Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

BangShift.com will be on site all weekend long to bring you coverage of the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion presented by the Automobile Club of Southern California. We had live streaming video all...

Photo Gallery: Action in the Pits from Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

While Auto Club Famoso Raceway has lots of action on the quarter mile, it’s also famous for a great time in the pits, especially during events like the California Hot Rod Reunion. Perhaps...

Photo Gallery: The Swap Meet on Friday at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion

If we had any money we would have been really dangerous at the swap meet held at the top end of the drag strip at the 2009 California Hot Rod Reunion. I got a set of old license plates last year, but...

Photo Tour: Inside the NHRA Motorsports Museum

The Wally Parks NHRA Motorsports Museum produces the California Hot Rod Reunion vintage drag race event that BangShift.com will be covering with live video the weekend of October 16-18, 2009, so the...

Event Coverage: 2009 Hershey AACA Car Show & Swap Meet

BangShift.com forum member Joe Grippo has contributed yet another bunch of photos, these from the massive Antique Automobile Club of America event held every fall in Hershey, Pennsylvania.  Joe...

2009 Hot Rod Drag Week Wrapup

OK, so it’s like weeks after the end of the 2009 Hot Rod Drag Week, presented by Gear Vendors. After covering the race for a solid week, I’ve almost caught up on sleep. Probably not. But...

Event Coverage: 2009 Jax Wax Show and Shine, Michigan

BangShift.com member Joe (Joe Lopez) gave us a photo gallery of the 2009 Jax Wax show and shine held October 9 at the Dawg House Restaraunt in Clinton Township, Michigan. There seems to have been a...

Carnage Video: 13 Crashes in 13 Months as Trucks Smash Themselves Topless Under a Low Bridge

There exists a rail road trestle in Durham, North Carolina. Said trestle only has 11 feet, 8 inches of clearance. Lots of trucks are 12 feet high and taller, so this presents a large problem. The...

Meet the Record Holding Infidel Streamliner: 330 MPH With a Cadillac Engine

Boys and girls, say hello to the record holding AA/BGS (Blown Gas Streamliner) Infidel streamliner run by the guys and girls at Spectre Performance. It’s powered by a twin-turbocharged 529ci...