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More of Our 2026 NHRA GatorNationals Action Photos Right Here: Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Mod, Wheelstands, And More!

(Photos by David Whealon) – NHRA Drag Racing at the Gatornationals was off the hook yet again in 2026! The week started with new drivers, crew chiefs, and teams, plus record breaking performances...

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Scott Sullivan on Pro Street Style, Street-Driven Customs, and a Lifetime of Hot Rod Building

Scott Sullivan is one of the most iconic car builders of the 1980s and 1990s. After building what many considered to be the first Pro Street car, his 1967 Nova, and several other iconic machines...

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How Did Swapping a 500HP SRT4 Turbo Engine Into The Cleanest Classic Dodge Caravan Ever Become A Total Disaster?

In the last installment of the SRT4 powered Caravan build, I said that I wasn’t sure there has ever been a Dodge Caravan that was cleaner and cooler than this one right here, and the engine...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 7 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From In-N-Out Burger Pomona Dragstrip – Saturday

We’ve got more live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 7! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from NHRA’s Division 2! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like...

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Exhaust Insulation Tech: Installing Embossed Stainless Exhaust Heat Shielding On A Turbocharged Drag And Drive Beast!

I’ve been doing drag and drive events for 21 years now, and have been very vocal over the years about what it takes to be successful when it comes to completing these events and having a good...

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Video: Dare to be Different, Turbo-Yoda Powered BMW Makes Big Power and Burns Tires

When BangShift.com member Scott Clark (dieselgeek on the forums) tipped us off to this great piece of video by Kyle (the lead photo is Kyle’s shot as well) at 1320video.com of a turbocharged,...

Project Sick Seconds Coming Along; Will Miss SEMA for 2009

We had heard that the guys at Pro Rides were thrashing hard on project Sick Seconds, the sledgehammer of a 1969 Camaro that is being built to run consistent 6-second laps on Hot Rod Magazine Drag...

Speedzzter Says: Carnage or Classic, Does Hollywood Mistreat Muscle Cars?

The local video store finally cut the price so low on “Fast and Furious” that I rented it, despite my reservations. I may have been the last Bangshifter in America to have seen the fake...

Drunk-Driven Motorized Recliner to be Auctioned Off By Police

If you fell in love with the motorized recliner built, driven, and crashed by Minnesota’s Dennis LeRoy, you’re going to have a shot at owning it. After LeRoy plead guilty to the drunk...

Book Review: Snake Vs. Mongoose – How a Rivalry Changed Drag Racing Forever by Tom Madigan

Of all the historical drag racing stories that needed to be told in depth, the saga of the fabled rivalry between Tom “The Mongoose” McEwen and Don “The Snake” Prudhomme...

Ford Announces the 2010 Mustangs of the SEMA Show

As we gear up for a week of BangShift.com coverage of the 2009 SEMA Show, companies are starting to leak information on the cars that will be unveiled at the landmark event. Here’s the latest...

Barnstormin’: I’m A Liker, Not a Lover

Breaking the news to the little guy was going to be the hardest part of sending my old Worthington tractor to its new home in Rhode Island. In preparation of the moment, I printed off some photos of...

1967 Buick Funny Car Returns Home

A member called musclecarjohn over at Pro-Touring.com has posted a thread describing the bad ass and very unusual Buick Funny Car that his dad ran in 1967. What’s really odd is that the car was...

Video: One Bad Mother Hill Climber

We need to get ourselves to a hill climb some time soon. We don’t mean the European style, winding road up a hill, hill climb. Nope, we mean haul ass up a sand or dirt hill with a blown big...

Guzzler Sales Soar; Kelly Blue Book is “Embarrassed for the American Buying Public”

A story on MSNBC.com, via Forbes, reports that sales of poor-gas-mileage cars have risen in past months, mostly thanks to gas prices that are lower than they were at this time last year. Big news...

Former HealthSouth CEO’s Shady Car Dealings Come Out in Court

Richard Scrushy is the former CEO of healthcare provider HealthSouth. He was ordered by a judge to pay $2.8 billion in damages because of the role he had in massive amounts of fraud that involved the...

The SEMA Show is Coming Next Week: Make BangShift.com Your Stop for Coverage

Next week, the annual SEMA show descends upon the fine city of Las Vegas, Nevada. It is the yearly gathering of the automotive aftermarket where companies introduce products, showcase project cars,...

Ebay Pick of the Week: 1956 Chevy 3100 Panel Truck with Napco 4WD Conversion

This 1956 Chevy 3100 panel truck would have qualified as an eBay Pick of the Week even in 2WD form, but with a NAPCO 4WD conversion, this was a no-brainer. It’s wild to think about an era when...

Video: Monster Wheelstand!

We have to thank BangShift.com member KSJ1 for posting a link to this amazing wheelstand video in our forum. The wheelstand shown in the video below is incredibly badass, and the the YouTube...