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FREE LIVESTREAM: The IHRA New Orleans Powerboat Grand Prix LIVE Racing Action Starts Here!

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series kicked off their 2026 season in St. Petersburg Florida a couple of weeks ago, and featured big speed from giant offshore boats and...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Division 2 Divisional Lucas Oil Sportsman Drag Racing At South Georgia Motorsports Park – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from 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 Sportsman Drag...

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Stinky Pinky 6 Debut! Disco Dean Karns NEW CAR Debut! FIRST HIT And It Runs 3.70! Now It’s Time To Race!

Last fall Disco Dean Karns crashed his awesome Pontiac Firebird Trans Am they called Stinky Pinky 5, and while Dean came out of it okay, the same could not be said for the poor Trans Am. This was an...

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Better Than a Bugatti? Here’s Why Jay Leno Paid Full Price for his 2026 Corvette ZR1X. How Bad Ass Is It Really?

Jay Leno has got some of the most awesome cars on the planet, as we’ve all seen parts of his collection over the years. And he’s wealthy enough to buy any car he could ever want, so it...

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Holley Swap Essentials: Holley’s Complete LS & LT Swap Kits for GM Cars & Trucks Make Installs A Sure Thing

It’s never been easier to LS or LT swap something, and there are a ton of companies making parts. Engine mounts, gotta be 100 companies making them. Headers, probably 100 as well. Brackets,...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: IHRA Outlaw Nitro Racing Series Action From Virginia Motorsports Park

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Virginia Motorsports Park in Dinwiddie Virginia, where racers are going to be battling...

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SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Aeromotive

Aeromotive, the fuel system company that supplies everyone from street rodders to drag racers, has some cool new stuff in its booth. Probably the neatest thing we saw was the Stealth Fuel Cell, which...

SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Moroso

Moroso has been a major player in the aftermarket industry for more than four decades. Even after all that time they’re still innovating, inventing, and developing new products to push...

SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: Ridetech’s New Select Electronically Adjustable Air Shocks

RideTech really blew us away with their new Select series shocks. These are the world’s first electronically adjustable air shocks, and they are little marvels of engineering. We caught up with...

SEMA 2009 Parts Spotlight: MSD

Our friends at MSD have rolled out some great new stuff at this year’s SEMA show. The biggest item is their 40th anniversary 6AL ignition. This cool throwback piece combines the killer styling...

Event Coverage: SEMA 2009 Parts Gallery

We’ve been hitting you over the head with display cars all week from the 2009 SEMA show, but we know you’re wanting to see more than that. This is a gallery of parts from the show. Some...

Event Coverage: 2009 SEMA Show Display Car Gallery

Here’s a big gallery of display cars from the 2009 SEMA show. The sheer volume of display cars featuring new parts, crazy paint, and other innovative stuff is mind blowing and we’re just...

Event Coverage: SEMA 2009 Wednesday Early Gallery

We’re here at SEMA 2009 and we’re not making up stories when we tell you that this deal is massive. Here’s small sampling of some cool cars, parts and people we saw while making the...

Event Coverage: 2009 SEMA Show Tuesday Gallery

The 2009 SEMA show is now in full swing with all of the parts, cars, trucks, and even semi tractors loaded into place and polished up. We were running around like a chicken with it’s head cut...

Memphis Motorsports Park Closing: Here are the $ Numbers

On a Monday conference call, Dover Motorsports, the parent company that owns the freshly defunct Memphis Motorsports Park, shared the financial information for the facility and the picture was not...

Live Video of the GMPP Emissions-Legal Crate Engine Announcement from SEMA

Just 5 minutes ago, BangShift.com broke the news of four new GM Performance Parts crate engines that are emissions legal to install in any pre-OBD2 car or truck. Now watch below as Dr. Jamie Meyer...

GM Performance Parts Reveals Crate Engines up to 550hp, Smog Legal for Any Car!

Here’s the big news that GM Performance Parts has been teasing us with for a week or more with sneaky videos on YouTube and other rumors that have been going around: 4 new crate engines will be...

Event Coverage: 2009 Jalopyrama Car Show from Annapolis, Maryland

The sixth annual Jalopyrama took place on October 31st in Annapolis, Maryland. Lucky for us, our intrepid east coast lensman, Joe Grippo was on hand to capture all the hot rods and action. He got...

Jeremy Mayfield’s Former Lawyer (and Boss Hogg look-a-like) Claims He Has Not Been Paid

Bill Diehl, the attorney who was formerly the lead man on suspended NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield’s defense team, claims that he has not been paid for the services rendered to Mayfield during...

NHRA Blocks AHRA Reunion Races from Happening at Tracks They Sanction

The 2010 revival of the American Hot Rod Association has run into a serious and potentially crippling snag. The NHRA has informed the tracks that they sanction that they may not run AHRA events....