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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indy 500 Testing And Qualifying Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few days until the start of the Indy 500, but there is plenty of practice and qualifying action to watch until then! We’ve got live streaming video from the Indianapolis Motor...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Camden Murphy Sets Monster Truck World Speed Record at Monster Jam at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Monster Trucks are awesome machines, and the things they are capable of doing are mind boggling at times. But as fast, and crazy, and high flying as they are, top speed is not the thing you think of...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 3 of 5 – What’s Wizardry Is Going Into This Beast? The Science Behind Better Handling

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In this video...

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Bring Your Checkbook: World Champion 1965 Shelby Daytona to Hit the Auction Block Again

One of the most significant American race cars of all time is set to hit the auction block again soon and it’s not going for bargain basement prices. The real deal 1965 Shelby Daytona that Bob...

Mayfield Team Sale Confirmed

ESPN.com has confirmed that Jeremy Mayfield has sold his entire racing operation. Mayfield had previously stated that he would not look to return to the sport as a team owner. He just wants to drive....

F1 Update: Massa in Stable Condition; Renault Team Suspended for One Race

Felipe Massa, the Ferrari F1 team driver who was struck in the head with an errant spring on Saturday is now in stable condition in a Budapest hospital after having surgery to repair his skull. In...

Breaking News and Video: F1 Driver Struck in Head by Spring; Wrecks Hard

Felipe Massa, the 28 year-old Ferrari team Formula One driver was struck in the head by a spring that fell off of Rubens Barrichello’s car during Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying. He was...

Breaking News: Mayfield Suspension Back in Effect

Just a short while ago, an appeals court judge upheld NASCAR’s suspension of Jeremy Mayfield. The judge ruled that the suspension is in effect until NASCAR and Mayfield do battle in a court...

Wild Jason Scruggs Wreck Sequence

It was a tough day for ADRL racer Jason Scruggs. Scruggs is one of the most successful doorslammer pilots of the last several years and has the skills and equipment to win every time out. Today the...

Event Coverage: 2009 Historic Races at Road America

Mike Summers, a faithful BangShift.com reader and member of our forums, (mike343sharpstick) attended the running of the 2009 Kohler International Challenge at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin....

It Ain’t All Bad: GM Opens New Testing Facility in Yuma, AZ

We’re not quite sure how the math works on all this stuff, but somehow GM just opened a new $100 million desert proving grounds in Yuma, Arizona, despite the fact that the company has no money....

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Toyota is the Most American Car Company; Camry More Domestic than F150

DetroitNews.com alerted us to Cars.com’s yearly American Made Index survey of cars that are for sale in the US. This year, the Toyota Camry came in with the top spot and overall Toyota scored...

The Daily Mayfield Messenger: Follicle Follies; “Big” Sponsorship Deal Coming Soon

We’re not going to lie to you. We’ve become kind of obsessed following the on going battle between driver Jeremy Mayfield and NASCAR over his alleged drug use. There seems to be news...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: 1985 Omni GLH

The 1985 Dodge Omni GLH Turbo was a neat little car that managed to trade blows with the European offerings of the day and with a little work, could shame the overweight and underpowered pony cars of...

GM’s Stephens Says that 4.5L Duramax Not Totally Dead; New Technology on Tap

We ran into an interesting piece on the WardsAuto.com blog about the left-for-dead 4.5L Duramax V8 GM had developed. The engine was destined for half-ton trucks and was looking to be a killer with...

Neat Mini-Feature on the Original Lunar Roving Vehicle From Clunkbucket

Our pal Mike Bumbeck has his own corner of the web called Clunkbucket.com, a fun, offbeat, gearhead-centric site. Mike hit a homer with his recent mini-feature on the original Moon hot rod, the Lunar...

It Came From the Fab Shop: Loving Louvers

(By Loren Krussow)-Louvers are among the curiosities of automotive styling features. A cut-and-formed shape pressed into sheet metal, a louver creates enough of an opening in a solid panel to enable...