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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing– Thursday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage – Thursday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance All Run Thursday Warmup $5k

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Drag Strip Time Travel: Watch The Awesome (Narrated) Action From York US 30 Drag Strip 1970-1972

It’s been a while since we have found some “new” old drag racing footage but lo and behold we have done just that today. You are about to see some awesome action from a drag strip...

Classic Tractor Zen: This 1959 John Deere Promotional Video Is All About Industrial Tractors – Adult Tonka Toys!

Today is one of those good days on BangShift where we cover automotive and gearhead bases from one end of the spectrum to another. From the screaming noise of a Porsche race car, a look at the filed...

We’ve Got More Lone Star Throwdown 2024 Photos: If You Have Missed Any Of The Custom Trucks, Cars, And More From This Bad Ass Show, Click Here!

More Lone Star Throwdown Truck Show photos baby! And if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link below to check them out too. (Words and Photos by Chad Reynolds) I hit the Lone Star...

Fun With Cars & Car People at the Track: OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series visits Sebring International Raceway

(Words by Jim McIlvaine, Photos by Kaleb Kelley) A full moon glided over a clear Florida sky, making way for a warm sunrise and the start of the 11th season of OPTIMA’s Ultimate Street Car series....

The Most Expensive Engine Mortske Has EVER Bought! Bitchin Supercharged Small Block Chevy! But Will This Project Actually Run?!?

Mortske is usually buying barn finds and old hot rod projects, not supercharged combos like this. I mean this thing looks like it’s nearly ready to race! Okay, so maybe it’s not a hard...

The New Season of FASTER with Newbern and Cotten Is On! And Here’s Some Fun Behind the Scenes Action From The Boys!

It’s time for a new season of Faster: with Newbern and Cotten and we’re super excited. If you haven’t been watching the show, you need to catch up because these two goofballs are...

Pinstriping 101 – Hot Hues Urethane Pinstriping Paint: Hot Rod Jen Gives Us A Guide To Get Started.

We’ve featured some of Hot Rod Jen’s work here on BANGshift lately and appreciate her cool videos that show how to pinstripe, her work flow, and her process for practicing and perfecting designs....

Iron Trap’s Hidden 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod: Installing A Fresh Front Axle To Slam The Front End Of The 1938 Ford Convertible

In today’s video on the 1938 Ford Convertible, the front end gets lowered to match the rear so it has the perfect hot rod stance! In a previous video we shared the 1938 Ford Convertible Hot Rod...

Who Makes The Best Hand Cleaner? We’ve All Got Favorites, But Which One Works Best? GoJo, Snap On, ZEP And 8 Others Tested To Find Out!

When I was growing up in my grandpa’s auto shop, there were two things I remembered about washing up. One was that he had a Tupperware shaker of dry abrasive hand soap that you shook out and...

LIVE: Division 2 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series From Gainesville Raceway – Monday

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...

The Greatest Muscle Car Print Ad That You’ve Probably Never Seen – Pontiac Perfection

Pontiac advertising in the 1960s was driven by the colorful, creative, and brilliant Jim Wangers. This ad below which came from a 1964 copy of Road and Track magazine has his finger prints all over...

Did You Know That There’s A World Log Skidder Competition? You Do Now! (Video here)

I know a few guys who operate heavy equipment for a living and they are all rightfully proud of the skills and abilities that they have developed over the years at their job. We’re talking the...

Holding Up? These Guys Stick A 180,000 Mile 1989 Shelby CSX On The Dyno To Check Its Power Levels

As things age they tend to slow down, right? Athletes lose a step of performance, cars give up some of their horsepower through wear, and things just generally soften up. But do thy always? These...

Drag Strip Time Travel: This Late 1960s Footage From New England Dragway Is Spectacular

New England Dragway really is special and right now it is really quiet as the off-season days and weeks tick away. That will end though and when it does the place will be filled with more of the same...