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LIVE-STREAM: “Kings of Columbus” Backside Battle @ Darana Raceway, Ohio – July 25th 2026

Well, it’s time for some backside no prep racing action, and this time it’s coming to you from National Trail Darana Raceway in Ohio where the Kings of Columbus Backside Battle 2026 is...

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Bug Jam Festival 2026 Livestream: Epic Weather For One Of The Coolest Summer Events At Santa Pod In England! Plenty of Action!

I love VWs, and have always wanted one. So when I saw that Santa Pod was streaming their Bug Jam Festival again this year I figured I’d share it with all of you guys as well. Whether you like a...

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Drag Racing Livestream: Division 1 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Numidia Dragway – Saturday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 1! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest on the east coast and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. Check it...

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LIVE STREAMING | Race 1 and 2 | Misano | GT World Challenge from GT Festival in Darwin Australia powered by AWS 2026

It is road racing season, and boy is it in full swing! There have been more endurance and road races in the last few weeks than we could imagine, and there are even more to come. It’s summertime...

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Music To Your Ears: Watch, And Listen, To The Best Sounding Cars From The 2026 Goodwood Festival of Speed Right Here!

Whether you love the sound of a great American V8 at full song, the shreak of a V12 Aston Martin, or the songs that Ferraris and F1 cars make, you’ll love this video. This is nothing but on track...

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19 Years of Madness: Get a Look Inside the Sold-Out Camp N Drag 2026 Car Show! This Thing Is Epic and Old School!

Way back in the day, like 25 years ago, most folks at mini truck and van shows were camping out and partying all night long. Even at some of the car shows it was common. Shows would close the outside...

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More Good GM News; Seriously, A Second Positive Piece of GM News

Thanks to ace tipster Dave Wallace for this New York Times story regarding the new Camaro and its effects on the showroom traffic and sales at GM dealers. In a shocking turn of events, the story is...

Monday Time Killer: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know About Chrysler Wing Cars

Chrysler’s wing cars, the Dodge Charger Daytona and Plymouth Superbird, are love ’em or hate ’em cars. Just about everything about them is polarizing: their look, their competition...

Lutz Says: G8 to become Chevy Caprice

Bob Lutz, who was supposed to be retiring from GM but now is staying on with “New GM,” recently mentioned to Automobile magazine that he is fighting to keep the G8 in production and wants...

Late Breaking News: Chrysler Keeps Viper; Will Not Sell Brand

We’re still hard at work here at the BangShift.com news desk and that’s a good thing because Chrysler just laid a press release in our paws that says they will not be selling the Viper...

The Night Time is the Right Time: Listen in on Lohnes Calling Big Drag Action Tomorrow Night!

If you tuned into Lohnes announcing the match race at New England Dragway last month like we did, he probably had you in stitches. Just when you thought it was safe to go outside, he’ll be back...

RideTech.com Coverage of the Goodguys Show in Des Moines, Iowa

BangShift.com sponsor Air Ride Technologies is at nearly every Goodguys show across the nation and usually posts some coverage of both the show cars and the Street Challenge Autocross. Click here for...

Ford Mustang Personality Test: Hemi Powered ’69 Fastback or Brand New Shelby Super Snake?

Ok, here’s a personality test. We made outselves a nuisance at the chassis shop the other day only to find a pair of killer, but completely opposite Mustangs. One is a 1969 fastback sporting...

Car Feature: Jet-X, The 1972 Plymouth GTX that Mopar Never Built

Here’s a car from the cover of the October 2009 Mopar Action magazine, and one that’s being debuted at Chryslers at Carlisle, July 10-12, just as this is being posted at BangShift.com....

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: China Blows Our Doors Off in Auto Sales

Well that didn’t take long. An AP report published yesterday says that China has passed the US for first place in terms of the sale of new cars. Our junk box of an economy, combined with their...

So You Like the New Camaro? Not That There’s Anything Wrong With That

So you really like the looks of the new Camaro? Into its muscular good looks and high performance? You must have been in GM’s latest target group for potential Camaro buyers: gay men....

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Wants to Drive an Indy Car; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?

Since he’s handily dominating the world of NASCAR, Dale Jr. is apparently ready to move onto his next area of conquest, Indy. Oh wait a second, he’s not dominating NASCAR? We naturally...

Craigslist Pick of the Week: Vintage 1935 Dodge Jalopy Race car

With this week’s CraigsList pick we’re headed to the backwoods of Thomasville, North Carolina, where we have located a killer, near prehistoric 1935 Dodge jalopy racer. These are the cars...

Silverado Outsells F150; Tundra Sales Plummet

PickupTrucks.com is reporting that the Chevy Silverado outsold the Ford F-150 in June and the Toyota Tundra suffered a major sales volume dip. Meanwhile, the Nissan Titan is quickly becoming a...

Thanks, Captain Obvious: CNN Tells us How to Spot Unmarked Cop Cars

We’re giving a heartfelt thanks to CNN for publishing this groundbreaking story about unmarked police cruisers and how to spot them while driving. They also give the top speed specs of each...