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Offshore Powerboat Racing Livestream: The IHRA Offshore Powerboat Series Thunder On Cocoa Beach – Sunday

The International Hot Rod Association’s Offshore Racing Series 2026 season is in Cocoa Beach today, and features big speed from giant offshore boats and more. You can watch all the Day 2 action...

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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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FREE BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Sunday $15,000

The Autoland Door Car Challenge is on this weekend at Tri-State Raceway in Iowa and we dig it. We’re door car drag racers around here, although I have driven a few dragsters in my day as well. But...

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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Sunday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Sunday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! 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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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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Second F-Bomb Camaro Clone on eBay a No-Sale

A couple weeks back we told you about the eBay auction for a Fast and Furious movie clone of David Freiburger’s F-Bomb Camaro that sold for $27,500. Shortly thereafter, another clone hit eBay...

Cool Old Press Photos: The 1957 Ford Ranchero

The 1957 Ford Ranchero was a coup for Ford. They completely surprised Chevy when this truck-let was introduced and it sold like hotcakes, moving nearly 22,000 units that first year. Chevy’s El...

GM Has Three Bidders for Hummer

CNN is reporting that General Motors has three potential buyers for the Hummer brand and that the sale could be closed in just a couple of weeks. The story raises interesting questions with respect...

NHRA Drag Racing in the Wall Street Journal

We were tipped off to a story that ran in the Wall Street Journal a couple days ago about the infusion of Arab money into drag racing. Specifically, it keys in on the Al-Anabi team of Alan Johnson....

Gearhead Destination: The Halloween Classic at Summit Motorsports Park

Of all the drag racing events Chad and I have ever been to, and it’s been lots, I’ll argue that the craziest one I’ve seen is the Halloween Classic, held every year at Summit...

GM May Close Some Plants for Nine Weeks, One Forever

The news wires were burning last night with reports that General Motors is apparently planning on shutting down most of its plants for nine weeks over the summer. It should be noted that most plants...

ZEX Nitrous for New Challengers

Just scored a brand new Challenger? Need some more umph? ZEX has the answer as the company has just rolled out a nitrous kit specifically for new Dodge Challengers. From the sounds of things, this is...

Lohnes Pic of the Week: Whoop-Ass Gasser

I’m very short on details regarding this car. So short, in fact, I don’t even really know what type of body sits on it. Here’s what I do remember. The photo was taken at the 2002...

Site of the Week: ClassicPonyCars.com

This week we’re directing your attention to the history of the Ford Mustang and a website dedicated to just that subject. ClassicPonyCars.com is a catch-all source for everything that has to do...

Epic Fail: Toyota Hybrid Pace Car at Select NASCAR Events

This is not a late April Fools joke. It is the truth. A freaking Toyota Camry hybrid will act as the pace car, the official pace car, of upcoming NASCAR races. It will first appear at the Coca-Cola...

Event Coverage: The 5th Annual Jeg’s NHRA SportsNationals

The 5th Annual 2009 Jeg’s Pacific SPORTSNationals presented by K&N on April 18-19 in Fontana, California, was hot and fast, and we’re not just talking about the weather. While the...

2009 Mopar Spring Fling in Van Nuys this Weekend

So-Cal guys and gals, don’t forget that the gala Spring Fling all-Mopar show and more is coming this weekend, April 25-26 at Woodley Park in Van Nuys, California. Actually it’s closer...

Hotchkis Performance Now Offers Mopar Suspension

The Mopar guys can finally get bolt-on suspension upgrades from Hotchkis Performace, including tubular upper A-arms and front and rear antiroll bars. The stuff fits B-bodies (like Chargers and Road...

Video: The Popular Hot Rodding Project X 1957 Chevy

There’s currently a discussion on the BangShift.com message boards about the merits and influences of various magazine feature and project cars over the years. Whenever that topic comes up,...