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A Memorial Day Message From BangShift.com – Let Us Remember What Is Truly Important

Today is Memorial Day, an important day of remembrance for our country that honors the people who have spilled their blood in order to defend our way of life. Memorial Day is dedicated to remembering...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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Felix Rosenquist And David Malukas Battle For The Closest Finish In Indy 500 History! Watch The Finish And Race Highlights Right Here!

If you didn’t catch the entire Indy 500 on TV yesterday, you missed some drama for sure. With rain effecting the race, but officials, fans and racers sticking it out, there was no shortage of...

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The American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is now LIVE! Save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit May 18-26!

That’s right folks, the American Powertrain Memorial Day Sale is on now through Tuesday the 26th, so if you want to save $150 off any 5 or 6 speed kit use the link below and tell them we sent...

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Chaos Supernationals Video: Nitro Qualifying Round 1 and 2, Plus Eliminations Rounds From Summit Motorsports Park In Norwalk, Ohio.

The Chaos Series was at Summit Motorsports Park in Norwalk Ohio, and did everything they could to put on a hell of a show, even if Mother Nature wasn’t helping out much. Thanks to our friend...

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IHRA F1 Powerboats Livestream: Round 3 From The Red River Rumble F1 Powerboat Showdown – Saturday and Sunday

Boat racing is on! If you aren’t familiar with F1 boat racing, you’re in for a treat. This is side by side racing, “door handle to door handle” so to speak, and these drivers are giving it...

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Regional Aftermarket Chain Store Autobacs Files For Chapter 11

Autobacs, a chain of auto parts stores that specialize in aftermarket parts, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing extremely slow sales and mounting debts, according to the Reuters...

CraigsList Pick of the Week: Ex-Bondurant SVT Contour

If you’re in Phoenix and need a “sporty” sedan, hit the link below and check out the ex-Bob Bondurant school SVT Contour that’s for sale. The seller claims this is one of five...

Cash for Clunkers Defeated!

Good news from SEMA: the Cash for Clunkers clause in the economic stimulus has been defeated and will not be advancing in its current form. As usual, it’s not completely over because SEMA...

Cool Old Press Photos: ’57 Mercury Child Safety Vest

We had to smile when we saw this neat photo and release in our recently located pile of stuff. It’s a press release featuring Mercury’s Child Safety Vest that was shown in these press...

Gearhead Destination: The Long Beach Swap Meet

The Long Beach Hi-Performance Swap Meet, held at Veteran’s Stadium in Long Beach, California, on 14 different Sundays per year, is often looked at as the little brother to the world famous...

Video of the Week: SCCA Trans-Am Action Circa 1970

We’ve done the Can-Am thing so we thought we should do the Trans-Am thing in this week’s featured video item. We’re taking you back to SCCA 1970 and some footage from what seems to...

Cool Helmet Auction Coming Up at Amelia Island Concours

The Amelia Island Concours is a very high-falutin’ car show held every year at The Golf Club of Amelia Island at Summer Beach. As most car shows are, this one benefits charities and helps to...

Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: The Engine Tree

Here’s another memory from the wild and wooly days at college. What you see hanging from the tree on a come-along is a 350, 700R4 transmission, and transfer case from a mid ’80s K5 Blazer...

2010 Camaro to Pace the 2009 Daytona 500

It has been announced that the 2009 Chevy Camaro will pace the 2009 Daytona 500, breaking a two-year streak of Corvettes handling the official duties. It’s the first time since 1969 that a...

Site of the Week: All About Buick Performance

While neither Chad nor I own a Buick, we were both chatting about the greatness of BuickPerformance.com the other day. I mean this place has everything that a die-hard Bu’ lover would ever...

Anderson Backs It Up with a 211.13-MPH Pro Stock Lap!

Greg Anderson ran 210.97 in NHRA Pro Stock earlier today at the Winternationals and then backed it up with a 211.13 6.528 which is the quickest and fastest in history!

Greg Anderson Makes the Fastest Pro Stock Lap Ever!

Literally minutes ago, Greg Anderson blasted his way to the fasted Pro Stock pass in history. Let the record show that Anderson was the first guy to clear 210 mph in an NHRA legal Pro Stocker. Chad...

Vintage Race Car of the Week: The 1961 Ferrari 156

With the rumblings of a startup F1 effort here in the US coming along, we thought about the only American guy to ever win the F1 championship, Phil Hill. He won it while driving for Ferrari and he...

Book Review: Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots

Fast Guys, Rich Guys, and Idiots is one for any fan of the ‘80s road-racing scene in the US. It’s an autobiographical tale about Sam Moses, a Sports Illustrated writer who gets a shot...