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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: THE WORLD SUPER PRO CHALLENGE AT MID MICHIGAN – $10,000 To Win Thursday!

It’s free drag racing time baby! Our friends at Drag Racer TV are bringing us free live streaming video all weekend from the World Super Pro Challenge at Mid Michigan Motorplex, and it starts today...

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NHRA Division 6 Divisional Drag Racing Livestream: Catch All The Racing Action LIVE From Woodburn

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 6! 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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2026 Pro Pulling League Tractor Pulling Action From The Elkhart County 4-H Fair – Pull Session 1 and 2

Pro Pulling League Bad Ass Multi-Engine tractors hauling big weight and going big distances baby! Four Pro-Mod engines worth of power right here! Plus Pro Stock, Diesel Trucks, and much more....

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From Home-Grown to Factory-Spec: Here Are Larry Chen’s Favorite Cars That Raced at Pikes Peak in 2026

Pike’s Peak International Hillclimb is one of the most famous, and longest running, races in the United States and with good reason. The first one was heald 110 years ago, in August of 1916 and...

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This Thing Isn’t Pretty! See What Dylan McCool Thinks About REVIVING This Abandoned Dodge Coronet V8 4 Speed They Call Cornbread

Sometimes the ugly ones get passed up when it comes to project cars, and sometimes those ugly ones are the ones that really matter in the end. They are sometimes the very best car to restore, even if...

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Alaska has some Unexpectedly FAST CARS! Alaska’s ONLY Dragstrip Puts On A Summer Street Car Shootout!

While Alaska may not have many drag strips, in fact jus this one at Alaska Raceway Park, what they lack in quantity they more than make up for in scenery. Everyone that has been there says it’s...

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Monday Time Killer: One Man’s Lifetime of Cars

The next time your wife is griping about how many cars you have, just point her to the website of Bill’s Place in Lebanon, Connecticut. You see, Bill Brauch has a problem much like someone else...

Event Coverage: March 2009 Long Beach Swap Meet

Did you just read the blog item about how we hit the Big 3 swap meet in San Diego on Friday? Don’t go thinking that wore us out. Nope, we were ready for action again this morning (Sunday, March...

Event Coverage: The 2009 Big 3 Swap Meet in San Diego, 110 Photos

On Friday, February 27, we took a drive down to San Diego to have a look at the Big 3 Parts Exchange, an annual swap meet in San Diego, California. It’s called Big 3 because it is run by three...

Crane Cams May Be Reopening Soon

Autoweek.com is reporting that Crane Cams will be reopened after restructuring as early as next week, but most likely the plant will be open in a month. Although all 280 company employees have been...

Chadmouth: My Journey from Then to Now

It’s been a long tough road, but Bangshift.com is here, and we are so excited. The name change has been quite an endeavor. Dealing with lawyers and trademarks and all the crap that goes along...

Unbelievable Wrecked 1969 Mustang Mach 1

Man, we had to share this with you. It’s from our pals over at CarDomain.com and their blog. Believe it or not, these photos were actually once a very sweet Mustang fastback. No, it was not at...

It Came from the Fab Shop: The Project Wagoneer

(By Loren Krussow) – The common Jeep Wagoneer, as produced from 1963 to 1991, could quite possibly be one of the homeliest vehicles on the road (or sitting in backyards, or lined up in the...

Friday Excuse to Go Home Early and Drink: Camaro Killed For the Right-Hand-Drive Crowd!

Chevrolet, in an effort to curb spending, has announced that it will not be making right-hand-drive 2010 Camaros. Ha ha ha!  I know it’s not nice to poke fun at the Brits, and all others...

Motorized Freak of the Week: The Buffalo Bomb-Proof Truck

The military has some of the most purpose-driven vehicles in the world. Whether they are fighting vehicles or support trucks, every one has a role that it’s destined to fill. The Buffalo,...

CraigsList Pick of the Week: Soap-Box Derby Domination

Ever build your kid’s science project? Chat with Chad about that because he did last week. This is the racing equivalent of that. These are a couple of soap box derby racers apparently built by...

Gearhead Destination of the Week: Texas Raceway

When thinking of Gearhead Destinations, it’s easy to get caught up in the historical, big, or famous aspects of a place. But sometimes, it’s fun to brag about one of the local spots...

Video of the Week: 1990 Pikes Peak In-Car Action!

We’re not sure that we’ll ever be able to top this one. This is footage, both in car and out, is of Ari Vatanen driving a seriously hot rodded Peugeot 405 in the 1990 Pikes Peak Hill...

Lohnes’ Pic of the Week: Top Comedy from Lime Rock

Here’s some more fun from Lime Rock. This GT1 racer began his race with a hard top and ended with a roadster, much to his chagrin. On talking to the driver, we learned that he was involved in...

Site of the Week: How to Do a Burnout Wiki!

The wonderful age of high-tech video and the Internet have finally come together for the greater good. Yes folks, thanks to Wikihow.com, you can learn how to do a burnout online. And lest you think...