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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing New President Of The International Hot Rod Association

IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing...

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Remembering Our Friend Kyle Loftis – The Man Behind 1320video Will Be Missed More Than He Ever Realized

It has taken me several days to be able to post something like this on BANGshift. Posting it the day we found out about the loss of our great friend would have been the smart thing for page views and...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indy 500 Testing And Qualifying Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few days until the start of the Indy 500, but there is plenty of practice and qualifying action to watch until then! We’ve got live streaming video from the Indianapolis Motor...

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HIGH FLYING FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’s HELLA 2026! COURSE 3 RACING ACTION

If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be...

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Camden Murphy Sets Monster Truck World Speed Record at Monster Jam at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Monster Trucks are awesome machines, and the things they are capable of doing are mind boggling at times. But as fast, and crazy, and high flying as they are, top speed is not the thing you think of...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 3 of 5 – What’s Wizardry Is Going Into This Beast? The Science Behind Better Handling

Randy Pobst can wheel a race car, and on too many occasions to count we’ve seen him do it. But he also enjoys a quick and fast street car which means that upgrades are often in order. In this video...

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Video Of A Massive, Pre-Hydraulic LeTourneau Front End Loader Is Yellow Poetry In Motion

As I have established over the last thirteen years here at BangShift, I love old machines that completed huge tasks without the technology of today. Decades back, the work still had to get done and...

You Ugly: This Video Looks At Seven Race Cars That Can Literally Never Win A Beauty Contest

As things have evolved in racing, looks have been largely pushed to the side for functionality. It’s the nature of the business. Teams do not show up with the sole goal of earning “best...

This Video Of Paul Longenecker Power Wheelstanding His Top Fueler Over Backwards In 1973 Is Nuts

When we think about Top Fuel Dragsters blowing over backward our thoughts usually hone in on the infamous mid-1980s Garlits blow over at Englishtown or Eddie Hill’s horrifying wreck at the 1989...

AA/FUEL DRAGSTER – WALLY PARKS NHRA NOSTALGIA NATIONALS VIDEO LIKE NEVER BEFORE (FULL COVERAGE)

Les just sent us the link to his new AA/Fuel Dragster video from Bowling Green, and we knew we had to share it right away. If you loved all our March Meet and California Hot Rod Reunion livestreams...

This Insanely Huge Collection Of Flathead Ford Intake Manifolds Belongs To Just One Man! How Did He Get, And Keep, This Many?!

Some folks collect cars, other hubcaps or wheels, some memorabilia, but then there are the folks that collect just one kind of engine part or another. We’ve all seen them online or in the swap...

Can Finnegan Tow Doubles With His Cummins Diesel-Swapped Chevy or Is It Gonna Get Dangerous?

Everyone knows I’m a huge fan of ramp trucks, and so is Mike Finnegan. He’s owned several, gave Newbern the bug so bad he’s building his own, and now he wants to haul more than one...

Easy Bolt On Steering Upgrade For OBS GM Trucks! Saturday Morning Borgeson Steering Box Swap That Really Works!

OBS GM Trucks have never been hotter, and there are TONS of parts available for everything from suspension to power adders, engines swaps, and so much more, but one place they really respond to...

SHIFT WITH CONFIDENCE. You Won’t Miss A Shift When It Counts With B&M Automatic Shifters!

Own your driving experience with smooth gear shifts and unrivaled control today! B&M is having a sale on their automatic shifters. My first aftermarket shifter was for the th350 in my 1969 Camaro...

Truck Show Photos: The Inaugural Grand National Truck Show. We’ve Got ALL The Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Darr Hawthorne) • The inaugural O’Reilly Auto Parts Grand National Truck Show took place at the Fairplex in Pomona on September 16-17. It featured over 400 trucks, vans, and SUVs of...

IN FRONT OF SELLOUT CROWD, TASCA, KALITTA, ENDERS AND HERRERA QUALIFY NO. 1 AT NHRA MIDWEST NATIONALS

ST. LOUIS (Sept. 30, 2023) – Looking to move into the points lead in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs for the first time in his career, Funny Car’s Bob Tasca III clinched the No. 1...

FREE LIVE Streaming Video: Big Money Bracket Racing At The Fall Fling LIVE ALL WEEK LONG!

You know we are fans of the Fling races around here, and for good reason. If you like big money bracket racing, and a promotions team that really appreciates and celebrates the racers, because they...

Finnegan’s Garage: Rollbar Lights, Wedding Crashers and Another Unboxing Story. What The Hell Is Finnegan Up To Now?

Sometimes you can just tell that the person in a YouTube video is having more fun that others, and this is one of those. Finnegan always has a good time, and he’s a genuinely good dude, but...

Part 5: Questionable Garage Is Engine Swapping A Plymouth Duster THREE TIMES For Three Events! 3 Days To Swap Engines and Race, Can They Do It?

You read that right, three engines, same car, 4 weeks, three different events. And not just three different mopar engines. Nope, we’re talking about an LS, a Gen 3 Hemi, and then a Coyote Ford....

The DD Speed Shop Gasser 1964 Nova: Girlfriend Drives HER GASSER For the FIRST TIME! Nose High 1964 Chevy II

Driving a gasser is a whole different experience than driving a regular muscle car, but what happens when you build one for your girl and she drives it but hates it? Do we just hide the sharp objects...