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Run to the Sun 2026 Car Show Photos: The 37th Annual Event Did Not Disappoint! Check Out All The Cool Photos That Mike Brooks Got Us!

(Photos by Mike Brooks) The Run to the Sun car show in Myrtle Beach South Carolina celebrated it’s 37th anniversary this year and as usual had a sellout crowd. This show sells out every year,...

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Our Final Gallery Of IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT!

Here’s our final gallery of IHRA Outlaw Nitro photos from Galot, but if you missed any of the previous photos we’ve got a link to them below. (Photos by David Whealon) If you live under...

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How to Start a 1990s Formula 1 Engine: You Mean You Don’t Just Pump It Twice And Then Turn The Key?

I’ve been fortunate enough to be around a lot of cool race engines over the years, and a handful of them have had very particular startup procedures. A Dodge NASCAR R5P7 for example that came...

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Steve Magnante’s Daily Junkyard Crawl: This 351, 4-SPEED, 3.50:1 TRACTION LOCK 1971 TORINO GT Is Cool!

It’s time for another Daily Junkyard Crawl with Steve Magnante, and this time it’s another really cool Ford. How about a real deal 1971 Torino GT with a 351, 4-speed, and a 9 inch with...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: Tuesday Testing from Virginia Motorsports Park with IHRA’s Outlaw Nitro Series

If you are fired up about the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Nitro season, you are not alone! The second race of the season is coming up at Virginia Motorsports Park and we can’t wait to see what’s in...

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SHADYSIDE OUTLAWS APRIL 2026: THIS OUTLAW SMALL TIRE SHOOTOUT SETS THE LIST! SEE WHO MAKES THE CUT!

Shadyside Outlaws is back for 2026 and that means it is time to set the list for Outlaw Small Tire, and that means it is shootout time. Check out the video from our friends at Spoold Media and let us...

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Crazy Unique Inline-6 Powered Fairmont Wagon! – Rocky Mountain Race Week Day 2 Car Feature

Keith Lopez has some cool stuff, but this one right here might be his most unique. That’s saying something considering the fact that this cool Fairmont wagon has the look you expect from an...

$1000 DRILL? WHAT?! Snap-On’s $1,000 Drill vs World’s Strongest Drill: Bosch, M18, Flex, DeWALT

Wow, I am clearly not the guy they are targeting when trying to sell a $1000 drill, but I sure as hell don’t know that guy either. LOL I mean yowza, that’s some serious scratch for a...

Pro Street Isn’t Dead! Street Machine Nationals 2023, Where Pro Street Is Still King In Duquoin Illinois. Another Day Off Adventure For Not Stock Photo.

I don’t care what anyone says, if you drive a big tire car around a fairgrounds, with a blower or injectors sticking out of the hood there isn’t a single soul that won’t turn to...

Dan From DD Speed Shop Drove 5000 Miles And All He Got Was This STUPID Bricklin SV-1 From Vice Grip Garage?

I’m not sure I’d drive across the street to pick up a Bricklin, but I know that might sound a bit strange to some folks. I’m just not a fan of the look, even if there is some, kind...

The IronTrap Garage Crew Says They Bought The Cleanest 1940 Ford EVER!! What Do You Think?

Mike and the crew from IronTrap Garage were back at it, hunting cars and visiting estate sales, when this incredible 1940 Ford Tudor fell into their laps. They had to buy it, don’t get me...

They Built A 1957 Chevrolet In Three Days And Then Drove It Over 1,000 Miles On Power Tour.

The build got done and they hit the road and it went unbelievably well considering! Check out the adventures right here, as I am pretty sure that Newbern and Brandon were more than a little surprised...

Father-Daughter Duo Take on Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 in Beautiful 1989 Trans Am with LOW MILES!

You know how much I love Drive and Drag events, and we’ve been covering them here on BANGshift.com since the beginning. We were on the very first in 2005, have been to too many to count, and...

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 Official Updates: RMRW AND 1320Video: 300 Racers Take On 1000 Mile Rocky Mountain Road Trip! Day 1!

Rocky Mountain Race Week 2023 is on and it’s already been a riot. Here is the Day 1 Update from Kearney Nebraska for the start of Rocky Mountain Race week. If you aren’t up to date on...

How-To Reverse Curve Sheet Metal With A Power Hammer: Part 2 – More Metal Shaping With Linear Stretching At Bespoke Coachworks

Here’s the second part of this awesome metal shaping video and we hope you enjoy it. Karl is continuing his power hammer adventures on this really cool project and it really is something...

The IROC-Z Had The Heart Of A Corvette, And Was Named For The All-Star Racing Series That Would Entertain A Nation

In this video from Steve Magnante you’ll hear some of the history and cool facts that follow Chevrolet’s IROC-Z Camaro. It was the ultimate 3rd Gen Camaro performance model, and while I...

Truly Custom: Watch Don Groff Run His Custom Built Toyota 1JZ V12 Powered Open Wheel Car On The Dyno

Don Groff is a BangShift hall of fame level hero. The man built a one off twin turbocharged V12 engine by mating two Toyota 1JZ inline six engines together. As if that were not enough, Groff then...

Unique Restoration: Watch This Pneumatic Underwater Saw Get Brought Back From The Depths Of Despair

One of the things I love about the Hand Tool Rescue channel is that the guy doesn’t just do great work, he does that work on tools and devices I never knew existed. Take this video for example....

ABANDONED Rare Lincoln Parked 22 Years! Will It RUN AND DRIVE 650 Miles Home?

He’s baaaaack. We’re talking about Derek of course, after taking a break from picking up cool old iron and dragging it home. He took a break to go on Hot Rod’s Power Tour and now...

By FAR the Best Angle Grinders The Torque Test Channel Has Tested Yet: Bosch, Ridgid & DeWALT Flexvolting it Up

Cordless angle grinders are some of the more common tools to be tested on the torque test channel, and they are pushed to their limits on the dyno to see just how much abuse they can take. This...