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Punish the Pad New Zealand Burnout Competition Video: Destroying Tires, Lighting Fires, and Entertaining The Masses!

Australians get all the credit for big burnout competitions, but their neighbors the Kiwis also know what they are doing when it comes to creating big tire smoke. With huge “Australian...

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Land Speed Racers Chasing Speed at El Mirage: Here Are The 2025 Southern California Timing Association Season Highlights!

While Bonneville gets the most fame and attention, and is the most iconic land speed racing location on earth, the dry lake bed at El Mirage is home to land speed racing and arguably the toughest...

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Why Is Torx So Bad And So Good At The Same Time? Testing Torx Bits And Explaining How They REALLY Work.

Anyone that works on cars and trucks is familiar with Torx fasteners and bits, as are anyone who’s done any DIY, deck, fence, or construction projects in recent years. There are some big...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Custom Fender Flares Built For Punishment! Truly Custom Fabrication.

Shannon is back at the fab work on the FJ40, with the rear bumper done, it’s time for fender flares. But these aren’t just any flares, as they will tie into the bumper out back for...

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Marketplace Find: This Survivor 1985 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 Is Big Block Powered Gold! Big Block, TH400, 3.73, And 68K miles!

Wow what a score this one will be for someone. With less than 70,000 miles on the odometer, and interior and paint that look near mint, this big block 2500 Suburban will make a great family cruiser...

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My Best BARN FIND Yet? Chip Foose Explores A Hot Rodders Collection And Finds One He Just Can’t Believe.

Chip Foose is no stranger to cool cars, whether in the project stage or finished or anywhere in between. But what you might not think about is that Chip is a hot rodder just like the rest of us and...

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Sportsman Drag Racing Photos: Lucas Oil Drag Racing Photos From Maple Grove!

Our third gallery of photos from Maple Grove is right here and if you missed the first one we’ve got a link below to check those out too! (Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The Lucas Oil Drag...

Hot Rod Hoarder Brings Us 6 Minutes of SCREAMING Engines from Southeast Gassers

When Tommy Lee says that the Southeast Gassers Association has the best old-school racing series, he’s not kidding. These guys put on a hell of a show with cars that have the look and feel of...

Panicking For Power Tour! Will Vice Grip Garage Make It With The NASCAR Car And Two Others?!

The NASCAR Tribute car needs a lot of work in order to be ready to hit the road and go on Power Tour, so Derek better get it together and make it happen. As usual, there is a timeline that is tight,...

FREE Drag Racing Live Stream: 18th Annual Ultimate 64 – Saturday

Big money bracket racing continues this weekend with the Ultimate 64 race that is coming to you live right here from Kil-Kare Raceway. This is a famous race that has some really storied wins. And...

PRUETT, HIGHT, ENDERS & HERRERA EARN PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT NHRA THUNDER VALLEY NATIONALS

This is going to be an interesting race weekend in Bristol as qualifying is ALSO eliminations from the postponed New England Nationals race. So that’s extra pressure because not only do the...

Sick Summer 2023 Day Five Live Stream From Cordova Dragway, Presented By Gear Vendors

If you want to watch all the racing action from Sick Summer, where folks will race their cars at the track and then drive those same cars to the next track, only to do that over and over for five...

More Historic Gearhead Americana: Barney Oldfield, Classic Truckers, Prehistoric Indy Racers, And More!

Lots of people don’t know it but there is an absolutely digital archive at the Library of Congress. It has become kind of a weird hobby of mine to troll it for neat old photos to show you all....

Win An American Powertrain Complete Overdrive Transmission Swap Kit On Power Tour And Check Out Papaw’s Dually!

American Powertrain is hitting the road for Hot Rod Power Tour 2023 again and you can win big! Plus they are giving away stuff at their booth, will be providing tech support for any of your trans...

How Rustomod Painted Sign Painter Distressed Lettering On Their Vintage C10 Truck The Easy Way!

I’m a big fan of good patina on a hot rod, truck, or even some race cars, but sometimes you need to distress a part in order to make it look like it fits. This is especially true when talking...

Awesome Cars Buried In Trees! 1967 Chevelle Station Wagon, 68 GTO, 55 Bel Air, An Econoline, & MORE!

Chad has hit it out of the park on the cool meter with this one! Check out all these cool rides that are hiding in the trees at this old junkyard he’s going through. Video Description: I was...

DO LS ROLLER ROCKERS MAKE POWER? LS1 CAM VS ROLLER ROCKER TEST. FULL DYNO RESULTS. WHICH ONE WORKS?

Do roller rockers really make power? Sure they do. But how about on an LS engine that already has an ultra-efficient valvetrain? Is a trunion upgrade enough? Richard is testing not only roller...

Race Photos: Grippo Gets Tons Of Wheels Up Lucas Oil Drag Racing Photos From Maple Grove!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) The Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series is the sportsmen wing of the NHRA and we here at BangShift are huge fans. Each of the seven NHRA regional divisions holds several...

FREE CAR! – He’s Lost His Mind, Somebody Take The 1966 Chevy Biscayne From DD Speed Shop

Nothing should surprise us when it comes to DD Speed Shop since there is never a dull moment when it comes to his projects. But when this project here first started almost a year ago it was just...

Restoring And Protecting Cast Iron Exhaust Manifolds From Rust AT HOME With Spray Graphite

Spray Graphite is magic! I had no idea how easy it was to apply until I watched this video from Jefferson, but it is a completely DIY process that you can do at home on any of the typical exhaust...