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The Last of our Lost Buckeye Skips Drag and Drive Photos! Our Final Gallery of Day Three On Track Action and Checkpoints!

Here’s our last gallery of lost photos from Day 3 of Buckeye Skip’s Drag and Drive, and we’ve got plenty more where that came from! Plus, if you missed the previous photos we’ve got a link to...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: PDRA Testing For This Weekend’s Maryland International Raceway Event! Live Testing Action.

We’ve got some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams are on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they get ready for this...

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Robin Shutes Onboard Video Pikes Peak 2026. 2nd Overall, 1st in Super Unlimited, and Sets the All Time Rear Wheel Drive Record!

If you are like me you are going to watch this video and think how much fun it seems it would be to be driving, and also that this dude could have been going even faster. Yeah, that’s not a...

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They Built a BANNED F1 Car From the 70’s! Well Kinda, And It’s Awesome! Who Wants To Build One Of These?

I know I’m not alone in saying that the Tyrrell P34 is one of the coolest looking F1 cars ever produced, not only because the lines are good on it, but also because it’s a freak show with...

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Flat-12 Ferrari Magic in Monaco | John Surtees’ Favourite F1 Car Makes ALL the Right Noises. Pure Bliss.

There are going to be some of the most epic Ferrari’s in Formula 1 history at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed, and this right here is one of them. The crew caught up with this car...

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Randy Pobst’s Randit Suspension Overhaul: Episode 4 of 5 – Putting All This Freshly Installed Suspension To The Test On The Track!

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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Who Makes The Best Bungee Cord? 9-Month UV Exposure Test! Husky vs HyperTough, Harbor Freight, Home Depot

I know that a bungee cord video seems a little strange for an automotive enthusiast site, but we all know how often bungee cords come in handy in the shop, on the trailer, or in your truck. But there...

Interior Tech: Recovering 1974 VW Bug Bucket Seats with TMI Upholstery!

Sometimes building project cars can be tough because staying motivated becomes a challenge when you don’t see much progress for a while. But when you can make some serious progress on one area...

Vice Grip Garage Crosses A Mountain Pass In 1960’s Ford And Chevy Trucks For The Final Day Of Power Tour!

The final day of Hot Rod Power Tour 2023 has the route taking everyone over a cool mountain pass on the way to Bristol Motor Speedway. And after the adventures this crew has had all week, some great...

FINNEGAN DYNO TESTED BLASPHEMI AND IT LIVED! SO WHAT’S NEXT?

Since blowing it up on Drag Week, Finnegan’s Blasphemi has been getting lots of love in preparation for the next chapter of fun and racing. Part of that is some more driveline work in the form...

Workhorses Of Industry: This Promotional Film Shows Why Jeeps Were The Most Versatile Trucks Ever Made

In the realm of old promotional videos, this one from Willys-Overland that shows all of the incredible things that Jeeps were used for in their heyday ranks among the coolest that we have ever seen....

Weird Science: This Video About The Most Dangerous Rocket Fuels Ever Tested Is Cool

Rocket science may be well above our intellectual pay grade around here but we still love learning about it. The fuels used to power rockets have ranged from the mundane (ethanol) to the downright...

Watch This Awesome Packard Merlin 29 Aircraft Engine Get Dyno Tested And Crank The Torque Out

The Merlin V-12 was as bad ass an engine as there ever was in WWII. This Rolls Royce designed beast powered all kinds of kick ass airplanes and was needed in such volume that other companies licensed...

Drag Race Photos: More Wheels Up Lucas Oil Drag Racing Photos From Maple Grove!

All of our photos from Maple Grove are right here! (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...

Free Live Drag Racing: Division 5 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series from Bandimere Speedway Saturday

This is the last year for drag racing at the famed Bandimere Speedway, and that means every event there this year will be something special. This weekend it is the NHRA Division 5 Double Divisional...

The Vice Grip Garage Crew Finally Made It To A Power Tour Venue On Time! Plus, More Work On The Ford F100!

The Crew Cab died, so they bought the F100, and it’s not been the perfect cruiser. So in typical Derek fashion, there has been some thrashing. But even with the thrashing, they actually figured...

The Brumos Collection: This Car Collection Is Something Special. Check It Out Right Here!

Here’s gallery number three from this killer collection. We can’t thank Grippo enough for all the great content he shares with us here at BANGshift.com so that we can share it with all of...

THEY MESSED UP! The DD Speed Shop Crew Missed Day 2 Of HOT ROD POWER TOUR! Nomad Goes Back To The Junk Yard!

I can think of far worse reasons to blow off a day of Power Tour, than hanging out in some cool old junkyard like Dan and the DD Speed Shop crew did on Day 2 of Power Tour. I mean you never know what...

Pricey New Snap-On & Matco Ratchets Vs Milwaukee & DeWALT Cordless

The Torque Test Channel is back at it and this time they are testing high-dollar cordless ratchets. This is NOT a cheap tool vs expensive tool test, but rather a high-end brands shootout. With Matco...

DD Speed Shop And Newbern Thrash On The ’57 For Power Tour Part 5 – Maiden Voyage In A Car Built In Three Days!?!?

Okay, so in this video it really is almost done. Except for all the other stuff they have to finish that is! Watch and enjoy cause this is going to be fun we promise. Besides getting it buttoned up,...