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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

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

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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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,...

The Crew Cab Died, So Vice Grip Garage Bought This Ford F100 Sight Unseen! Will It RUN And DRIVE 640 Miles Home?

After the crew cab square body decided it wasn’t happy anymore, the prospects for Derek and the gang to make it to the next three days of Power Tour were looking pretty slim. So in typical Vice...

The Brumos Collection: This Collection Is Bad Ass, And The Photos Below Show It All!

Here’s gallery number two 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...

FREE LIVE STREAMING VIDEO: Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals Saturday

The Wally Parks NHRA Nostalgia Nationals, formerly the NHRA National Hot Rod Reunion, is live all weekend thanks to the fine folks at NHRA. You can watch right here if you want to see killer...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: TB Promotions Twin Fifties Big Money Bracket Racing – Saturday Sunday Combo

More big money bracket racing coming to you LIVE right here thanks to our friends at MotorManiaTV. WWT Raceway, aka Gateway, is one hell of a racing facility and they are poised to make some racers a...

Free LIVE Drag Racing: 9th Annual Mutt and Jeff Big Money Bracket Race – Saturday

This is one of THREE live drag races happening this weekend and you can watch them all right here. If you like Nostalgia Drag Racing, then watch the NHRA Nostalgia Nationals. If you like NHRA...

National Tractor Pulling Association Photos From Galot Motorsports Park!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) The National Tractor Pullers Association (NTPA) opened their 2023 pulling season with a trip to the spectacular Galot Motorsports Park pulling track for the 9th...

DD Speed Shop And Newbern Thrash On The ’57 For Power Tour Part 4. First Start And Drive Before 1,000 Road Trip?

It’s almost done, except for all the other stuff they have to finish! Watch and enjoy cause this is going to be fun. We told you how DD and Newbern ganged up on Brandon’s ’57 Chevy to...

The Brumos Collection: The Grippos Tour The Entire Museum And Are Sharing It All With Us!

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) I was vacationing in sunny Florida a few months ago attending the Amelia Island Concourse d’Elegance and NHRA Baby Gators among other adventures. While staying in...

The Vice Grip Garage Crew Cab Chevy Is Broken Down On Power Tour! Now What?

It’s never a dull moment in the Vice Grip Garage world, and sometimes that means the car you least expect will be giving you trouble. In this case it is the truck that is questionable. The crew...

Bolt Up Your LS Or Gen V LT Engine To A T-56 Or T-56 Magnum Transmission With Lakewood’s Bellhousing

If you have an LS or LT and want to bolt a T-56 to it, this new aluminum Lakewood bellhousing is just what the doctor ordered. These brand new parts make this installation a breeze! Watch the video...

OPTIMA BATTERIES RETURNS TO PIKES PEAK TO SUPPORT THE FIRST-EVER RIVIAN TO COMPETE, TANNER FOUST’S ONE-OFF RADFORD TYPE 62-2 AND OTHER LEGENDARY RACERS

MILWAUKEE (June 15, 2023) – OPTIMA Batteries, a leading brand of Clarios, is returning to the 101st running of Pikes Peak to charge the first-ever Rivian R1T to compete in the fabled hill climb....

Show Photos From The 24th Annual Brothers Truck Show Presented by Holley

(Photos by Tim King) It’s awesome to see that dedicated truck shows are on the rise once again. With a resurgence in the minitruck and custom truck scene, it is amazing to see just how many...