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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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Iron Trap 1932 Ford “DeLorean” Roadster: Custom True Dual Exhaust Fabrication. Boy Does It Sound Sweet!

This week’s video has Matt and the gang building a custom true dual exhaust for the “Delorean” roadster. This thing made its first engine noises in a jillion years in the last episode,...

1320Video: Street Outlaws FIRST 1/4 MILE Races. Easy 5 second Passes, Or Are These Guys Slower Than You Think?

With rare exception, most of the Street Outlaws have never actually raced the cars you know and love down a 1/4 mile dragstrip. That’s because they all race 1/8th mile whether on the street or...

New Junkyard Inventory! 1964 Chevrolet Chevy II Nova Station Wagon! Cool Car With A Roof Rack!

Chad’s got more cool inventory at the yard this week and this one is special because it’s a Nova Wagon. You won’t find these very often and this one has some great parts and pieces...

Retro Review: This Look Back At Motor Week’s Drive Of The The New 1988 Chevy Cheyenne Is Great

There are certain cars and trucks that hit the ground as both an advancement and a risk. For General Motors, it was the release of their 1988 trucks that stood as both of those things. After the...

Unhinged: The Impact That Ken Block Had

In the nine years that I’ve had here at BangShift, I’ve done my very best to not become too jaded to the car community at large. I’ve also put effort into removing the concept of...

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Ken Block, The OG Hoonigan, Gymkhana Star, And Rally Racer Extraordinaire Died In A Snowmobiling Accident Monday.

Our hearts go out to the Block family, friends, co-workers, and to all the fans around the world who have come to love Ken Block. He was on a snowmobiling trip in Utah when the accident happened. We...

Halfass Kustoms 1955 Chevrolet NAPCO 4×4 Project: Taking A Random Dump Bed Ram And Making It Work On The NAPCO!

In this latest installment of the NAPCO Clone build, Brent is working on the dump bed! If you have missed any of the previous installments on this build, use the link below! NAPCO was a company that...

Car Guy Confessions Podcast E48 – Pro Surfer Turned Sprint Car Racer Tyler Hatzikian Joins Jeff Smith, Cam Benty, And Steve Strope

In this latest episode of Car Guy Confessions, you are going to meet surfer turned racer Tyler Hatzikian on this episode along with all the normal shenanigans you have come to expect! Listen to Jeff,...

Who Makes The Best Utility Knife? Let’s Find Out! Milwaukee, DeWalt, Gerber, Husky, Kobalt, Klein Tools, Craftsman

It seems like everyone either carries some kind of flip-out knife on their belt or clipped to their pocket nowadays as cutting open boxes in the shop, opening packages, etc is a daily ritual. So who...

1955 Chevy Apache Pickup Rebuild: Reviving An Abandoned 1955 Chevy Truck To Drive 5000 Miles Home. Is He Crazy?

The latest DEBOSS Garage project is this cool 1955 Chevy truck that has been sitting for far too long and is in need of some love before being driven cross-country home. And not only are they going...

Pro Touring Triumph GT6 Build: Building A Full Custom Chassis And Rear Suspension

In the latest episodes of this build the all new chassis gets going and so does the modified Corvette rear suspension. Watch, be inspired, and then it will be time for the front and the engine! So...

Muscle Car And Corvette Nationals Photos: Mopars, Fords, Chevrolets, And So Much More!

Here’s our fourth gallery of photos from Jim who is such a die-hard. Like Bob Chiluk, who also shot the show for us, these guys just live and breath this kind of event. We have several...

Do You Know How To Decode GM Body Designations? OPGI Has It Handled For You!

Lots of stuff in the gearhead world is based around numbers and letters, right? Whether we’re talking about engine sizes and families, different chassis or body types from manufacturers, or...

Amazing Historic Drag Video: The Mind-Boggling US Turbine 1 Dragster

The halls of drag racing history are filled with lots of little nooks and crannies. In those tiny spaces exist cars and people like the US Turbine 1 Dragster and George “The Stone Age...