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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: Watch The Main Event At Santa Pod LIVE HERE! Top Fuel, FIA Championship Drags, And More!

One of the biggest drag racing events in Europe is on this weekend and you can watch it right here, live! The event is the kickoff for the 2026 FIA Championship drag racing season and it is also...

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FREE LIVESTREAM: 2026 Indy 500 Qualifying Is On! Watch It All Live Here! INDYCAR SERIES

We’ve got a few days until the start of the Indy 500, but there is plenty of practice and qualifying action to watch until then! We’ve got live streaming video from the Indianapolis Motor...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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FREE Drag Racing Livestream: 9th Annual Strange Engineering Ronnie Buff Memorial Friday

There is soooo much going on at the 9th Annual Ronnie Buff Memorial race at Shadyside this weekend! No matter what kind of racing you are into, there is going to be something here for you to enjoy....

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Wasting Fuel Productions Coal Rush $20ks Big Money Bracket Racing Weekend LIVE!

It’s time for more LIVE big money bracket racing. This weekend’s Coal Rush 20s start now and promise tight racing and big payouts. With other races being cancelled this weekend due to...

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Testing Video: Chaos SuperNationals Testing at Summit Motorsports Park. Funny Cars, Fuel Altereds, and More!

The Chaos Series has been going hot and heavy so far this season, and with lots more racing left there are a lot of teams out there battling it out for points. And the competition is getting tougher,...

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Magneto Chat: Uncle Tony Gives A Good Primer Course In Magneto History and Operation Here!

The trusty magneto has been around for a long, long time. Long before cars were starting themselves and had fancy pants ignition systems, the trusty magneto was there. If you have ever wondered how...

OPGI Is Offering Up To 40% Off Loads Items During Their Summer Clearance Sale

When it comes to places that literally have it all, OPGI is at the top of the heap. In great news for gearheads the world over, OPGI is having a summer clearance sale and offering 40% off on a load...

Bonneville Speed Week 2021: Speed Demon Catches Fire, Changes Engines And Classes And Runs 466 MPH At Bonneville To Take Top Speed Of The Meet So Far!

(Photos by Wes Allison) Well, Speed Demon is back at it today after running hard early in their run yesterday but then catching on fire. We’re talking big fire, but they got it fixed and were...

“We Are QA1”, The Video That Shows You Who The Folks Are Behind The Cool Stuff At QA1

I’d probably be less poor if we just took money from anyone that wanted to advertise here on BANGshift.com, but we’ve always been particular because we really like companies who make...

FREE PARTS: American Powertrain Is Giving Away A TREMEC TKX 5-Speed Kit On Power Tour!

American Powertrain is giving away a complete transmission swap kit to one lucky Hot Rod Power Tour participant again this year. They go on the trip every year and are always part of the fun. And...

Super Bitchin Video!!!! Driving a Turbo ’51 Dodge Dually Like a Sprint Car on Dirt! Rockabilly Ruckus 2021!

When Josh Dietrich sent me a Content Submission email yesterday, with a link to this video, I started to laugh a little. I laughed because this is what Josh said in his email. “This is my video...

New Parts: Hooker BlackHeart 3″ 304 Stainless Steel Gen III Hemi Swap Exhaust System for 1970-1974 Dodge Challenger, With R/T-style Tips

As Gen III hemi swaps become more and more common into classic Chrysler models, the aftermarket is stepping up to make the job as easy as possible. There are a proliferation of engine mounts and...

NHRA Insider podcast: Justin Ashley and JR Todd Talk Pressure, Heat, and The Will To Win

Justin Ashley and JR Todd join the NHRA’s Brian Lohnes on this episode of the NHRA Insider Podcast. They talk about their personal experiences at what was a dramatic running of the NHRA Lucas...

Lost No More: This Semi-Final and Final Round Footage From The 1976 NHRA US Nationals Is Epic!

Some would call it the most massive upset in NHRA history. Others would simply call it the magic of the NHRA US Nationals. You are about to see semi-final and final round action from the 21st running...

The Smallest Block: Machine Work And Assembly Of The Hagerty Honda CT70 Engine

It has been a while since we’ve heard about the Hagerty CT70 bike restoration project. Those little machines are some of the most coveted in the pits of any race track and certainly people who...

Vertically Challenged: The Restoration Of This Upright Steam Engine Is Mr Hand Tool’s Most Ambitious Project

If there is one thing I truly love about the Hand Tool Rescue channel on YouTube it is that you can never possible have a clue as to what’s coming next. Will it be some apple peeler from the...

Bonneville Speed Week 2021: Here’s The Rest Of The Photos From The Nugget Saturday Night Car Show At Bonneville

(Photos by Wes Allison) We’ve still got tons of photos coming over the next several days from Bonneville Speed Week, but this is our last gallery from the Saturday night Nugget Car Show in...

Class Racer Nationals: Our Last Batch Of Tire Smoking, Wheelstanding, Muscle Cars Starts Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, Photos by Dan Grippo) Here we go again! Our final gallery of photos from the Class Racer Nationals are right here for you to check out. Thanks to Dan and Joe Grippo we’ve got...

Bonneville Speed Week 2021: Thompson Leads Poteet In The Hunt For The Hot Rod Trophy. Will Speed Demon’s Reign Continue?

(Photos by Wes Allison) While there have been some amazingly impressive streamliners at Bonneville in the past decade, including some that threw down numbers nobody expected, there is no arguing with...