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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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NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals Videos: Leah Blows Up, Hagan and Torrence Win, Justin Bond Hammers The Wall

The NHRA Lucas Oil Nationals were one heck of a good time in Brainerd, Minnesota. The track surface at the place is about the best that exists in the the world, the weather cooled off, and the...

Land Yacht: The 2022 Lincoln Navigator Steps Up On All Levels, Inside and Out

(By Tom Lohnes) – Four  years after its debut in 2018, the Lincoln Navigator gets a refresh for 2022, and it is way nicer than before. With a much larger 13.2-inch center display from the...

Suck It EVs: Aston Martin Is Rolling A Twin Turbo V12 Into the Vantage – Fresh Engine, Cool Car

(By Tom Lohnes) – The Aston Martin Vantage has been a forgettable car ever since the new generation debuted in 2018, with it essentially being a reskinned AMG GTS with some better looks. It...

Amazing Restoration Video: Watch A Classic Clausing Colchester Lathe Get Completely Rebuilt To As New Condition

There’s something extra cool about restoring machinery. For whatever reason, seeing this video which features a 700 hour restoration of an old Clausing Colchester lathe hits different then that...

Wreck Of The Decade? Tim Tidle’s Monster Crash At The 2013 NHRA US Nationals Might Be It

Over the course of 2010 through 2019 there were plenty of nasty wrecks in drag racing but this one still stands in my mind as one of the worst.  Is it THE worst? Perhaps that is up for debate and...

Boosted Beast of Burden: This 300ci Ford Inline Six Makes More Than 500 Force Fed Horsepower

A while back the guys at Engine Power got their mitts on a nearly dead 300ci Ford inline six. The thing made 88hp on the dyno as it sat when delivered and over the course of time though bolting on...

How To Choose The Right Welder For Your Garage Regardless Of Your Skill Level! Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced Machines

Some people have a really hard time making decisions on what to buy, even on the simplest purchases. So when it comes time to make a purchasing decision on something more complicated, it can be...

Mud Truck Photos: McLennan County Mud Fest Mega Truck Photos Are Right Here!

(Words and Photos by Charles Wickam) I’ve been around the Bangshift guys for quite a while and have come to learn what Chad and Brian like and dislike pretty well. Yeah they both love drag...

Project Binky Update: Reassembly Is Well Underway! When Will It Make Its First Drive?

Well, it is moving forward. Not under its own power, but it is moving forward and we are so excited. The electronics, mechanicals, and more are all going in or getting ready to go in because this...

The 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 Is Everything We Dreamed About As Kids And More

(By Tom Lohnes) – Just days after it was teased, the 2022 Lamborghini Countach LPI 800-4 has made a surprise reveal at the famed Quail show during Monterey car week. The first-ever revived...

Video: Have Uncle Tony And Pals Made It To The Bottom Of Why Hydraulic Flat Tappet Lifters Suck Now?

It is one of the biggest and frankly frightening parts of budget engine building these days. The seemingly awful failure rate of hydraulic lifters after cam swaps or in fresh builds. It has...

The Thrash Is Over! Or Is It? Alex Taylor’s Quest For The 6’s 1955 Chevy Project Hits The Road For The First Time!

Because I’ve built many cars at the last minute, and thrashed for days and days, just to hit the road at some predetermined time in order to make an event. And when you drive out of the shop,...

Money No Object: This 1973 SS 454 Chevelle Is Restored Greatness. Big Block, Bench Seat, Column Shift!

I used to HATE the look of these weird body style Chevelles, El Caminos, and Lagunas. I couldn’t get behind Johnny Hunkins unnatural love for them and wasn’t afraid to tell him that. But...

Make A Press Form To Emboss Sheet Metal With Only A Grinder, File, And Shop Press.

Wait, I lied. He uses a welder too, in order to weld a brace on the die and to weld together the female side of this press form. But in theory, you could bolt those parts together, it would just take...