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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: The Spring Fling Million’s Big Money Bracket Races From Las Vegas – $30k Wednesday

It’s that time of year folks, when the countries big dollar bracket racers head to Vegas for one of the biggest big-money bracket races in the world, the Spring Fling Million. We love this event...

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Car Feature Video: This Ultra Rare 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham Modified By Rutterz Rodz Is Epic

Our friend John Jackson is back at it with another great feature shoot video, but this time it’s with something even more rare than his norm. This 1957 Cadillac Eldorado Brougham is one of just...

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HOW TO READ A TURBO COMPRESSOR MAP. WHAT IS THE MAX EFFICIENCY ISLAND? HOW MUCH BOOST & POWER?

Richard Holdener is back at it with even more fun turbo tech. While turbo sizes are pretty simple, compressor maps are not necessarily as easy to understand. If you have an engine that can use a 76...

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LIL GANGSTAS BATTLE FOR BIG MONEY AT CAROLINA GOLD 2026 AT SHADYSIDE DRAGWAY

The popularity of Lil Gangstas is absolutely insane, and we love it. Not only because it is good, fun, close racing, but also because the fact that Jimmy and Poland convinced the no prep world to go...

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Let’s GO! 2,000 Miles in Two UNTESTED Hot Rods. What Could Possibly Go Wrong On Route 66?

The Taylor Gang is back at it, with Alex, Dennis, Nick, Megan, Todd, and Kelsey hitting the road from SoCal in a couple of hot rods. Their goal is to road trip this Nova and 3rd Gen Camaro down Route...

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IHRA Outlaw Nitro Professional And Pro Am Drag Racing Photos From The Darana Motorsports Park at GALOT.

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge...

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Cruise-In Photos From Filmore’s Dairy Hut In Florence Kentucky. Hot Rods, Muscle Cars, Street Machines, Classics And Trucks!

(Words and Photos by Doug Gregory) Doug Gregory is one of the faithful team of BANGshift contributors who take time out of their favorite shows or races to take photos so we can share them with all...

This Bad Ass 1,300 Horsepower Big Block Powered Pickle Fork Jet Boat Is A Beast We’d Love To Own!

This is one bad boat. There isn’t anything that looks more race inspired than a pickle fork drag boat. I mean just look at this thing? And the paint scheme on this one is exactly what you...

Rocky Mountain Race Week Is Just Three Weeks Away! Watch This To Get Answers To Questions! AND YES WE ARE LIVESTREAMING IT!

Last night Adam Dorey, the voice of Rocky Mountain Race Week, and I did a Countdown to Rocky Mountain Race Week livestream on Facebook to answer questions and talk about the event. We’re...

The Lonestar State Was Home To The 2021 C10 Nationals And We’ve Got All The Photos

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Our photos from the C10 Nationals in Texas just keep coming! Wickam drove his multicolored C1500 to the show and then proceeded to snap a jillion photos, take some rides in...

Use Your Truck As A Truck! Holley Classic Trucks Heavy Duty Bed Mats For GM C10 and Dodge D100 Short Bed Trucks

While we all love classic trucks, whether they are a show truck or a beater at the Home Depot, or just something cruising down the highway, we really love seeing them doing truck things. I know most...

The Gambler: This 1950s Caterpillar Safety Video Pulls No Punches!

There are a million ways to teach a lesson, right? You can teach is as a parable, you can show examples, or you can really lay it on and go for maximum impact. The last strategy is apparently what...

Has A Kick To It, Doesn’t It? Hoonigan’s Donk Is A Monster

BangShift has always been about everything that has an engine. Brian’s tractor fetish, McTaggart’s love of malaise sleds, Chad’s drag racing  habits, off-roading, aviation,...

Eat This, Nader: Waking Up A Dusty Corvair And Bringing It Out Into The Light

The Corvair, one of the precious few times a GM product did not truly deserve the skewering that it got in the press. The story is familiar enough to most, so here’s the short take: GM builds a...

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Unhinged: The Final Project Car? I Believe I Have Found It

You have to hand it to my wife, Haley. She not only knew what she was signing up for when she decided that I was worth marrying, but she was on board fully. She knew I flocked to beaters. She still...

Hemi Pistons Baby! MAHLE Motorsport Introduces Top Alcohol Hemi PowerPak Piston Kit

Top Fuel and Top Alcohol engines are some of the most bad ass pieces around and they inspire awe among anyone who gets to lay eyes on one. They are incredibly similar in many ways, but just different...

The Mad Fabricators Are Recreating Tweedy Pie: It’s A Hot Rod, Not A T-Bucket!

Here it is, the history of Tweedy Pie, a Model T Ford roadster hot rod that would change the car world forever, and would inspire millions of hot rods that would come after it. Not only was this car...

GM Trucks Take Over Texas! Our C10 Nationals Truck Photos Have Got Us All Excited. Check Them Out Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Here it is, or next batch of photos from the C10 Nationals in Texas. I’ve got a new gallery each day this week from the event, so remember to check back in each day for...

$1,000 Build: This Inspiring, And Legit, F100 Build Is Close To Done And All For Less Than A Grand!

If you aren’t inspired by other folks projects, and especially those done with lots of ingenuity and creativity, then you are not our people. This is a project that definitely inspires us and...

NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Nitro Photos: Header Flames Up And Hammer Down In Charlotte!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series at the NGK NTK NHRA Four-Wide Natioals at zMax Dragway in...