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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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Every Good Race Car Has Power Windows, Right? Alex Taylor’s Six Second ’55 Chevy Is Coming Together!

More updates, including the power windows going in the carbon fiber doors on Alex’s ’55 Chevy. It sounds funny to put them into a hot street car like this, but they are arguably easier to...

2021 Goodguys Summit Nationals Presented by PPG: More Awesome Photos Of The Cool, Weird, and Fantastic Stuff We Saw

(Photos by Wes Allison) – Oh yes, the photographic hits just keep on coming from the recent 2021 Goodguys Summit Nationals presented by PPG. This VW hitting lead off above certain attracted...

It’s National Stick Shift Day! Go Out There, Dump The Clutch, Bang Some Gears, And Teach Someone Else How To Drive A Stick!!!

I grew up in a family with stick shift cars, so the clutch genes run deep here in the Reynolds clan. My dad drag raced his 1968 Z28 Camaro forever, and still does, and it has always been a stick car....

Stop Wasting Material: These Three Tips For TIG Welding Joints Will Save You Material And Some Headaches

Practice, practice, practice. I tell people all the time that the only way to get good at welding is to turn on the machine and start practicing. Whether it is TIG, Arc, or MIG welding, the best way...

HOW TO: 4.0L BARRA-DISASSEMBLY AND HEAD FLOW TEST Richard Holdeners First Barra Build!

Richard has been doing all kinds of testing with the Atlas 4.2 GM engine that he’s dubbed the Ameri-Barra, as it’s the American GM equivalent so to speak, but the Australian Barra from...

Vintage Drag Video: Watch Guys Like John Lingenfelter And Ronnie Sox Compete At The 1978 NHRA SportsNationals

This is a great video for a few different reasons. Firstly the cars rule and secondly we get to see some of the coolest guys who ever attacked a drag strip get after it. Of course we’re talking...

Chassis Hardware Lessons: Nuts And Bolts Matter! Tim McAmis Explains Why You Need To Pay Attention To The Hardware You Use.

You are going to love this video if you like Tim McAmis, because he has a ton of typical Tim McAmis one liners that will have you laughing. And this isn’t just a video telling you what grade of...

Video: 9,000 RPM Launch, Multiple Wheelstands, and Awesome Powershifts On The Same Run In A Gnarly Small Block Nova!

It has been too long since we subjected your eyes and ears to some true small block, stick shift, wheelstand violence here at BangShift. This video features one of the racers that belong to and...

Watch The Super Twister Camaro Take On The Hill Brothers Rapid Transit Barracuda At New England Dragway In ’71

We were tipped off to this video from New England Dragway in 1971 featuring a match race between the Rhode Island based Hill Brothers “Rapid Transit” Barracuda and the New York based...

Wild Video: When This Blown Pro Mod Explodes A Blower You Can Hear The Parts Rain Down Into The Stands

This is one of those strange circumstances when a video is more about what you don’t see than what you actually do. This video shows a blown pro mod looking door slammer beginning a burnout and...

Performance Wins: The Hyundai Veloster N Will Carry On, Regular Veloster Trim Models Won’t

(By Tom Lohnes)- The Hyundai Veloster N is one of the best-driving new vehicles you can buy right now, and it’s going to stay that way. For the lesser. Veloster trims though, 2021 is the end of...

2021 Goodguys Summit Racing Nationals Photo Bonanza: More Images From The Monster Show!

(Photos by Wes Allison) –  This 2021 Goodguys Summit Racing Nationals Photo Bonanza is packed with all the good stuff. From pro touring monsters to boulevard cruising boats, hot rods, trucks,...

TIG Welding Stainless To Aluminum? Wait What? How To Bond The Two Like You’ve Never Seen Before

When it comes to tig welding, you pretty much can’t argue with 6061.com because the dude is a master and laying down strong and sexy tig welds. The projects are always fun, the techniques cool,...

Robby And Max Gordon At The BAJA 500: This Father And Son Duo Are A Force To Be Reckoned With!

I remember the first time I met Max Gordon, and I want to say he was like 7 years old and he was driving a Side by Side off the Stadium Super Truck jumps at their shop near Charlotte. Robby was...