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NORRA Baja Livestream: The National Off-Road Racing Association Takes On The Mexican Desert May 1-7!

The National Off-Road Racing Association has been putting on races since 1967 and is known for their Baja race that is a little less hardcore than SCORE’s BAJA 1000. Not that the racing...

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Watch Real 1977-1980 Formula One Cars Race At Monaco! Late 1970s F1 Magic at the 2026 Monaco Historic Grand Prix!

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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A Race Weekend In The Life of The Safety Car Driver: Behind The Scenes At The TotalEnergies 6 Hours of Spa FIA World Endurance Championships

In the United States, we often refer to them as the Pace Car, but in most of the rest of the world they are referred to as the Safety Car. Same thing, different name, as they are the car that goes...

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The Latest Snap-On Impact vs Milwaukee M18, Bosch & $130 Hopeful Get Put To The Test! Which 3/4 inch Impact Will Reign Supreme?

We’re back with more Impact testing to find out how Snap-On compares to the Milwaukee M18, along with offerings from Bosch and Hopeful. It’s 3/4″ impact testing, but the results...

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Lowlife! Andrew’s Traditional Low And Lean 1932 Ford Roadster Is Traditional Greatness, In A Not So Traditional Place

When you think traditional hot rods, you think of a few geographic areas of the States and a few specific shows that cater to them. I’ve seen plenty of rides like Andrew’s 1932 Ford...

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Rust Repair On A Classic Corvette? But They Are Fiberglass! Mortske is Refreshing a 1972 Corvette on a Budget!

Corvette. The plastic fantastic. The most mass produced fiberglass car in American history. One of the best things about them is you don’t have to worry about dents or rust. Or at least not...

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$1,000 Build: The $1,000 Hot Rod F100 Build Continues: Doing So Much With So Little Is Fun

The $1,000 Hot Rod F100 build is coming along in these latest videos. It’s truly amazing what you can do with so little, when you have such a tight budget, and the will to succeed. This is a...

Funny Car Chaos 2021 Action Images: More Great Photos From The Throwdown At The Texas Motorplex!

(Photos by Dave Stoltz) – There’s a strange beauty in chaos, right? Not knowing what’s happening next is exciting and it breaks up the monotonous nature of a familiar activity....

$1,000 Build: Is It Possible To Build A Rat Rod Style Hot Rod F100 For $1,000? Watch

Building low buck cars and trucks has kind of been one of my things, so when I saw this project I was intrigued. Of course the chassis swap is also one of my things, so this one makes sense in that...

Awesome Video: Watch These R/C Trucks And Forklifts Operate A Miniature Warehouse!

(By Greg Rourke) – When I was a kid Tonka and Buddy L trucks and construction equipment were the best toys we could hope for. Well, those and Matchbox cars when they were made in England and...

Alex Taylor’s 6-second ’55 Chevy Project Is In Full Swing And The Patina Shall Be Preserved!

Anyone that knows me, knows my affinity for patina on great Chevrolet’s and that it all started with my 1956 Chevrolet Bel Air Station Wagon. So you can imagine that the newest project that...

The 3hp Hellcat Tune Can Now Be Yours: Dodge Offering Security Mode That Locks Engine At Idle

(By Tom Lohnes) – Are you tired of your SRT vehicle getting stolen? Well, Dodge is too, and they’ve come up with a way to stop it. At the end of 2021, any Dodge Charger, Challenger, or...

Kia Has A Supercar Killer You Can Buy: Watch The New EV6 GT Destroy The World’s Best In A Drag Race

(By Tom Lohnes) – Earlier this month, Kia unveiled the EV6, which is a promising all-electric sedan that delivered on a lot of fronts, but didn’t give much in the face of performance. Well,...

Bristol Goes Dirt: Look At What It Takes To Turn One Awesome Paved Oval Into The Ultimate Dirt Oval

When the first Bristol dirt race was announced, there hadn’t been anything that exciting for NASCAR in years. It was a genius move. But while everyone was excited about the thought of the great...

The Biggest Funny Car Field In History? 70 Floppers Arrive At The Texas Motorplex For Funny Car Chaos

Darr was on hand at this insanely big funny car extravaganza, along with our friend Donnie Couch and photographers Randy Anderson and Dave Stoltz. They not only wanted to see this even for themselves...

No, We Did Not Forget About AMC! We Celebrate The 401 V8 Here!

AMC is one of those companies that artfully misses most of the “gearhead months” around here at BangShift because their engine displacements don’t fit. 343? No. 390? Not so much....

Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals Photos Continue Right Here. Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Custom Trucks, And More.

Thanks to Rob Bennett, a BANGshifter who is a photo snapping machine, we’ve got even more photos from the Goodguys Spring Lone Star Nationals. Customs, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Trucks, And More...

NOS Nitrous Unveils Biggest Nitrous System In History! The Moonshot Is Capable Of 3,500 Horsepower!

That’s right folks, in a move that follows along with recent Holley firsts, you can now buy ready to install NOS nitrous systems that are capable of supporting unreal power levels. To get...

We Want The Van: The Hyundai Staria Is A Weirdly Awesome Machine That Needs To Hit American Shores

(By Tom Lohnes) – With the recent announcement of the Kia Carnival minivan coming to America, there’s also room for its cousin, the spaceship-looking Hyundai Staria. With a 3.5-liter V6...

64 Funny Cars, Make That 70 Funny Cars At The Texas Motorplex For Funny Car Chaos!

(Photos by Randy Anderson and Dave Stoltz • Words by Darr Hawthorne) – As a teenager, funny cars have been that major draw keeping me coming back to the drags. Today’s Big Show cars...