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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: It’s Time For The Twin 50’s Big Money Bracket Races In St. Louis! Thursday Dragster Roller Shootout!

It’s time for some more big money bracket racing and that means not one, but TWO $50,000 races going on this weekend in St. Louis! Racers across the mid west get ready, it’s time for another...

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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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FREE IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series Spring Nationals LIVESTREAM – Pro Am Time Trials & Qualifying From Darana Raceway

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Dragway National Trail in Ohio, where racers are going to be battling it out for...

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Here’s The Story Of Freiburger’s Original Muscle Truck, And How We Helped Make This Awesome Squarebody A Thing!

I am willing to bet that there probably isn’t anyone who’s cut more stuff off of Freiburger’s Muscle Truck than I have. Since I was there for the original build, as part of our...

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The 2027 Dakar Rally Route Has Been Announced! Check Out Where It’s Going Below!

We’ve been fans of the Dakar Rally for decades, and we love to share coverage from the race here whenever possible. It’s been an interesting journey for the Dakar Rally in the last 10...

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Drag Race Feature: This 900HP, 511 Cubic Inch FE Powered, 1967 Mercury Comet Nostalgia Super Stocker Runs 9s!

This 1967 Mercury Comet is a really cool Nostalgia Super Stocker that brings back memories of some cool Mercury drag cars I grew up with at Fremont Dragstrip in Northern California. One of my...

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The Full Revival: What It Takes To Put This 1965 Ford Back On The Road For Daily Service

For the last few years, I’ve enjoyed a wide array of revival videos. It warms my heart to see the excitement and motivation that has struck many into digging some old vehicle out of the...

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Rough Start Fox Body: Transmission Work, New Quarter Windows…AND IT RUNS!

My last update on the Rough Start Fox Body Mustang was on January 20th, 2021. In that update, I highlighted that I painted the driver’s side fender because I was bored, plonked in new one-piece...

More TIG Welding How To For Beginners: Fillet Joint Welding, Tips, And Tricks

This TIG Welding For Beginners series has been really great so far, with lots of easy to digest information and practical advice that can have you TIG welding in no time. Sure it is going to take...

Nothing But Fords, Dodges, And Rams From The Lone Star Throwdown! Blue Oval And Mopar Freaks Rejoice!

After leaving the Lone Star Throwdown, I was absolutely sure that way more people customize GM trucks than they do Dodge or Fords, with the exception being the lifted big tire world. Not that there...

CADDY LS BLOWER VS EBAY GT45 TURBO-WHO DOES LOW BUCK BOOST BEST?

Since GM came out with the LS engine, the cheap horsepower craze has grown exponentially. The LS platform isn’t magic, it just has really good cylinder heads. In truth, that’s 90% of the...

FREE LIVE STREAMING DRAG RACING! We Are LIVE From The Southwest Showdown In Tucson All Weekend!

That’s right folks, we’re super excited to bring you our FIRST live streaming video broadcast of 2021 starting this Thursday afternoon from Tucson Dragway, home of the Southwest Shootout....

Rocky Mountain Race Week AND Road Week Registration Is Open! Sign Up Now!

If you dream of driving your hot rod cross country, racing it each and every day, and meeting all kinds of other people that are doing the same thing, then Rocky Mountain Race Week is the event for...

The Ultimate: This Is The World’s Most Awesome Ferrari Dino – Unreal Build Where Money Was no Object

Some of you will immediately write this car off as some sort of toy for an ultra-wealthy guy. Well, you would not be wrong about the toy and about the level of wealth that produced this amazing car....

Pro Motor Engines Now Approved & Certified Engine Builder for Trans Am TA2® Series

PME may be big wigs in the Trans Am and NASCAR worlds, but they are also into drag racing, and anything else that needs horsepower. Their latest accomplishment, being chosen as one of the select...

Morning Symphony: Carving Up The Road Like A Video Game With A Yamaha R1M

I’m a video game addict, an unrepentant one. I pretty much play only two types of games: racing games like Forza, Gran Turismo and Wreckfest…and Grand Theft Auto. I could spend days...

Project Great Pumpkin Mustang: Gauge Lights That Actually Light Up!

If you’ve been around BangShift a while…especially if you’ve been in the Forums for a long time…then you might have heard a running joke or two about my luck with gauge lights...

Anderson and Al Balooshi Top Friday Qualifying at CTECH World Doorslammer Nationals presented by JEGS

ORLANDO (March 5, 2021) –Orlando Speed World Dragway continues to bring out the best in Pro Stock legend Greg Anderson. The four-time world champ rocketed to the top of provisional qualifying at...

Lone Star Throwdown Photos Continue! New Body Style GM In Every Custom Form

I got up real early to go grab Wickam and head out to LST 2021, and boy was it worth it. Lone Star Throwdown is one of the premier truck shows in the country and this year did not disappoint. This...

The Cadillac Celestiq Is The Big Electric Luxury Sedan The Brand Needs….But What About The Styling?

(By Tom Lohnes) – Cadillac is doing a great job staying relevant nowadays, with the luxurious Escalade, affordable XT4, and fast V-series cars, but one thing they are certainly lacking from...