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FORMULA OFFROAD ICELAND, from BLÖNDUÓS 2026! HOW DO THESE RIGS DEFY GRAVITY ON TRACK 3 and 4?

It’s time for track specific coverage from the 4th Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are...

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Pro Street Video: The ULTIMATE Pro Street Muscle Car Compilation – Big Tires & Blowers!

Pro Street is not dead, and never really has been. Sure it’s not nearly as popular as it was in the 1980s, and 1990s, but based on all the attention that these Pro Street machines are getting...

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GUMBY THE HOT ROD GET’S MORE LOVE! Check Out The Build Progress On Freiburger’s 1929 Model A Ford Coupe!

Model A Fords are cool. Period. They are just one of those iconic machines that the hot rodding and racing world has always loved, and we totally get why. This one that Freiburger has is a cool...

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John Jackson Found The HOTTEST Custom Car and Truck Show In Oklahoma! This is Slamboree ’26!

I was planning to attend Slamboree 2026 at Osage Casino this past weekend, but a variety of things kept me from being able to make the trip. But you can imagine how excited I was when I found out...

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Even More Problems for Big Cordless Tool Brands from Walmart! These Walmart Brands Kick Ass! Watch Milwaukee Cower!

A couple of weeks ago we shared a Torque Test Channel video that was putting Walmart’s newest cordless tool brand, Greenworks Pro, to the test where it passed with flying colors. So much so...

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KALITTA, TODD & ANDERSON RACE TO WINS AT MUCKLESHOOT CASINO RESORT NHRA NORTHWEST NATIONALS

– Kalitta rolls to second straight TF win – Todd gets first FC win of 2026 – Anderson goes back in PS points lead SEATTLE (July 26, 2026) – Funny Car’s J.R. Todd won for the...

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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...

NHRA Insider Podcast: Greg and Guido – Inside the Hearts and Minds of Champion‪s‬

On this episode of the NHRA Insider podcast, Greg Anderson and Dean Antonelli, lovingly known as Guido join Brian Lohnes on the show to talk about their early-season successes and careers. Guido and...

Alex Taylor Is Aiming For The 6’s In A Street Car, But It Won’t Be In Her Camaro

Alex Taylor has been going quicker and quicker in her leaf sprung, street driven, twin turbo LS powered Badmaro these past couple of years, but when she decided that she wanted to really step it up...

Size Matters: But How Big Is Too Big? Or Big Enough? Sizing Fuel Injectors For Any Power Level

Sizing fuel injectors for your latest hot rod or racing powerplant isn’t terribly difficult, after all there are plenty of suppliers who will tell you what to buy and why, and yet somehow folks...

How To Install A Burst Panel On A Holley Lo-Ram Intake – Big Boost Safety

Holley’s Lo-Ram Intake for LS engines is the no holds barred boost ready intake that every LS swapper has influenced. When Holley took all the feedback from users of their famed Hi-Ram and...

Can’t Hide Money: The Upcoming Mercedes Mercedes-Benz EQS Adds Hyperscreen To Its Resume -Interior Jumbotron Fun!

(By Tom Lohnes) – Mercedes-Benz, a company known for pioneering the whole car industry, has sort of taken a break from innovating in the past 5 or so years, but it appears they’re back at...

Ultimate Street Cars Back In Action: The Best The West Has To Offer Invade Las Vegas!

(Words by Jim McIlvaine) Season eight for OPTIMA’s Search for the Ultimate Street Car, presented by Advance Auto Parts, tipped off at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 20th and a full field of...

2022 Kia Stinger Revealed: More Power, More Styling, Still The Same Crazy Bargain Compared To The Competition

(By Tom Lohnes) – A few months ago, Kia was considering not reviving the Stinger in America for the upcoming facelift. Well, after a recent surge in sales, they have reconsidered, and here it...

The Most Decorated NHRA Top Fuel Final You Don’t Remember: Hall Of Famers Side by Side by Side by Side

This nitro time machine was a fun one to make. Why? It is a little different than the rest in the sense that we’re only going back a couple of years and the vast majority of the people involved...