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Jay Leno Drives the Ultimate 1967 Muscle Car Unicorn (With an American Powertrain 6-Speed Swap!)

Just 187 1967 Pontiac 2+2 HOs were built from the factory, and man is this thing a real unicorn. With the 428 under the hood, and a factory 4-speed, it was a fun car to drive, but it’s a whole...

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FREE No Prep Drag And Drive LIVESTREAM: Back To The Streets 2026 Is Hitting Wabash, Wagler, Brown County And Bunker Hill Dragways This Week!

It’s Drag and Drive season and that means more and more folks are taking their hot rods and race cars out for racing and road trips and we love them for it. Back to the Streets is one of the more...

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NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Our Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car 4-Wide Drag Racing Photos Continue!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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Featured Product: Mazda Miata Coil Overs From Ridetech! One Of The Best Track Day Cars Ever Gets Some New Goodies From Ridetech!

Whether you love their 4 cylinder power, or not, it’s hard to argue with the handling prowess of the venerable Mazda Miata. The MX5, as it is known everywhere else in the world, is light,...

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Indianapolis 500 Movie – The 500: Immortality at Indy. The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.

The Indianapolis 500 will be run for the 110th time this Sunday as the green flag drops for the 2026 edition of this amazing race. Regardless of whether you are a hardcore Indy Car Series fan, or...

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More NHRA Four-Wide Nationals Action Photos From Zmax In Charlotte: Nitro Burning Top Fuel Dragster and Funny Car4-Wide Drag Racing Photos!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It was a cool, fast, and adventurous weekend for the stars of the NHRA Mission Drag Racing Series at the NHRA Four-Wide Nationals at zMax Dragway in Charlotte, North...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: The NSRA Hot Rod Drags 2025 From Santa Pod, Is Live Right Here!

It’s time for more great drag racing LIVE from Santa Pod in England. This time it is their NSRA Hot Rod Drags and all the action can be watched LIVE right here thanks to the folks at Santa Pod....

HYDE, MILLICAN, GLENN & HERRERA QUALIFY NO. 1 IN FRONT OF SELLOUT CROWD AT NHRA READING NATIONALS

READING, Pa. (Sept. 13, 2025) – Funny Car rookie Spencer Hyde scored his first career No. 1 qualifier on Saturday, securing the top spot in front of a sellout crowd at Maple Grove Raceway during...

Holley LS Fest 2025 Photos: The Biggest Gathering Of LS Powered Machines And Enthusiasts On The Planet! More Photos Right Here!

I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 16 years ago, and holy crap the 2025 edition of this thing was HUGE, in fact the biggest ever, and the cars, trucks, and oddities on...

Even More IMSA Michelin GT Challenge Photos: The 10th GTD Pro And GTD Race At The Historic Race Track Is Right Here!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well we’re back to the rolling hills of the southern Virginia countryside at one of the most beautiful and award winning road racing courses in the USA,...

FREE LIVE DRAG RACING It’s The 5th Annual Fall Brawl Bracket Race – $10,000 To Win Saturday Plus Another $5000 Shootout!

It’s $10,000 to win Sunday at the Fall Brawl, thanks to Mutt and Jeff Productions. This is one of the last big money bracket race of the year for the Northeast and we’re sure that the racers are...

MILLICAN, HYDE, GLENN & HERRERA START PLAYOFFS WITH PROVISIONAL NO. 1 SPOTS AT NHRA READING NATIONALS

READING, Pa. (Sept. 12, 2025) – Top Fuel veteran Clay Millican powered to the top to open the NHRA playoffs on Friday at Maple Grove Raceway, taking the provisional No. 1 position at the 40th...

AFR MOPAR 340 HEAD TEST! THE ENGINE MASTER HIMSELF, STEVE DULCICH & RICHARD HOLDENER COMPARED AFR VS IRON 360 HEADS

In honor of this weekend’s Moparty event going on at Beech Bend Raceway Park, we’re sharing a fun Mopar 340 cylinder head test that Dulcich and Richard Holdener did on one of...

Holley LS Fest 2025 Photos Continue: LS Swaps, LS Enthusiasts, And A Huge Selection Of Awesome LS Powered Rides.

I’ve been the voice of Holley’s LSFest since its inception 16 years ago, and holy crap the 2025 edition of this thing was HUGE, in fact the biggest ever, and the cars, trucks, and oddities on...

LS Fest East 2025 Adventures With Kevin And The KSR Crew: Day One Was Not Without Its Mistakes, But Will It Survive?

The LS Fest East adventures continue in the video from Day 1 of this epic event. 2025 marks 16 years of LS Fest events at Beech Bend Raceway Park in Bowling Green Kentucky, and was not without some...

BANGshift.com Is Proud To Announce We’re Now A Part Of The Route 66 To The SEMA Show Road Trip For 2025! JOIN US!

A couple of weeks ago we announced that Pavement Pounder Events was putting together a really fun road trip down Route 66 from Illinois to the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, and man this thing is sounding...

Freiburger Explores a SECRET JUNKYARD With MUSCLECARS, CLASSIC TRUCKS, HOT RODS, and MORE!

One of the most exciting things for a hot rodder is discovering old cars that have either been forgotten somewhere, or have been sitting in a wrecking yard for so long that nobody even knows about...

Testing Vice Grips Differently: Squeezing Power, Grip Strength, And More! But Are These All Made In The Same Factory?

We’re all about the tool testing around here, and who doesn’t love a good pair of locking pliers, or vice grips as they are commonly referred to as. You’ll not only learn about how...

The Grind Hard Giant Trike Project: Part 10 and 11 – The Trike Fab Is Getting So Close To Done! 3 Wheel Steering And More!

We’ve shared the first nine parts of this build and can’t get over everything that is going on here! This is a full on project that is not for the weak of heart. This is going to be something...

More IMSA Michelin GT Challenge Photos: The 10th GTD Pro And GTD Race At The Historic Race Track Is Right Here!

(Words and Photos by David Whealon) Well we’re back to the rolling hills of the southern Virginia countryside at one of the most beautiful and award winning road racing courses in the USA,...