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Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got Dan Grippo Photos Right Here!

(Words by Joe Grippo, photos by Dan Grippo) We hauled the race cars up to picturesque Beaver Springs Dragway the other weekend for the annual All Ford Race and Car Show. Sunshine, blue skies, and...

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Free Live Streaming Drag Racing: 20th Annual World Footbrake Challenge Big Money Bracket Racing– Thursday

The 18th Annual World Footbrake Challenge is the bracket race event for all you folks who don’t like a trans brake, delay boxes, etc. and we are thrilled to be bringing you all the racing action...

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LIVE: LARIS Motorsports Insurance $100K Presented by Vintage – Thursday

Watch the Motormania LIVE Coverage from the TB Promotions Laris Insurance $100k at Bowling Green. This is going to be some great racing with a $25K race, two $50k races, and the big $100,000...

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FREE Big Money Bracket Racing LIVESTREAM: The SuperBucks Showdown Presented by Get’M Performance All Run Thursday Warmup $5k

More big money bracket racing coming to you live! It’s Thursday at the SuperBucks Showdown presented by Get’M Performance and that means there is $5,000 on the line to warm up everyone for two...

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Buckeye Skips 2026 Drag and Drive Photos Continue! More Day 1 Racing at Darana Raceway National Trail in Ohio

(Photos by Neal Sabo) We just finished sharing our lost Buckeye Skips drag and drive photos from 2025 the other day, but we’re excited about 2026! Yesterday was Day 1, when the driver’s...

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STREET WEEK SWEDEN LIVE in the United States For The First Time! Get Your All Access Pass To Drag And Drive Greatness Right Here!

That’s right folks, we’ve been talking about it for a few weeks but now is the time to sign up for your livestream from Street Week Sweden! I’ll be there, announcing, interviewing,...

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Watch The Cool Team Volvo Dragster From Norway Scream With Its Little B20 Four Banger – No Prep Masters!

We love shining a light into the drag racing window around the world and today Norway is our chose destination where we find the awesome little Team Volvo dragster. What makes this car cool is the...

Copart Cadaver: A 1970 Plymouth Roadrunner Superbird That Burned To The Ground!!! But What Else Happened To It?

Holy crap! You don’t see this kind of thing very often, but what a sad site it is. Seeing a 1970 Plymouth Superbird in person is always a treat, because there just aren’t that many of...

Reverse Pattern, Dual Pattern, Or Single Pattern Camshafts, Which One Makes More Power?

What cam is right for your combination? This question will get more arguments than a political discussion, and that’s okay, but only if some of you realize you are wrong. LOL Sorry, but there...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Was The First “Not A Street Car”?

The debate that began five minutes after a guy bolted a Fronty head onto his Model T and continues today surrounds what a street car is or isn’t. When we look at the accomplishments of guys...

This Is Possibly The Rarest 1969 Chevelle Ever. SS3965 Aluminum Headed L78/L89 Big Block With Ultra Rare Options

I’m not the guy that thinks every car should be numbers matching or any of that kind of thing, but I do think that certain rare cars deserve credit for staying rare and stock, and love it when...

Ride Of A Lifetime: Check Out The Passenger Reactions In An 1,100hp BMW Built For Pikes Peak At COTA

We’d have to guess that race car drivers kind of love giving ride along experiences to people. The ability to run your car at 75% and not wear out the machine or your skills while basically...

Chip Ganassi Racing Reveals They’ll Be Flying The Hummer Colors In The New Series – This Thing Looks Tough!

(By Tom Lohnes) – GMC and its Hummer EV Pickup truck seem to be attracting a fair bit of attention, and to gain a little more, they’re entering a highly modified Hummer EV into a new sport...

2021 SoCal Quarantine Cruise Photo Coverage: We’re Back With One Last Blast Of Images From This Large By Huge Event

As I write this, there’s a blanket of snow on the ground outside the windows of the Eastern BangShift world HQ building and there’s no sign of temps much above freezing for the...

Blown Godzilla Lives! Watch What A 3.0L Whipple Blower On A Hot Rodded 7.3L Godzilla Does For The Power Numbers – Insane!

When last we left you, the Brian Wolfe Godzilla 7.3 Ford V8 project made about 800hp naturally aspirated on the dyno and was awaiting the installation of a healthy 3.0L Whipple supercharger. This...

Buy It Now: A 1956 Chevy That Comes Complete, Runs 10s, and Cost $20,000??! What Are YOU Waiting For?!

Now this is a deal. Seriously, this complete, running, driving, throw some gas in it and go drag racing 1956 Chevy is for sale as you see it for $20,000. It’s a super street car which means...

Speed Secrets: Is The 305 Small Block Chevrolet Worth Hopping Up, Or Should You Just Step Up To The 350?

Is bigger always better? In engines looking to make the most power, then yes. But…does that mean you shouldn’t hop up your 305 if you already have one? Or that you should swap out the 305...

Tech Tip Wednesday: Weight Bias, It’s Not What You Think Anymore!

Back in the day drag racers did everything they could to get as much weight on the rear tires of their cars. With the wheels in the air, traction was at it’s highest, and cars would haul ass....

What The Hell Is Really Going On Here? When Two Good Cars Are Combined To Make Something That Should NOT Go Together. What Were They Thinking?

Sometimes I wonder what are people thinking? This is a question we all ask ourselves when we see some cars, houses, boats, art, you name it. Basically, any item who’s design is open to opinion...

Road Tour Episode 3: 1500 Miles In Epic Hot Rods Like This ’70 Chevelle and ’63 Impala

Here is Episode Three of the Road Tour video series. We shared episode one and two already but if you missed them, then use the link below to watch them both. An epic ’55 Chevy was the special...