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TX2K26 Day 4 From The Texas Motorplex: The FASTEST Drag Pass in TX2K History & Leroy goes #1

Here’s the Day 4 video from The Texas Motorplex and TX2K26! If you missed any of the previous videos, just click the link below to check them out too. With the sale of Houston Raceway Park three...

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Pavement Pounder Events Announces “Motor City to Wheel Hub Live” 2026 Road Trip And We’re Excited To Be Their Official Media Partner!

Pavement Pounder Events is back in 2026 in a HUGE way, with an incredibly exciting road trip event that will be starting in the Motor City and heading to Wheel Hub Live! That’s right, you get...

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Cordless Ratchet Testing And Review: The New DeWALT XR And New Milwaukee Ratchets Face Off

It’s time for some more tool testing and this time it is one of my favorite cordless tools, even though it took forever for me to start using one. I, like many of you out there, seem to reach for...

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NITRO FUNNY CAR ELIMINATIONS FROM THE 2026 IHRA DRAG RACING SEASON OPENER AT DARANA MOTORSPORTS PARK

It’s time for more IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series racing action baby! They are back at it, coming to you from IHRA Darana Motorsports Park in Dunn, North Carolina, where racers are going to be battling...

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NHRA NEWS: 2026 NHRA PRO MOD DRAG RACING SERIES SUNDAY RESULTS FROM PHOENIX

JUSTIN BOND WINS IN PHOENIX IN JBS EQUIPMENT NHRA PRO MOD SERIES AT RACE POWERED BY LAT RACING OILS CHANDLER, Ariz. (March 22, 2026) — Justin Bond outlasted an impressive field in the JBS...

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Capturing Car Culture With Larry Chen: The Definition of Car Culture And Everything He Discovered in Brazil. You Don’t Want To Miss This One!

Larry Chen has seen some cool stuff. He’s incredibly fortunate to have experienced car culture, events, builds, builders, manufacturers, and more all over the world. So when he goes somewhere...

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2020 BMW X7 M50i: A 523hp Luxury Rocket Where The M Stands For More…Of Everything

We live in an era where one can call a 5,660lb SUV a performance vehicle with a straight face and not a hint of irony or sarcasm. Why? Because machines like the 2020 BMW X7 M50i actually live up to...

Want To Make Your Classic Mopar Handle? This Video From QA1 Gives You The Best Suspension Upgrades!

Not all cars are created the same and thank the heavens for that, right? Imagine if we were all just doing the same stuff, using the same parts, and dealing with the same engineering strengths/flaws...

There’s A New 5-Speed In Town! Out With The TKO And In With The New TKX!!!

Introducing the newest, and ONLY, 5 speed transmission designed strictly with swaps in mind. This is the Tremec TKX. Honestly, this one has not been easy to keep under wraps. Security was so tight...

Furious Ford: We Found A High Riser 427ci FE Engine For Sale – The Blue Oval Brawler Engine From 1964

When it comes to fantasy engines that we’d love to own, a legit Ford 427 high-riser is on the short list. They are bad ass and most people claim that with the proper carb tuning and camshaft...

2020 PDRA Brian Olson Memorial World Finals: Our Last Batch Of Fresh Tire Smoking’ Photography!

(Photos by David Whealon) – It’s hard to create signature events in drag racing. Why? Because there are so many of them already. You need to have a few elements in place to really get...

Long Time Coming: After 17 Years, Nissan Is Bringing Out A New Frontier – Redesign Or Refresh? You Be The Judge

(By Tom Lohnes) – A whole 17 years after being originally introduced, Nissan has redesigned their small truck, The Frontier. Or have they? Riding on a chassis that is architecturally the same...

Rarely Seen Rocket: The 1991 Dodge Spirit R/T Was One Of The Fastest Sedans In America – No One Bought It

How many “great ideas” in automotive history have been just unbeatable on paper and then financially made no sense? The answer is a very large number and weirdly the 1991/1991 Dodge...

The Beast Roars: Speedkore’s Carbon Fiber 1970 Charger Exercises A Hellephant Engine On The Chassis Dyno

The name Speedkore is no stranger to BangShift readers as we have followed the company and its awesome innovations for years. The cars they have built, the carbon fiber work that they have created...

Quick Dyno Test: What Effect Do The Height Of Hilborn Injection Stacks Have On A 572ci Hemi?

As we all know, the smallest changes all have a measurable impact on how an engine runs, how an engine performs, and ultimately how much power it makes and where that power is made in the range of...

Morning Symphony: An 11-second Ford Escort Whipping Up On Much Bigger Targets!

I love seeing an underdog car kicking ass when it isn’t supposed to. This little white Ford Escort is one of those machines. On the outside, it’s a clean 1990s Escort GT. Other than being...

Close Enough: Here’s How Wicked Cars Are Put Into Video Games Accurately!

From the moment that Gran Turismo got unwrapped, thrown into the PlayStation and I proceeded to whip ass with the 1967 Chevrolet Corvette 427, racing cars via a video game has been a natural motion...

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Not The Grass: Wild Moments At The 2020 Goodwood SpeedWeek

Goodwood might be the most unhinged thing to involve racing cars in England since the British Touring Car days of the 1990s. Whether you are at the race track watching the historical races filled...

New Parts: Ridetech Introduces Complete Suspension Systems For 1961-1965 Ford Falcon!

The early Ford Falcon is a platform that many hot rodders have played around with over the years. The cars are neatly styled, they are light, and they are more than happy to take a hot little small...

2020 Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World Finals Action Photos: The Unstoppable Spirit Of Drag Racers On Full Display

(Photos by David Whealon) – Yesterday we showed you some amazing photos from Benoit Pigeon at the 2020 Brian Olson Memorial PDRA World finals at Virginia Motorsports Park. Today we’re...