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A Weekend At The Drags with Joe Grippo: Racing, Photos, And Fun From Darana Raceway Park Maple Grove in Pennsylvania.

(Words and Photos by Joe Grippo) Arguably the biggest bombshell news story that came out of last year’s PRI show was the legendary Pennsylvania drag strip Maple Grove Raceway being acquired by the...

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Pueblo’s Biggest Father’s Day Event Is The Father’s Day Car Show! We’ve Got Photos Right Here!

(Photos by Charles Wickam) Billed as the biggest Father’s Day event in Pueblo, the Father’s Day Car Show at the Pueblo Christian Center is in it’s 8th year and fills up fast on show...

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FJ40 Land Cruiser Custom Fabrication: Making Fiberglass Doors Actually Fit, And Making The Steering Work Properly!

Doors that shut and wheels that turn might not sound super exciting, but they require fabrication and time in order to be right and that’s what we dig. This project has been fun to follow, and...

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PDRA Drag Racing Video: Pro Nitrous and Pro Boost Round 1 North vs South Shootout Qualifying from Maryland International Raceway

We’ve shared some live track testing going on at Maryland International Raceway where PDRA’s top teams were on hand to see what kind of improvements they can make as they got ready for this past...

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Extended Highlights from the CrowdStrike 24 Hours of Spa | GT World Challenge powered by AWS 2026

We share all kinds of live racing action from the 24 Hours of SPA this weekend, but if you missed any of that we’ve got great highlight video below that shows the best racing action from the...

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IMSA 6-Hours of Watkins Glen Endurance Racing Highlight Video Is Right Here! Only The Best Racing Action!

Here we go again! The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend the series was visiting Watkins Glen in New York which is one of the most famous race tracks in the country! There was...

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Put Up Or Shut Up: Watch The Full Episode Featuring Top Fuel Dirt Motorcycle Racing!

When we were scheming ideas up about what we should do for the second season of Put Up or Shut Up, I pitched the idea of a top fuel dirt motorcycle drag racing episode. After people figured out I was...

This Russian Dashcam Video Catches The Moment A Motorcyclist Beame An Unwilling But Successful Stuntman

Pereslavl-Zalessky, in northwest Russia, seems to be a nice, quiet town. Judging from the dash cam of this car, things are going along at a nice, slow pace. Traffic doesn’t seem to be too wild,...

Holley Intergalactic Ford Fest 2020: The Weather Smiled Upon Us All

Since I’m based about fifteen miles from Beech Bend, I’ll lay claim to being the most knowledgable over what the weather is like in western Kentucky during certain parts of the year. From...

The Fiero Revival, Part 11: It’s Time To Lay Down The Paint

From decrepit swamp island to the paint booth, with the color mixed and ready for shooting…the restoration of the 1985 Pontiac Fiero that Ronald Finger dragged out from the woods is coming to a...

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Oh, Look…A Bird: Brian Ambrosini’s Vertical Shot At The Byron Wheelstanding Competition

This might be the most infamous AMC Gremlin in history. Bright orange, Auto Drag wheels, and battle scarred beyond reproach. More people have seen the underside of this car than they have ever seen...

Turning Over A New Leaf: Kevin McMullin’s Radical Crash At Holley’s Intergalactic Ford Fest

The first time I shot photos for BangShift in an actual photographer role, Lohnes gave me a piece of advice that frankly, I should have heeded this weekend: “Wait until it’s actually over...

Opala VS Maverick – Watch These Brazilian Flyers Rip Down The Track From Every Angle, Even Inside!

It has been a while since we have dropped in on our drag racing pals down south of the Equator. This time we’re checking in with our pals from Brazil and watching a pair of screaming orange hot...

Rough Day At The Office: Wreckage, Carnage, and Downright Insanity At The NHRA Midwest Nationals

It was one of the most carnage filled days of drag racing that I’ve ever personally witnessed. From Leah Pruett’s top fuel dragster breaking in half at 270+ mph to Alexis DeJoria...

BangShift How To Tech: A Step By Step Guide For Rebuilding Rochester B Carbs

It is kind of funny how things happen. Way back when this site was still getting its proverbial legs under it, I had a project truck (which I have long since sold) which was powered by an early 292ci...

This Is A 1965 Cub Cadet Garden Tractor With A Dual Quad 401ci Buick Nailhead Engine And It Runs

You’ve probably been stuck going to see some mushy movie with your girlfriend or wife at some point in your life and invariably there is a scene where a guy hushes a girl looks her in the eyes...

Classic YouTube: Testing The EMALS Launch System On The USS Gerald R. Ford!

If there’s one thrill ride we’d love to try, it’s a carrier launch. Forget your roller coaster or bungee catapult – very, very few things can compare to the right-now...

Watch A Pair Of Mopar Super Stock Springs Work From Under The Car

While the drag cars of the 1960s and 1970s were nowhere near as complex as the machines of today, there was still a lot of engineering involved in getting them to work the best they could down the...

BangShift Housing Advice: If You Can Afford It, Pick Up The House At Conrod Straight!

The one thing I will never, ever understand when it comes to racetracks versus the general populace is the amount of bitching that comes about from people who willingly move in next to an existing...

Morning Symphony: Monza Historic 2020 – The Choir Of The Legendary

If you are one of the few car freaks left in the world that has not seen Ford vs. Ferrari, then do yourself a favor. Watch it. Watch it as a movie, watch it as a rough reality of what took place...