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FREE DRAG RACING LIVESTREAM: DOOR SLAMMERS AT SANTA POD IS TAKING OVER THE ENGLISH DRAG RACING SCENE THIS WEEKEND!

Here is your livestream from the 2026 Santa Pod Door Slammers race! If you want to enjoy three days of great drag racing from England, then this is the livestream for you today. With a huge variety...

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Mecum Classic Car Auction Indy Is LIVE Right Here! Watch All The Bidding Action On Your Favorites.

Classic car auctions, hell any car auction, is a good time. Auctions in general are a fun way to maybe get a deal and to have a better time doing it than just walking up and making a purchase. They...

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LIVE DRAG RACING: 9th Annual Great American Bracket Race – Dream Team – Friday

Well, there are a lot of big money bracket races going on in 2026, but only one Great American Bracket Race, and only one with a Dream Team race where it isn’t just up to you, but rather your whole...

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FREE LIVE DRAG RACING: NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Division 4 At The Texas Motorplex – Thursday

We’ve got live drag racing coming to you from Division 4! It’s Lucas Oil Drag Racing at it’s finest and every pair that goes down the race track is right here live. If you like Sportsman Drag...

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Car Guy Confessions With Jeff Smith – Bangshift’s Chad Reynolds and LS Swap Book Author Jefferson Bryant Steal The Show!

This one was really fun. Our friends Marcel and Jason, the guys behind Auto Revolution and their Car Guy Confessions, Influence and Impact, and several other podcasts, invited me and our friend...

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Pre-War Perfection: Formula One Racing Action From The Monaco Historic Grand Prix

Here we go with more awesome vintage F1 action from the streets of Monaco! The Monaco Historic Grand Prix is one hell of an event, and it’s back after a few years off! If you dig old race cars, you...

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BangShift Question Of The Day: How Old Were You When You Felt The Power?

The speed bug…when it bites, it bites hard and you always remember the first time it happens. You remember it and you compare it to everything else that comes along later. You remember notable...

Troublemakers: 1972 Ford Falcon (XA) GT-HO Phase IV, The Car That Started A Panic

The Ford Pinto left people scared that if the guy in the van behind them so much as brushed their rear bumper, that their end would be a fiery one. The Bricklin SV-1 would lock you inside, the Suzuki...

Our Final Gallery Of Photos From The Lonestar Nationals Featuring Funny Cars, Dragsters, Pro Mods, And More!

Well, we told you we had a lot of photos to share from the Mid West Pro Mods and Lonestar Nationals at the Texas Motorplex, and we weren’t lying. If you missed any of our photo coverage you can...

Get Your 1966-72 Chrysler B-body Moving With Modern Power! Holley Now Has Gen III Hemi Swap Kits!

From a Mopar fan’s perspective, it’s about time that someone started encouraging third-gen Hemi swaps. With nearly twenty years of 3G Hemi production (2003, folks) there’s a ton of...

The Dirty Cougar: That Cheap AeroCat Has Gained One Hell Of An Attitude Adjustment!

It’s amazing what a couple of months of being stuck at home can do when you have a car that needs work, you have the tools to get some stuff done, and you have a vision. In the case of the...

Epic Crash Test Video: Throwing A Volvo Off A Cliff In The Name Of Safety!

When you base everything your company builds on the backbone of safety first, there will come a time when you have to put up or shut up. Volvo has ridden the safety bandwagon for as long as...

6/05: The Mercedes-Benz OM605 Diesel…Yeah, They Can Hustle!

Alright, so for 6/05, you would think that’d we be hunting down some monster combo that’s got enough noise to stir up a local government meeting, enough torque to get a ship’s...

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This Barn Find 1914 Model T Touring Car Is An Incredible Glimpse Into The Past

More than 100 years ago, people on an assembly line in Detroit hustled along during their day, building hundreds and hundreds of Ford Model Ts. Their work included the final assembly of this car, a...

One Step Too Far: Has Vice Grip Garage Finally Found A Truly Dead Truck?

The one thing I appreciate about Vice Grip Garage’s Derek is that he has determination. Living in the northern wilds of the United States, right around peak Rust Belt, that isn’t...

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Watch This Nasty 1964 Pontiac Tempest Make 728hp and 661lb-ft of Torque To The Wheels With Pontiac Power!

If you are a Pontiac fan and you follow events like Drag Week or event stuff like the famed Lights Out drag racing in Georgia, you have likely seen the 1964 Pontiac Tempest of Dave Hoover. The car is...

Close Enough: Finnegan Finally Gets The Full Force Of His Wicked Twin-Turbo Jet Boat!

Okay, by his own admission, he wasn’t a full 100% throttle on his passes. But anything over quarter-throttle in what basically is a wood plank with a twin-turbocharged Sonny Leonard mill...

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2020 NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Schedule Announced – Back To Back July Indy Events Restart The Season

NHRA drag racing fans the world over were greeted with good news yesterday with the release of the newly revised 2020 NHRA Mello Yellowfins Drag Racing series schedule. This schedule had some...

More In-Depth 3rd Gen Hemi Details From Uncle Tony, With A Focus On The Camshaft

If you remember back a few years, we made it to 126,xxx miles on our 2006 Chrysler 300C’s stock 5.7 Hemi before we pulled it out and did an upper-end build on the engine. I was very intrigued...

Trick Flow Does Mopar: Watch This Pair Of CNC Ported 240cc Port Big Block Chrysler Wedge Heads Get Bolted On

It was not that long ago that Trick Flow came into the market with their big block Chrysler heads and people were super happy about it. The company with its long track record of high quality...