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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 – Saturday

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 – Saturday

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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FREE BRACKET RACE LIVESTREAM At The AUTOLAND DOOR CAR CHALLENGE – Saturday $50,000

The Autoland Door Car Challenge is on this weekend at Tri-State Raceway in Iowa and we dig it. We’re door car drag racers around here, although I have driven a few dragsters in my day as well. But...

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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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Buick V6 Build Part 3: Whoops, Missed A Step…Here’s How The Heads Were Dealt With!

Hm…yeah, in hindsight, it was kind of odd to see the build of the Buick L67 V6 go from torn-down block and rod bolts to blower installation. Well, there was a reason for that: somebody...

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Is The Legendary Mercedes SL Headed To The Grave? The Brand Has Made An Announcement About Its Future

(By Tom Lohnes) – After only selling 1,974 units worldwide last year, the Mercedes-Benz SL class and it’s V8 powered AMG brother were likely headed to the door, right? Well, I guess not...

Mustang Mach 1 Returning for 2021 Model Year As Limited-Edition Model!

Well this is some cool news from the Ford Motor Company. The headline, “Mustang Mach 1 Returning for 2021 Model Year As Limited-Edition model” does not lie! The company has a special...

Scrapple, Your Guide To The “meh”-Worthy News! This Week: Cheating Gets You Nowhere!

Okay…it’s not March, we’ve blown through April…oh, crap, is it June already? It’s difficult to tell what day it is when every day for the last three months plays out...

Copart Cadaver: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle That Learned How To Roll Over

My first introduction to what a muscle car was came in 1992. Do you remember the big-ass JCPenny Christmas catalog that had everything from clothes to furniture, board games to appliances in it?...

Rough Start: 1972 Pontiac LeMans – Rough And Ready For A Good Time

During one of many late Friday night film screenings, I was asked which car I’d take as we watched the movie Joe Dirt. Far as I care, there’s three to pick from: The 1967 Plymouth...

BangShift Question Of The Day: What Ford/Volkswagen Mash-Up Should Be Made?

The funny thing about this story isn’t that Volkswagen and Ford have come to an agreement for several projects over the next few years. That’s not a surprise. Ford and VW actually have a...

Farm Find Revival Battle: Who Will Get Their Decrepit Dodge Fired Off First?

From past experiences and discussions with Kevin and Luke, it must be said: they all but utterly loathe Chrysler products. Maybe Kevin has a bit of lingering anger over changing a basic starter in a...

Foose vs. the AMC Pacer: How Would He Take Care Of AMC’s Glass Egg?

Picking on the AMC Pacer is almost passé simply because it’s too easy. American Motors really wanted the Pacer to be something special, their rotary-powered hatchback that felt like a big car...

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This Willys Coupe Was Bought New And Kept In The Family. This Survivor Is Now Fully Restored And Awesome

When we first heard about the guys at MetalWorks restoring Sheridan Hales one owner Willys Coupe, we knew we had to check it out. And man were we glad we did. The history of the car is awesome, and...

We’ve Got Drag Racing Photos From The Lonestar Nationals Featuring The Mid West Pro Mods!

Social distancing was in full effect at Tulsa Raceway Park for the Throwdown in T-Town, but that didn’t stop tons of rad race cars from showing up and putting on a show for the mandated limited...

Caption This: There Wasn’t One Word About A Burning Traffic Light In That Stupid Little Handbook…

The moment I turned 13 I started studying for the driving test that I would be taking in just a couple of short years. Maybe it’s just be, but I expected a hell of a lot more out of the exam...

Morning Symphony: One Very Nasty VH Commodore Ripping Around Town

More often than not, if the word “Australian” is somewhere in something I write, it has to do with a burnout contest. Plenty of times, I’ve seen the criticism over burnout contests,...

Now That’s Unique: Uncle Tony Checks Out A 1972 Dodge Dart With A Turbocharged Slant Six!

If there were no more V8 engines tomorrow, if they all just magically disappeared, the next obvious choice for horsepower freaks and geeks would be a turbocharged inline six, I’d bet. Think...

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