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TeamMoto’s July Trade-Up Bonus gives eligible riders an extra $500 when they trade in their current motorcycle and purchase an eligible new or pre-owned bike. The post TeamMoto Adds $500 Trade-Up Bonus For July Motorcycle Upgrades appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Fabio Di Giannantonio has signed a multi-year deal with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing from 2027, joining Alex Marquez in KTM’s reshaped MotoGP project. The post Di Giannantonio goes from yellow to orange in 2027… appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Everyone I know that buys a newer diesel tow rig has a love and hate relationship with their truck because the love they have for the diesel power and efficiency is sometimes matched by the hate they feel for the DPF and emissions systems. Regen, DPF fillups, and so much more can be frustrating, especially because they seem to rear their ugly head when you need the truck at its best, when you need to tow your rig to the show, race, or home. That’s where Cataclean comes into play. Cataclean has been around for years now and is a great way to keep your catalytic converter equipped gasoline fueled rides happy. It cleans and conditions the cat so that it works as efficiently as possible, allowing you to make max power and get max mileage. But Cataclean isn’t just available to gasoline burners. Diesel fans can use the diesel version with the same effects. Check out the details in the video below. Video Description: Modern diesel engines work harder than ever, but carbon and soot deposits can quietly reduce performance, efficiency, and reliability. Cataclean Diesel Exhaust System & DPF Cleaner is specifically engineered to clean and restore critical diesel emissions components, including: DPF (Diesel Particulate Filter) Catalytic Converter Turbocharger Fuel Injectors Cylinder Heads Exhaust System Components Over time, deposits can contribute to warning lights, failed regeneration cycles, reduced fuel economy, and declining engine performance—especially for vehicles driven on short trips or at lower speeds. Cataclean Diesel works throughout the fuel and exhaust system to remove deposits and help restore efficiency. Proven results show reductions in hydrocarbon emissions of up to 50% and improvements in DPF filter performance of up to 25%. Whether you drive a diesel truck, van, fleet vehicle, or commercial diesel, Cataclean Diesel can help restore performance, improve fuel efficiency, and reduce emissions without invasive cleaning procedures or expensive repairs. Restore performance. Improve efficiency. Reduce emissions. The post Cataclean Diesel: Restore DPF Performance & Reduce Emissions On Your Late Model Diesel Truck! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

It’s time for our final coverage from the 3rd Formula Offroad race of the 2026 Season in Iceland and here’s the video coverage. If you haven’t watched this kind of racing before, you are in for a treat. It’s all big power, big noise, crash and burn, and high flying action in an environment unlike any other. If you are new around there then you might not know that we seriously dig Formula Off-Road racing here at BANGshift.com. This is high flying, loud, and intense racing that involves what look to be impossible hillclimbs, usually on giant courses made from pea gravel or something similar. It’s intense, the cars often end up upside down or rolling over down a hill. They end up rightside up on their own sometimes, but regardless the action is fun and kind of nuts. These drivers do some stuff that I’m not sure most people could. Check it out below. Video Description: Formula Offroad Iceland, Egilsstaðir 2026 Best Moments from 3rd round in Icelandic Championship which took place in Egilsstaðir, Iceland. Egilsstaðir racing area is one of the best area (in my opinion the best) It has everything. It was a dusty race but extreme action. Rollovers, jumps, saves, good finishing and many more. Like usual each Track will be upload this week. Thank you for watching FORMULA OFFROAD, One of the most extreme motorsport in the world, The Vikings are extreme crazy when comes to Formula Offroad. Formula Off road competitions have always been a great part of the Icelandic motor-sport and is well known all over the world. Formula Offroad begins in Iceland May 2nd 1965. It started with Willys jeeps and now we have these extreme special built Offroad cars that can climb almost everything. In 1990 Formula Offroad started in other nordic countries. Today we have races in Iceland, Norway and Sweden Hope you will enjoy this extreme motorsport that Formula Offroad is. Extreme Hill Climbing, hydroplaning, rollovers and jumps. Enjoy! Thank you. Jakob C – www.facebook.com/jakobcoffroad The post NOTHING BUT VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS OF FORMULA OFFROAD RACING FROM ICELAND’S Egilsstaðir 2026! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

The Arch Motorcycles boys went racing. And somehow, they haven't yet become the next Netflix true-crime documentary. View the full article

There are many things that I miss from living in Southern California, and one of them is the Pomona Swap Meet. Unless I was out of town at a race, I was there with Crosby and Jay and the crew, window shopping, parts buying, and shooting tons of photos for all of you out there. So when my friend Dane posted up video from his visit to the June Pomona Swap Meet, I knew I had to check it out and share. I want you to watch and let us know what surprised you, what you would have bought, and whether you have been to the Pomona Swap Meet before or not. Check it out. The post We Tour The Pomona Swap Meet With Our Friend Dane from The Burndown Channel! Check it out! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

1950’s American cars have historically been the basis of the majority of true customs, and for good reason. The lines flow, the shapes lend themselves to chopping, sectioning, and frenching, but it’s the factory shape that inspires those changes. What that means for folks who want to start their own custom project is that they can do some very simple modifications to get their project going in the hot rod direction without actually cutting anything up and shaping new metal. And don’t think of these mods as Stage 1, although they can be, because these mods alone make one hell of a cool cruiser that you can enjoy. In the video below, our friend Karl Fisher from Make it Kustom is going to do just that with a survivor 1950 Pontiac that one of his buddies bought recently. Check out the video below to see what mods they did, and just how big the impact is on the overall look. The post Turning a Survivor 1950 Pontiac into the Perfect Cruiser. It’s Easier Than You Think and the Results are Awesome! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Our friend Tommy Lee Byrd recently got the chance to visit the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, and the very special section, underneath this HUGE space that is called The Vault. It’s a special place that houses some of the most valuable, rare, and unique machines, and is only accessible to a limited number of people each week. Even if you don’t make it to the vault, the Petersen is insanely cool. But if you get the chance to visit the Vault you should. Here’s what our friend Tommy thought of the entire place. Video Description: The Petersen Automotive Museum is an amazing place, and The Vault is the absolute best part of the place. This is a storage facility underneath the museum, and it’s PACKED with some of the most rare and outstanding cars ever built. Some are one-of-one concept cars, some are custom builds for movie stars and some are some of the most iconic hot rods, customs and race cars ever built. This is something you truly have to see to believe. There’s no way I could cover it all in a single video, but enjoy the highlights of my private VIP tour of the Vault at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, California. The post THE VAULT: Exploring Hot Rod & Racing HISTORY Underneath the Petersen Museum. You Gotta See This! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Alex Marquez has signed a multi-year deal with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing from 2027, ending his Gresini chapter after a remarkable MotoGP resurgence. The post Alex Marquez signs with Red Bull KTM for 2027 MotoGP appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

2026 World Junior Motocross Championship Czech Republic The World Junior Motocross Championship was run over the weekend in Jinín, Czech Republic, with 260 riders from 38 countries lining up to to compete across the 125, 85 and 65 cc classes to crown the world’s best junior motocross talent. Earning top honours were Australia’s own Blake […] The post Blake Bohannon triumphs at 2026 World Junior MX Championships appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Honda HRC claimed a fifth straight Suzuka 8 Hours victory as Takumi Takahashi extended his record to eight wins, while Jack Miller starred for Yamaha and BMW made history with its first Suzuka podium. The post Takahashi makes history as Honda wins rain-hit Suzuka 8 Hours appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Lucas Coenen delivered a perfect 1-1-1 MXGP weekend at Terra Topia, while Guillem Farres continued his MX2 surge with another double victory for Triumph. The post Lucas Coenen perfect in South Africa as Farres closes MX2 gap appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Jacob Roulstone produced Australia’s standout ride at Jerez with fifth in Moto2, while Harrison Voight salvaged more points on a weekend defined by heat, attrition and title momentum shifts. The post Roulstone leads Aussie charge through sweltering Jerez MotoJunior round appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Snetterton produced three different British Superbike winners, more title drama between Kyle Ryde, Scott Redding and Bradley Ray, and another standout British Supersport weekend for Australian Oli Bayliss. The post Ray, Redding and Ryde split Snetterton BSB wins as Bayliss strikes again appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Few brands captured builders' imaginations quite like BMW Motorrad. From traditi...View the full article

This thing has dirt-moving energy and a very suspicious amount of torque.View the full article

Hunter Lawrence turned a frustrating first moto into a 2-1 RedBud overall and the 450MX red plate, while Cole Davies backed up his High Point breakthrough with another 250MX victory. The post Hunter Lawrence takes RedBud red plate as Davies doubles up appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

2026 AMA Pro Motocross Championship Round Five – Red Bud Images Images by Stephen Hopkins The post Massive collection of images from Red Bud AMA Pro MX appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

Amid renewed speculation over Volkswagen Group portfolio changes, Ducati CEO Claudio Domenicali says no discussions about a sale of Ducati are taking place in Borgo Panigale. The post Claudio Domenicali: No Ducati sale talks in Borgo Panigale appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

That’s right gang, if you are looking for some real savings this 4th of July weekend, to celebrate 250 years of American pride, then now is your chance to save 10% off your late model suspension needs with Ridetech’s made in the USA suspension systems! We know you are recovering from yesterday’s festivities, so they have given you a couple of days to get back to being back. Visit Ridetech.com to see all their available systems and to purchase your dream kit for a 10% savings. Remember, the sale ends on July 7th so don’t wait too long! Air suspension & coil-overs, and components for late model muscle cars, trucks, SUVs, and C5 / C6 / C7 Corvettes. Discounts applied automatically. Starts: July 2 at 12:00 AM. Ends: July 7 at 11:59 PM EASTERN TIME. The post 4th of July SALE! Visit Ridetech.com Between Now And July 7th for 10% Off Late Model Suspension During July 4th Weekend Sale! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

And there’s plenty of room for sponsors on this all-white carbon helmet from AGV.View the full article

Honda HRC will start the Suzuka 8 Hours from pole after rain forced the cancellation of the Top 10 Trial, leaving Friday qualifying to set the grid. The post Honda HRC on pole after Suzuka Top 10 Trial washout appeared first on MCNews. View the full article

(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 perfect temperatures made for a fantastic day at the drags. A killer variety of Blue Ovals filed into Beaver. Vintage iron, late model goodness, and everything in between filled the staging lanes, and a decent car show took shape in the pits. The racing was tight and we caught up with some friends and made a bunch of new ones, what more could you want. The McCracken boys, Mike and Mikey, had the track and starting line working and ran the program steady and efficiently and even managed to squeeze in a third time run for everyone. Classes were Cool Ford (12.00 and slower), Hot Ford (11.99 and quicker), an FE Only class and a quick 8 called Pro Ford. I ended up making it to the final of Hot Ford, so most of the gallery photos were taken by my wife Stacey and my brother Dan. Thanks to my team for all the help with the car and dial in choices, on top of photo duties! We will be back at Beaver Springs in September for the ORIGINAL (and only real, IMHO) FE Race and Reunion. Can’t wait! Support your local Racetrack. Beaver Springs Dragway – Nobody Does It Better! CLICK HERE IF YOU MISSED OUR PREVIOUS PHOTOS! The post Beaver Springs Dragway All Ford Show and Drags Was Off The Hook For 2026! We’ve Got More Dan Grippo Photos Right Here! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

On behalf of myself, all our great BANGshift.com contributors, and all our families, BANGshift.com would like to wish you all a happy, healthy, and safe Independence Day. Happy Birthday to the United States of America! We’re 250 years old today, and with all the craziness, divisiveness, hate, and fear that has gripped our nation, let’s take today to remember one truth. FREEDOM. It defines us. It’s what gives us the ability, the right, the privilege to disagree and to be vocal about it. This special day in our history isn’t about fireworks, or hot rods, or hot dogs, it’s about freedom. Freedom to enjoy those things, to relish them, and to express our passions. On this day remember, and celebrate, those that came before us and helped form this great land of ours. The men and women of our past have pushed, sacrificed, and persevered so that this country would continue to grow and prosper. We owe it to them, and those generations to come, to do our best to keep our country safe and prosperous. Celebrate our freedom, celebrate our history, and celebrate your families. As usual we’ll be working on our junk, covering races, and talking hot rods and racing today and we hope you will be too. Enjoy a beverage or three, a hot dog or hamburger or three, and be safe. That is what today is about. We love you, we love these United States of America, and we want you to think about that as you enjoy the day off. Remember the United in United States of America. We may not always agree with each other, but we must stay United in order to fulfill our pledge to this great nation. Many have sacrificed their lives and families to protect that unity, do not tarnish it with hate and divisiveness. Thank you to all our active military, veterans, and first responders for keeping us safe and united. We couldn’t have done it without you, and don’t want to insult your sacrifices with petty hatred and indifference. Enjoy this great rendition of our National Anthem by Chris Stapleton. The post BANGshift.com Would Like To Wish All Of You A Happy And Safe Independence Day! We Hope You Enjoy The Celebration This 4th of July! appeared first on BangShift.com. View the full article

Matt Tucker did the one thing almost nobody in drag racing does anymore: he said no prep, and he meant it. This weekend, the WesTx Abilene Raceway owner and promoter is putting $150,000 in guaranteed money on the line at his Freedom of War, and he is doing it on a surface scraped down to nothing. No rubber. No glue. No groove built up over a season of Friday-night test-and-tunes. Tucker had the entire racetrack, and the parking lots around it, sandblasted to raw concrete. “There is not rubber. It is the furthest thing away from WesTx Abilene Raceway right now,” Michael Poland said on The Wes Buck Show, where he and Tucker laid out the whole plan Wednesday afternoon. “Small tire off the trailer, which will be really cool.” That phrase, off the trailer, is the entire point. Cars unload and race for a $75,000 top prize, with $20,000 to the runner-up, no time to lean on the track and no way to buy a shortcut around it. We’re providing a surface that is an equalizer. It’s not about power. It’s not about money. It’s truly who can really make their car go down that surface. They’re not racing a racer. They’re racing the surface. Matt Tucker, WesTx Abilene Raceway A track that sat for seven years Abilene was not supposed to matter again. The place had been dark for the better part of a decade, a former index track sitting quiet off I-20. “It was a big index track right off of I-20. For years and years, it just sat,” Poland said. “And then Matt Tucker got a hold of it about a year and a half ago.” For Tucker, a DFW guy, the racetrack solved a problem he had been chewing on for years. “Years ago, I wanted to start something more like a street race, but in a pasture, with just a concrete road and a few lights, a flashlight start, and just let it rip,” he said. “In the DFW area where I live, the property is just so hard and so expensive and so limited. The constraints with the cities, it just started becoming impossible.” Then somebody pointed him west. “Somebody reached out and said, hey, have you thought about that track in Abilene? I said, no, I didn’t even know it existed,” Tucker said. “The owner didn’t want to let it go to just anybody. He wanted it to go to somebody that was going to continue the racing in this town.” Tucker bought it and started spending. New paint on the shutdown and the starting line, a refreshed tower, redone bathrooms, and what Poland calls one of the biggest burnout pads in the country, ringed by cut-open shipping containers so fans can watch from inside the wall. “When people come out, it’s very presentable, very new, very fresh,” Tucker said. “It’s kind of just a wow factor.” The great equalizer Strip a track to bare concrete and you change who can win. That is the thesis, and it is why Poland, who has been at the center of Drag Illustrated’s outlaw and small-tire coverage, is so fired up. The single-turbo LS guys in a Fox body that may only be able to go 5.0s or 4.90s, they legit have a shot here. They have a shot to win. That is the whole purpose of this. Michael Poland “If you’re going out there on fresh concrete, it’s pretty well anybody’s ballgame,” Poland said. “It’s not necessarily going to be the guy with a twin-turbo Pro Line Hemi.” It is a deliberate break from the no-prep model that hardened over the last several years, where tracks ran on layers of built-up rubber and, as Poland put it, the money usually found a way to win. Tucker wanted the older, rawer version back, the one that feels less like a race and more like a street fight at 3 a.m. “I wanted to do something that I feel like nobody is doing, which is sticking with what they say they’re going to do,” Tucker said. “If they want no prep, they stick with no prep. You start flipping back and forth, it really makes it tough. It’s easier to go prep than it is no prep.” Poland has a name for the crowd this setup rewards. “I call them the street mutts,” he said. “They run around on backsides and streets. That’s what they do.” Bigger than one weekend The number that made the room stop was not the $150,000. It was what Tucker said comes next. The Freedom of War, he said, is the first move in a much larger play. A second event is already booked for November with a $200,000 purse. Then, in 2027, Tucker wants to run a five-race series worth a total of $1 million. “The first four races, that’s basically $600,000 we’re giving away,” Tucker said. “The fifth race, we’ll open it up, unlimited car count, and it’ll be for $400,000. All the winners from the first four will get free entry into the final.” For a corner of the sport that spent the last few years watching purses and events dry up, it is a jolt in the other direction. “You talk about this kind of purse money coming back into no-prep racing,” Wes Buck said on the show. “This is something a lot of people thought had gone the way of the dodo.” A super solid turnout By race weekend, WesTx Abilene Raceway had drawn a super solid turnout for the main event, 47 Small Tire cars strong. That is a healthy field for any small-tire race, and a real feather in the cap for a Fourth of July weekend, one of the toughest dates on the calendar to pull a field of racers to. The field mixes true 10.5 no-prep machines with the street cars that live for this kind of surface. Poland pointed to a handful of hitters expected to be in the mix: Ryan Martin, Ryan Mitchell, Billy Hoskinson, Tom “Jimmy Dale” Gunner and Scott Taylor. The format is built to spread the money around. First round of Small Tire and True Street run Friday night alongside Daily Driver, the Lil’ Gangsta 5.30 index and a slate of index classes. Saturday brings the smaller classes through the day before the Small Tire second chance and the main-event rounds off the trailer. True Street pays $10,000 guaranteed, courtesy of Ridgeway Fabrications. Then, because this is Tucker, there are fireworks. “We’re the only fireworks show in town,” he said of the Saturday-night display, timed to the Fourth of July and the country’s 250th birthday. The part that matters Ask Tucker about Abilene and he does not lead with the purse. He leads with the town, a tight-knit West Texas community that rallied around the racetrack the moment he bought it. “As soon as we bought it, I didn’t even have to advertise. People were just messaging: I heard you bought the track, when’s it going to open?” he said. “The local businesses, the radio stations, everybody has been very supportive. It’s been a blessing to be a part of Abilene.” That is the version of this sport Drag Illustrated has always pulled for: an operator pouring money into a facility instead of walking away from one, betting that if you build a real place and keep your word about how it races, the racers and the fans will show up. This weekend, on bare concrete off the trailer, Tucker finds out. Drag Illustrated will be on the property to tell the story. Drag Illustrated’s live Freedom of War Event Hub, powered by WesTx Abilene Raceway, is updating all weekend with schedule, payouts, class rules, photos and results. This story was originally published on July 3, 2026. The post Matt Tucker, Michael Poland Dish on $150,000 Freedom of War No-Prep Shootout first appeared on Drag Illustrated. View the full article