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IHRA Names Dustin Farthing President of the International Hot Rod Association FAIRFIELD, OHIO — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) is proud to announce the appointment of Dustin Farthing as the new President of the organization, marking a major step forward in the company’s continued expansion across multiple motorsports disciplines. Farthing brings decades of experience as both a world champion racer and successful business leader. Widely recognized as one of the most accompli

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IHRA Announces Leah Martin as President, Marking a Historic Moment in Motorsports Leadership Fairfield, OH — The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) announces Leah Martin as President of the rapidly growing organization. Leah brings a broad and distinguished background in executive leadership, national advocacy initiatives, organizational development, and large-scale motorsports operations. In this role, Leah will oversee all IHRA disciplines—including drag racing, o

Monster Energy Named Official Energy Drink of the IHRA Offshore Racing Series; Partnership Kicks Off at St. Pete Powerboat Grand Prix Fairfield, OH — March 11, 2026 — The International Hot Rod Association announced today that Monster Energy has signed on as the Official Energy Drink of the IHRA Offshore Racing Series, marking a major new partnership as IHRA continues expanding its footprint in offshore powerboat racing. The partnership will officially debut at the St. Pete Powerboat Grand Pri

I love drag boat racing, and this weekend kicks off the 2026 IHRA Outlaw Drag Boat Racing series at Lake Crook in Paris Texas. I’ve been to this lake once before, to livestream drag boat racing, and it’s a cool place with a great course. If you like big power, and big speed, on the water then you want to check this out for sure. I’m talking jet boats, flat bottoms, hydros, and more. If you haven’t watched drag boat racing before, this one will be special for you. Check it out and then get to an

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge purses, icons of the sport and new stars alike, this is a racing series that is really doing some awesome things in 2026 and beyond. We’re excited for the 2026 season already and hope you are too. Thanks to BANGshifter extraordinaire David Whealon, we’ve got great photos from Darana Motorsports Park GALOT. C

(Photos by David Whealon) If you live under a rock and haven’t realized how huge of a splash the IHRA Outlaw Nitro Series made in 2025, then are you in for a treat! With amazing events, huge purses, icons of the sport and new stars alike, this is a racing series that is really doing some awesome things in 2026 and beyond. We’re excited for the 2026 season already and hope you are too. Thanks to BANGshifter extraordinaire David Whealon, we’ve got great photos from Darana Motorsports Park GALOT. C

It’s time for more snow machine drag racing, and it is happening this weekend for the IHRA Snow Outlaws World Finals! This weekend’s racing is going on at Three Lakes Wisconsin and promises to be some great season ending racing. With big money, championships, and pride on the line the action will be great we’re sure. Video Description: The Snow Outlaws are at Three Lakes, WI for the 2026 World Finals. Outlaw, P/X55, and ProMod classes compete. With hosts Ralph Sheheen, Ken Stout and Dani Medin

It’s time for IHRA Snow Outlaws! The first IHRA Snow Outlaws race of 2026 is coming to you live right here from Little St. Germain Lake in Wisconsin! This place is beautiful, and cold, and after all the winter weather we’ve had across the country, it is no surprise that snow machines will be hauling ass this weekend in the white stuff! Watch all the action live right here. Video Description: Eliminations and finals from Little St. Germain Lake in Wisconsin. Presented by St. Germain Chamber of

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released its latest safety results for 16 new models, but only two of them achieved the authority’s Top Safety Pick+ award. Those are the 2026 Hyundai Palisade and 2026 Toyota Prius, which achieved near-perfect crashworthiness and crash-prevention scores. For the Palisade particularly, it's a much-needed stamp of approval from the IIHS after the SUV experienced reputation-damaging issues with its rear seats earlier in the year. However, the r

Speed Freaks A common driving misdemeanor is speeding. It is, after all, one of the most heavily enforced rules of the road in any city or state. We've all been there, not really intending to go over the limit but just straying over it a little, or there are those who do it without a care in the world, blasting well past the legal limit. Some states are already introducing new legislation to curb speeders, and some measures being taken are quite extreme. Case in point: Illinois.

I’ve seen some personalized or vanity plates that I was surprised made it through the approval process, but then I’ve also heard about others getting kicked that I didn’t think were bad. To be honest, I wonder who it is that actually approves or denies all the ones that people come up with and submit. I’ve had several personalized plates over the years, but none of them were anything controversial. With that said, I’ve seen a ton I laughed at and wondered how they got approved. Watch the video

Everyone loves a tasteful, funny vanity plate. At roughly $200 or more for a personalized number plate in Illinois, it pays to make sure yours stands out for the right reasons. Still, the state draws a firm line where creativity turns into something else entirely. A new video from Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias shows exactly where that line landed for 2025, revealing the latest batch of rejected plate requests. Some are juvenile, some are crude, and most are so great that we're di

It’s a new year and a new racing season and everyone is starting out hot and heavy. It’s only the beginning of March and IMSA is already several races into their season, with several historic races already in the books. The IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge got their first race of the season in this past weekend in Sebring Florida where the action was hot and heavy. Check out the video below and let us know what you think! Video Description: The IMSA Airbnb Endurance Challenge runs as part of IM

If you like endurance road racing, then the Rolex 24 at Daytona is fun as hell to watch. Second only to the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Daytona’s 24 Hour Race is America’s greatest endurance race without question. Because it is the season opener for IMSA racing, it sets the stage for the year and it does it in a big way. To start the season off with a 24 hour race, the longest of the season by far, means teams have to be on their game and ready to rock right out of the gate. If they have made major cha

Here we go. The 2026 IMSA Racing season is in full swing and this weekend is the Mobil 1 12 Hours at Sebring, plus tons of other races going on! We’re talking the Michelin Pilot Challenger, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, Mustang Racing and so much more! Check all the action out right here! The post IMSA Spring 2026 Sebring International Raceway Race Weekend. Michelin Pilot Challenge, Mustang Challenge, Mobil 1 12-Hour, Lamborghini Super Trofeo, And More! appeared first on BangShift.com.

The 2025 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was a great one, with lots of door to door racing action all over the country. The racing was hot and heavy, but Mercedes was once again able to take the season championship. They are aiming for a 3rd in a row in 2026, but nobody else on the grid is going to cut them any slack as they all fight for the win. The 2026 season starts at Daytona in less than two weeks! In the video below they review the 2025 season and talk about what is in store for

In-Car Video Streaming We now live in a world where automotive features and creature comforts are abundant. One of the most recent in-car tech that's becoming a fad these days is video streaming. Yes, some cars can now stream your favorite shows and movies. While it might seem like an unnecessary "gimmick," the streaming feature is actually a plus for family haulers since entertaining young ones during any road trip is a challenge in itself. Recognizing this, Audi has just announced that it's jo

This weekend marked the inaugural Java House Grand Prix of Arlington, here in the DFW area, and it was the talk of the town. If it wasn’t for the windy conditions on Sunday, the weekend would have picture perfect weather, and according to the drivers the race course was great fun. This is a street circuit, much like the Long Beach Grand Prix, that goes around major landmarks like AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, and the Choctaw Stadium. With Arlington already set to handle huge crowds of peop

Purpose Over Performance While the smooth, conservative BMW-sourced engines in the Ineos Grenadier serve their purpose, the retro-styled off-roader hasn’t prioritized high performance. A more potent version may help the Grenadier be in the same conversation as popular 4x4 SUVs such as the Mercedes-AMG G63, but that seems like a long shot. However, CarExpert sought an update from Ineos Automotive on whether the automaker had changed its mind. Perhaps slightly, though nothing particularly convinci

Ineos is adding a new Black Edition to the 2026 Grenadier lineup, packaging a high-spec build with a fixed, all-black look for buyers who want the most premium version without working through a long options list. The edition is available on both the Grenadier Station Wagon SUV and the Quartermaster pickup, and it arrives alongside broader 2026 updates that Ineos says improve how the truck drives day to day.

The company that has made a name for itself in the automotive space by reinventing and toughening the spirit of the original Land Rover Defender, INEOS, wants to expand its menu beyond the Grenadier SUV and Quartermaster pickup to a range of smaller, lighter, and cheaper 4x4 off-roaders. And they will be cheaper, not just because they'll be manufactured in the U.S., but also because INEOS won't be repeating the costly ground-up creation of the Grenadier (which may get a V8 variant). One might as

Simple and Understandable I'd like to think that one of the hardest automotive processes is naming the actual car. As simple as it may be, I'm sure countless man-hours and meetings have been spent on naming. Some brands like to use words and come up with unique names, while others prefer to keep it simple with a combination of letters and numbers. This is usually reserved for the premium brands, but Infiniti is looking to shake things up. After years of using letters and numbers, a change to a m

The Power of a First Impression Automakers often launch new models in distinctive “hero colors” to create a strong visual identity, something BMW did with the highlighter-like São Paulo Yellow on the M4 (G82). Infiniti has taken a similar approach with the all-new QX65, using a shade called Sunfire Red that, according to the Japanese luxury marque, is not a color people see every day. More interestingly, the highlight is the use of real gold, which helps the deep red paint shift depending on the

The all-new 2027 Infiniti QX65 midsize luxury SUV has begun arriving at dealers across the U.S. on May 12. The coupe-styled two-row SUV, which shares the platform, four-cylinder gas engine, and assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee, with the three-row QX60 SUV, is available in three grades—Luxe, Sport and Autograph—with prices starting at $53,990 (excluding a $1,545 destination and handling charge). It Costs Less Than the QX60 in Equivalent Trim Levels

Infiniti’s New Coupe Crossover Is Almost Here Infiniti is gearing up to launch the QX65, a coupe-style crossover that takes its cues from last year’s QX65 Monograph concept. The production model is set to arrive soon, starting out with a four-cylinder engine. But behind the scenes, Infiniti is already laying the groundwork for something with more muscle. According to a report from Automotive News, citing an unnamed source familiar with the product plan, Infiniti intends to introduce a V6-powered